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NJMMA #28: Tabatabai v Colnago PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Geng (ranked 8617 p4p, 500 weight class) and Brain Fog (ranked 6381 p4p, 435 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Geng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brain Fog!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fog shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Geng defends it nicely.
A big right from Geng misses.
Fog has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Geng is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fog tries to score a power double leg takedown but Geng sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fog somewhat.
Fog goes for a double leg but Geng avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Geng continues to drive forward.
Sergei Geng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brain Fog.
Fog fails with the takedown.
Fog shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Geng as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Geng.
Fog feints the counter takedown.
Fog tries for a takedown but Geng sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Geng has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fog tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Geng swivels and escapes.
Fog fails to land the takedown.
Geng is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geng clobbers Fog with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Geng scores with a body shot.
Fog shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Geng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fog is rocked!
Fog tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Geng defends well and Fog ends up having to push Geng into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A cross from Geng lands.
Fog is still on wobbly legs! Can Geng finish him?
Geng ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Fog out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergei Geng!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Kingsly (ranked 5045 p4p, 530 weight class) and Dan Roberts (ranked 7817 p4p, 632 weight class). Dan Roberts has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyler Kingsly's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Kingsly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingsly rushes Roberts and presses him up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Kingsly has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roberts tries a body shot but Kingsly blocks it.
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Kingsly has double underhooks.
Roberts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberts blocks an elbow strike.
Roberts is stalling here.
Roberts stalling the fight.
Roberts wants to break free but Kingsly has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kingsly.
Kingsly breaks the clinch.
Kingsly fails to land with a series of punches.
Roberts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts darts in and clinches Kingsly up against the cage.
Roberts looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roberts tries to break free but Kingsly pushes him back against the cage.
Kingsly breaks the clinch.
Kingsly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Roberts.
As Roberts looks to move away, Kingsly throws a big counter combo but Roberts just gets out of the way.
Kingsly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roberts throws a leg kick but Kingsly checks it.
Kingsly misses with a two punch combination.
As Kingsly backs off Roberts throws a huge counter combo but Kingsly manages to avoid it all.
An inside leg kick lands from Kingsly.
Kingsly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kingsly.
Kingsly scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kingsly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roberts raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roberts.
Kingsly went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a wild combination.
Kingsly gets tackled into the cage by Roberts. Roberts maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingsly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kingsly pushes off an throws an elbow but Roberts leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kingsly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Roberts blocks an elbow strike.
Kingsly lands a good knee to the midsection. Roberts won't want to take too many of those.
Kingsly tries to work over Roberts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kingsly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts slips a jab and a cross from Kingsly.
Roberts unleashes a big counter combination but Kingsly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roberts circles away quickly and effectively.
Kingsly thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roberts if he has to take too many more of those.
Roberts misses with the combination.
Kingsly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Roberts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kingsly.
Roberts clinches up with Kingsly and pushes him back against the cage.
Kingsly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kingsly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roberts's efforts to push away.
Roberts prevents a body shot from Kingsly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is trying to force a seperation but Kingsly has the dominant position.
Roberts avoiding damage as Kingsly throws knees to the body.
Kingsly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kingsly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roberts dodges an elbow strike from Kingsly.
Kingsly just leaning against Roberts, taking a breather.
Kingsly misses with an elbow strike.
Kingsly has Roberts pressed against the cage, preventing Roberts from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roberts blocks an elbow strike.
Kingsly misses with a knee strike.
Kingsly looking to stall.
Roberts tries to break the clinch but Kingsly is controlling the position.
Roberts blocks the elbow strike.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roberts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kingsly lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Kingsly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roberts defending well as Kingsly loads up on a big left hand.
Roberts takes the fight into the clinch.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Kingsly.
Tyler Kingsly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kingsly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kingsly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kingsly throws a right hand that Roberts ducks under and follows up with a left that Roberts also avoids with ease.
Roberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kingsly circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingsly scores with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Kingsly scores with a four punch combination!
Kingsly scores with a head kick.
Kingsly swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kingsly.
