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DUEL117 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Black Coleman (ranked 2862 p4p, 357 weight class) and Luke Johnson (ranked 3136 p4p, 387 weight class). Luke Johnson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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201 lbs
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183 lbs
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Granite chin |
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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
24 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson moves out of range as Coleman strikes.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Coleman sprawls well. Coleman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Coleman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Coleman on his heels. He'll look to pass Coleman's guard now, I'm sure.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Coleman has an active guard here but Johnson has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stalling.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coleman trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson working over Coleman with some ground and pound. Coleman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Coleman defends it.
Johnson trying to control from Coleman's half guard. Coleman has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
Let's hope that Johnson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coleman throws his legs up looking for a submission but Johnson uses it to pass to side control.
Coleman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Coleman is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Coleman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Coleman defends it.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Coleman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Coleman wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson advances position into side control!
Johnson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Coleman is avoiding damage well.
Coleman is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Coleman is being controlled here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson trying to control the action but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Coleman is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Coleman, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Coleman against the cage but Coleman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Coleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Coleman.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Coleman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Coleman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Coleman showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Coleman in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Coleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coleman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands strikes from half guard.
Coleman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Coleman finish him?
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Coleman.
Coleman seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Johnson trying to control but Coleman postures up.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Coleman in his half guard.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Coleman postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coleman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coleman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coleman trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coleman won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Coleman stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Coleman is proving a slippery customer.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Coleman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Coleman connects with a couple of short punches.
Black Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Coleman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Coleman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coleman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luke Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coleman moves away.
Coleman misses with a few strikes there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Coleman takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Coleman wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson not doing much here.
Johnson stalling away here and it's allowed Coleman to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson passes Coleman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Coleman trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Coleman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Coleman.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Coleman is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Coleman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coleman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Coleman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Coleman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Black Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Johnson.
Coleman jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Coleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Coleman.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Coleman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Coleman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Coleman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
Coleman scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Coleman off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman is really stuck here.
Johnson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Coleman defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Black Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coleman 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Coleman!
Black Coleman took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GREEN!160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Achmed Khan (ranked 2060 p4p, 273 weight class) and Chris Donavon (ranked 3284 p4p, 399 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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217 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Achmed Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Donavon!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donavon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donavon lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Donavon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Donavon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Donavon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan misses with an elbow strike.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Donavon has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Donavon blocks an elbow strike.
Donavon lands a body shot.
Donavon is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Donavon scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Donavon on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donavon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donavon digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Donavon.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Donavon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
Donavon lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Donavon on the inside.
Donavon blocks a body shot from Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to stall but Donavon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Donavon presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Donavon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Donavon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donavon catches Khan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khan is rocked!
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donavon manages to avoid it.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan seems to have got his legs back now.
Donavon has Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
We've been informed that Donavon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Donavon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan tries to stall but Donavon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Khan is working Donavon over against the cage.
Donavon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
Donavon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Donavon lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donavon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donavon.
Donavon lands a body shot.
Donavon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Donavon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Donavon.
Donavon lands a shot to the body.
Donavon gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Donavon lands a big right hand that drops Khan! The killer instinct kicks in and Donavon finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Donavon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Donavon!
An out of breath and clearly excited Chris Donavon thanked Red Light Coffeeshop for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Cpw (ranked 2900 p4p, 89 weight class) and Tony Monteiro (ranked 1806 p4p, 58 weight class). Dawid Cpw could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Monteiro's chin.
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285 lbs
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274 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dawid Cpw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Monteiro!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Cpw.
Cpw is looking to clinch.
Cpw darts in trying to clinch
and Monteiro counters with a leg kick.
Monteiro connects with an inside leg kick.
Cpw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Monteiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cpw moves to clinch but Monteiro breaks away
and Monteiro counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cpw has Monteiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Monteiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cpw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cpw throws a head punch that misses.
Monteiro breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cpw clinches.
Monteiro lands a left hand.
A short right from Monteiro.
Monteiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cpw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cpw lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Tony Monteiro has been cut.
Monteiro has a couple of punches blocked by Cpw.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monteiro.
Monteiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monteiro lands with a hook. Cpw tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Cpw. That snapped Monteiro's head back.
Cpw wants to clinch but Monteiro slips to the side
and Monteiro counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cpw tries to clinch up but Monteiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Cpw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Monteiro 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.
Monteiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cpw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cpw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monteiro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cpw's sensitive parts.
Cpw pushes Monteiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Cpw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monteiro misses with a body punch.
Monteiro breaks from the clinch.
Cpw tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Monteiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monteiro throws a shot from downtown. Cpw moves away and avoids it.
Monteiro lunges at Cpw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cpw's hand.
Cpw moves to clinch but Monteiro breaks away
and Monteiro counters with a nice uppercut.
Monteiro throws a lazy head kick
enabling Cpw to counter with a crisp jab.
Cpw is looking to clinch.
Monteiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cpw.
Cpw is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cpw looks to clinch
enabling Monteiro to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Monteiro misses its intended target.
Cpw rushes Monteiro and presses him up against the cage.
Cpw misses with some punches.
Monteiro breaks the clinch.
Cpw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Monteiro only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Monteiro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cpw tries to clinch but Monteiro is having none of it.
Cpw moves in looking to clinch but Monteiro pushes him off.
Cpw tries to clinch but Monteiro moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cpw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cpw tries to clinch but Monteiro moves out of range.
Monteiro tries a quick counter leg kick but Cpw is wise to it.
Cpw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monteiro.
Cpw takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cpw rushes Monteiro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cpw working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cpw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Monteiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cpw's elbow.
Cpw is looking to control Monteiro's arms but Monteiro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cpw has his back to the cage.
Cpw trying to control the position but instead, Monteiro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cpw into the cage.
Monteiro tries to work over Cpw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monteiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Cpw controls his hands.
Monteiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cpw blocks an uppercut.
Monteiro breaks from the clinch.
Cpw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monteiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monteiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Cpw.
Monteiro tries a quick counter leg kick but Cpw is wise to it.
Cpw tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Monteiro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Monteiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Monteiro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cpw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monteiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Monteiro misses.
Monteiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cpw tries to clinch there but Monteiro circles away.
Cpw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monteiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tony Monteiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cpw fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Monteiro does no damage.
Cpw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Monteiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cpw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monteiro lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Cpw.
Cpw closes the distance but Monteiro moves to the side
and Monteiro counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpw moves to clinch but Monteiro breaks away
and Monteiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cpw tries to clinch but Monteiro moves away
and Monteiro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cpw wants to clinch.
Monteiro connects with an inside leg kick.
Monteiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cpw tries to clinch but Monteiro is having none of it.
Cpw tries to clinch up but Monteiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Monteiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Cpw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cpw tries to clinch but Monteiro moves away
and Monteiro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cpw tries to clinch up.
Cpw closes the distance but Monteiro moves to the side
and Monteiro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cpw tries to clinch
and Monteiro counters with a head kick that drops Cpw to the mat! Cpw scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
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!
Cpw wants to clinch.
Cpw wants to clinch up but Monteiro keeps it at a distance.
Cpw is looking to clinch.
Cpw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monteiro thuds a left hand into Cpw's body.
Monteiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cpw tries to clinch up.
Cpw tries to clinch there but Monteiro circles away.
Monteiro lands the left hand.
Monteiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monteiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cpw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cpw tries to clinch up.
Cpw tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Monteiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cpw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monteiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cpw tries to clinch
and Monteiro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cpw tries to clinch but Monteiro moves out of range.
Cpw closes the distance and clinches.
Monteiro tries a body shot but Cpw blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Monteiro as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monteiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cpw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monteiro can pounce on him.
