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AnC 4: Majauska vs. Stalker PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Collins (ranked 8943 p4p, 646 weight class) and Fabricio Laranja (ranked 9828 p4p, 664 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Laranja!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laranja has a takedown stuffed.
Laranja fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Collins.
Nice sprawl there from Collins as Laranja shoots in.
Eric Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Laranja.
Laranja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Collins pinned against the cage. Collins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Collins misses with a double jab.
Laranja fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins drives through with a takedown into guard.
Collins stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Laranja has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Collins manages to get his head free but now Laranja has transitioned to an armbar! Collins grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Laranja! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabricio Laranja!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robb Stark (ranked 7099 p4p, 583 weight class) and Patrick Swanson (ranked 6978 p4p, 576 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robb Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Swanson takes a kick to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stark.
A good leg kick by Stark.
Swanson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stark stuffs the takedown attempt from Swanson. Swanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Swanson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stark goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stark sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Swanson to the ground! Stark dives into full mount looking to finish!
Swanson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Stark! Swanson is hurt baaadly! Stark is firing away with more strikes - Swanson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robb Stark!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Larva (ranked 5923 p4p, 535 weight class) and Spas Spasov (ranked 6433 p4p, 552 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacob Larva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spas Spasov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spasov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Larva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Spasov dives in for a single leg takedown but Larva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Spasov feints a jab promting Larva to slip. Spasov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Larva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Spasov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Larva tries to avoid it but Spasov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Larva to the ground. Larva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jacob Larva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spas Spasov.
Larva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Larva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spasov.
Larva misses with a double jab
and Spasov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Spasov.
Larva is rocked!
Larva throws a series of punches but Spasov avoids them all with ease.
Oh Larva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spasov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Larva defends it nicely.
Larva appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spasov drops Larva with a naaaaasty hook - Larva is in real trouble here! Spasov dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spas Spasov!
Jacob Larva spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Sanchez (ranked 4350 p4p, 193 weight class) and Talon Cape (ranked 6484 p4p, 268 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Talon Cape!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cape waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Cape ducks under and follows up with a left that Cape also avoids with ease.
Sanchez takes a swing at Cape's ribcage but misses.
Cape gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez.
Cape slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cape closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Sanchez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cape is looking to get back to is feet but Sanchez passes into side control.
Cape really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanchez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cape has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sanchez wants to control but Cape is keeping him busy.
Sanchez is really struggling to control Cape but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cape can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sanchez trying to control the position but Cape is working away.
Sanchez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sanchez is trying to get an arm triangle but Cape is defending well.
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.
Cape can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cape wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Cape is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cape tries to bench press Sanchez off him but Sanchez keeps the position.
Cape looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cape is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cape throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Cape avoids nicely.
Cape looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cape scoring well with a low kick there.
Cape moves into the clinch.
Cape looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cape manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cape lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cape scores a nice knee to the body.
Cape tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
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 Jose Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cape moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cape.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Cape moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Sanchez misses
and Cape counters with a nice leg kick.
Cape lands with a kick to the temple. Sanchez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cape.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Cape with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cape tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez throws a lazy head kick
and Cape counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cape drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Cape has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cape takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Cape's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Cape landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Cape forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cape creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
Cape lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jose Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Cape forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cape putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cape with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cape tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cape scores a nice knee to the body.
Cape misses with a knee strike.
Cape taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cape has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cape with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cape throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cape lands a nice elbow.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Cape.
Cape with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cape with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cape unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cape lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cape tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Cape is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Talon Cape seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cape creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cape landing knees to the body.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cape comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cape lands a damaging elbow.
Cape landing knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Cape has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cape just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cape with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cape tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cape throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Cape creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
Cape stalling.
Sanchez looking for a takedown.
Cape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Cape leaning against his opponent.
Cape taking a breather.
Sanchez cracks Cape with a nice body shot.
Cape lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
Cape is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cape with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talon Cape showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Sanchez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cape is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice shot lands for Cape.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Cape.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Cape buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cape uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Cape steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Cape throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Jose Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Cape fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Cape throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Cape.
Cape is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cape down to the mat. Cape avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cape tries to clinch up.