Kingsly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roberts.
Roberts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roberts is looking to clinch but Kingsly is avoiding it.
Kingsly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Roberts dodges the punch combination from Kingsly.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Kingsly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kingsly went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Roberts has Kingsly up against the cage in a clinch.
Roberts effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kingsly controlling the action here for a moment.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Roberts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kingsly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roberts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roberts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kingsly backwards.
Kingsly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kingsly misses with a looping left.
Kingsly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kingsly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kingsly counters with a one-two to the body.
Kingsly moves out of range of the leg kick from Roberts.
Kingsly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roberts is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Roberts lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kingsly misses with a hook
and Roberts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kingsly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roberts circles away quickly and effectively.
Roberts slips a jab and a cross from Kingsly.
Roberts misses with a double jab
and Kingsly counters with a nice uppercut.
Kingsly fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingsly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kingsly misses with a few strikes there.
Roberts unleashes a big counter combination but Kingsly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kingsly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kingsly looks to land a combination but Roberts avoids it well.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Kingsly.
Roberts is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kingsly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kingsly duly obliges.
Roberts lands with a nice combination. Kingsly backs away looking to recover.
Kingsly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyler Kingsly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kingsly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyler Kingsly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Kingsly dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kingsly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kingsly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberts raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Roberts dodges the punch combination from Kingsly.
Roberts is looking to land body kicks.
Roberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Roberts as he connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kingsly.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Kingsly scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roberts.
Kingsly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Roberts. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Kingsly.
Roberts avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick from Roberts misses.
Roberts clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsly tries to stall but Roberts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kingsly has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts is trying to push Kingsly away but Kingsly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Roberts tries to throw a body punch but Kingsly avoids it by throwing Roberts back against the cage.
Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Roberts.
Kingsly tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
Kingsly manages to break the clinch.
Kingsly slips a straight right by Roberts.
Roberts misses with a body kick.
Kingsly takes the fight into the clinch.
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyler Kingsly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Roberts - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Kingsly has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kingsly has Roberts pressed against the cage, preventing Roberts from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kingsly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberts slips a jab and a cross from Kingsly.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Kingsly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Roberts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kingsly swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingsly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Kingsly does no damage.
Roberts unleashes a big counter combination but Kingsly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kingsly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kingsly misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Roberts to counter with a crisp jab.
Kingsly misses with the combination.
Roberts goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dan Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Kingsly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyler Kingsly.
Well Kingsly 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Kingsly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Half Life (ranked 4593 p4p, 367 weight class) and Ethan Sheehy (ranked 5165 p4p, 396 weight class). Sheehy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tree falls - Timber! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Half Life!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Sheehy!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Life scoring well with a low kick there.
Sheehy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Half Life seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheehy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sheehy throws out a loose jab but Life uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheehy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Life's guard.
Life working a defensive guard here.
Life keeping moving, preventing Sheehy from controlling successfully.
Life seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Sheehy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sheehy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Life's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehy controlling from the top position.
Sheehy is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehy wants to control from the top but Life keeps moving.
Life has his hands on Sheehy's head, controlling the position.
Sheehy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Life is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sheehy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Life looks to land a body kick but Sheehy moved away.
Life scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Life throws a leg kick which misses Sheehy's front leg but catches the back leg as Sheehy tries to avoid it.
Sheehy avoids the body shot from Life.
Sheehy throws a body shot but no joy.
Sheehy lands a leg kick that knocks Life off balance momentarily.
Sheehy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Life on the side of the head.
Sheehy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Life checks a leg kick.
Life is looking to counter punch.
Good leg kick by Sheehy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab by Life.
Life punishes Sheehy's body with a nice straight punch.
Life misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheehy.
Sheehy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sheehy blocks a jab.
Life misses with a looping left.
Sheehy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Life with a body shot.
Life uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheehy.
Sheehy lands a right hook to the body.
Life jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Life lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy lands with a shot to the body.
Life throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Life throws the left hand but Sheehy avoids the punch easily.
Life tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheehy was well out of range. Poor timing from Life.
