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Death Squad 356:Blye v Marlo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Goran Lovric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovric comes to the cage accompanied by Nneka - Heartbeat. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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157 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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147 lbs
22 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Goran Lovric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Lovric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Lovric swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lovric throws a shot to the body.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovric.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lovric throws an elbow but misses.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovric.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Lovric lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Lovric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith lands a right hand.
Lovric misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lovric regains guard.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lovric has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovric is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Lovric looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Smith puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lovric regains full guard. Nicely done.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovric has Smith pulled in close to control his posture.
Smith is in close to Lovric's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Lovric is retaining full guard.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Lovric looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Smith passes into side control.
Smith working the ground and pound.
Lovric tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovric regains half guard.
Lovric is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lovric keeps working.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lovric manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lovric has Smith pulled in close to control his posture.
Lovric utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lovric is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lovric looking for a sweep. Not yet Lovric, not yet.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lovric escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith trying to control but Lovric is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Smith 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.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lovric counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lovric is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
Lovric is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith working Lovric over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lovric is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jimmy Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lovric wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Smith is controlling the pace.
Lovric is defending against the submission attempts here by Smith.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lovric wants to get back to full guard but Smith has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Lovric wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Lovric regains half guard.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lovric wants to get back to full guard.
Lovric is working hard here to advance position.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Lovric is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Lovric on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lovric does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Smith slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Lovric's head.
Lovric wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovric tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Lovric wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith working over Lovric with some ground and pound. Lovric looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lovric wants to get back to full guard.
Smith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lovric is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lovric wants to get back to full guard.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lovric is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Lovric is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Lovric's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smith with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Smith is trying to control. Lovric wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lovric defending well though.
Lovric has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lovric keeps working.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lovric is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith slows the pace down in half guard.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Goran Lovric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lovric looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith is looking to advance position but Lovric won't allow it.
Lovric is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lovric wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lovric looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Smith pushes past his half guard into mount!
Jimmy Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lovric is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Lovric that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lovric is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Smith prevents Lovric from getting the reversal.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lovric is rocked!
Smith landing shots from mount.
Oh Lovric is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Smith with shots to the head and body - Lovric looks very uncomfortable down there.
Smith postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Lovric badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Smith around the waist but Smith pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Smith is the winner by TKO! Smith jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Smith!
Jimmy Smith took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
Goran Lovric was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm sorry! I'll back stronger'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dong Uk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Lacroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dong Uk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
19 - 20 - 1 |
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176 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
19 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Dong Uk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Lacroix!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uk throws an overhand right that lands on Lacroix's shoulder, as Lacroix tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Lacroix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Uk pushes Lacroix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uk misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lacroix takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Uk is leaning against Lacroix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Uk tries to pull guard but Lacroix forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Uk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lacroix smiles and moves away.
Uk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Uk misses the jab.
Lacroix moves away from the strike by Uk.
Uk tries to clinch up but Lacroix circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacroix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lacroix checks a leg kick.
Lacroix checks a low kick from Uk.
Lacroix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uk throws out the jab.
Uk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lacroix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacroix circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lacroix counters with a stiff right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Lacroix as he connects with a hook.
Lacroix drives through and clinches with Uk against the cage.
Lacroix gets through Uk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lacroix holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lacroix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uk pushes Lacroix back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Uk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacroix scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Uk.
Uk working aggressively here.
Uk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uk misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uk.
Lacroix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Uk fails to land.
Lacroix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uks head.
A left hand lands to the body for Uk.
Uk can't find room to land a body shot as Lacroix controls the action.
Lacroix blocks a body shot from Uk.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Uk.
Uk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lacroix.
Lacroix scores with a knee to the head.
Lacroix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Uk tries a body shot but Lacroix blocks it.
Uk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lacroix tries to stall but Uk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Uk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lacroix looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Lacroix.
Uk scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lacroix.
Lacroix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lacroix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dong Uk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uk blocks an uppercut.
Uk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Uk lands with a right to the head.
Lacroix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lacroix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Uk misses with the head strike.
Lacroix tries to work over Uk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uk tries to pull guard but Lacroix won't allow it.
Lacroix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uk takes a shot to the head.
Lacroix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Uk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lacroix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacroix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Uk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lacroix to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk misses with a body punch.
Uk misses with a punch to the body.