Cpw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Monteiro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cpw in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cpw closes the distance but Monteiro moves to the side
and Cpw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cpw is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Monteiro! Cpw is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Monteiro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carter Martin (ranked 1153 p4p, 169 weight class) and Alexander Potter (ranked 798 p4p, 115 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carter Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Potter!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses with a jab to the body
and Potter counters with a three punch combo that has Martin backing up. Martin nods at Potter to acknowledge the strikes.
Potter's corner calls for a 1-2. Potter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Potter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Potter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Martin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Potter moves into full mount!
Martin is trying to escape the mount.
Martin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Potter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Martin is in a horrible position here. Potter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin taking shots to the head.
Potter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Potter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
My spies in Private Training Center inform me that Potter has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Potter tries to control but Martin wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potter wants to control the action but instead Martin gets a body lock and reverses into Potter's guard! Nice work!
Potter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Potter has momentary wrist control but Martin slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Potter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Potter passes the guard and advances to mount!
Potter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Potter trying to control but Martin is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potter raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Potter lands a big elbow.
Potter has hold of Martin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Martin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Potter tries to control but Martin wriggling away.
Poor strikes thrown by Potter there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Martin is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Martin is looking to improve his position but Potter isn't that keen on the idea.
Potter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Martin tries to lock up and control but Potter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Potter is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Martin has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Martin!
Potter looking for a sweep. Not yet Potter, not yet.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Potter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Potter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Martin won't be happy with that.
Martin sneaks out the side door and pushes Potter away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Potter's shoulder, as Potter tries to avoid the shot.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Martin throws a hook but Potter avoids it easily.
Martin throws the left hand but Potter avoids the punch easily.
Martin sets himself, and Potter steps forward looking for the clinch! Martin avoids it this time.
Potter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martin walks into a stiff left hand from Potter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potter scores with a decent looking hook.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Potter.
Martin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Martin duly obliges.
Potter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Potter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Potter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin connects with a jab.
Alexander Potter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Martin is trying to defend but Potter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Potter trying to control the pace.
Potter is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Martin still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Martin has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Potter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Potter some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Martin off and has taken his back!
Potter looking to hold on to the position here but Martin rolls and ends up regaining guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Potter is looking to take a break and control but Martin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Potter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Martin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Martin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter is working for an americana but Martin has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Potter was thinking about the submission.
Martin working a defensive guard here.
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Potter wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Potter is looking to pass into half guard but Martin pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Martin is in guard.
Potter is pulling down on Martin's head to control his posture.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Potter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martin manages to get himself to full guard.
Potter wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Potter looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Martin dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Potter dives in and scores a takedown into Martin's guard.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Potter from controlling successfully.
Potter throwing strikes from guard but Martin blocks nicely.
Potter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martin is keeping the position for now.
Martin trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Potter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Potter is working Martin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Potter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Potter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Potter working some strikes from top position.
Potter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Martin has momentary wrist control but Potter slips an elbow through the middle.
Potter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Potter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter throwing strikes from guard but Martin blocks nicely.
Potter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Potter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Potter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Potter is looking to take a break and control but Martin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Potter slows the pace down.
Potter passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Martin!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Potter jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Martin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Martin and Potter has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Potter throws an elbow but Martin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Potter trying to control the position but Martin is working away.
Martin defending against the ground and pound.
Alexander Potter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Potter taking a breather here.
Potter working the ground and pound but Martin is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter lands an elbow.
Potter taking a break here but Martin is having none of it and regains half guard.
Potter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Martin sees it coming and defends easily.
Potter trying to control from half guard but Martin is working away.
Potter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Potter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Potter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Potter!
Alexander Potter managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Red Light Coffeeshop, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Rodrigues Filho (ranked 1105 p4p, 159 weight class) and Emet Golem (ranked 1627 p4p, 216 weight class). Pedro Rodrigues Filho is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Rodrigues Filho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emet Golem!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filho takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Filho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Golem looks to throw the jab but Filho is out of range.
A big left from Filho misses.
Golem takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Filho misses with a wild body shot.
Golem lands a nice looking body shot.