Sheehy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Life moves out of range of the strikes.
Life scores with a decent looking hook.
Life cracks a nice hook into Sheehy's ribs.
Life scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sheehy looks to score with a jab to the body but Life is just out of range.
Life lands a jab.
Life staying out of range there.
Sheehy tried to score with a low kick but Life checks it.
Sheehy looks to land a left hand but Life moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Life misses.
Life throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sheehy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sheehy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheehy slips a straight right by Life.
Life lands a nice shot to the body.
Life stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sheehy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy cracks Life with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed right hand from Life misses the target.
Life throws out a loose jab but Sheehy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Life fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Life throws a body shot but no joy.
Life throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Life throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Life takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Life tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sheehy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Life.
Sheehy misses with a wild body shot.
Life throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Sheehy.
Life drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Life staying out of range there.
Life lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Life throws a leg kick but Sheehy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Life throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheehy.
Sheehy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Life.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sheehy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Half Life will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Sheehy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sheehy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Life.
Life moves out of range as Sheehy strikes.
Life scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Life. Sheehy shrugs it off though.
Sheehy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Life thuds his right hand into Sheehy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Life loads up on a big right hand but Sheehy slips the punch.
Sheehy misses with a body shot.
Sheehy ducks under a wild hook from Life.
Sheehy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Life.
Half Life is winning the standup battle so far.
Life misses with a body shot
and Sheehy moves into the clinch.
Life throws a punch but it's blocked by Sheehy.
Life looking to stall.
Life wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Life breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Life throws a hook but Sheehy blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Life misses the target.
Life lands a nice looking body shot.
Sheehy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Life.
Life throws out a loose jab but Sheehy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Life takes a swing at Sheehy's ribcage but misses.
Sheehy throws a hook but Life blocks it.
Life ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheehy moves away.
Sheehy misses with a hook.
Sheehy lands a glancing blow to the side of Life's head.
Sheehy throws a hook but Life blocks it.
Sheehy misses with a hook.
Sheehy slips a jab from Life.
Life throws a hook to the side of Sheehy's head but Sheehy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sheehy throws a big shot that misses.
Sheehy slips under a jab.
Sheehy misses the jab.
Sheehy misses with a low kick as Life jumps back.
Sheehy walks into a straight right hand from Life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Life looks to throw the jab but Sheehy is out of range.
A big left from Sheehy misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Sheehy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Life misses.
Life is looking to chop away at Sheehy's legs.
Sheehy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Life is out of range.
Life drops his hands momentarily and Sheehy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot lands for Life.
Life throws a jab when Sheehy was well out of range.
Sheehy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sheehy swings for the body but Life moves out of range.
Life throws a hook but Sheehy avoids it easily.
Life with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sheehy to score with a decent uppercut.
Life throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Life looks to throw the jab but Sheehy is out of range.
Life misses the jab.
Life scores with a jab. Sheehy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Life throws a lazy right hand but Sheehy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Sheehy misses.
Life is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Life throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sheehy moves out of range as Life strikes.
A big left from Life misses.
Life swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Life throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sheehy 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 Life has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Life and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sheehy tests Life's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sheehy throws a shot to the body.
Sheehy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lifes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Life on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Life checks the leg kick.
Sheehy wants to slow Life down by chopping away at his legs.
Life tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheehy was well out of range. Poor timing from Life.
Sheehy misses with a low kick.
Sheehy blocks a jab.
Sheehy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sheehy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheehy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Life.
Life checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sheehy scores with a jab.
Life misses with an uppercut. Sheehy saw that one coming.
Life on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sheehy. Sheehy obviously looking to wear him down.
A clash of legs there as Life blocks the low kick.
Sheehy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Life misses its intended target.
Life scores with a jab.
Sheehy connects with a nice looking jab.
Life slips under a jab.
Life cracks a nice hook into Sheehy's ribs.
Sheehy moves out of range as Life strikes.
Sheehy swings for the body but Life moves out of range.
Life throws a hook but Sheehy avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Life misses the target.
