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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Ciz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crose McCringe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crose McCringe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George Ciz'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
12 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, George Ciz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crose McCringe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCringe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ciz moves into full guard.
McCringe won't allow Ciz to sweep him here.
McCringe wants to pass the guard but Ciz is keeping the position.
Ciz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McCringe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ciz wants to free his trapped foot but McCringe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCringe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ciz thows a huge punch but McCringe dodges it nicely.
Ciz wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCringe keeps working.
McCringe is trying to control but can't.
Ciz 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.
McCringe holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
McCringe is not content to let Ciz control the position.
Ciz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCringe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McCringe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ciz.
Ciz stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ciz stalling away here and it's allowed McCringe to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ciz is fighting to break McCringe's control of his arms but McCringe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ciz trying to control the position from guard on top but McCringe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ciz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCringe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ciz stopping the sweep attempt from McCringe.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCringe misses the jab.
Crose McCringe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCringe goes for a double leg but Ciz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ciz continues to drive forward.
McCringe shoots in and drives through. Ciz sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciz gets caught napping as McCringe dives in and scores a takedown. Ciz manages to retain guard.
McCringe trying to control the position from guard on top but Ciz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ciz looking to control.
McCringe is looking to work some ground and pound but Ciz has wrist control.
Ciz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ciz looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! McCringe has picked Ciz up and slammed him! Ciz can't keep hold of the triangle and McCringe manages to pass to side control!
McCringe tries for a kimura but Ciz is defending well.
Ciz tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciz is working hard here to advance position.
Ciz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ciz manages to work his way to half guard, despite McCringe's best efforts.
McCringe thows a huge punch but Ciz dodges it nicely.
McCringe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McCringe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Crose McCringe will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ciz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ciz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ciz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ciz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McCringe tries to improve position but can't.
Ciz is looking to take a break and control but McCringe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on McCringe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ciz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCringe has one of Ciz's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCringe regains half guard.
McCringe preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ciz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCringe defending well though.
Ciz prevents McCringe from improving his position.
Ciz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCringe's head.
McCringe tries to get to full guard but Ciz has control of the leg.
Ciz tries to pass to full mount but McCringe defends it.
Ciz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McCringe tries to get to full guard but Ciz has control of the leg.
Ciz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McCringe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ciz.
Ciz wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCringe keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ciz trying to advance position but McCringe counters by regaining guard.
Ciz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ciz throwing strikes from guard but McCringe blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McCringe's head.
Ciz trying to control the position from guard on top but McCringe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ciz postures up.
Ciz working some strikes from top position.
McCringe working a defensive guard here.
Ciz trying to control the position from guard on top but McCringe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCringe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ciz trying to control the position from guard on top but McCringe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McCringe pulls Ciz in close to prevent any damage.
McCringe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ciz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
George Ciz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCringe wants to control the position but Ciz says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
McCringe is refusing to be controlled, as Ciz sits in half guard.
McCringe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCringe keeping full guard, as Ciz tries to pass.
Ciz throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Ciz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McCringe gets a double leg takedown into Ciz's guard.
McCringe trying to control the position from guard on top but Ciz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCringe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ciz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but McCringe puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
McCringe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ciz has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCringe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McCringe is working away from the top position though.
Ciz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McCringe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McCringe being controlled here momentarily.
McCringe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCringe trying to control the position from guard on top but Ciz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ciz trying to control the position here.
McCringe lands a couple of digs.
McCringe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ciz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McCringe wants to control from the top but Ciz keeps moving.
McCringe preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McCringe blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McCringe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ciz circles away.
McCringe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ciz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McCringe!
Ciz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ciz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McCringe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ciz works to advance to full mount. McCringe defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
McCringe tries to reverse the position but Ciz maintains control.
Ciz controlling from the full mount.
McCringe is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCringe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ciz avoids the attempt from McCringe to control.
McCringe wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
McCringe trying to control the action but Ciz just sinks the hooks in.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCringe tries to escape but Ciz has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
McCringe is trying to remain composed but Ciz is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCringe trying to control the action but Ciz just sinks the hooks in.
