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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Android Ten (ranked 3437 p4p, 368 weight class) and Tim Greene (ranked 21997 p4p, 585 weight class). Greene is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Back In Black. Android Ten could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tim Greene's chin.
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145 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Android Ten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Greene!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ten sprawls well. Ten wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Greene gets slowly back to his feet.
Ten wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Greene misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ten thuds his shin into the meat of Greene's side.
Ten scores with a leg kick.
Ten throws a head kick but Greene moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Greene.
Android Ten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Greene.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Greene. That did some damage!
Greene is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ten's half guard.
Greene stalling.
Greene is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ten is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Greene pulls his head out easily.
Greene is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ten has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ten wants to control but Greene is keeping busy.
Greene is working for a kimura but Ten is defending it quite comfortably.
Ten wants to improve his position but Greene is controlling well.
Ten is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Greene pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ten is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Greene's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Greene's back!
Greene is really stuck here.
Greene fending off the submission attempt from Ten.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ten is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Greene knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Greene for a finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ten is trying to stick to Greene's back but Greene is turning into Ten. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ten's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Greene.
Ten has his foot on Greene's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Greene works his way back into a safe position though.
Ten keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully.
Ten definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ten throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Greene escapes and throws Ten's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Greene is trying to get an arm triangle but Ten is defending well.
Greene is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ten has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ten is looking to reverse the position.
Greene looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ten is trying to improve his position.
Ten is trying to control Greene's posture but Greene avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ten is trying to control Greene's posture but Greene avoids it.
Ten prevents Greene from moving into mount.
Greene swings around for an armbar but Ten sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Greene's guard.
Ten is in close to Greene's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ten passes Greene's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ten is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Greene defends it well.
Ten seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Android Ten dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Greene fails with the takedown.
It appears Ten was looking to counter with a kick there.
Greene closes the distance and clinches up with Ten, looking for a takedown. Greene pushes Ten against the cage but Ten circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Greene blocks a head kick by Ten.
Greene dives in and grabs Ten's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ten pushes down on Greene's head and hops out.
Ten appears to be looking for a big counter.
Android Ten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Greene.
Greene fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ten avoids it really well and circles away.
Ten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Greene shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ten sprawls well. Ten wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Greene gets slowly back to his feet.
Crunch! Ten slams his shin into Greene's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ten closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Greene quickly recovers to half guard.
Greene kicks off Ten and gets to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tim Greene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ten drives through with a takedown into Greene's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Greene wriggles free and stands up.
Greene is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ten closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Greene's guard.
Ten scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ten working some strikes from top position.
Ten passes Greene's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ten is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Greene is just riding it out for now. Ten eventually gives up the hold.
Ten is working for a kimura here but Greene manages to reverse the position and he's now in Ten's guard.
Ten had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Greene defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene trying to control but Ten is working from the bottom.
Ten has his foot on Greene's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Greene works his way back into a safe position though.
Ten had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Greene defends it easily.
Ten wants to sweep here but Greene controlling him for the moment.
Ten is looking for a triangle but Greene pushes his legs off easily.
Greene trying to control but Ten is working from the bottom.
Ten not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene passes into half guard.
Greene sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ten defending well though.
Ten is looking for a sweep. Greene is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Greene is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Greene is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ten sees it coming and defends easily.
Greene is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ten has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ten moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ten here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ten not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Greene got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ten has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Greene has managed to get both his arms back between Ten's legs - danger averted.
Greene preventing the sweep.
Greene 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.
Ten is looking for a triangle but Greene pushes his legs off easily.
Greene trying to control the position from guard on top but Ten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greene is sitting in close to Ten's body. Ten has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Greene is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Greene is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ten.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Android Ten!
A very excited looking Android Ten made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jab Brown (ranked 4349 p4p, 510 weight class) and Midnight Rider (ranked 4344 p4p, 509 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Lützenkirchen - German Kiss . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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214 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jab Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Midnight Rider!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Rider throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown goes for a double leg but Rider avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rider continues to drive forward.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jab Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown tries for a takedown but Rider circles away easily
and Rider counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Rider sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rider connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Rider rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rider throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Rider throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Rider misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rider!
Rider felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rider has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rider is trying to get back to half guard.
Rider explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Rider throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rider sprawls and moves away.
Rider misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brown.
Rider throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rider has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Rider's legs - danger averted.
Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rider looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown is pushing down on Rider's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rider is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rider defending well though.
Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rider is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rider doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brown.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rider is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Rider actively working from the bottom here.
Brown is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rider actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rider gets full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is pushing down on Rider's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rider is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rider is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Rider looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rider is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rider is trying to stand up here but Brown is controlling him well.
Rider is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rider avoid being mounted?
Brown works his way into full mount!
Rider gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rider is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown is looking for a kimura here.
Rider actively working from the bottom here.
Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rider sees it coming and defends easily.
Brown is working for a kimura but Rider is defending it quite comfortably.
Brown is looking for a kimura here.
Brown is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rider doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Midnight Rider will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rider rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown prevents Rider from improving his position.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rider actively working from the bottom here.
Rider kicks off Brown and gets to his feet.
Rider misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rider misses the target.
Rider misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rider is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brown is aware though and is defending well.
Rider throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Rider has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rider is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Rider is breathing heavily.
Brown forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rider is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Brown is tapping! Great win for Rider!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Midnight Rider!
Midnight Rider gave a mention to Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Diaz (ranked 2698 p4p, 338 weight class) and Chong Tay (ranked 2396 p4p, 336 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 lbs
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210 lbs
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World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Niko Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tay circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Diaz drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Tay follows Diaz to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chong Tay!
Chong Tay decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Feihck Tiote (ranked 1761 p4p, 207 weight class) and Conrad Poohs (ranked 2320 p4p, 274 weight class). Poohs has chosen Born of Fire as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Feihck Tiote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conrad Poohs!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiote misses with a takedown attempt - Poohs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Poohs gets caught napping as Tiote dives in and scores a takedown. Poohs manages to retain guard.
Tiote wants to pass the guard but Poohs is keeping the position.
Tiote trying to control the position from guard on top but Poohs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiote trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiote is stalling in the full guard.
Tiote trying to control the position from guard on top but Poohs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poohs working a defensive guard here.
Tiote is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tiote looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Poohs looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiote is just out of range.
Tiote moves away from the strike by Poohs.
Tiote dives in and grabs Poohs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Poohs pushes down on Tiote's head and hops out.
Tiote misses with a takedown attempt - Poohs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Poohs has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Feihck Tiote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiote shoots in but Poohs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tiote keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiote looking to score a takedown here. Poohs is defending well but Tiote drives through and ends up in Poohs's guard.
Poohs keeping full guard, as Tiote tries to pass.
Poohs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tiote is one step ahead there.
Tiote with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tiote is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tiote trying to control the position from guard on top but Poohs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiote stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poohs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiote is working hard here to advance position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tiote throws a strike but Poohs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tiote has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Poohs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tiote working for a triangle but Poohs defends it easily.
Poohs 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiote is pulling down on Poohs's head to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiote had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Poohs defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feihck Tiote dominated that round.
That's time! Tiote's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Poohs throws a lazy right hand but Tiote sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiote feinted with a counter takedown.
Poohs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiote.
Tiote fails with a takedown attempt.
Tiote is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tiote avoids the body shot from Poohs.
Poohs misses with a straight right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tiote.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Poohs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tiote shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Poohs but Poohs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Feihck Tiote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiote takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poohs throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiote.
Tiote shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Poohs is controlling Tiote's trapped leg to prevent Tiote from advancing to side control.
Tiote seems to be working for a kimura but Poohs defends the submission attempt.
Tiote is looking to take a break and control but Poohs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiote is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tiote is pressing down on Poohs's thigh, looking to free his foot. Poohs is holding on for now.
Tiote passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tiote with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiote looking to ground and pound but Poohs is blocking nicely.
Tiote tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Poohs wants to hold on but Tiote pushes him away.
Tiote trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poohs wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tiote.
Tiote is landing with some decent strikes but Poohs is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tiote looking to ground and pound but Poohs is blocking nicely.
Poohs is squirming around, avoiding Tiote's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiote sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poohs blocking the ground and pound.
Tiote controlling from mount.
Tiote is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Tiote!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Feihck Tiote!
Feihck Tiote managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominique Bell (ranked 3876 p4p, 396 weight class) and Ignatius Thistlewhite (ranked 2416 p4p, 282 weight class). Ignatius Thistlewhite will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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152 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominique Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ignatius Thistlewhite!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thistlewhite tries to avoid it but Bell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thistlewhite to the ground. Thistlewhite escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thistlewhite is trying to improve his position.
Bell 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.
Thistlewhite wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Bell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thistlewhite is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thistlewhite throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Bell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thistlewhite some visible discomfort.
