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FWC 14: Gracie vs. Ergazakis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hannes Vihannes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Coholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihannes comes to the cage accompanied by For Those About To Rock. Al Coholic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannes Vihannes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Coholic!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihannes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coholic.
Vihannes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vihannes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coholic blocks a head kick by Vihannes.
Vihannes cracks Coholic with an open hand slap.
It looks like Al Coholic has been cut.
Vihannes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vihannes misses with a looping right.
Vihannes fails to land the takedown.
Coholic missing with a left hand there. Vihannes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coholic feints and then cracks Vihannes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vihannes down.
Vihannes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vihannes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Coholic is avoiding damage well.
Vihannes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vihannes is putting a hurting on Coholic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Coholic is not content to let Vihannes control the position.
Vihannes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vihannes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Coholic, who protects the arm well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Coholic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vihannes in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Coholic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vihannes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coholic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vihannes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Vihannes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Coholic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vihannes is trying to get an arm triangle but Coholic is defending well.
Coholic wants to control but Vihannes postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vihannes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vihannes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here.
Vihannes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vihannes moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Vihannes working away.
Coholic tries to buck Vihannes off but Vihannes is having none of it.
Vihannes stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Vihannes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hannes Vihannes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coholic looks winded!
Vihannes clinches up with Coholic and pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vihannes takes a shot to the head.
Coholic gets underhooks to prevent Vihannes's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coholic breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Coholic blocks the leg kick.
Coholic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vihannes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vihannes darts in trying to clinch
and Coholic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vihannes fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannes Vihannes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coholic misses with a wild combination.
Vihannes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vihannes blocks a jab.
Vihannes shoots in for a takedown but Coholic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vihannes misses with the body kick
and Coholic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coholic blocks a head kick by Vihannes.
Vihannes digs a good hook to Coholic's body.
Vihannes shoots in and drives through. Coholic sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihannes throws a head kick that misses
and Coholic counters with a straight right hand.
Vihannes throws a wild body kick that Coholic sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Coholic misses.
Coholic misses with a hook. Vihannes ducked under it nicely.
Vihannes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vihannes throws a sloppy head kick and Coholic moves out of range easily.
Vihannes misses with a leg kick
and Coholic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vihannes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vihannes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Coholic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vihannes digs a good hook to Coholic's body.
Coholic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vihannes at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coholic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vihannes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vihannes misses with a takedown
and Coholic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vihannes thinking.
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 Hannes Vihannes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Al Coholic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Coholic throws a good cross that connects.
Vihannes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coholic manages to avoid it.
Coholic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Coholic throws a hook but Vihannes avoids it easily.
Coholic wants to stay close but Vihannes steps back to make room for something. Coholic seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Vihannes and Coholic drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hannes Vihannes!
Hannes Vihannes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Bowden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Machio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ralph Machio told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaime Bowden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Machio!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bowden closes the distance and pushes Machio back into the cage.
Bowden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bowden tries to throw a body punch but Machio avoids it by throwing Bowden back against the cage.
Machio avoids the elbow strike from Bowden, against the cage.
Bowden pushes off an throws an elbow but Machio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machio pulls guard effortlessly.
Machio keeping moving, preventing Bowden from controlling successfully.
Machio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bowden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Machio controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowden tries to free his leg and advance position but Machio is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Machio is on top in guard.
Bowden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Machio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowden working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machio scoring with some ground and pound.
Bowden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Machio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bowden is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Machio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Machio landing with the ground and pound.
Machio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bowden has an active guard here but Machio has managed to pass into half guard.
Machio not doing much here.
Machio is looking for a kimura here.
Bowden gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machio is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowden is trying to keep Machio in close.
Bowden can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Machio controls the pace.
Bowden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Machio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bowden is looking for a triangle here but Machio uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Machio is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bowden is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Machio trying to control the position but Bowden is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bowden is trying to control Machio's posture but Machio avoids it.
Machio controlling the position.
Machio working away.
Bowden is looking to reverse the position.