Filho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Golem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Filho.
A telegraphed right hand from Golem misses the target.
Filho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Golem finds it's way round the side to connect with Filho's head.
Golem looks to land a left hand but Filho moved out of range nicely.
Golem looks to score with a jab to the body but Filho is just out of range.
Emet Golem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filho just misses with a punch to the body.
Filho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Filho lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Filho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Filho.
Golem misses with a hook. Filho ducked under it nicely.
Golem throws a right and a left that Filho avoids nicely.
Golem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filho.
Golem connects with a body shot that sends Filho's belly button to the back.
A punch combination from Golem misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golem loads up on a big right hand but Filho slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Filho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Filho misses the shot to the body.
Filho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Golem has time to react.
Filho stuns Golem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good exchange - Filho coming out on top.
Filho lands a right hook to the body.
Filho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golem misses with a body shot.
Filho clinches up with Golem and pushes him back against the cage.
Golem swings wildly with an uppercut but Filho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golem can't find room to land a body shot as Filho controls the action.
Golem misses with a body punch.
Filho misses with a punch to the body.
Golem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filho's elbow.
Golem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Filho works on Golem's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Filho.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Filho throws an overhand right that lands on Golem's shoulder, as Golem tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Golem throws a shot from downtown. Filho moves away and avoids it.
Filho throws a hook to the side of Golem's head but Golem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golem cracks Filho with a good jab.
Golem paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Golem takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice cross by Golem.
Filho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Filho tries to clinch but Golem is having none of it.
Filho throws a jab when Golem was well out of range.
Filho tries to close the distance and clinch but Golem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filho. Golem does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Filho.
It seemed like Golem was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Filho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Filho misses with a hook.
Golem ducks under a wild hook from Filho.
Golem scores with a jab to the body.
Filho tries to clinch there but Golem circles away.
Golem jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Filho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golem throws a hook but Filho blocks it.
Golem misses with a looping right.
Filho lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golem fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Filho darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Golem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Filho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Filho misses with an uppercut. Golem saw that one coming.
Golem looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Filho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Golem.
Golem on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Filho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Filho.
Filho has Golem up against the cage in a clinch.
Golem swings wildly with an uppercut but Filho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golem lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Filho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Golem.
Golem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Filho lands a right hand.
Filho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golem blocking some punches.
Filho takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Filho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Golem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Golem swings wildly with an uppercut but Filho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Filho lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Golem.
Filho blocking some punches.
Golem misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Golem.
Golem misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Golem has a couple of punches blocked by Filho.
Golem misses with some punches.
Golem pushes Filho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Golem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Filho has a couple of punches blocked by Golem.
Golem has a couple of punches blocked by Filho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Emet Golem will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Filho jabs at Golem's body.
Filho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Golem lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Pedro Rodrigues Filho has been cut.
Filho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Filho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Filho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golem.
Emet Golem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Filho needs to keep his hands up - Golem had a free shot at his head there.
Filho tries to clinch up.
Filho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Golem on the side of the head.
Filho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golem misses with a hook.
A left and a right from Filho both land. Nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Golem.
Filho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Filho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golem.
A telegraphed right hand from Filho misses the target.
Filho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice combination there by Golem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filho. Golem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Golem to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho doesn't manage to clinch there - Golem circles away.
Golem misses with a looping right.
Golem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Filho lands with a good body shot.
Golem misses the shot to the body.
Filho misses with a straight right.
Golem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filho manages to avoid it.
Filho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Golem throws a nice looking combination but Filho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Golem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Filho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golem moves away.
Golem misses with a wild combination.
Filho lands with a hook. Golem tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Filho digs a good body shot into Golem's ribs.
Golem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Golem misses with a hook. Filho ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Filho avoids the body shot from Golem.
Golem's corner calls for a 1-2. Golem obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Golem clobbers Filho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Filho lands a nice shot to the body.