Cape throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cape lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cape feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
Cape fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Cape.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Cape bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cape doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Cape turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cape tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cape blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Cape misses with a jab to the body
and Sanchez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cape really felt that one!
Cape rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cape lands an elbow inside.
Cape unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cape lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Cape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cape looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cape with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Cape lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cape lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cape with a knee to the head.
Cape with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Cape throws knees to the body.
Cape tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cape looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Cape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cape tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Our sources have told us that Sanchez has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Cape stalling the fight.
Cape throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cape walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cape tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Cape takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cape is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cape looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cape.
Cape comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cape throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Cape misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Cape tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Cape tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Cape tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
Cape looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez wants the takedown. Cape is fighting it off but Sanchez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cape's guard against the cage.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Cape is retaining full guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Cape keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Talon Cape comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cape has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Talon Cape!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Lad (ranked 5981 p4p, 585 weight class) and Tom Drogo (ranked 5653 p4p, 563 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ludvig Lad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lad.
Drogo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circling - Lad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Lad misses.
Lad throws a looping overhand right but Drogo ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Drogo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lad!
Lad connects with a right hand. Drogo shakes it off.
Lad throws out a loose jab but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drogo.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drogo.
Lad 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.
Drogo lands with a short shot to the head.
Lad lands with a short shot to the head.
Drogo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drogo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lad backwards.
Lad is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lad looking to stall.
Drogo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
Drogo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lad is trying to maintain a safe position but Drogo gets an underhook and turns Lad into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Lad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lad.
Drogo is pushing Lad up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drogo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drogo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lad.
Lad throws a right hand that misses
and Drogo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Lad misses the target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lad!
It looks like Tom Drogo has been cut.
Lad throws a big shot that misses.
Drogo throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lad does no damage.
Lad throws a right hand that Drogo ducks under and follows up with a left that Drogo also avoids with ease.
Lad lands a jab.
Lad jabs Drogo right on the nose. Drogo blinks but takes it well.
Lad misses with a left hand
and Drogo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lad misses with an uppercut.
As Lad backs off Drogo throws a huge counter combo but Lad manages to avoid it all.
Some wild striking there from Lad.
Drogo throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad looks to land a right hand but Drogo moved out of range.
Lad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circling - Lad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drogo has closed the distance and engaged Lad in a clinch.
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!
Lad slowing the pace effectively.
Lad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lad misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludvig Lad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Drogo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drogo ducks under a wild hook from Lad.
A little jabbing left from Drogo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drogo slips a jab and a cross from Lad.
Drogo is looking for the big counter here.
Drogo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ludvig Lad is winning the standup battle so far.
Lad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drogo with the counter takedown but Lad avoids it easily.
Lad scores with a nice strike.
Lad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drogo can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Lad misses the target.
Drogo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lad misses with a hook. Drogo ducked under it nicely.
Lad lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lad throws out a loose jab but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drogo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lad misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Drogo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Lad misses.
Drogo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Drogo wants to clinch up but Lad keeps it at a distance.
Lad looks to throw the jab but Drogo is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lad circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lad counters with a two punch combo.
Ludvig Lad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drogo moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drogo! But no joy.
Drogo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drogo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lad misses with a left hand
and Drogo counters with a series of strikes. Lad will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lad throws a lazy right hand but Drogo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Lad backs off Drogo throws a huge counter combo but Lad manages to avoid it all.
Lad throws the left hand but Drogo avoids the punch easily.
Lad throws a shot from downtown. Drogo moves away and avoids it.
Lad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lad looks to land a right hand but Drogo moved out of range.
Lad misses with a looping right.
Drogo unleashes a big counter combination but Lad bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lad misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Drogo.
Drogo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tom Drogo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad lands with a good body shot.
Drogo has closed the distance and engaged Lad in a clinch.
Drogo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drogo misses with a punch on the inside.
Drogo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Lad scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Lad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drogo.
Drogo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drogo looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludvig Lad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Drogo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lad closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Drogo's guard.
Lad looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lad prevents Drogo from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lad trying to control but Drogo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad advances to half guard.
Drogo has hold of Lad's hands but Lad slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Drogo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lad drops an elbow to the side of Drogo's head.
Lad takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lad wants to pass the guard but Drogo is defending well.