Lacroix scores with a shoulder strike.
Uk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lacroix smiles and moves away.
Donk. Uk catches Lacroix right on the button with a cross.
Lacroix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lacroix fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Uk scores with a nice body kick.
Lacroix takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Uk lands with a shot to the body.
Uk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uk lands a hook that snaps the head of Lacroix backwards.
Lacroix swings wildly with an uppercut but Uk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacroix lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max Lacroix will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lacroix ducks under a wild hook from Uk.
Lacroix avoids the body shot from Uk.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lacroix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dong Uk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacroix feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Uks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lacroix closes the distance and pushes Uk back into the cage.
Lacroix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lacroix trying to control the position but instead, Uk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lacroix into the cage.
Uk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Max Lacroix seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lacroix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uk backwards.
Lacroix has a couple of punches blocked by Uk.
Uk can't find room to land a body shot as Lacroix controls the action.
Uk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lacroix avoids it.
Uk tries to pull guard but Lacroix won't allow it.
Lacroix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uk misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacroix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacroix misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Uk on the inside.
Lacroix presses Uk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Uk scores with a shoulder strike.
Lacroix looking to throw knees to the head but Uk is blocking nicely.
Lacroix is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lacroix tries a body shot but Uk blocks it.
Uk lands with a left to the head.
Lacroix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lacroix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Uk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacroix tries a body shot but Uk blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Uk throws an elbow but misses.
Lacroix misses with some punches.
Uk blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uk.
Lacroix misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uk.
Uk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Uk throws a head punch that misses.
Uk is trying to pull guard but Lacroix turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lacroix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Uk blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lacroix takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lacroix blocks a body shot from Uk.
Lacroix connects with a knee to the head.
Uk swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacroix uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uk.
Uk tries to land knees in the clinch but Lacroix avoids the damage to the body.
Uk misses with some punches.
Uk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Uk.
Lacroix tries a body shot but Uk blocks it.
Uk tries to work over Lacroix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uk lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix misses with a punch on the inside.
Lacroix blocks an uppercut.
Uk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lacroix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Lacroix.
Lacroix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uk lands a hook that snaps the head of Lacroix backwards.
Lacroix misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uk.
Lacroix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lacroix wants to stall.
Uk scores with a shoulder strike.
Uk misses with an elbow strike.
Uk scores with a hook to the body.
Lacroix misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lacroix.
Lacroix misses with a body punch.
Uk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Uk.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Uk.
Lacroix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lacroix lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lacroix.
Uk tries to pull guard but Lacroix holds him up against the cage and eventually Uk drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dong Uk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Uk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Uk fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Lacroix fails to land.
Uk tries to pull guard but Lacroix won't allow it.
Lacroix misses with a punch on the inside.
Uk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Uk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Lacroix.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lacroix.
Uk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lacroix walks away with a smile on his face. Uk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Uk lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dong Uk dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lacroix wants to clinch but Uk slips to the side
and Lacroix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lacroix avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lacroix defending well as Uk loads up on a big left hand.
Uk misses with a left hand
and Lacroix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uk misses with a wild body shot.
Lacroix instigates a clinch.
Lacroix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lacroix misses with a knee to the head.
Lacroix tries to land a knee to the head but Uk blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lacroix.
Uk misses with a body punch.
Uk lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacroix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lacroix blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Uk fails to land.
Lacroix throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lacroix tries a knee to the head but Uk blocks it.
Uk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lacroixs head.
A short uppercut from Uk.
Uk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lacroix.
Uk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Uk pushes Lacroix back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lacroix scores with a shot to the side of Uk's head.
A nice left hand lands by Lacroix.
Uk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Uk misses with an elbow over the top.
Uk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Uk blocks a body shot from Lacroix.
Lacroix takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Uk.
Uk trying to land knees to the body.
Uk lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uk jumps guard.
Uk has his foot on Lacroix's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lacroix works his way back into a safe position though.
Uk looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lacroix passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uk sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lacroix seems to be looking for submissions.
Lacroix takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lacroix prevents Uk from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uk actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk is looking to improve his position.
Uk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Uk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lacroix.
Lacroix trying to control the position from guard on top but Uk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lacroix trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Uk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Uk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Uk throws a shot from downtown. Lacroix moves away and avoids it.
Lacroix tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lacroix defending well as Uk loads up on a big left hand.