Ciz tightening his grip on McCringe, looking for the choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Ciz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ciz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Ciz!
Our winner, George Ciz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poto Tupu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tupu comes to the cage accompanied by Youth Of The Nation. The crowd seem to be enjoying Slevin's choice of entrance music: timber. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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265 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Poto Tupu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Slevin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slevin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tupu.
We've been hearing reports that Tupu has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tupu throws the left hand but Slevin avoids the punch easily.
Tupu loads up on a big right hand but Slevin slips the punch.
Tupu moves into range and connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Tupu.
Tupu throws a head kick but Slevin moves out of range.
Tupu misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Slevin.
Slevin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Slevin connects with the punch.
It looks like Poto Tupu has been cut.
Tupu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slevin scores with a decent looking hook.
Tupu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Nice shot lands for Tupu.
Tupu looks to throw the jab but Slevin is out of range.
Slevin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tupu with a body shot.
Tupu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slevin.
Tupu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Slevin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slevin is rocked!
Tupu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slevin.
A head kick misses from Tupu.
Slevin scores with a hook to the body. Tupu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tupu looks to score with a jab to the body but Slevin is just out of range.
Slevin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tupu.
Tupu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slevin missing with a left hand there. Tupu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tupu throws a head kick that misses
and Slevin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tupu slips a jab from Slevin.
Tupu lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tupu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slevin lands a jab to the head.
Slevin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Slevin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tupu throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tupu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Slevin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Slevin 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slevin missing with a left hand there. Tupu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tupu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Slevin checks a leg kick nicely.
Slevin lands a nice hook to Tupu's body. Tupu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Poto Tupu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slevin with a jab.
Poto Tupu's cut is getting worse.
Slevin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Slevin jabs at Tupu's body.
Slevin ducks under a wild hook from Tupu.
Slevin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tupu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tupu scores with a jab to the head.
Slevin scores with a body shot.
Tupu swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Slevin counter with a right hand.
Tupu takes one to the chin there.
Tupu misses with a body kick.
Tupu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slevin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slevin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slevin moves out of range of the strikes.
Tupu misses with a kick to the body.
Slevin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tupu sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Slevin to the ground! Tupu dives into full mount looking to finish!
Slevin is still in real trouble! Can Tupu finish him?
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!
Slevin has given up his back. Will we see Tupu going for some submissions?
Slevin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Tupu has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Slevin has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Slevin seems to have recovered his senses.
Tupu has the hooks in. Slevin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Slevin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tupu's guard. Nice work there by Slevin.
Slevin wants to control from the top but Tupu keeps moving.
Tupu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slevin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tupu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slevin has managed to get both his arms back between Tupu's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slevin content to stall in guard here.
Slevin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slevin stopping the sweep attempt from Tupu.
Slevin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tupu is keeping the position for now.
Tupu looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Slevin is defending well. Tupu quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Slevin has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tupu celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Poto Tupu!
After winning the bout, Poto Tupu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Tony Slevin had this to say: 'ill be round your house later with the lads'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brain Buro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daft Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buro comes into the arena with Brian Boro`s March blaring out of the sound system. Young has chosen Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class 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
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brain Buro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Daft Young!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buro misses the shot to the body.
Young uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buro has time to react.
Buro blocks a head kick by Young.
Young staying out of range there.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buro throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Buro sets himself, and Young steps forward looking for the clinch! Buro avoids it this time.
Young fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Buro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Buro cracks Young with a good jab.
Young avoids the body shot from Buro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buro takes a kick to the side of the head.
Buro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Buro slips the punch.
Buro appears to be looking for a big counter.
Daft Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Buro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young works over Buro's head and body with a nice combination.
Buro avoids the head kick by Young.
Buro throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Buro staying out of range there.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young tries to clinch up but Buro circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Buro misses.
Young drops his hands momentarily and Buro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Young fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A combination from Buro does no damage.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Buro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young looks to land a right hand but Buro moved out of range.
Buro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Buro went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Buro goes down and covers up as Young starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daft Young!