Life ducks under a wild hook from Sheehy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Half Life will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Life throws a hook to the side of Sheehy's head but Sheehy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Life tests Sheehy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Life throws a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sheehy.
A telegraphed right hand from Sheehy misses the target.
Sheehy fails with a takedown attempt.
Sheehy connects with a solid leg kick.
Life misses the shot to the body.
Sheehy is looking to score with low kicks.
Sheehy misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sheehy.
Sheehy moves away from the strike by Life.
Life connects with a leg kick. Sheehy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Life waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheehy.
Sheehy misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Life moves away from the strike by Sheehy.
Life jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Life ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Life scores with a jab to the body.
Life looks to land a body kick but Sheehy moved away.
Sheehy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Life is able to avoid easily.
Life ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sheehy lands with an uppercut that bounces Life off the cage and back into range.
Nice body punch from Life.
Sheehy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Life.
Jab, jab by Life - just one landing.
Sheehy is looking to chop away at Life's legs.
Life slips under a jab from Sheehy.
Life was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sheehy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sheehy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Life scores with a punch to the head.
Life tries to score with a low kick but Sheehy moves his leg out of the way.
Sheehy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Half Life is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Life takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sheehy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sheehy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Life.
Sheehy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sheehy misses with a looping right.
Sheehy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Life.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sheehy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Life shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sheehy scores with a sloppy right hand. Life should have avoided that one.
Sheehy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Life attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Life scoring well with a low kick there.
Life pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Life 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 Sheehy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sheehy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sheehy throws a head kick but Life moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Sheehy misses.
Life comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Life swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheehy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Life's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Life swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheehy connects with a single shot there.
Sheehy misses with a wild body shot.
Sheehy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheehy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Life throws out a loose jab but Sheehy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Life looks to land a left hand but Sheehy moved out of range nicely.
Sheehy scores with a hook to the body. Life takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sheehy connects with a leg kick. Life looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sheehy throws a jab but it's blocked by Life.
Sheehy walks into a jab.
Life takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Life misses with a hook.
Life pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Life misses with a wild body shot.
Sheehy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Life takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheehy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Life scores with a nice strike.
Sheehy throws a lazy uppercut
and Life counters with a right hand to the body.
Life checks a leg kick nicely.
Life misses with a straight left.
Life throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheehy.
Life moves into range and connects with a jab.
Life fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sheehy on the side of the head.
Life misses with a wild body shot.
Life dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ethan Sheehy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sheehy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Life.
Life walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sheehy.
Sheehy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Life.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sheehy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sheehy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Life eats them both and turns towards Sheehy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Life lands with an overhand left.
Life throws a big shot that misses.
Sheehy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Half Life.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Life, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bart Igziabeher (ranked 5453 p4p, 406 weight class) and Wayne Williams (ranked 4385 p4p, 358 weight class). Wayne Williams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bart Igziabeher's chin.
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145 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bart Igziabeher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Williams!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igziabeher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Igziabeher moves away.
Igziabeher is looking to counter punch.
Igziabeher slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Igziabeher clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Igziabeher as the two fighters clinch.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Igziabeher is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Igziabeher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Igziabeher lands an uppercut.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Igziabeher lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Igziabeher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Igziabeher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Igziabeher effectively controlling the action here.
Igziabeher blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Igziabeher ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Igziabeher no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igziabeher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Igziabeher has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Igziabeher's legs - danger averted.
Igziabeher has his hands on Williams's head, controlling the position.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Igziabeher's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Igziabeher is adopting a defensive guard.
Igziabeher looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Williams passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Igziabeher holding on.
Williams tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Igziabeher regains half guard.
Igziabeher is doing well to control the position and prevent Williams from advancing to side control.
Williams tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Igziabeher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igziabeher is looking to improve his position.
Igziabeher holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Igziabeher.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Igziabeher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Igziabeher seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Igziabeher.
Igziabeher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Igziabeher is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Igziabeher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Igziabeher off to one side.