Lad is trying to control. Drogo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drogo is defending against the submission attempts here by Lad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lad wants to free his trapped foot but Drogo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lad is trying to control. Drogo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Drogo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lad works his way into side control.
Lad scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lad is working Drogo over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo tries to escape but Lad is in control.
Lad trying to control the position but Drogo is working away.
Lad looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lad has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Drogo!
Lad pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad landing strikes from the mount.
Lad is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Drogo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lad postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Drogo looks a forlorn figure.
Lad controlling the position easily from mount.
Lad lands a big shot there that rocks Drogo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tom Drogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ludvig Lad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lad, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludvig Lad!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Franco (ranked 4251 p4p, 475 weight class) and John Button (ranked 6159 p4p, 597 weight class). Tiago Franco could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Button's chin.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiago Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Button!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Franco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Button throws a series of strikes that have Franco backpedaling.
Button looks to land a right hand but Franco moved out of range.
Button throws a one two combo.
A big right from Button misses.
Franco 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.
Button lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Franco tries to bum rush Button with a series of wild strikes but Button uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Button throws out a counter right but Franco avoids it with no problem.
Button loads up on a big right hand but Franco slips the punch.
Tiago Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Button throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franco seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Button jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Franco tries to bum rush Button with a series of wild strikes but Button uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franco stuffs the takedown.
Franco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Button defends well and Franco ends up having to push Button into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Button tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco goes for a double leg but Button avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Button continues to drive forward.
Franco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Button sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Franco somewhat.
Franco tries to bum rush Button with a series of wild strikes but Button uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franco jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Franco takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Button misses.
Button takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Franco tries to clinch but Button is having none of it.
Franco has a takedown stuffed.
Button scores with a crisp jab that stopped Franco in his tracks.
Franco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Franco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Button darts in and clinches Franco up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco taking a breather.
Button misses with a hook from the clinch.
Button displaying some good clinch control by pressing Franco up against the cage.
Button blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franco is working for takedown but Button is calmly controlling the position for now.
Button lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Franco tries to pull guard but Button holds him up against the cage and eventually Franco drops back down to his feet.
Button throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Franco on the inside.
Franco wants a takedown but no success here.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Button controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Button's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Franco on the inside.
Button misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Button fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Button.
Button lands a hook that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Franco looking to slow down the pace here.
Button lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Franco gets control of Button's arms and successfully pulls guard. Franco will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Franco throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Button really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Franco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Franco throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Button stopping the sweep attempt from Franco.
Franco kicks Button off and gets to his feet.
Button misses with a straight right.
Franco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Button as he jumps to the side.
Franco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Button is fending him off so far but Franco persists. Nope, Button circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like Button was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Franco tries to clinch but Button moves out of range.
Franco fails to land the takedown.
Franco is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Button throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Franco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Button swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Button dives in and scores a takedown into Franco's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Franco manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Franco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Button stuffs the takedown attempt from Franco. Franco gets slowly back to his feet.
Franco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Button.
Franco throws a big counter combination but Button scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Franco shoots in but Button avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Button is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Franco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Button finds it's way round the side to connect with Franco's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Franco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franco fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Button dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Button paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franco fails with a takedown attempt.
Button's jab looks to have found its range, popping Franco under the eye.
Franco with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Button counter with a right hand.
Button darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Button lands with a cross.
Franco misses with a takedown attempt
and Button counters with a single leg into guard. Franco didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Button lands a couple of elbows.
Button stopping the sweep attempt from Franco.
Franco trying to keep a closed guard but Button is proving a slippery customer.
Button chips away with some ground and pound.
Franco looking for a sweep. Not yet Franco, not yet.
Franco striking from the bottom.
Button must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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!
Button trying to control the position from guard on top but Franco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Franco throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Franco wants to sweep but no luck.
Button makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Franco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Button is looking to improve his position.
Franco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Franco trying to control the action but Button is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Button trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franco working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Button taking shots to the head.
It looks like John Button has been cut.
Franco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Button wants to control but Franco is having none of it.
Franco wants to control the pace but Button is squirming around nicely.
Franco landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Franco! Button is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tiago Franco!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enver Gashi (ranked 4150 p4p, 326 weight class) and Gato Wali (ranked 9211 p4p, 485 weight class). Gato Wali is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 Las Vegas, Enver Gashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gato Wali!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gashi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wali as he avoids it easily.