Daft Young thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Saraste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Dahlberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johan Dahlberg 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 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 Las Vegas, Konstantin Saraste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Dahlberg!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saraste clinches.
Saraste blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saraste tries to break the clinch but Dahlberg is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dahlberg.
Saraste is trying to break the clinch but Dahlberg is controlling him.
Saraste gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dahlberg manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Saraste keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Saraste gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
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!
Dahlberg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dahlberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Saraste's guard.
Dahlberg wants to stand but Saraste is controlling his posture from full guard.
Saraste might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Saraste working for a triangle but Dahlberg defends it easily.
Saraste seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Saraste is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dahlberg defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlberg postures up.
Dahlberg controlling from the top position.
Dahlberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saraste is keeping the position for now.
Saraste looking for a sweep. Not yet Saraste, not yet.
Saraste is working hard here to advance position.
Dahlberg wants to control from the top but Saraste keeps moving.
Saraste manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dahlberg manages to get himself to full guard.
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.
Saraste throwing strikes but missing.
Dahlberg has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Saraste has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saraste.
Dahlberg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dahlberg is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Saraste is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dahlberg stops a takedown attempt from Saraste.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konstantin Saraste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dahlberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dahlberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saraste closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dahlberg quickly recovers to half guard.
Saraste is looking to take a break and control but Dahlberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saraste looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dahlberg is trying to stand back up but Saraste is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saraste lands a nice short elbow.
Dahlberg tries to roll over but Saraste keeps him under control.
Dahlberg trying to control here.
Saraste missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dahlberg kicks Saraste off and gets back to his feet.
Dahlberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saraste.
Dahlberg throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Konstantin Saraste has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saraste wants to clinch
enabling Dahlberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Johan Dahlberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saraste slips under a jab.
Saraste with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saraste.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saraste displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dahlberg throws out the jab.
Saraste appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dahlberg throws the left hand but Saraste avoids the punch easily.
Saraste comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saraste moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dahlberg takes a swing at Saraste's ribcage but misses.
Saraste looks to land a left hand but Dahlberg moved out of range nicely.
Dahlberg throws a low kick but Saraste avoids it.
Dahlberg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dahlberg throws a series of punches but Saraste moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Dahlberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Saraste's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saraste displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dahlberg throws out the jab.
Saraste throwing a counter right hand but Dahlberg manages to avoid it.
Saraste takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dahlberg throws a big shot that misses.
Saraste dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saraste drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saraste accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saraste lands a couple of elbows.
Dahlberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dahlberg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Saraste looking to sit in guard and control but Dahlberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saraste is looking for a triangle but Dahlberg pushes his legs off easily.
Saraste working for a triangle but Dahlberg defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saraste swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saraste wants to sweep here but Dahlberg controlling him for the moment.
Saraste had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dahlberg defends it easily.
Saraste is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dahlberg is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saraste takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dahlberg is looking for a sweep. Saraste is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dahlberg has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Dahlberg regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dahlberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Dahlberg, not yet.
Saraste throws a big right hand that misses.
Saraste throws an elbow that misses. Dahlberg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Saraste's guard. Nice move by Dahlberg!
Saraste manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Johan Dahlberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Saraste misses.
Saraste throws a right and a left that Dahlberg avoids nicely.
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!
Saraste throws the left hand but Dahlberg avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saraste looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Konstantin Saraste seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Saraste.
Dahlberg stuffs the takedown attempt from Saraste. Saraste gets slowly back to his feet.
Saraste misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dahlberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saraste misses with a straight right.
Dahlberg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dahlberg is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Saraste ducks right into an uppercut from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saraste misses the shot to the body.
Dahlberg is trying to counter with his kicks.
Dahlberg misses with an uppercut. Saraste saw that one coming.
Saraste ducks into an uppercut from Dahlberg and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johan Dahlberg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dyllz Tahere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puzo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Speak Softly Love kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dyllz Tahere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tahere paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tahere walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Puzo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tahere looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puzo looks for the body kick but Tahere saw that one coming.
Tahere lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puzo misses with a body kick.
Puzo scores with a jab to the head.