Uk looks to score with a jab to the body but Lacroix is just out of range.
Uk misses with a hook.
Uk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lacroix was well out of range. Poor timing from Uk.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dong Uk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Uk 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dong Uk!
During a confident post fight interview, Dong Uk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Beast. Hanma has chosen Disl Automatic ft K-rino - Battle Cry as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
178 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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26
180 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrew Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma misses with an uppercut
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
Hanma throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan is looking to clinch.
Hanma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanma throws out the jab.
Hanma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
Ryan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hanma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Hanma misses.
Hanma throws an off balance right hand
and Ryan scores with a counter punch that sends Hanma to the canvas! Ryan smells blood - he's punishing Hanma with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Hanma has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Ryan!
Andrew Ryan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Boromir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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43
233 lbs
83 - 48 - 7 |
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262 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
83 - 48 - 7, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Captain Boromir!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bomb misses.
Bomb looks to land a body kick but Boromir moved away.
Bomb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bomb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boromir moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bomb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bomb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bomb lands a nice looking body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bomb.
Bomb is looking to score with low kicks.
Bomb swings for the body but Boromir moves out of range.
Bomb walks into a stiff left hand from Boromir.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boromir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been informed that Boromir 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 big right from Boromir misses.
Bomb looks for the body kick but Boromir saw that one coming.
Boromir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bomb scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb lands with a nice body kick.
Boromir is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bomb moves out of range as Boromir strikes.
Boromir throws out a loose jab but Bomb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bomb attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boromir ducks right into an uppercut from Bomb.
Bomb tries to land a front kick but Boromir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boromir loads up on a big right hand but Bomb slips the punch.
Bomb scores with the left hand. Boromir knows he should have avoided that one.
Bomb scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boromir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bomb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boromir misses with an uppercut
and Bomb counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boromir slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bomb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Boromir was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bomb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boromir throws out a loose jab but Bomb uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boromir throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Bomb.
Boromir throws a lazy uppercut
and Bomb counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bomb throws an off balance right hand
and Boromir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bomb ducks under a wild hook from Boromir.
Boromir might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bomb scores with a sloppy right hand. Boromir should have avoided that one.
Bomb attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boromir steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bomb. That one must have hurt.
Boromir misses with a straight left.
Boromir has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boromir there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bomb misses the jab.
Boromir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boromir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bomb looks to land a body kick but Boromir moved away.
Boromir misses with a right hand
and Bomb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bomb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boromir was well out of range. Poor timing from Bomb.
Bomb slips a jab from Boromir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boromir has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bomb finds it's way round the side to connect with Boromir's head.
Bomb throws a head kick that Boromir semi-blocks.
Bomb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boromir.
Bomb takes one on the button.
Boromir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bomb throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boromir on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Boromir as he connects with a hook.
Boromir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bomb. Bomb obviously looking to wear him down.
Bomb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bomb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bomb is looking to counter with a body kick.
Boromir throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bomb to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomb throws a push kick but Boromir slaps the foot to one side.
Boromir looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bomb slips a straight right by Boromir.
A head kick from Bomb lands but Boromir takes it in his stride.
Bomb delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bomb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bomb thuds his right hand into Boromir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boromir with a jab.
The fighters circling - Boromir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Bomb misses the target.
Bomb lands a head shot.
A slow jab from Boromir misses its intended target.
Bomb throws a quick counter kick to the body but Boromir avoids it.
Bomb slips a straight right by Boromir.
Bomb throws a leg kick which misses Boromir's front leg but catches the back leg as Boromir tries to avoid it.
Bomb misses with a head kick.
Boromir lands with an overhand left.
Bomb connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bomb goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bomb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boromir.
As Boromir backs away, Bomb returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Boromir moves out of range of the strikes.
Bomb is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bomb dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bomb looks for the body kick but Boromir saw that one coming.
Boromir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
James Bomb is winning the standup battle so far.
Boromir misses with a hook
and Bomb counters with a low kick, right behind Boromir 's knee.
Boromir lands a glancing blow to the side of Bomb's head.
Bomb throws the kick towards the body but Boromir avoids it.
Bomb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boromir.
Boromir keeps the fight on the outside.
Bomb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boromir can do to turn this around?
Boromir moves forwards but Bomb connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bomb throws a push kick but Boromir slaps the foot to one side.
Bomb tests Boromir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boromir moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boromir moves out of range of the strikes.
