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RS 145 Killing In The Name Of PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Riffe (ranked 7993 p4p, 712 weight class) and Zarko Zidane (ranked 7782 p4p, 704 weight class). Riffe comes to the cage accompanied by Bad and Boujee. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Riffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zarko Zidane!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zidane shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Riffe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Riffe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Riffe is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zidane is trying to control the action in half guard but Riffe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zidane misses with a head shot. Riffe uses the momentum to regain guard.
Riffe tries to strike from the bottom.
Zidane working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riffe's head.
Riffe is rocked!
Zidane arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Riffe's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zarko Zidane!
During a confident post fight interview, Zarko Zidane thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Girard (ranked 8034 p4p, 716 weight class) and William Ralph Dean (ranked 6893 p4p, 672 weight class). William Ralph Dean will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Girard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Girard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dean tries to avoid it but Girard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dean to the ground. Dean escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dean scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dean lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dean lands with a good body shot.
Dean scores with a jab. Girard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Girard throws a head kick that misses.
Girard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A left lands for Dean.
Girard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Girard is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oh Girard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Girard walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Dean! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Ralph Dean!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Connor McGregor (ranked 3457 p4p, 342 weight class) and Aaron Blood (ranked 7346 p4p, 553 weight class). Connor McGregor had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Blood!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Blood.
McGregor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McGregor is looking to clinch but Blood is avoiding it.
Blood tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McGregor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGregor throws a head kick but Blood moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from McGregor. No joy for Blood on that attempt.
Blood avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGregor throws a jab but it's blocked by Blood.
Blood tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGregor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blood.
McGregor throws a big counter combination but Blood scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses.
McGregor has managed to clinch.
Blood tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Connor McGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Blood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses.
McGregor lands with a light punch inside.
Blood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGregor.
Blood is working for takedown but McGregor is calmly controlling the position for now.
McGregor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blood managing to block the knees to the body from McGregor.
Blood is trying to pull guard but McGregor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McGregor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGregor gets through Blood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGregor lands a hook that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
McGregor scores with a shoulder strike.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood is trying to pull guard but McGregor has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Blood to his knees! McGregor keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor McGregor!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Connor McGregor waved his t-shirt featuring MayheM sportswear's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Aaron Blood stepped up to the mic, saying 'Jacob Whitehorse was too much for me tonight. The better game plan won tonight. I will wear this belt again, mark my words!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Karlsson (ranked 2465 p4p, 82 weight class) and Elric Wolfsbruder (ranked 3275 p4p, 45 weight class). Karlsson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Carolus Rex - Sabaton. Wolfsbruder has chosen Cradel to the grave as his entrance music. Kalle Karlsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Elric Wolfsbruder's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalle Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Elric Wolfsbruder!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson throws a lazy right hand but Wolfsbruder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolfsbruder misses with an uppercut.
Wolfsbruder loads up on a big right hand but Karlsson slips the punch.
Wolfsbruder has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Karlsson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Karlsson digs a good hook to Wolfsbruder's body.
Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Wolfsbruder swings widly with a right hand
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Karlsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wolfsbruder counters with a nice uppercut.
Karlsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfsbruder misses with a hook to the body
and Karlsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wolfsbruder! Karlsson lets Wolfsbruder back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!
Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson sends Wolfsbruder crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Karlsson is motioning to the referee to let Wolfsbruder up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wolfsbruder is rocked!
Karlsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karlsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wolfsbruder is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
Karlsson slips a straight right by Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder seems to have recovered his senses.
Wolfsbruder throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wolfsbruder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolfsbruder throws a lazy uppercut
and Karlsson counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalle Karlsson!
Kalle Karlsson made sure to mention his sponsor, Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Brown (ranked 2540 p4p, 331 weight class) and Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 2080 p4p, 273 weight class). Benjamin Sigfridsson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fails with the takedown.
Brown throws a right and a left that Sigfridsson avoids nicely.