Machio working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bowden takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Machio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Machio working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Machio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bowden has managed to clinch.
Machio has clasped his hands together around Bowden's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Machio scoring with punches from side control.
Bowden tries to buck Machio off but Machio is having none of it.
Bowden can't do much from the bottom here.
Bowden is looking to regain half guard here but Machio keeps moving and retains side control.
Machio working the ground and pound.
Machio is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bowden is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Machio is chipping away with strikes.
Bowden tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Machio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bowden takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machio is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Machio is continuing to stall.
Machio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bowden keeps working.
Bowden wants to control but Machio postures up.
Machio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bowden is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ralph Machio has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Machio controls the position from side control.
Bowden tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Machio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bowden knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Machio on the ground.
Bowden is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Machio's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Machio! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Bowden has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ralph Machio!
Ralph Machio seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Jaime Bowden had this to say: 'Luck is a strange phenomena.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henri Lafitte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmi Nedram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lafitte's entrance music is Concrete Blondes - Bloodletting. A fine choice. Nedram has chosen Walk With Me In HELL!!!! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henri Lafitte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmi Nedram!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafitte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nedram lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've been informed that Nedram has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A jab from Nedram misses.
Nedram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jimmi Nedram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nedram ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lafitte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nedram was well out of range. Poor timing from Lafitte.
Lafitte is looking to land body kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lafitte. That's going to slow Nedram down.
Lafitte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nedram working aggressively here.
Lafitte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lafitte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nedram connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nedram throws a combination that misses
and Lafitte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Nedram lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lafitte doesn't seem phased though.
Nedram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafitte. Nedram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafitte throws a good cross that connects.
Nedram throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Some wild striking there from Nedram.
It looked like Lafitte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nedram stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lafitte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafitte connects with a solid leg kick.
Lafitte throws a leg kick but Nedram checks it.
Nedram fails to land with a series of punches.
Nedram swinging wildly here.
Lafitte connects with a looping right hand.
Lafitte lands with a good body shot.
Nedram throws out a loose jab but Lafitte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafitte scores with a jab. Nedram acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lafitte has Nedram up against the cage in a clinch.
Lafitte lands a left hand.
Lafitte lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafitte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nedram backwards.
Lafitte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lafitte misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lafitte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafitte lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Lafitte.
Lafitte missing with knees to the body.
Nedram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lafitte misses with some punches.
Lafitte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lafitte breaks from the clinch.
Nedram throws a series of punches but Lafitte moves out of range.
A combination from Nedram does no damage.
Lafitte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nedram walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lafitte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nedram. That did some damage!
Lafitte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nedram throws a series of punches but Lafitte avoids them all with ease.
Lafitte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lafitte fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nedram just manages to avoid it.
Nedram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lafitte slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Lafitte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Lafitte.
Lafitte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafitte pushes Nedram up against the cage in a clinch.
Lafitte misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Lafitte on the inside.
Nedram throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nedram avoids the elbow strike from Lafitte, against the cage.
Lafitte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nedram.
Nedram breaks the clinch.
Nedram avoids the body shot from Lafitte.
Nedram lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nedram missing with a left hand there. Lafitte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lafitte lands a really nice looking cross but Nedram seems unphased.
Lafitte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lafitte tries to clinch there but Nedram circles away.
Nedram misses with a two punch combination.
Lafitte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nedram has time to react.
Lafitte feints and then cracks Nedram's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nedram down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafitte lands a big head kick that sends Nedram to the canvas! Lafitte follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henri Lafitte!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Mubango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickie Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mubango comes to the cage accompanied by Jessie J - Bang Bang. 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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Mubango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dickie Crash!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash tries to clinch but Mubango moves out of range.
Crash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mubango manages to avoid it.
Mubango swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mubango swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crash misses with a straight right.
We've been hearing reports that Mubango has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Crash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Crash misses.
Mubango tries to land a leg kick but Crash saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like Crash was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mubango steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crash.
Mubango steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crash.
Mubango scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crash doesn't seem bothered though.