Igziabeher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Igziabeher fails with the takedown
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams drops Igziabeher with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Igziabeher looks back up at him and smiles so Williams waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Igziabeher is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Igziabeher tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Williams defends well and Igziabeher ends up having to push Williams into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igziabeher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Igziabeher.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Igziabeher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Igziabeher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams throws a hook but Igziabeher avoids it easily.
Williams has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Igziabeher.
Igziabeher with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Igziabeher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Igziabeher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Igziabeher seems to have got his legs back now.
Igziabeher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Igziabeher shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Igziabeher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Igziabeher shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Igziabeher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Williams dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Igziabeher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williams counters with a nice right hand that sends Igziabeher toppling to the canvas! Igziabeher scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Williams finish him?!
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Igziabeher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Igziabeher jumps into guard, dragging Williams to the mat.
Williams wants to stand but Igziabeher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Igziabeher pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Igziabeher's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Williams is looking to stand up but Igziabeher won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igziabeher looking for a sweep. Not yet Igziabeher, not yet.
Igziabeher controlling the position.
Igziabeher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Igziabeher tries to get out of the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Williams tests Igziabeher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bart Igziabeher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Igziabeher takes the fight into the clinch.
Igziabeher tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igziabeher lands an uppercut.
Igziabeher tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Igziabeher backwards.
Igziabeher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams gets tackled into the cage by Igziabeher. Igziabeher maintains the clinch.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Igziabeher working aggressively here.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Igziabeher misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Igziabeher.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Igziabeher.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Igziabeher has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams just leaning against Igziabeher, taking a breather.
Igziabeher lands with a right to the head.
Igziabeher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Igziabeher gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igziabeher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Igziabeher lands with a right to the head.
Igziabeher drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Igziabeher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Igziabeher's head back.
Igziabeher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bart Igziabeher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Igziabeher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Williams.
Igziabeher fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Igziabeher.
Igziabeher can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Igziabeher blocking some punches.
Igziabeher blocks an uppercut.
Igziabeher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Igziabeher scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to break free but Igziabeher has control.
Igziabeher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Igziabeher.
Igziabeher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Igziabeher blocks an uppercut.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Igziabeher.
Igziabeher tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Igziabeher moves into range and clinches up with Williams.
Igziabeher lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Igziabeher.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Igziabeher.
Williams looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Igziabeher misses with some punches.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Igziabeher keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wayne Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Igziabeher closes the distance and clinches.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Igziabeher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams is trying to push Igziabeher away but Igziabeher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Igziabeher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for Igziabeher to work.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Igziabeher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Igziabeher won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams tries to circle away but Igziabeher has him pinned against the cage.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Igziabeher has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Igziabeher is controlling the position.
Igziabeher lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Igziabeher.
Igziabeher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Igziabeher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams gets through Igziabeher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Igziabeher backwards.
Igziabeher is struggling to control the position.
Igziabeher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wayne Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams 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.
Igziabeher shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bart Igziabeher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Igziabeher. Igziabeher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Igziabeher throws a predictable looking body shot
and Igziabeher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams misses with a hook.
Igziabeher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Igziabeher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams throws a series of punches but Igziabeher moves out of range.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams cracks Igziabeher with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Williams has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Igziabeher to stand back up!
Igziabeher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Igziabeher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Igziabeher misses with a left hand
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Igziabeher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Igziabeher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams throws a right hand that Igziabeher ducks under and follows up with a left that Igziabeher also avoids with ease.
Igziabeher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Igziabeher off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Igziabeher is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Williams cracks Igziabeher with a good jab.
Igziabeher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Igziabeher switches off momentarily and Williams cracks him with a monster right hand! Igziabeher topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Williams dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wayne Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santu Avisu Kona (ranked 4036 p4p, 416 weight class) and Leonard Mclure (ranked 2870 p4p, 318 weight class). Leonard Mclure struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Leonard Mclure looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santu Avisu Kona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Mclure!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avisu Kona clinches with his opponent.
Mclure tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Avisu Kona's elbow.
Avisu Kona throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mclure looks winded!