Wali looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gashi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gashi fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enver Gashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wali moves out of range of the strikes.
Gashi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wali pinned against the cage. Wali gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've been told by Gashi's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym ($600/Week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wali gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gashi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gashi controlling from the top position.
Gashi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gashi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gashi'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.
Gashi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wali being controlled here, momentarily.
Gashi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
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.
Gashi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gashi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gashi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gashi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gashi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gashi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gashi is looking to work some ground and pound but Wali has wrist control.
Gashi controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gashi shoots in but Wali avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gashi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gashi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wali told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Gashi landing some decent shots from guard.
Gashi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gashi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gashi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wali for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gashi connects with a couple of short punches.
Wali being controlled here, momentarily.
Further stalling from Gashi.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enver Gashi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gashi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wali!
Gashi staying calm.
Gashi scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gashi working the head and body with strikes.
Gashi cracks Wali with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wali is letting Gashi control him for a moment.
Wali is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gashi is putting a hurting on Wali here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wali is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gashi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gashi takes a little break here. Wali wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Enver Gashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gashi working the body and head with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gashi landing a few strikes.
Wali is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gashi controls the position from side control.
Wali is still in real trouble! Can Gashi finish him?
Gashi tries for a kimura but Wali is defending well.
Gashi working away.
Wali seems to have recovered his senses.
Gashi takes a little break here. Wali wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gashi is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Wali looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gashi gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Wali is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gashi lets go of the hold and Wali can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Enver Gashi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Enver Gashi thanked Annihilation Apparel for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Gato Wali was interviewed post fight and said 'Not over yet. We are coming back better than today.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marius Majauskas (ranked 4774 p4p, 499 weight class) and Chief Stalker (ranked 3289 p4p, 368 weight class). Majauskas's entrance music is Drake - God's Plan. A fine choice. Chief Stalker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
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198 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marius Majauskas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Stalker!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalker checks the leg kick.
Stalker throws a combination that misses
and Majauskas counters with a single leg into guard. Stalker didn't expect that.
Majauskas drops back looking for a leg! Stalker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stalker manages to kick Majauskas off! Majauskas jumps back into Stalker's guard.
Majauskas won't allow Stalker to get back to his feet.
Majauskas advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stalker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Majauskas.
Majauskas wants to work for an arm triangle but Stalker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Majauskas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stalker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Majauskas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Majauskas lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Majauskas there.
Majauskas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stalker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Majauskas.
Majauskas drops an elbow to the side of Stalker's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majauskas is working for a submission of some sort.
Majauskas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stalker wants to get back to his feet.
Majauskas is trying to work for a kimura but Stalker is defending well.
Stalker is trying to stand.
Majauskas wants to work for an arm triangle but Stalker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Majauskas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stalker sees it coming and defends easily.
Stalker has hold of Majauskas's hands but Majauskas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Majauskas.
Majauskas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Majauskas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stalker is just riding it out for now. Majauskas eventually gives up the hold.
Majauskas is working for a submission of some sort.
Stalker is trying to stand up here but Majauskas is controlling him well.
Stalker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Majauskas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Majauskas thows a huge punch but Stalker dodges it nicely.
Majauskas seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majauskas lands with a punch from half guard.
Stalker is defending against the submission attempts here by Majauskas.
Majauskas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stalker is trying to stand back up but Majauskas is controlling him
Majauskas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Majauskas is looking for a kimura but Stalker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Majauskas to get the leverage.
Stalker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Majauskas.
Majauskas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Majauskas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stalker sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Majauskas there.
Stalker pushes Majauskas off looking to stand but Majauskas dives back in and keeps control.
Stalker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Majauskas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stalker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Majauskas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stalker is in trouble now - Majauskas has advanced to mount!
Majauskas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Majauskas looking for a guillotine from mount but Stalker is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Majauskas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Majauskas looking to secure an arm triangle but Stalker defends it well.
Majauskas looking to finish Stalker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stalker!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marius Majauskas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stalker connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Majauskas! He's out on his feet! Stalker rushes in and drops Majauskas with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chief Stalker!
Chief Stalker managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Knockdown Clothes, into his post fight interview.
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