Sigfridsson tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Sigfridsson tries to counter with a clinch but Brown shakes him off and moves away.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sigfridsson's waist but Sigfridsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Brown backing away here, and Sigfridsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brown misses with a hook.
Sigfridsson thinks about the counter body kick.
Sigfridsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Sigfridsson ducks down to avoid it.
Sigfridsson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brown is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brown misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Sigfridsson misses
so Brown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brown trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sigfridsson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Sigfridsson stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is adopting a defensive guard.
Sigfridsson won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Sigfridsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sigfridsson wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sigfridsson won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sigfridsson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brown's guard.
Sigfridsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sigfridsson wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sigfridsson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson misses the shot to the body.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sigfridsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Brown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sigfridsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sigfridsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Tyson Brown has been cut.
Brown tries to clinch there but Sigfridsson circles away.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Sigfridsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sigfridsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Sigfridsson.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Sigfridsson looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Sigfridsson saw it coming and moves away.
Tyson Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sigfridsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Sigfridsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sigfridsson's sensitive parts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sigfridsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson instigates a clinch.
Sigfridsson is pressed up against the cage. Brown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sigfridsson down to the mat. Sigfridsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Sigfridsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Sigfridsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Sigfridsson lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Brown is rocked!
Brown walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Sigfridsson swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Benjamin Sigfridsson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Owen (ranked 1288 p4p, 184 weight class) and Braulio Escobar (ranked 3125 p4p, 439 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Owen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braulio Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owen shoots for a double leg takedown but Escobar sprawls well. He's pushed Owen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harry Owen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar misses with a hook
and Owen counters with a right hand to the body.
Escobar takes one on the button.
Owen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Escobar counters with a left to the body.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Owen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Owen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Owen misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owen shoots in looking for a takedown but Escobar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Owen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Owen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick.
Escobar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Owen finds it's way through Escobar's defenses.
Owen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Escobar swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen fails with the takedown.
Owen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Escobar scores with a body shot.
Owen scores with a jab.
Escobar cracks Owen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Owen in a clinch.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escobar tries to work over Owen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab from Escobar.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Owen moves away.
Owen misses with a takedown attempt - Escobar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Owen moves away and avoids it.
Escobar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owen darts in looking for a takedown but Escobar gets double underhooks and turns Owen into the cage.
Owen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Owen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Owen slips a straight right by Escobar.
Owen tries for a takedown but Escobar circles away easily
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Owen is defended easily by Escobar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar scores with a jab.
A jab from Escobar finds it's way through Owen's defenses.
Owen is rocked!
Owen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Oh Owen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Owen fails with the takedown
and Escobar counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Owen out cold! What a finish! Escobar is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Braulio Escobar!
Braulio Escobar is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Bland (ranked 1340 p4p, 40 weight class) and Chip Chocolate (ranked 1764 p4p, 58 weight class). Chocolate has chosen Cookie Dance as his entrance music. 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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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Bland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chip Chocolate!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chocolate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chocolate keeps the fight on the outside.
Chocolate closes the distance and clinches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Chocolate 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.
Bland cracks Chocolate with a nice body shot.
Bland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chocolate has Bland pressed against the cage.
Bland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bland lands a nice shot to the body.
Chocolate looks winded!
Bland lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chocolate will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bland up against the cage.
Bland cracks Chocolate with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chocolate backwards.
Chocolate changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bland fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chocolate throws the left hand but Bland avoids the punch easily.
Bland throws a right and a left that Chocolate avoids nicely.
Chocolate just misses with a punch to the body.
Bland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chocolate.
Bland ducks under a wild hook from Chocolate.
Chocolate changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bland tries to avoid it but Chocolate manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bland to the ground. Bland escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bland drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chocolate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bland throws a jab but it's blocked by Chocolate.
Bland keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Chip Chocolate has been cut.
Bland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chocolate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Bland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And Chocolate tries to counter it with a takedown but Bland pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate throws the left hand but Bland avoids the punch easily.