Mubango moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Crash enables Mubango to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Crash manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mubango working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mubango working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crash's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crash had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mubango defends it easily.
Crash looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mubango has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crash working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mubango doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mubango manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mubango content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crash not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mubango trying to control but Crash is working from the bottom.
Mubango scoring with punches to the head and body.
Crash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mubango lands a couple of elbows.
Mubango stands and throws Crash's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Crash tries to bench press Mubango off him but Mubango keeps the position.
Mubango working the ground and pound from side control.
Mubango wants to control but Crash is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Mubango stalls from top position.
Mubango lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mubango looks up at the clock and then as Crash takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mubango smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Crash tries to bench press Mubango off him but Mubango keeps the position.
Mubango is putting a hurting on Crash here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crash is trying to control Mubango's posture but Mubango avoids it.
Mubango trying to control the position but Crash is working away.
Crash manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mubango lands a nice short elbow.
Mubango works his way into full mount!
Mubango tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mubango is landing with some decent strikes but Crash is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mubango raining down hammerfists from mount.
Crash is rocked!
Mubango cracks Crash with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Crash is still in real trouble! Can Mubango finish him?
Crash takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Mubango's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Mubango!
After the fight, Christian Mubango was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Gomaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Camble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Gomaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Camble!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camble scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Camble closes the distance and pushes Gomaz back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Camble.
Camble scores with a hook to the body.
Camble breaks the clinch.
Gomaz swinging wildly here.
Camble is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Camble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Gomaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Camble lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Camble.
Camble lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Camble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camble clinches up with Gomaz and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Camble.
A shot in the inside from Camble.
Camble lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gomaz backwards.
Camble lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Camble lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Camble is leaning against Gomaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camble.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Gomaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Camble.
Camble keeps control of Gomaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble stalling against the cage.
Camble lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomaz backwards.
Camble lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomaz backwards.
Camble breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Camble throws an overhand right that lands on Gomaz's shoulder, as Gomaz tries to avoid the shot.
As Camble looks to move away, Gomaz throws a big counter combo but Camble just gets out of the way.
Camble throws a big shot that misses.
Camble is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Camble connects with a body shot.
Camble fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Camble moves into range and clinches up with Gomaz.
Camble breaks from the clinch.
Camble lands with a hook. Gomaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Camble misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camble.
Camble has Gomaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Gomaz takes a shot to the head.
Camble lands a right hand.
Gomaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Camble has double underhooks.
Gomaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Camble breaks from the clinch.
Camble jabs Gomaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gomaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Camble rushes Gomaz and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble pushes Gomaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camble gets through Gomaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camble keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomaz's efforts to push away.
Camble lands with a right to the head.
Camble lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Camble.
Gomaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Camble is stalling here.
Camble lands a right hand.
Camble slowing the pace effectively.
Camble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomaz tries to break the clinch but Camble is controlling the position.
Camble lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gomaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Camble breaks the clinch.
Gomaz 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.
Ash Camble 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.
Gomaz ducks right into an uppercut from Camble.
Camble comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gomaz staying out of range there.
Gomaz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from Gomaz.
Camble listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomaz misses with a two punch combination.
Ash Camble seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomaz manages to avoid it.
Camble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Gomaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Camble changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Camble scores with a sloppy right hand. Gomaz should have avoided that one.
Camble scores with a hook.
Gomaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Camble connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tyler Gomaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomaz takes one to the side of the head.
Gomaz slips a jab from Camble.
Gomaz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gomaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Camble now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble lands a nice shot to the body.
Camble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camble scores with a nice head shot.
Camble scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gomaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Camble has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
No joy there for Gomaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Camble connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Camble scores with the left hand. Gomaz knows he should have avoided that one.
Gomaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Camble moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Camble lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Camble misses with a straight left.
Camble keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Camble connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ash Camble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomaz moves forwards but Camble connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Camble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomaz moves away.
Camble rushes Gomaz and presses him up against the cage.
Camble lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomaz backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble lands a left hand.
Gomaz is rocked!
Camble lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomaz is trying to break the clinch but Camble has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Camble.