Golem looks to score with a jab to the body but Filho is just out of range.
Golem misses the shot to the body.
Golem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Filho counters with a one-two to the body.
Golem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Golem.
No joy there for Golem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Filho avoids the body shot from Golem.
Golem throws a hook but Filho blocks it.
Filho dips to his left and cracks Golem with an uppercut!
Golem throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Filho counters with a nice uppercut.
Filho sizes up Golem with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Filho cracks Golem with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Golem looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Filho finish him?
Golem is rocked!
Filho ducks under a wild hook from Golem.
Golem is still on wobbly legs! Can Filho finish him?
Emet Golem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Golem misses with a body punch
and Filho counters with a huge left! Golem is in big trouble! He's backing up but Filho isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Golem from any more damage. A dominating finish by Filho!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Rodrigues Filho!
A relieved looking Pedro Rodrigues Filho 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lupertazzi (ranked 1408 p4p, 200 weight class) and Sam Witcher (ranked 629 p4p, 93 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Lupertazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Witcher!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupertazzi lands with a hook. Witcher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Witcher lands a nice hook to Lupertazzi's body. Lupertazzi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Witcher swings for the body but Lupertazzi moves out of range.
Witcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Witcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lupertazzi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lupertazzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Witcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lupertazzi misses with a straight right.
Witcher wants to counter the offense by Lupertazzi and move into the clinch position.
Lupertazzi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Witcher's coach down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Witcher's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Witcher.
It looks like Diego Lupertazzi has been cut.
Witcher digs a right hand into Lupertazzi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lupertazzi's gas tank.
Witcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lupertazzi has a couple of punches blocked by Witcher.
Witcher blocking some punches.
Witcher misses with a punch on the inside.
Witcher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Witcher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lupertazzi throws a head punch that misses.
Witcher lands a left hand.
Witcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lupertazzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Witcher has a couple of punches blocked by Lupertazzi.
Witcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Lupertazzi controls his hands.
Lupertazzi breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Lupertazzi lands.
Lupertazzi gets tackled into the cage by Witcher. Witcher maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lupertazzi fails to land.
Witcher lands an uppercut.
Witcher can't find room to land a body shot as Lupertazzi controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Witcher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lupertazzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lupertazzi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lupertazzi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Witcher has closed the distance and engaged Lupertazzi in a clinch.
Witcher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lupertazzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lupertazzi is looking to control Witcher's arms but Witcher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lupertazzi has his back to the cage.
Lupertazzi blocking some punches.
Witcher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Witcher fails to land.
Witcher tries a body shot but Lupertazzi blocks it.
Witcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Witcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Witcher fails to land.
Witcher misses with the head strike.
Witcher pushes Lupertazzi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupertazzi manages to break the clinch.
Witcher lands a glancing blow to the side of Lupertazzi's head.
Witcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lupertazzi.
Lupertazzi swings for the body but Witcher moves out of range.
Witcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lupertazzi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lupertazzi scores with a sloppy right hand. Witcher should have avoided that one.
Lupertazzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Witcher darts in and clinches Lupertazzi up against the cage.
Lupertazzi breaks the clinch.
Lupertazzi circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Lupertazzi misses.
Lupertazzi rushes Witcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lupertazzi breaks the clinch.
Witcher staying out of range there.
Witcher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Witcher misses with some punches.
Witcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Witcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lupertazzi's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witcher presses Lupertazzi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lupertazzi breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Lupertazzi misses.
Witcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lupertazzi throws out the jab.
Witcher looks to land a left hand but Lupertazzi moved out of range nicely.
Sam Witcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Witcher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lupertazzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Witcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lupertazzi moves away.
Witcher throws a body punch but Lupertazzi moves out of range.
Lupertazzi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Witcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Lupertazzi is just out of range.
Witcher clinches with his opponent.
Lupertazzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lupertazzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lupertazzi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Witcher throws a punch but it's blocked by Lupertazzi.
Witcher misses with a punch on the inside.