Boromir sizes up Bomb with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bomb throws a lazy body kick
and Boromir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Boromir.
Bomb is rocked!
BOOM! Boromir lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bomb. Bomb tries to recover but Boromir is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bomb lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Captain Boromir!
Captain Boromir was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caiaphas Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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41
290 lbs
37 - 23 - 1 |
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32
275 lbs
30 - 22 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caiaphas Caine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Slade!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caine gets tackled into the cage by Slade. Slade maintains the clinch.
Slade working aggressively here.
Caine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slade trying to control the position but instead, Caine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Slade into the cage.
Caine avoids a wild elbow strike from Slade.
Slade stalling the fight.
Slade creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caine's defenses.
It looks like Caiaphas Caine has been cut.
Caine tries a body shot but Slade blocks it.
Caine has a couple of punches blocked by Slade.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Slade has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Caine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Slade is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Caine fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Caine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Caine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slade works on Caine's body with a couple of short punches.
Caine tries a body shot but Slade blocks it.
A short left from Slade.
Slade blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slade.
Slade is looking to break free of the clinch but Caine has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Slade smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caiaphas Caine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slade misses with a low kick.
Caine feinted with a counter takedown.
Caine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slade moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slade scores with a body shot.
Caine is breathing heavily.
Caine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tyrone Slade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caine switches off momentarily and Slade cracks him with a monster right hand! Caine topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Slade dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Slade!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyrone Slade!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve The Smiling Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davison has chosen Not Today by Sevendust as his entrance music. Chris Davison has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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27
215 lbs
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30
211 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve The Smiling Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Davison!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Smiling Assassin digs a good hook to Davison's body.
Davison misses with a takedown attempt
and The Smiling Assassin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chris Davison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Smiling Assassin slaps away a takedown attempt from Davison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steve The Smiling Assassin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Davison.
A jab lands there for The Smiling Assassin.
Davison tries for a takedown but The Smiling Assassin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Smiling Assassin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Smiling Assassin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The Smiling Assassin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Chris Davison has been cut.
Davison shoots in but The Smiling Assassin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Smiling Assassin as he jumps to the side.
Davison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Smiling Assassin throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison shoots in but no luck this time.
The Smiling Assassin misses with the combination.
Davison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin throws a hook to the side of Davison's head but Davison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davison tries for a takedown but The Smiling Assassin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davison fails with a takedown attempt.
Davison gets a double leg takedown into The Smiling Assassin's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The Smiling Assassin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davison is one step ahead there.
The Smiling Assassin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davison lands a couple of elbows.
The Smiling Assassin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davison passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Davison is trying to get an arm triangle but The Smiling Assassin is defending well.
The Smiling Assassin struggling a bit here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davison misses with the ground and pound.
Davison throws an elbow but The Smiling Assassin slips to the side and avoids it well.
The Smiling Assassin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin is trying to get back to full guard.
Davison is working for a submission of some sort.
Davison is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Davison is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Davison prevents The Smiling Assassin from improving his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Smiling Assassin gets back to full guard.
The Smiling Assassin wants to sweep here but Davison controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Davison postures up in The Smiling Assassin's guard and throws a big left but The Smiling Assassin blocks it.
Davison won't allow The Smiling Assassin to sweep him here.
Davison thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Davison distracts The Smiling Assassin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Davison is looking to work some ground and pound but The Smiling Assassin has wrist control.
Davison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Smiling Assassin's head.
Davison advances to half guard.
Davison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davison winds up and cracks The Smiling Assassin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Smiling Assassin tries to roll over but Davison keeps him under control.
Davison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davison is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Smiling Assassin has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve The Smiling Assassin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Davison's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Smiling Assassin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davison throws out a counter right but The Smiling Assassin avoids it with no problem.
Davison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Smiling Assassin was well out of range. Poor timing from Davison.
The Smiling Assassin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck for Davison with that takedown attempt.
Davison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Smiling Assassin pinned against the cage. The Smiling Assassin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Davison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steve The Smiling Assassin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Davison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Smiling Assassin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Davison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison misses with a takedown attempt
and The Smiling Assassin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Davison.
Davison scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The Smiling Assassin tries to get to full guard but Davison has control of the leg.
Davison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Smiling Assassin is concentrating on defense, preventing Davison from advancing position.
Nice strikes from Davison there.
