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Carnage 265+ tournament R2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Malatesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Fairchild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alessandro Malatesta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alessandro Malatesta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Fairchild!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairchild throws a body punch but Malatesta moves out of range.
It appears Malatesta was looking to counter with a kick there.
Fairchild gets caught napping as Malatesta dives in and scores a takedown. Fairchild manages to retain guard.
Malatesta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fairchild's head.
Malatesta stands up over Fairchild, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fairchild is rocked!
It looks like Joe Fairchild has been cut.
Malatesta stands up over Fairchild, holding on to his feet. Malatesta throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Fairchild is out cold! Malatesta lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alessandro Malatesta!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baba The Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Overide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baba The Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manuel Overide!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overide throws an off balance right hand
and The Beast moves into the clinch.
The Beast can't break the clinch.
Overide blocks an uppercut.
The Beast misses with a punch on the inside.
Overide misses with a short punch on the inside.
Overide has The Beast pressed against the cage.
Overide fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Overide stalling in the clinch.
The Beast lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Beast lands a left hand.
Overide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Beast throws a punch but it's blocked by Overide.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overide misses with a punch on the inside.
The Beast throws a punch but it's blocked by Overide.
The Beast tries to circle away but Overide has him pinned against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Overide.
Nice body punch from Overide - that landed with a thud.
Overide lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Beast misses with a body punch.
The Beast fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Beast can't find room to land a body shot as Overide controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Overide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Overide goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Overide misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Overide can't find room to land a body shot as The Beast controls the action.
The Beast misses with the head strike.
The Beast lands a body shot.
Overide swings wildly with an uppercut but The Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Beast gets through Overide's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Overide misses with a body punch.
The Beast throws a punch but it's blocked by Overide.
A right hook to the body lands for Overide.
The Beast working aggressively here.
The Beast working aggressively here.
The Beast working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Beast misses with the head strike.
Overide misses with some punches.
The Beast wants to break the clinch but can't.
Overide lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Overide takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Overide on the inside.
Overide blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overide pushes The Beast back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Overide tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Beast breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overide moves out of range as The Beast strikes.
The Beast throws a hook but Overide avoids it easily.
Overide is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jab by The Beast.
Overide defending well as The Beast loads up on a big left hand.
Overide takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Beast tries to land a front kick but Overide steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Overide loads up on a big right hand but The Beast slips the punch.
The fighters circling - The Beast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Overide wants to counter with a clinch but The Beast pushes him away.
Overide bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Overide wants to counter the offense by The Beast and move into the clinch position.
The Beast looks to throw the jab but Overide is out of range.
Overide swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Beast throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Overide crashing down! Overide tries to stagger back to his feet but The Beast just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Overide asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baba The Beast!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lowell Bockert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Gazelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nigel Gazelle 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lowell Bockert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nigel Gazelle!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gazelle slaps away a takedown attempt from Bockert, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Bockert backs off Gazelle throws a huge counter combo but Bockert manages to avoid it all.
Gazelle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bockert defends well and Gazelle ends up having to push Bockert into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gazelle tries to sprawl but Bockert drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bockert lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bockert is trying to control. Gazelle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bockert throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bockert wants to take a breather but Gazelle is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gazelle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gazelle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Bockert has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gazelle keeping hold of Bockert's head, controlling as best he can.
Bockert trying to control the action but Gazelle is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazelle has hold of Bockert's hands but Bockert slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bockert not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gazelle gets full guard.
Gazelle keeping moving, preventing Bockert from controlling successfully.
Gazelle is controlling Bockert's posture.
Bockert working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gazelle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bockert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Gazelle keeping moving, preventing Bockert from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bockert stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bockert wants it to stay on the feet.
Bockert slaps away a takedown attempt from Gazelle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lowell Bockert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Gazelle.
Bockert shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gazelle as he avoids it easily.
Gazelle throws a fast counter high kick but Bockert manages to duck under it in time.
Gazelle leaves Bockert with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gazelle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bockert attempts a counter takedown but Gazelle avoids it well and moves away.
Bockert takes one on the button.
It looks like Lowell Bockert has been cut.
Gazelle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gazelle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bockert, pushing him back against the cage.
Bockert drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gazelle wants the takedown. Bockert is fighting it off but Gazelle persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bockert's guard against the cage.
Gazelle trying to control the position from guard on top but Bockert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gazelle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gazelle is stalling in the full guard.
Gazelle wants to stand but Bockert is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gazelle preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gazelle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gazelle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bockert is keeping the position for now.
Bockert is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bockert lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bockert thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lowell Bockert will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lowell Bockert's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bockert.
Bockert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gazelle.
Bockert shoots for a double leg takedown but Gazelle sprawls well. He's pushed Bockert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bockert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gazelle pinned against the cage. Gazelle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lowell Bockert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gazelle fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gazelle slaps away a takedown attempt from Bockert, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gazelle tries for a takedown but Bockert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bockert stuffs the takedown.
Bockert throws a big counter combination but Gazelle scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gazelle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bockert shoots in for a takedown but Gazelle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gazelle tries for a takedown but Bockert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gazelle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bockert tries to avoid it but Gazelle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bockert to the ground. Bockert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gazelle is breathing heavily.
Bockert shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bockert was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bockert lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bockert misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bockert is chipping away with strikes.
Gazelle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gazelle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bockert creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bockert tries to move to mount but Gazelle blocks the move with his legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bockert misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lowell Bockert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bockert is working Gazelle over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bockert trying to control the action but Gazelle is working from the bottom.
Bockert cracks Gazelle with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bockert looking to control but instead Gazelle has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Gazelle is trying to control but can't.
Bockert missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bockert passes to side control.