Tahere connects with a leg kick. Puzo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big right from Tahere misses.
Tahere cracks Puzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tahere jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Tahere misses.
Puzo's coach down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Puzo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tahere.
Puzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puzo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tahere digs a good hook to Puzo's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tahere throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tahere pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puzo scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puzo just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tahere.
Tahere scores with the left hand. Puzo knows he should have avoided that one.
Puzo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Puzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tahere fires out a quick counter leg kick but Puzo just manages to avoid it.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tahere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tahere connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tahere misses with a body kick.
Tahere lands the left hand.
Puzo lands a really nice looking cross but Tahere seems unphased.
Tahere tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puzo throws a poor cross that misses
and Tahere counters with an outside leg kick.
Puzo slips a straight right by Tahere.
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!
Tahere throws a leg kick but Puzo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Puzo thinks about the counter body kick.
Puzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tahere's calf.
Tahere looks to land a left hand but Puzo moved out of range nicely.
Tahere pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Puzo misses.
Tahere fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tahere misses with a looping left.
Tahere fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Puzo checks it well.
Puzo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puzo throws a shot from downtown. Tahere moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Tahere.
Tahere lands a leg kick that knocks Puzo off balance momentarily.
Tahere is looking to land body kicks.
Tahere misses with a head kick.
Jab, jab by Puzo - just one landing.
A head kick misses from Puzo.
Tahere stuns Puzo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tahere scores with a hook.
Puzo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere cracks the inside of Puzo's front leg.
Puzo misses with an uppercut. Tahere saw that one coming.
A head kick by Tahere misses
and Puzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Tahere connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tahere walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Puzo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Puzo walks into a straight right hand from Tahere.
Tahere pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tahere.
Tahere is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Puzo pushes Tahere up against the cage in a clinch.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puzo tries to work over Tahere's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puzo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tahere walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Puzo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A leg kick checked by Puzo.
Puzo closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tahere lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Tahere.
Tahere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tahere throws a head punch that misses.
Puzo throws a head punch that misses.
Tahere throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puzos head.
Tahere struggles to land a body shot inside as Puzo controls his hands.
Tahere is working Puzo over against the cage.
Tahere struggles to land a body shot inside as Puzo controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Tahere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tahere creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Tahere.
Puzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tahere throws a lazy right hand but Puzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puzo throws a jab when Tahere was well out of range.
Puzo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tahere lands an overhand right.
Tahere ducks under a wild hook from Puzo.
Tahere is looking to slow Puzo down with leg kicks.
Tahere tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyllz Tahere dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tahere throws a body kick that misses.
Tahere connects with a single shot there.
Tahere misses with a head kick.
Puzo blocks a leg kick.
Puzo throws a shot from downtown. Tahere moves away and avoids it.
Tahere misses with a wild combination.
Puzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Puzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tahere here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tahere turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Puzo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tahere steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puzo.
Tahere finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tahere misses with a looping left.
Dyllz Tahere is winning the standup battle so far.
Tahere misses with a hook
and Puzo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere lands a nice shot to the body.
Tahere misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tahere works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tahere tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.
Tahere digs a right hand into Puzo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puzo's gas tank.
Tahere makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tahere struggles to land a body shot inside as Puzo controls his hands.
Puzo blocks a body shot from Tahere.
Tahere tries to throw a body punch but Puzo avoids it by throwing Tahere back against the cage.
Tahere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tahere lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
Tahere swings wildly with an uppercut but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tahere swings wildly with an uppercut but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tahere can't find room to land a body shot as Puzo controls the action.
Tahere tries to work over Puzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Tahere.
Tahere lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo trying to control the position but instead, Tahere has worked for underhooks and has pushed Puzo into the cage.
Puzo tries a body shot but Tahere blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tahere.
Puzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puzo misses with some punches.
Tahere misses with the head strike.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Tahere controls the action.
Tahere working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tahere misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Tahere controls the action.
Tahere prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo breaks from the clinch.
Tahere feints and then cracks Puzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puzo down.
Tahere feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Puzos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Puzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Tahere swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puzo lands a right hook to the body.