Lupertazzi blocks a body shot from Witcher.
Lupertazzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lupertazzi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Witcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lupertazzi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupertazzi tries to bum rush Witcher with a series of wild strikes but Witcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lupertazzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Witcher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Witcher slips a jab from Lupertazzi.
Witcher scores with a jab to the head.
Witcher tries to keep at a distance but Lupertazzi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lupertazzi misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Witcher throws a punch but it's blocked by Lupertazzi.
Witcher prevents a body shot from Lupertazzi.
Witcher misses with the head strike.
Witcher swings wildly with an uppercut but Lupertazzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Witcher lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupertazzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupertazzi manages to break the clinch.
Lupertazzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lupertazzi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Witcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Witcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Lupertazzi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Witcher misses the jab.
Lupertazzi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lupertazzi slips under a jab.
Lupertazzi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Witcher cracks Lupertazzi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Witcher looks to land a left hand but Lupertazzi moved out of range nicely.
Witcher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Witcher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Witcher misses with a hook to the body
and Lupertazzi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Witcher ducks under a wild hook from Lupertazzi.
Lupertazzi loads up on a big right hand but Witcher slips the punch.
Witcher clinches up with Lupertazzi and pushes him back against the cage.
Lupertazzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Witcher misses with a body punch.
Witcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Witcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lupertazzi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Witchers head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Witcher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lupertazzi backwards.
A short body shot lands from Witcher as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Witcher.
Lupertazzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lupertazzi misses with a body punch.
Lupertazzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Witcher misses with a hook. Lupertazzi ducked under it nicely.
Lupertazzi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Witcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Lupertazzi circles away.
Witcher misses with an uppercut
and Lupertazzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lupertazzi digs a good body shot into Witcher's ribs.
Lupertazzi throws a big shot that misses.
Lupertazzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Witcher is just out of range.
Lupertazzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Witcher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Witcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Witcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lupertazzi misses with the head strike.
Witcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lupertazzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Witcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Witcher.
Lupertazzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupertazzi lands a nice uppercut.
Lupertazzi blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Witcher blocks an uppercut.
Witcher scores with a hook to the body.
Lupertazzi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lupertazzi manages to break the clinch.
Witcher rushes Lupertazzi and presses him up against the cage.
Witcher lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Witcher.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Witcher scores with a shot to the side of Lupertazzi's head.
Lupertazzi is rocked!
Witcher creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Lupertazzi with a big uppercut! Lupertazzi tries to clinch up but Witcher pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Lupertazzi to the mat! Lupertazzi covers up and Witcher unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sam Witcher!
Sam Witcher took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Riners Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Trew (ranked 1330 p4p, 38 weight class) and Marcus Ware (ranked 526 p4p, 12 weight class). Trew comes into the arena with Fuck You - Lily Allen blaring out of the sound system. 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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29
300 lbs
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266 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Archie Trew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Ware!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trew dodges the punch combination from Ware.
Ware 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.
Trew misses with a low kick.
Trew moves out of range as Ware strikes.
Trew fails with a takedown attempt.
Donk. Trew catches Ware right on the button with a cross.
Trew wants to land a leg kick but Ware is out of range.
Ware throws an overhand right that lands on Trew's shoulder, as Trew tries to avoid the shot.
Ware throws a shot from downtown. Trew moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ware walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Trew swings for the body but Ware moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Ware. No joy for Trew on that attempt.
And Ware tries to counter it with a takedown but Trew pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Trew moves out of range of the strikes.
Ware walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Ware misses.
Trew shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ware manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ware pulls Trew in to control the position.
Trew stands up over Ware, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ware wants to get back to his feet but Trew is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've been hearing that Trew has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Trew tries to free his leg and advance position but Ware is retaining full guard.
Ware trying to keep a closed guard but Trew is proving a slippery customer.
Ware looking for a sweep. Not yet Ware, not yet.