The Smiling Assassin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Davison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davison preventing the sweep.
The Smiling Assassin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Smiling Assassin looking to control.
Davison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chris Davison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison won't allow The Smiling Assassin to sweep him here.
Davison with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Smiling Assassin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davison.
Davison is looking to work some ground and pound but The Smiling Assassin has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davison cracks The Smiling Assassin with a solid left hand.
Davison scoring with some ground and pound.
Davison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davison throwing strikes but missing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davison throwing strikes from guard but The Smiling Assassin blocks nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The Smiling Assassin slaps away a takedown attempt from Davison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from The Smiling Assassin misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Davison wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Smiling Assassin, who protects the arm well.
The Smiling Assassin is looking to regain half guard here but Davison keeps moving and retains side control.
Davison working the ground and pound.
Davison landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Davison landing strikes.
An elbow from Davison crashes against the mat.
Davison working away.
The Smiling Assassin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Davison working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Davison are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on The Smiling Assassin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Davison looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Davison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The Smiling Assassin dodges the ground and pound from Davison.
Davison throws an elbow but The Smiling Assassin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Davison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davison landing strikes.
Davison throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davison throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Davison working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davison lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Davison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Davison'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. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davison.
Davison with a lazy takedown attempt
letting The Smiling Assassin counter with a right hand.
Steve The Smiling Assassin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Davison with that takedown attempt.
Steve The Smiling Assassin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Davison.
Davison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Davison misses with a takedown attempt - The Smiling Assassin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Smiling Assassin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Smiling Assassin as he avoids it easily.
The Smiling Assassin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Smiling Assassin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Smiling Assassin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison has his takedown stuffed
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Smiling Assassin stuffs the takedown attempt from Davison. Davison gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like The Smiling Assassin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Davison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davison goes for a double leg but The Smiling Assassin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as The Smiling Assassin continues to drive forward.
Davison fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Smiling Assassin sprawls well initially but Davison persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The Smiling Assassin pushes Davison off and gets back to his feet.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a series of wild punches.
Davison darts in looking for a takedown but The Smiling Assassin gets double underhooks and turns Davison into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davison dives in for a single leg takedown but The Smiling Assassin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The Smiling Assassin tests Davison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Smiling Assassin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davison on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison scoring well with a low kick there.
The Smiling Assassin lands a slapping body shot.
Nice sprawl there from The Smiling Assassin as Davison shoots in.
The Smiling Assassin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The Smiling Assassin stuns Davison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davison is defended easily by The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Davison backs up against the cage.
The Smiling Assassin fails to land with a series of punches.
The Smiling Assassin digs a good body shot into Davison's ribs.
Davison shoots for a double leg takedown but The Smiling Assassin sprawls well. He's pushed Davison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin slips under a jab.
Davison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Smiling Assassin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Smiling Assassin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davison can do to turn this around?
Davison throws out a leg kick but The Smiling Assassin moves out of range and Davison only half commits.
The Smiling Assassin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davison.
Davison with a poor takedown
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a stiff right hand.
Davison throws a hook but The Smiling Assassin avoids it easily.
The Smiling Assassin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davison.
Steve The Smiling Assassin is winning the standup battle so far.
The Smiling Assassin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Smiling Assassin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Smiling Assassin pulls Davison in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Davison throwing strikes but missing.
Davison landing some decent shots from guard.
The Smiling Assassin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Smiling Assassin trying to keep a closed guard but Davison is proving a slippery customer.
Davison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Smiling Assassin kicks Davison off and gets to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve The Smiling Assassin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Smiling Assassin 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve The Smiling Assassin!
Steve The Smiling Assassin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raylan Crowder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Rapture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rapture has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Raylan Crowder could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joaquim Rapture's chin.
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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
20 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raylan Crowder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquim Rapture!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapture throws a looping overhand right but Crowder ducks down to avoid it.
Crowder slips under a jab from Rapture.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crowder. Rapture does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crowder throws a leg kick but Rapture sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rapture dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crowder. That did some damage!
Crowder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rapture.
Crowder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rapture scores with a jab to the head.
Rapture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowder moves away.
Crowder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rapture throws a hook to the side of Crowder's head but Crowder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapture connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rapture takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Rapture.
Crowder rushes Rapture and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crowder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder pushes Rapture back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crowder stalls.
Crowder manages to break the clinch.