Oh Gomaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Camble scores with a nice hook to the head.
Camble throws a big uppercut that drops Gomaz! More strikes from Camble and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gomaz lies dazed against the cage as Camble celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ash Camble!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Rockin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Lukens Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Robbie Rockin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Robbie Rockin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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30
167 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
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168 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robbie Rockin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenny Lukens Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukens Jr misses the jab.
A lazy body kick from Rockin
and Lukens Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lukens Jr trying to control but Rockin is working from the bottom.
Lukens Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Rockin's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockin working a defensive guard here.
Lukens Jr throwing strikes from guard but Rockin blocks nicely.
Lukens Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rockin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lukens Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lukens Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rockin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lukens Jr wants to control from the top but Rockin keeps moving.
Lukens Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lukens Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lukens Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukens Jr with a nice head shot there.
Rockin controlling the position.
Rockin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lukens Jr.
Lukens Jr is working Rockin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rockin managing to control the position.
Lukens Jr postures up.
Lukens Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lukens Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rockin looking to control.
Lukens Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lukens Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lukens Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lukens Jr being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lukens Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rockin controlling Lukens Jr's posture.
Lukens Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lukens Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lukens Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lukens Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lukens Jr being controlled here momentarily.
Lukens Jr wants to control from the top but Rockin keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukens Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Lukens Jr drops back looking for a leg! Rockin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rockin manages to kick Lukens Jr off! Lukens Jr jumps back into Rockin's guard.
Lukens Jr pushes down on Rockin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lukens Jr tries to pass to full mount but Rockin defends it.
Rockin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Lukens Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rockin sees it coming and defends easily.
Rockin is defending against the submission attempts here by Lukens Jr.
Rockin pushes Lukens Jr off looking to stand but Lukens Jr dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukens Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Rockin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rockin is defending against the submission attempts here by Lukens Jr.
Lukens Jr seems to be looking for submissions.
Rockin trying to control from the bottom.
Rockin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lukens Jr.
Lukens Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rockin is looking to escape.
Lukens Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lukens Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Lukens Jr 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.
Rockin lands a nice hook to Lukens Jr's body. Lukens Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rockin cracks Lukens Jr with an open hand slap.
Rockin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lukens Jr.
Lukens Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rockin doesn't seem bothered though.
Lukens Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rockin tries a head kick but it misses.
Lukens Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rockin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lukens Jr tries to clinch there but Rockin circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockin misses with a head kick.
Lukens Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rockin defends it well.
Rockin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lukens Jr will feel that in the morning.
A jab from Rockin misses.
Lukens Jr wants to counter the offense by Rockin and move into the clinch position.
Rockin throws a head kick that misses.
Rockin lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rockin. That's going to slow Lukens Jr down.
Rockin misses the shot to the body.
Lukens Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rockin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rockin takes a swing at Lukens Jr's ribcage but misses.
Rockin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lukens Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rockin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rockin breaks from the clinch.
Lukens Jr moves out of range as Rockin strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rockin.
It looks like Lenny Lukens Jr has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukens Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rockin. Rockin obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lukens Jr closes the distance but Rockin moves to the side
and Rockin counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rockin.
Jab from Lukens Jr.
Lenny Lukens Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lukens Jr shoots in for a takedown but Rockin shows good takedown defense.
Lukens Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rockin misses with a body kick.
Lukens Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Rockin pushes him away.
Robbie Rockin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lukens Jr darts in and clinches Rockin up against the cage.
Lukens Jr tries a body shot but Rockin blocks it.
Rockin scores with a hook to the body.
Lukens Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lukens Jr misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lukens Jr misses with some punches.
Lukens Jr wants to stall.
Rockin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lukens Jr has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rockin regains guard immediately.
Lukens Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Rockin is retaining full guard.
Lukens Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Lukens Jr postures up.
Lukens Jr is in close to Rockin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rockin has control of Lukens Jr's left arm, preventing Lukens Jr from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lukens Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lukens Jr 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.
Lukens Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rockin wants to stand but Lukens Jr is controlling the position.
Lukens Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Lukens Jr trying to control but Rockin is working from the bottom.