Chocolate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bland.
Chocolate misses with a hook.
Jerome Bland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bland throws a shot to the body.
Bland changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chocolate ducks under a wild hook from Bland.
Chocolate rushes Bland and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bland has a couple of punches blocked by Chocolate.
Bland misses with the head strike.
Bland letting Chocolate take a breather here.
Bland misses with a punch to the body.
Chocolate lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bland lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chocolate backwards.
Chocolate blocks a body shot from Bland.
I was talking to Bland's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chocolate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bland avoids it.
Bland misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chocolate can't get the takedown.
Jerome Bland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Chocolate.
Chocolate avoiding damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bland has a couple of punches blocked by Chocolate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bland gets through Chocolate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bland fails to land.
Chocolate prevents a body shot from Bland.
Bland misses with some punches.
Bland swings wildly with an uppercut but Chocolate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Chocolate.
Bland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chocolate is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bland lands with a short shot to the head.
Chocolate holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chocolate takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Bland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chip Chocolate's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chocolate tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bland sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chocolate somewhat.
Jerome Bland is winning the standup battle so far.
Chocolate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bland.
Chocolate misses with a looping right.
Bland misses with a looping left.
Bland takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Jerome Bland has been cut.
Chocolate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bland.
Bland scores with a hook.
Chocolate throws a jab but it's blocked by Bland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bland misses with a hook.
Bland tries to clinch there but Chocolate circles away.
Chocolate shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bland but Bland pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chip Chocolate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bland ducks under a wild hook from Chocolate.
Bland tries to counter with a takedown but Chocolate is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chocolate pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bland back to the cage. Chocolate follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chocolate clinches up against the cage.
Chocolate stalls.
Chocolate blocking some punches.
Bland lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Chip Chocolate's cut even more.
Bland misses with a body punch.
Bland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chocolate slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Bland fails to land.
Bland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chocolate can do to turn this around?
Bland misses with some punches.
Chocolate stalling the fight.
Chocolate gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bland is trying to stand.
Bland pushes Chocolate off and gets back to his feet.
Bland looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bland connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bland lands a nice shot to the body.
Chocolate misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jerome Bland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Chocolate.
Bland 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.
The cut above Chip Chocolate's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bland throws a body punch but Chocolate moves out of range.
Chocolate drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bland defends it well.
Bland staying out of range there.
Chocolate glances at the clock... BAM! Bland nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Chocolate crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Chocolate is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerome Bland!
Jerome Bland managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
Chip Chocolate was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm gonna take this loss with a grain of salt, or a grain of sugar, and put it in a cookie, and eat it.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mario Curran (ranked 332 p4p, 41 weight class) and Mircea Lucarescu (ranked 1120 p4p, 139 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Curran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mircea Lucarescu!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Curran. Lucarescu shrugs it off though.
Lucarescu just misses with a punch to the body.
Curran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Curran looks to throw the jab but Lucarescu is out of range.
Lucarescu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curran defending well as Lucarescu loads up on a big left hand.
Curran cracks the inside of Lucarescu's front leg.
Mario Curran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curran tries a head kick but it misses.
Curran lands a jab.
Curran takes a swing at Lucarescu's ribcage but misses.
Curran throws a shot from downtown. Lucarescu moves away and avoids it.
Lucarescu lands a nice hook to Curran's body. Curran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A solid body kick from Curran.
Good shot there by Curran.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curran takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lucarescu blocks a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lucarescu 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.
Lucarescu throws a body punch but Curran moves out of range.
Curran throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lucarescu.
Lucarescu checks a leg kick.
Lucarescu misses the jab.
Lucarescu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Curran rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran scores with a push kick.
Curran lands a right hook to the body.
Curran throws a leg kick that misses.
Curran scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lucarescu looks to score with a jab to the body but Curran is just out of range.
Lucarescu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Curran with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lucarescu to score with a decent uppercut.
Curran throws out a loose jab but Lucarescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucarescu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick from Curran misses.