Puzo defending well as Tahere loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere slips under a jab from Puzo.
Puzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Puzo moves forwards but Tahere connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Puzo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tahere in his tracks.
Tahere throws out a leg kick but Puzo moves out of range and Tahere only half commits.
Puzo throws a hook but Tahere avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Tahere coming out on top.
Puzo throws a hook but Tahere avoids it easily.
Tahere tries a low kick but Puzo avoids it.
Tahere misses with a low kick as Puzo jumps back.
Puzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tahere swings widly with a right hand
and Puzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tahere misses the jab.
Tahere keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puzo.
Puzo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tahere throws a poor cross that misses
and Puzo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tahere is just out of range.
Tahere is looking to score with low kicks.
Tahere takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puzo checks a leg kick.
Puzo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tahere under the eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tahere. That's going to slow Puzo down.
Puzo slips under a jab from Tahere.
Puzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puzo looks to land a right hand but Tahere moved out of range.
Tahere throws a low kick but it's checked well by Puzo.
Tahere throws out a loose jab but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puzo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tahere's head backwards.
A swing and a miss from Puzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dyllz Tahere will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A punch combination from Tahere misses.
Tahere scores with a nice head shot.
Puzo takes a swing at Tahere's ribcage but misses.
Tahere looks for the body kick but Puzo saw that one coming.
Tahere throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tahere throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tahere slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Puzo throws a shot from downtown. Tahere moves away and avoids it.
Puzo defending well as Tahere loads up on a big left hand.
Puzo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Puzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tahere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo avoids the head kick by Tahere.
Tahere feints and then cracks Puzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puzo down.
Puzo throws a head kick that misses.
Tahere tries to keep at a distance but Puzo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tahere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo scores with a hook to the body.
Tahere misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Puzo.
Puzo scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Tahere.
Tahere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tahere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tahere misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tahere lands with a light punch inside.
Tahere misses with a body punch.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puzo pushes Tahere back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tahere tries to work over Puzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tahere misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puzo.
Puzo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tahere blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tahere or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tahere lands a nice uppercut.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Tahere.
Puzo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tahere digs a right hand into Puzo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puzo's gas tank.
Tahere swings wildly with an uppercut but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puzo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Puzo lands an uppercut.
Puzo is working Tahere over against the cage.
Puzo tries a body shot but Tahere blocks it.
Puzo tries a body shot but Tahere blocks it.
Mario Puzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tahere misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tahere tries to work over Puzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tahere lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
Puzo blocks a body shot from Tahere.
Puzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tahere backwards.
Puzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dyllz Tahere has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Puzo scores with a shot to the side of Tahere's head.
Tahere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puzo.
Tahere throws an overhand right that lands on Puzo's shoulder, as Puzo tries to avoid the shot.
Puzo cracks Tahere with an open hand slap.
Tahere connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tahere gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Puzo slowing the pace effectively.
Puzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puzo tried to score with a low kick but Tahere checks it.
Puzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tahere counters with a nice body kick.
Puzo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tahere takes a step back to recover.
Tahere buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Puzo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tahere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tahere is looking to slow Puzo down with leg kicks.
Puzo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tahere thumps Puzo with a low kick.
Puzo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tahere can pounce on him.
Tahere lands with a straight right. Puzo didn't see that one coming.
Tahere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tahere clobbers Puzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dyllz Tahere.
Well Tahere has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dyllz Tahere!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darby Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: United Booty Foundation. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darby Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blade's sensitive parts.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses.
Blade is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gordon.
Gordon slips under a jab from Blade.
Gordon clinches up with Blade and pushes him back against the cage.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Blade in his tracks for a moment.
Blade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blade lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Blade.
Gordon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gordon lands a body shot.
Blade tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Blade misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Gordon.
Blade swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon has clasped his hands together around Blade's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Blade on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blade tries to get out of the position.
Gordon is working to tighten his grip on Blade's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Blade has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gordon is really squeezing tight and eventually Blade passes out! Gordon breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Darby Gordon!
Darby Gordon spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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