Avisu Kona stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Avisu Kona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mclure backwards.
Avisu Kona working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Avisu Kona lands a body shot in the clinch.
Avisu Kona is working Mclure over against the cage.
Avisu Kona lands a hook that snaps the head of Mclure backwards.
Avisu Kona lands a shoulder strike.
Avisu Kona is leaning against Mclure and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Avisu Kona lands a body shot in the clinch.
I was talking to Avisu Kona's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short body shot lands from Avisu Kona as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Avisu Kona.
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!
Avisu Kona lands a shot to the body.
Avisu Kona working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Avisu Kona pushes Mclure back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona digs a right hand underneath Mclure's ribcage. Mclure let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Avisu Kona lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Avisu Kona works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona lands a body shot.
Avisu Kona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mclure backwards.
Mclure is rocked!
Avisu Kona scores with a hook to the body.
Mclure is still on wobbly legs! Can Avisu Kona finish him?
Avisu Kona pushes Mclure against the cage. Avisu Kona is working some dirty boxing. Avisu Kona pushes off with a quick right hook! Mclure goes down! Mclure tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Avisu Kona moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santu Avisu Kona!
After winning the bout, Santu Avisu Kona 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Lo (ranked 2662 p4p, 294 weight class) and Yoshiaki Fujiwara (ranked 3318 p4p, 352 weight class). Fujiwara has chosen Nippon glory as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jackie Lo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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269 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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225 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackie Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshiaki Fujiwara!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Yoshiaki Fujiwara has been cut.
Lo lands with a good body shot.
Lo cracks Fujiwara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fujiwara closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fujiwara is pressing down on Lo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lo is holding on for now.
Lo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fujiwara is working away from the top position though.
Lo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Fujiwara jumps into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara stands up.
Lo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fujiwara fails with the takedown
and Lo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fujiwara! Lo lets Fujiwara back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fujiwara is rocked!
Fujiwara has his takedown stuffed
and Lo counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jackie Lo!
Jackie Lo gave a mention to Free Bands inc. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyreke Mechanic (ranked 2808 p4p, 353 weight class) and David Thomas (ranked 2934 p4p, 368 weight class). 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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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyreke Mechanic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mechanic's head backwards.
Thomas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thomas clinches.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Mechanic.
Mechanic throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mechanic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mechanic breaks from the clinch.
Mechanic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Mechanic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mechanic misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Mechanic is avoiding it.
Mechanic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas's coach down at FIERCE {{$500/wk}} was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Thomas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A jab from Mechanic misses.
David Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas clinches.
Mechanic swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Thomas.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thomas stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mechanic.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Mechanic letting Thomas take a breather here.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Mechanic uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Mechanic.
Mechanic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mechanic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mechanic backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mechanic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Thomas stalling.
Mechanic tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Mechanic back against the cage.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mechanic up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mechanic lands with a left to the head.
Mechanic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas wants to stall.
Mechanic prevents a body shot from Thomas.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mechanic blocking some punches.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Mechanic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas connects with the punch.
A big left from Mechanic misses.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mechanic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mechanic lands with a good body shot.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Mechanic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mechanic. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Mechanic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mechanic ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas tests Mechanic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mechanic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas has managed to clinch.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mechanic, pushing him back against the cage.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Mechanic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Thomas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mechanic throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thomas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mechanic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mechanic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mechanic duly obliges.
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
Thomas darts in trying to clinch
and Mechanic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mechanic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Mechanic's belly button to the back.
Mechanic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mechanic counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mechanic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Mechanic keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Mechanic in a clinch.
Mechanic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Mechanic slowing the pace effectively.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
David Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Mechanic breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Mechanic.
Mechanic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas cracks Mechanic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mechanic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thomas clinches.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mechanic is trying to force a seperation but Thomas has the dominant position.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mechanic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mechanic is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Mechanic stalls.
Mechanic pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas is struggling to control the position.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Mechanic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas tries to clinch up
and Mechanic counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch but Mechanic is having none of it.