Ware wants to get back to his feet but Trew is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Trew with a nice head shot there.
Ware is looking to stand up but Trew isn't so interested in that idea.
Trew postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trew distracts Ware with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Trew scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trew in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trew landing some decent shots from guard.
Trew connects with a couple of short punches.
Ware is rocked!
Trew postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ware avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ware is looking to stand up but Trew isn't so interested in that idea.
Trew postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Trew postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Ware covers up, he's hurt! Trew keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Trew and the ref steps in to end the fight! Trew can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Archie Trew!
After winning the bout, Archie Trew thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Army (ranked 364 p4p, 52 weight class) and Sandayu Momochi (ranked 368 p4p, 53 weight class). Army's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vagina Coastguard. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Army!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sandayu Momochi !
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Momochi has a takedown stuffed.
Army scores with a jab to the jaw.
Army takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Army rushes Momochi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Momochi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Army gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Momochi wants a takedown but no success here.
Dick Army has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandayu Momochi .
Momochi can't get the takedown.
A short uppercut from Army.
Army misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Army.
Momochi is working for takedown but Army is calmly controlling the position for now.
Army lands an uppercut.
Momochi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Army creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Momochi 's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Army lands an elbow inside that Momochi shrugs off.
Army escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army delivers a nice body kick.
Army is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Momochi .
Army ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Momochi blocks the body kick.
Army lands a really nice looking cross but Momochi seems unphased.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Momochi 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.
Army misses with a straight right.
Momochi misses with an uppercut
and Army counters with a nice body kick.
Momochi throws a lazy uppercut
and Army counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dick Army is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Army misses with a body kick.
Momochi with the counter takedown but Army avoids it easily.
Sandayu Momochi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Army clinches up against the cage.
Army misses with an elbow strike.
Momochi has Army pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Army manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Come on Army - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Army is pressed up against the cage. Momochi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Army down to the mat. Army avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Army throws the left hand but Momochi avoids the punch easily.
Army slips a straight right by Momochi .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momochi closes the distance and clinches up with Army, looking for a takedown. Momochi pushes Army against the cage but Army circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Army lands a nice shot that snaps Momochi 's head back.
Army swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Momochi shoots in looking for a takedown. Army tries to sprawl out of it but Momochi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Army manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Army is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Momochi .
Momochi lands with an uppercut that bounces Army off the cage and back into range.
Momochi fails with the takedown.
Army jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Army misses with a jab, cross combination.
Army scores with a jab. Momochi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Momochi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Army.
Momochi gets a double leg takedown into Army's guard.
Momochi wants to control from the top but Army keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momochi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Army looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Army looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Army!
Army moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Army trying to control the position but Momochi is working away.
Momochi is looking to regain half guard here but Army keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army happy to just control the position for now.
Momochi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Army escapes and gets back to his feet.
Momochi misses with a lunging right hand
and Army cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Momochi moves out of range of the strikes.
Army slaps away a takedown attempt from Momochi , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Momochi avoids the head kick by Army.
Army swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Army closes the distance and pushes Momochi back into the cage.
Momochi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Army pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Army dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Momochi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Army on the side of the head.
Momochi shoots and misses
and Army counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Momochi catches Army right on the button with a cross.
Momochi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Momochi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Momochi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Army holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Army stops a takedown attempt from Momochi .
Dick Army has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandayu Momochi .
Momochi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Army working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Momochi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Army gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Army lands a left hand that snaps the head of Momochi backwards.
Momochi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Army avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Army controlling the action here for a moment.
Momochi wants to take the fight to the mat but Army manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Army scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momochi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dick Army has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Momochi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Army gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Momochi is breathing heavily.
Army lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Army works on Momochi 's body with a couple of short punches.
Army is leaning against Momochi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Army.
Army digs a right hand into Momochi 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Momochi 's gas tank.
Army lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Army scores with a shot to the side of Momochi 's head.
Army breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Army as he connects with a hook.