Crowder seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rapture lands a glancing blow to the side of Crowder's head.
Rapture ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rapture.
Rapture scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crowder misses with a hook
letting Rapture counter with a right hand.
Crowder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rapture.
Rapture with the counter takedown but Crowder avoids it easily.
Rapture fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crowder on the side of the head.
Raylan Crowder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowder jabs Rapture to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rapture dodges the punch combination from Crowder.
Rapture has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rapture moves out of range of the body kick.
Rapture appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crowder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rapture misses with a shot to the body
and Crowder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Rapture.
Raylan Crowder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crowder takes one to the chin there.
Crowder tries to move into range but Rapture moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rapture throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Crowder tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rapture is in Crowder's guard.
Crowder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rapture throws a big right hand that misses.
Crowder trying to keep a closed guard but Rapture is proving a slippery customer.
Crowder seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Crowder has momentary wrist control but Rapture slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapture works over Crowder with some ground and pound from guard.
Rapture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crowder keeping moving, preventing Rapture from controlling successfully.
Rapture lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rapture content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crowder is trying to control the position but Rapture postures up.
Rapture working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rapture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crowder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rapture throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rapture throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rapture postures up in Crowder's guard and throws a big left but Crowder blocks it.
Crowder is looking to stand up but Rapture isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowder 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.
Rapture throws a big right hand that misses.
Rapture is working Crowder over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Crowder controls Rapture momentarily but Rapture frees himself.
Crowder wants to stand and escape but Rapture is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rapture is in close to Crowder's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rapture throws a big right hand that misses.
Rapture trying to control but Crowder is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Rapture dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big left from Rapture misses.
Rapture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rapture misses the shot to the body.
Rapture has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A low kick from Crowder is predictable there
and Rapture counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rapture with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crowder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rapture's guard.
Crowder got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rapture has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crowder has managed to get both his arms back between Rapture's legs - danger averted.
Rapture has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crowder can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rapture looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Crowder passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapture is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crowder's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rapture moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rapture keeping moving, preventing Crowder from controlling successfully.
Rapture is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joaquim Rapture has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crowder won't allow Rapture to sweep him here.
Rapture has his foot on Crowder's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crowder works his way back into a safe position though.
Rapture has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crowder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rapture is keeping the position for now.
Rapture is looking for a triangle but Crowder pushes his legs off easily.
Rapture had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Crowder defends it easily.
Rapture tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crowder has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crowder trying to control but Rapture is working from the bottom.
Rapture looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapture is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crowder is aware though and is defending well.
Crowder showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rapture isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Crowder stacks Rapture on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Crowder!
Rapture tries to bench press Crowder off him but Crowder keeps the position.
Rapture gets back to half guard.
Crowder perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rapture tries to roll over but Crowder keeps him under control.
Rapture is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crowder's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crowder's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapture loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Crowder hold on?
I really don't envy Crowder right now.
Rapture is landing with strikes. Crowder can't take much more of this.
Rapture keeps control of the position as Crowder tries to break free.
Rapture softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Crowder trying to control the hands but Rapture won't let him.
Rapture struggling to land strikes to the head as Crowder covers up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rapture scores with strikes from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowder is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Rapture showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Rapture. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Rapture. That snapped Crowder's head back.
Rapture avoids the body shot from Crowder.
Crowder cracks Rapture with a good jab.
Rapture dips to his left and cracks Crowder with an uppercut!
Rapture tries to keep at a distance but Crowder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rapture blocks a body shot from Crowder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapture scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crowder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crowder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rapture prevents a body shot from Crowder.
Rapture misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crowder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapture makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rapture fails to land.
Rapture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rapture swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crowder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crowder scores with a jab to the body.
Crowder misses with a hook to the body
and Rapture counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rapture uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crowder.
Crowder lands with a good body shot.
Crowder tests Rapture's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joaquim Rapture seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crowder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rapture lands a really nice looking cross but Crowder seems unphased.
Rapture throws a hook to the side of Crowder's head but Crowder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rapture throws a big shot that misses.
Rapture tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crowder sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rapture somewhat.
Raylan Crowder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rapture manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rapture changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Crowder takes a swing at Rapture's ribcage but misses.
Rapture scores with a nice strike.
Crowder misses with a body shot.
Rapture is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rapture falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crowder counters with a nice uppercut.
Rapture throws a leg kick but Crowder checks it.