A nice side step and Lucarescu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lucarescu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good leg kick by Curran there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've been hearing reports that Curran has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lucarescu throws an off balance right hand
and Curran counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Curran.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucarescu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Curran lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lucarescu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Curran connects with a looping right hand.
Lucarescu just misses with a punch to the body.
Curran is looking to counter with a body kick.
Curran throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curran on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lucarescu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curran scores with a leg kick.
Curran throws a lazy right hand but Lucarescu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucarescu swings for the body but Curran moves out of range.
Lucarescu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mircea Lucarescu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucarescu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curran throws a leg kick but Lucarescu checks it.
Lucarescu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Curran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Curran tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucarescu misses the shot to the body.
Curran is looking to score with low kicks.
Curran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lucarescu.
Curran scores with a kick to the body.
Curran is looking to score with low kicks.
Lucarescu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lucarescu misses with a jab to the body
and Curran counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu lands a nice hook to Curran's body. Curran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lucarescu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curran lands with an overhand left.
Curran sizes up Lucarescu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Curran lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lucarescu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lucarescu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Curran lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lucarescu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lucarescu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lucarescu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Lucarescu blocks the low kick.
Curran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lucarescu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Curran tries a head kick but it misses.
Lucarescu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lucarescu takes a swing at Curran's ribcage but misses.
Curran cracks the inside of Lucarescu's front leg.
Curran throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lucarescu throws the left hand but Curran avoids the punch easily.
Lucarescu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curran moves away.
That kick from Curran tenderised Lucarescu's leg. Lucarescu is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucarescu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Curran in his tracks.
Curran fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucarescu.
Lucarescu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curran tests Lucarescu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Curran takes a swing at Lucarescu's ribcage but misses.
Lucarescu checks a low kick from Curran.
Curran tries to land a leg kick but Lucarescu saw it coming and moves away.
Curran misses with a hook
and Lucarescu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Curran thinking.
Curran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Curran.
Curran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lucarescu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Curran half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Lucarescu misses its intended target.
Curran throws out a leg kick but Lucarescu moves out of range and Curran only half commits.
Lucarescu'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.
Curran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lucarescu misses with a two punch combination.
Curran moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Curran, as that shot connected.
Lucarescu moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Curran dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Curran throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lucarescu.
Curran throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Curran thumps Lucarescu with a low kick.
Curran misses with a body kick.
Curran clinches up with Lucarescu and pushes him back against the cage.
Curran tries to throw a body punch but Lucarescu avoids it by throwing Curran back against the cage.
Curran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucarescu working hard to break the clinch.
Curran lands with a left to the head.
Curran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucarescu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Curran ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Curran no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucarescu trying to control the position from guard on top but Curran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curran keeping full guard, as Lucarescu tries to pass.
Curran has his hands on Lucarescu's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucarescu wants to control from the top but Curran keeps moving.
Curran pulls Lucarescu in close to his closed guard and prevents Lucarescu from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lucarescu has gone for a leg lock! Curran slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lucarescu's guard.
Curran stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lucarescu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Curran looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lucarescu is looking for a triangle here but Curran uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lucarescu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Curran trying to mount his opponent but Lucarescu defends it.
Curran sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucarescu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lucarescu tries to get to full guard but Curran has control of the leg.
Lucarescu moves into full guard.
Curran showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curran content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Curran trying to control but Lucarescu is working from the bottom.
Curran lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lucarescu wants to sweep but no luck.
Lucarescu is still trying to improve position.
Curran with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lucarescu looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Curran has picked Lucarescu up and slammed him! Lucarescu can't keep hold of the triangle and Curran manages to pass to side control!
Curran in side control lands a decent elbow.
Curran moves into full mount!
Curran trying to control but Lucarescu is having none of it.
Lucarescu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mario Curran overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curran has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Lucarescu is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mario Curran!
Mario Curran retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Mario Curran thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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