Mechanic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyreke Mechanic is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
The crowd cheers as Mechanic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomas doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like David Thomas has been cut.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
A right hook to the body lands for Mechanic.
Mechanic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas trying to control the position but instead, Mechanic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thomas into the cage.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Mechanic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mechanic blocks an uppercut.
Thomas trying to control the position but instead, Mechanic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thomas into the cage.
Mechanic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas defending well as Mechanic loads up on a big left hand.
Mechanic gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Mechanic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Mechanic uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mechanic digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mechanic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyreke Mechanic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Thomas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Mechanic.
Thomas forces Mechanic back against the cage and clinches.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Mechanic.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Mechanic is stalling here.
Mechanic lands with a right to the head.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Mechanic controls his hands.
Mechanic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mechanic misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mechanic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mechanic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mechanic swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mechanic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas closes the distance but Mechanic moves to the side
and Mechanic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas is rocked!
Mechanic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Mechanic finish him?
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Mechanic pushes him off.
Mechanic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mechanic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mechanic walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Thomas drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mechanic swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Thomas's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyreke Mechanic!
Tyreke Mechanic very nearly forgot to thank Free Bands inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amir Khan (ranked 3446 p4p, 398 weight class) and Slot Waster (ranked 3173 p4p, 369 weight class). Slot Waster is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
193 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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26
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amir Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slot Waster!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan misses the jab.
Khan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Waster in his tracks.
Waster throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Waster throws an off balance right hand
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Waster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Khan enables Waster to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Khan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but Waster passes into half guard.
Waster is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Waster frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Khan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Waster on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waster controlling his opponent.
Waster seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Khan is holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waster working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Waster controlling from mount.
Khan tries to lock up and control but Waster gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Waster takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Waster is trying to take his opponent's back.
Waster has hold of Khan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Khan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Waster is looking to work his way around to Khan's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waster looking to isolate an arm here. Khan doesn't see it coming and as Waster extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Waster!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Slot Waster!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baghdad Bob (ranked 3305 p4p, 386 weight class) and Luiz Lowe (ranked 1931 p4p, 248 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baghdad Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luiz Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab from Bob.
Lowe slips under a jab.
Bob throws a shot to the body.
Lowe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Lowe throws a body shot but no joy.
Bob connects with a looping right hand.
Bob misses the body punch
and Lowe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bob instigates a clinch.
Bob misses with a punch on the inside.
Bob looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Lowe.
Lowe stalling against the cage.
Lowe breaks the clinch.
Bob definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Lowe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bob lands a right hook to the body.
Lowe swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Bob rushes Lowe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lowe presses Bob against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Bob.
Bob displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lowe up against the cage.
Lowe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a left hand.
Lowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
Bob effectively controlling the action here.
Lowe tries a body shot but Bob blocks it.
Bob working aggressively here.
Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Lowe.
Lowe tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Lowe back against the cage.
Lowe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowe digs a right hand underneath Bob's ribcage. Bob let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lowe cracks Bob with a nice body shot.
Lowe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bob lands a left hand.
Bob throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Lowe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob digs a right hand underneath Lowe's ribcage. Lowe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lowe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bob misses with the head strike.
A short left from Bob.
Bob manages to break the clinch.
Bob displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bob is looking to wear down Lowe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Bob misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Lowe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lowe lands a slapping body shot.
Lowe has closed the distance and engaged Bob in a clinch.
Lowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Bob struggles to land a body shot inside as Lowe controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowe.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowe lands a body shot.
Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Bob misses with a punch on the inside.
Bob's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bob lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Bob tries to work over Lowe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lowe misses with a body punch.
Lowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.
Bob misses with the head strike.
Lowe works on Bob's body with a couple of short punches.
Bob working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Lowe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Baghdad Bob will probably get the nod.
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.
Lowe lands a slapping body shot.
Bob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bob takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baghdad Bob is winning the standup battle so far.
Lowe clinches up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lowe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bob scores with a shot to the side of Lowe's head.
Lowe manages to break the clinch.
Lowe closes the distance and pushes Bob back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Lowe - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Lowe.