Gazelle can't do much from the bottom here.
Gazelle is trying to get back to half guard.
Bockert is looking to take a break and control but Gazelle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gazelle is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gazelle is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bockert wants to take a breather but Gazelle is having none of it.
Bockert is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gazelle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ground and pound from Bockert.
Gazelle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bockert is trying to control the action in half guard but Gazelle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gazelle tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bockert has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bockert lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lowell Bockert dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lowell Bockert's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gazelle closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bockert quickly recovers to half guard.
Gazelle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gazelle is trying to control the action in half guard but Bockert is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gazelle is stalling here. Bockert is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gazelle seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bockert has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gazelle defending against the ground and pound.
Bockert working away.
Gazelle might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bockert haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gazelle is trying to improve his position.
Bockert is looking to take a break and control but Gazelle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bockert lands an elbow.
The strikes coming from Bockert are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Bockert seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gazelle is looking to reverse the position.
Bockert lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bockert scoring with punches from side control.
Gazelle is rocked!
Gazelle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gazelle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Bockert's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gazelle is still in real trouble! Can Bockert finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gazelle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gazelle seems to have recovered his senses.
Bockert lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bockert advances nicely into full mount.
Gazelle is bucking up trying to escape but Bockert cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bockert wants to control the pace but Gazelle is squirming around nicely.
Bockert postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Gazelle badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Bockert around the waist but Bockert pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Bockert is the winner by TKO! Bockert jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lowell Bockert!
Lowell Bockert bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Nigel Gazelle stepped up to the mic, saying '.....'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Borodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nadine De Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Borodin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nadine De Lange!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borodin lands an overhand right.
De Lange has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Borodin finds it's way round the side to connect with De Lange's head.
De Lange doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Borodin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Borodin cracks De Lange with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Borodin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning De Lange to stand back up!
It looks like Nadine De Lange has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borodin lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens De Lange up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Borodin from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw De Lange's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksey Borodin!
Aleksey Borodin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Nadine De Lange had this to say: 'The next time..'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Cerrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerrone misses with a body kick.
Cerrone tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Cerrone.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cerrone.
Smith throws a counter combo.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Cerrone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith throws a one two combo.
It looks like David Cerrone has been cut.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
As Smith looks to move away, Cerrone throws a big counter combo but Smith just gets out of the way.
Cerrone scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith 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.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cerrone eats them both and turns towards Smith to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Both fighters circling a little - Cerrone finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cerrone checks a low kick from Smith.
Cerrone throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith throws a head kick but Cerrone moves out of range.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cerrone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith scores with a nice body kick.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Cerrone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cerrone connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Cerrone to counter with a crisp jab.
Cerrone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cerrones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cerrone cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cerrone scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cerrone misses the target.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cerrone finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Smith looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cerrone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith is rocked!
Cerrone lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Smith head around and knocks him out cold! Cerrone hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Cerrone!
A relieved looking David Cerrone thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Sands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sands comes to the cage accompanied by Hip Hop - By: Dead Prez. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Sands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Jack!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sands lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sands connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Sands.
Jack drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sands defends it well.
Jack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sands.
Sands looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
Jack is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice uppercut there from Sands.
Sands scores with a hook.
Sands scores with a decent looking hook.
Sands looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jack on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Sands misses.
Jack tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jack on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sands connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sands throws a shot to the body.
Sands fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sands scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands digs a good body shot into Jack's ribs.
Sands cracks Jack with an open hand slap.
Sands lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sands is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sands misses with a looping right.
Jack drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sands defends it well.
Sands tests Jack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sands connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sands cracks Jack with an open hand slap.
Nice shot lands for Sands.
Sands throws a lazy uppercut
and Jack decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sands's guard.
Sands kicks Jack off and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sands with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sands looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sands scores with a sloppy right hand. Jack should have avoided that one.
Carl Sands is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sands darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sands lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jack moves out of range of the strikes.
Sands jabs Jack right on the nose. Jack blinks but takes it well.
Sands lands a jab.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Sands.
Jack tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sands lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jack's sensitive parts.
Jack takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sands throws out a loose jab but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jack takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jack changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sands lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carl Sands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sands fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Sands. Those never looked like landing.
Jack changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sands lands a glancing blow to the side of Jack's head.
Jack ducks right into an uppercut from Sands.
Jack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sands throws out the jab.
Nice cross by Sands.
A left lands for Sands.
Sands throws a combination that misses
and Jack counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jack jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jack won't allow Sands to sweep him here.
Jack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jack drops back looking for a leg! Sands is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sands manages to kick Jack off! Jack jumps back into Sands's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sands pulls Jack in close to his closed guard and prevents Jack from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sands manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jack manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sands cracks Jack with a solid left hand.
Sands got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jack has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sands has managed to get both his arms back between Jack's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sands lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Sands dominated that 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.
Sands jabs at Jack's body.
Sands misses with a few strikes there.
Decent striking displayed by Sands there.
Jack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sands is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jack can do to turn this around?
Sands connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jack's hands.
Sands darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sands misses with an uppercut
and Jack counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jack has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sands is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jack's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sands moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jack drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jack jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sands tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sands bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jack's guard.
Sands scoring with some ground and pound.
Sands content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sands chips away with some ground and pound.
Jack is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sands connects with a couple of short punches.
Sands scoring with some ground and pound.
Sands is working Jack over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sands lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sands cracks Jack with a solid left hand.
Sands wants to control from the top but Jack keeps moving.
Jack is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Sands frees his head nicely. Oh but Jack has switched to an armbar! Sands is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Earl Jack!
Earl Jack very nearly forgot to thank Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$185 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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FIGHT
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