Thistlewhite tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thistlewhite keeps trying to improve his position.
Thistlewhite tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thistlewhite managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bell.
Bell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thistlewhite knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Thistlewhite connects with an elbow from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thistlewhite throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Thistlewhite throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Thistlewhite is looking for a sweep.
Bell avoids the strikes from the bottom by Thistlewhite.
Bell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bell avoids the strikes from the bottom by Thistlewhite.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thistlewhite, who protects the arm well.
Thistlewhite tries to improve position but can't.
Bell takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Thistlewhite to pass into mount.
Bell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thistlewhite regains half guard.
Bell wants to free his trapped foot but Thistlewhite is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell is working hard here to advance position.
Thistlewhite punching from the bottom.
Thistlewhite avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bell.
Thistlewhite throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Thistlewhite regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bell wants to control from the top but Thistlewhite keeps moving.
Thistlewhite wants to sweep but no luck.
Thistlewhite escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bell lands a couple of digs.
Bell pushes down on Thistlewhite's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Thistlewhite flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Thistlewhite throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bell 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell throwing shots but Thistlewhite is blocking nicely.
Thistlewhite misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bell passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bell takes Thistlewhite's back, avoiding a couple of desperation strikes from the bottom.
Thistlewhite tries to break free.
Will Bell go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Bell has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bell is looking for the choke from the back position but Thistlewhite is controlling his hands well.
Bell is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Thistlewhite knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Thistlewhite for a finish.
Bell looking for the choke from the back.
Bell is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Thistlewhite knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Thistlewhite for a finish.
Thistlewhite tries to escape but Bell has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thistlewhite manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bell's guard. Nice work there by Thistlewhite.
Bell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thistlewhite loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thistlewhite lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thistlewhite postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thistlewhite is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thistlewhite trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bell has momentary wrist control but Thistlewhite slips an elbow through the middle.
Thistlewhite keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bell's head.
Thistlewhite landing some decent shots from guard.
Thistlewhite postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bell is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Thistlewhite has his hands clasped together but Bell extends and breaks Thistlewhite's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bell.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dominique Bell!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between ManOfThe PinkHole (ranked 1891 p4p, 81 weight class) and Diyorbek Nurudinov (ranked 1947 p4p, 103 weight class). ManOfThe PinkHole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ManOfThe PinkHole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diyorbek Nurudinov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PinkHole lands a jab to the nose.
PinkHole scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Diyorbek Nurudinov has been cut.
PinkHole throws a hook to the side of Nurudinov's head but Nurudinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
PinkHole looks to land a left hand but Nurudinov moved out of range nicely.
Nurudinov misses with a series of wild punches.
PinkHole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nurudinov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but PinkHole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
PinkHole changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nurudinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from PinkHole.
Nurudinov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nurudinov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. PinkHole looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
PinkHole misses with a looping right.
Nurudinov is looking to clinch.
Nurudinov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in PinkHole's guard.
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!
PinkHole throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nurudinov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of PinkHole's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurudinov scoring with some ground and pound.
Nurudinov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nurudinov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
PinkHole has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nurudinov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nurudinov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
PinkHole had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nurudinov defends it easily.
Nurudinov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nurudinov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
PinkHole is looking for a triangle here but Nurudinov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
PinkHole is looking to regain half guard here but Nurudinov keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurudinov working the ground and pound from side control.
Nurudinov is chipping away with strikes.
PinkHole sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nurudinov lands with a punch from half guard.
Nurudinov drops an elbow to the side of PinkHole's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurudinov lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Nurudinov there.
PinkHole is rocked!
Nurudinov lands a big elbow - PinkHole is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Nurudinov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diyorbek Nurudinov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lalama Amana (ranked 1892 p4p, 222 weight class) and Miki Viki (ranked 1385 p4p, 167 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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167 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lalama Amana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miki Viki!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amana throws a right hand that misses
and Viki counters with a stiff right hand.
Amana misses with a body punch
and Viki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Viki misses with a looping left.
Viki lands a jab to the nose.
Viki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amana.
Amana throws a right hand that misses
and Viki counters with a nice uppercut.
Amana swings for the body but Viki moves out of range.
Viki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lalama Amana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viki misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Amana wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Viki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amana throws a jab but it's blocked by Viki.
Viki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Amana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Amana slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Amana misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Viki lands a really nice looking cross but Amana seems unphased.
Amana connects with the punch.