Army looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Army throws a body shot but no joy.
Army clinches up with Momochi and pushes him back against the cage.
Army escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Momochi staying out of range there.
Momochi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Army counters with a straight right hand.
Dick Army is winning the standup battle so far.
Momochi ducks under a wild hook from Army.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momochi walks into a straight right hand from Army.
Army lands a lovely overhand right.
Momochi is rocked!
Momochi throws a big shot that misses.
Momochi is still on wobbly legs! Can Army finish him?
Army misses the jab.
Momochi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Army gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Momochi seems to have recovered his senses.
Donk. Army catches Momochi right on the button with a cross.
Momochi has his takedown stuffed
and Army counters with a big right hand! Oh Momochi is in trouble here! Army follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Army!
A victorious Dick Army thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Patterson (ranked 354 p4p, 8 weight class) and Nicolas Muller (ranked 199 p4p, 4 weight class). Patterson comes to the cage accompanied by Llama In My Living Room. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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278 lbs
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282 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Patterson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Muller!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson tries to clinch up.
Muller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Patterson is out of range.
Patterson is looking to counter the offense by Muller and move into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Muller. That snapped Patterson's head back.
Patterson clinches up with Muller and pushes him back against the cage.
Patterson misses with an elbow strike.
Patterson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Muller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Patterson digs a right hand into Muller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muller's gas tank.
Patterson working hard to break the clinch.
Muller prevents a body shot from Patterson.
Muller lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Floyd Patterson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller prevents a body shot from Patterson.
Muller working aggressively here.
Muller is stalling here.
Muller lands with a short shot to the head.
Patterson can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patterson.
Muller pushes off an throws an elbow but Patterson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Patterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muller swinging wildly here.
Patterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Muller.
Muller misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Muller.
Patterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Patterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patterson takes the fight into the clinch.
Muller crunches a lovely knee into Patterson's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Muller lands an elbow inside that Patterson shrugs off.
Patterson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Muller throws an elbow that misses.
Patterson misses with an elbow over the top.
Muller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Patterson's brow.
A knee to the head by Muller.
Patterson misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Patterson.
It looks like Nicolas Muller has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Muller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Muller throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Muller.
Muller avoids a wild elbow strike from Patterson.
Patterson misses with a punch to the body.
Muller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Patterson takes an elbow to the temple.
Muller pushes off an throws an elbow but Patterson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Patterson throws an elbow that misses.
Patterson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Patterson avoids the elbow strike from Muller, against the cage.
Patterson blocks an elbow strike.
Muller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Patterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller's elbow.
Muller pressing his opponent against the cage.
Patterson throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson misses with a body punch.
Patterson is trying to break free.
Muller lands an elbow that stopped Patterson in his tracks for a moment.
Floyd Patterson's cut is getting worse.
Muller trying to control the position but instead, Patterson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Muller into the cage.
Patterson misses with a body punch.
Muller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Patterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Patterson misses with an elbow over the top.
Muller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Patterson's brow.
Muller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muller lands a good knee to the midsection. Patterson won't want to take too many of those.
Patterson is breathing heavily.
Muller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patterson avoids the elbow strike from Muller, against the cage.
Patterson tries to break the clinch but Muller is controlling the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Muller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Muller dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Muller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muller lands an elbow just above Patterson 's eye.
Muller with a knee to the head.
Patterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muller lands an elbow inside that Patterson shrugs off.
Floyd Patterson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Muller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muller lands a damaging elbow.
Patterson tries to work over Muller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patterson dodges an elbow strike from Muller.
Muller blocks an elbow strike from Patterson.
Muller trying to land knees to the body.
Patterson blocks an elbow strike from Muller.
Muller misses with an elbow strike.
Patterson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Patterson avoiding damage as Muller throws knees to the body.
Muller lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Floyd Patterson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Floyd Patterson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nicolas Muller!
Nicolas Muller is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Nicolas Muller 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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