Bob takes a shot to the head.
Lowe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bob struggles to land a body shot inside as Lowe controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lowe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bob is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob misses with a punch on the inside.
Bob prevents a body shot from Lowe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowe.
Lowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowe lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowe.
Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowe.
Bob lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Lowe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobs head.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lowe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lowe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Bob is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Lowe.
Lowe is working Bob over against the cage.
Lowe creates a bit of distance and cracks Bob with a massive left hook! Bob crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Lowe stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luiz Lowe!
Luiz Lowe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Tabatabai (ranked 1304 p4p, 150 weight class) and Cesar Colnago (ranked 1370 p4p, 155 weight class). Cesar Colnago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Tabatabai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cesar Colnago!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tabatabai clinches up against the cage.
Colnago prevents a body shot from Tabatabai.
Colnago blocks a body shot from Tabatabai.
Colnago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colnago swings wildly with an uppercut but Tabatabai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tabatabai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colnago tries to break free but Tabatabai pushes him back against the cage.
Tabatabai lands with a short shot to the head.
Colnago swings wildly with an uppercut but Tabatabai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Colnago on the inside.
Tabatabai misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colnago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tabatabai misses with a punch to the body.
Tabatabai tries to throw a body punch but Colnago avoids it by throwing Tabatabai back against the cage.
Colnago misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tabatabai.
Colnago struggles to land a body shot inside as Tabatabai controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colnago.
Tabatabai scores with a shot to the side of Colnago's head.
Tabatabai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tabatabai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colnago blocking some punches.
Tabatabai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tabatabai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tabatabai tries to throw a body punch but Colnago avoids it by throwing Tabatabai back against the cage.
Colnago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Colnago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Colnago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Colnago has had enough of the clinch but Tabatabai keeps him there for the moment.
Colnago working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Colnago.
Tabatabai throws a head punch that misses.
Colnago pushes Tabatabai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Colnago struggles to land a body shot inside as Tabatabai controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colnago scores with a nice hook to the head.
Colnago misses with a punch to the body.
Tabatabai can't find room to land a body shot as Colnago controls the action.
Colnago swings wildly with an uppercut but Tabatabai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tabatabai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Colnago scores with a shot to the side of Tabatabai's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tabatabai misses with a body punch.
Colnago blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Colnago as the two fighters clinch.
Tabatabai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Colnago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Colnago misses with an uppercut. Tabatabai saw that one coming.
Tabatabai tries to counter by clinching up but Colnago breaks away and moves out of range.
Colnago scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Colnago.
Tabatabai looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A shot to the liver by Colnago. Beautiful body shot.
Tabatabai is breathing heavily.
Colnago missing with a left hand there. Tabatabai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colnago swats away the attempt to clinch by Tabatabai.
Colnago misses the jab.
Tabatabai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tabatabai throws a lazy uppercut
and Colnago counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tabatabai! Colnago lets Tabatabai back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like John Tabatabai has been cut.
Tabatabai just misses with a punch to the body.
Colnago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tabatabai.
Tabatabai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Colnago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Colnago looks to land a left hand but Tabatabai moved out of range nicely.
Colnago stuns Tabatabai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tabatabai has managed to clinch.
Tabatabai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colnago lands a hook that snaps the head of Tabatabai backwards.
Colnago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Colnago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colnago lands a shot to the body.
Tabatabai tries a body shot but Colnago blocks it.
Colnago working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tabatabai lands a hook that snaps the head of Colnago backwards.
Colnago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Colnago lands with a right to the head.
Colnago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Colnago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Colnago with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tabatabai to score with a decent uppercut.
Tabatabai throws out a loose jab but Colnago uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Colnago misses.
Colnago punishes Tabatabai's body with a nice straight punch.
Tabatabai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colnago throws out the jab.
Colnago feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tabatabai sprawling to the canvas! Tabatabai rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Colnago finish him?!
Tabatabai is rocked!
Colnago cracks Tabatabai with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cesar Colnago! Cesar Colnago retains his heavyweight title!
Cesar Colnago seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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