Crowder throws a nice looking combination but Rapture bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rapture lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapture swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crowder.
Crowder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rapture to score with a decent uppercut.
Crowder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rapture throws a chopping leg kick but Crowder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rapture connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crowder tries to clinch but Rapture moves away
and Rapture counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rapture ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rapture avoids the head kick by Crowder.
Rapture looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crowder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rapture.
Rapture gets a takedown into half guard.
Crowder makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Rapture scores with a four punch combination!
Rapture's corner calls for a 1-2. Rapture obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crowder is looking to wear down Rapture with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crowder misses with a hook to the body
and Rapture counters with a three punch combo that has Crowder backing up. Crowder nods at Rapture to acknowledge the strikes.
Crowder throws a head kick that misses.
Crowder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rapture on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crowder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rapture can pounce on him.
Rapture's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crowder under the eye.
Rapture takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy left from Rapture finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crowder throws a looping overhand right but Rapture ducks down to avoid it.
Rapture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crowder.
Rapture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crowder swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joaquim Rapture.
I've got Rapture winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquim Rapture!
Joaquim Rapture decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Raylan Crowder stepped up to the mic, saying 'JLP sure is hung.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Blye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stanfield's choice of entrance music: Legendary. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Blye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield lands a slapping body shot.
Stanfield has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Blye scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stanfield in his tracks.
Blye swings widly with a right hand
and Stanfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blye lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stanfield's sensitive parts.
A punch lands to the side of Stanfield 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stanfield throws out the jab.
Blye closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stanfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stanfield looks to land a right hand but Blye moved out of range.
Blye drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stanfield sprawls and moves away.
A big left from Stanfield misses.
Blye shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blye showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Blye connects with a nice short shot to Stanfield's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blye prevents Stanfield from standing back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Stanfield tries to kick Blye off but Blye keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Blye not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blye lands a nice short elbow.
Blye lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield is trying to stand up here but Blye is controlling him well.
Blye working the head and body with strikes.
Stanfield has hold of Blye's hands but Blye slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stanfield taking some punishment here, with Blye in his half guard.
Blye is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blye stops Stanfield from getting back to his feet.
Blye trying to pass the guard but Stanfield defending well.
Stanfield has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Blye is on him like a limpet, forcing Stanfield back against the cage.
Blye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stanfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield tries to break free but Blye pushes him back against the cage.
Stanfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blye gets through Stanfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stanfield is looking to break free of the clinch but Blye has double underhooks.
Blye lands with a right to the head.
Stanfield working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Blye.
Blye lands a right hand.
Blye misses with a punch on the inside.
Stanfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blye prevents Stanfield from breaking the clinch.
Blye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stanfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blye tries to work over Stanfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stanfield breaks from the clinch.
Blye misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blye scores with a jab to the body.
Blye looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stanfield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blye.
Blye takes a swing at Stanfield's ribcage but misses.
As Blye backs off Stanfield throws a huge counter combo but Blye manages to avoid it all.
Blye walks into a stiff left hand from Stanfield.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanfield throws a jab when Blye was well out of range.
Blye lunges at Stanfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stanfield's hand.
Stanfield is rocked!
Stanfield scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blye with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blye cracks Stanfield with a good jab.
Stanfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blye thumps Stanfield with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Blye 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.
A punch lands to the side of Blye 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marlo Stanfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stanfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blye manages to avoid it.
Blye fails with a takedown attempt.
Blye throws a big shot that misses.
Blye gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blye lands a nice shot that snaps Stanfield's head back.
A big right from Blye misses.
Blye lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blye scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blye takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blye lands with a nice combination. Stanfield backs away looking to recover.
Stanfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Blye finish him?
Blye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stanfield can do to turn this around?
Blye goes for a double leg but Stanfield avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stanfield continues to drive forward.
Stanfield seems to have recovered his senses.
Stanfield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blye is rocked!
Stanfield jabs Blye right on the nose. Blye blinks but takes it well.
Oh Blye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blye looks up at the clock. Bad move! Stanfield lands a right hand from hell, dropping Blye. Stanfield pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marlo Stanfield!
As Marlo Stanfield got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I just wanted to thank Death Squad MMA for letting me fight here and headline the event. I know I was the underdog here tonight but I feel having a never give up attitude is what got me the win. Thank you its been fun.'.
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pop
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