Lukens Jr is working Rockin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lukens Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Lukens Jr postures up in Rockin's guard and throws a big left but Rockin blocks it.
Lukens Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Rockin's brow.
Rockin wants to stand and escape but Lukens Jr is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Rockin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Lukens Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rockin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lukens Jr. Lukens Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rockin looks to score with a jab to the body but Lukens Jr is just out of range.
Rockin sets himself, and Lukens Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Rockin avoids it this time.
Lukens Jr rushes Rockin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lukens Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rockin is defending well for now.
Lukens Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lukens Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lukens Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Rockin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lukens Jr is out of range and Rockin settles back down.
Rockin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Rockin. Those never looked like landing.
Rockin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lukens Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lukens Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rockin sizes up Lukens Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lukens Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rockin breaks the clinch.
Rockin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lukens Jr moves in looking to clinch but Rockin pushes him off.
Rockin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lukens Jr moves in looking to clinch but Rockin pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rockin. Lukens Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rockin.
Lukens Jr staying out of range there.
Robbie Rockin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rockin thumps Lukens Jr with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lukens Jr's hands.
Rockin throws a lazy right hand but Lukens Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockin delivers a nice body kick.
Rockin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rockin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lukens Jr.
Rockin lands with an uppercut that bounces Lukens Jr off the cage and back into range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rockin.
Rockin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lukens Jr manages to avoid it.
Lukens Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lukens Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lukens Jr tries to clinch but Rockin is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rockin.
Robbie Rockin is winning the standup battle so far.
Rockin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rockin misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockin misses with a body shot.
Lukens Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rockin.
Lukens Jr tries to clinch
and Rockin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rockin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rockin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rockin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lukens Jr is rocked!
Lukens Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rockin.
Rockin throws a jab but it's blocked by Lukens Jr.
Lukens Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Rockin finish him?
Lukens Jr has managed to clinch.
Lukens Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Rockin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lukens Jr can do to turn this around?
Lukens Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Lukens Jr effectively controlling the action here.
Lukens Jr tries to score a body lock takedown but Rockin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rockin blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rockin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rockin misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rockin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crunch! Rockin slams his shin into Lukens Jr's torso.
Rockin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rockin feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Lukens Jr crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Robbie Rockin!
Robbie Rockin retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Robbie Rockin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evangelos Ergazakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evangelos Ergazakis!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ergazakis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ergazakis as he jumps to the side.
Ergazakis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ergazakis's waist but Ergazakis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Ergazakis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) in the buildup to the fight.
Ergazakis drops Gracie with a left and a right! Oh, Gracie is hurt - Ergazakis dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Nicolas Gracie has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Ergazakis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ergazakis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie punching from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ergazakis.
Ergazakis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ergazakis wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ergazakis wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ergazakis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ergazakis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Ergazakis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Ergazakis is looking to advance position but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ergazakis has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
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.
Ergazakis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Ergazakis has a good base and remains in mount.
Ergazakis tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Ergazakis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gracie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ergazakis has hold of Gracie's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gracie manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Ergazakis's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Ergazakis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ergazakis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gracie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ergazakis wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Ergazakis throws some wild stikes that Gracie manages to avoid easily.
Ergazakis seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Gracie is holding on tight.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ergazakis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ergazakis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Ergazakis from controlling successfully.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ergazakis is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Ergazakis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ergazakis stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ergazakis lands a couple of digs.
Ergazakis looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evangelos Ergazakis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicolas Gracie'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.
Ergazakis drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Ergazakis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ergazakis tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Ergazakis lands a nice knee to the body.
Ergazakis lands an uppercut.
Ergazakis working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Ergazakis missing with knees to the body.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Ergazakis landing knees to the head.
Gracie trying to stall but Ergazakis improves his position.
Ergazakis lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Ergazakis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ergazakis dips a shoulder and cracks Gracie with a mighty uppercut! Gracie falls back against the cage and Ergazakis unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gracie is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ergazakis screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evangelos Ergazakis!
Evangelos Ergazakis is the new light heavyweight champion!
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pop
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