Nice body punch from Amana.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amana. Viki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amana misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Viki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Amana wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Amana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viki moves out of range as Amana strikes.
Amana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Viki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amana misses with a left hand
enabling Viki to counter with a crisp jab.
Viki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Viki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Amana misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amana misses with a body shot.
Viki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Miki Viki has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viki.
Viki misses with a looping left.
Viki drops Amana with a beautiful combination! Amana stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Viki is looking for the KO!
Amana is rocked!
Viki throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Amana crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Miki Viki!
During a confident post fight interview, Miki Viki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naiki Nekele (ranked 702 p4p, 35 weight class) and Francisco Babyara (ranked 743 p4p, 38 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Naiki Nekele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nekele wants to clinch.
Babyara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nekele doesn't seem bothered though.
Babyara throws a hook to the side of Nekele's head but Nekele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nekele gets a clinch.
Babyara is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nekele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Babyara's efforts to push away.
Nekele scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babyara blocks a body shot from Nekele.
Nekele has a couple of punches blocked by Babyara.
Babyara is trying to drag Nekele to the mat but Nekele just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nekele has Babyara pressed against the cage, preventing Babyara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nekele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babyara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Naiki Nekele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Babyara.
Nekele misses with a punch on the inside.
Nekele working aggressively here.
Babyara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babyara tries to pull guard but Nekele holds him up against the cage and eventually Babyara drops back down to his feet.
Babyara tries to pull guard but Nekele forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Babyara is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nekele lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nekele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nekele lands with a left to the head.
Nekele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babyara is looking to take this one to the mat.
Babyara is looking for a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Babyara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babyara looking to stall.
Nekele scores with a shoulder strike.
Babyara is trying to push Nekele away but Nekele has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Babyara is looking to break free of the clinch but Nekele has double underhooks.
Nekele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babyara looking for a takedown.
Nekele lands with a light punch inside.
Babyara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Babyara blocking some punches.
Babyara wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babyara drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nekele pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nekele's corner calls for a 1-2. Nekele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nekele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Babyara scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Babyara.
Babyara lands the left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babyara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nekele to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab from Babyara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naiki Nekele dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nekele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Babyara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nekele. Babyara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babyara misses with a wild body shot.
Babyara misses with a double jab
and Nekele counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nekele misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babyara tries to break the clinch but Nekele is controlling the position.
Babyara tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nekele lands a right hand.
Babyara jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nekele walks away with a smile on his face. Babyara gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babyara misses with a few strikes there.
Nekele clinches with his opponent.
Babyara fails to pull guard.
Babyara has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nekele seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Babyara can turn it around.
Naiki Nekele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Babyara.
Babyara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nekele gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Babyara.
Babyara looking to stall.
Nekele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babyaras head.
Nekele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babyara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babyara blocks an uppercut.
Nekele has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nekele lands with a short shot to the head.
Nekele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nekele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nekele.
Nekele tries to work over Babyara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nekele tries to throw a body punch but Babyara avoids it by throwing Nekele back against the cage.
Nekele lands a shot to the body.
Babyara blocks an uppercut.
Babyara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nekele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babyara tries to score a body lock takedown but Nekele shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nekele throws a head punch that misses.
Babyara can't break the clinch.
Babyara can't break the clinch.
Nekele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nekele throws a head punch that misses.
Nekele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babyara fails to pull guard.
Nekele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babyara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nekele is defending well for now.
Babyara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babyara is trying to pull guard but Nekele turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short left from Nekele.
Babyara tries to pull guard but Nekele forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Babyara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Babyara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nekele.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babyara drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nekele gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nekele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naiki Nekele dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Babyara misses with a looping right.
Babyara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nekele counters with a stiff right hand.
Nekele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Babyara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Babyara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Babyara throws a body punch but Nekele moves out of range.
Babyara throws a poor cross that misses
and Nekele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nekele takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babyara. Nekele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babyara moves out of range of the leg kick from Nekele.
Babyara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele rushes Babyara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Babyara wants to get back to striking at distance but Nekele won't allow it.
Nekele swings wildly with an uppercut but Babyara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babyara is trying to push Nekele away but Nekele has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Babyara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nekele scores with a shot to the side of Babyara's head.
Babyara jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nekele walks away with a smile on his face. Babyara gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Francisco Babyara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Babyara scores with a nice strike.
Babyara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nekele lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babyara throws a right hand that Nekele ducks under and follows up with a left that Nekele also avoids with ease.
Nekele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babyara throws out the jab.
Babyara misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Nekele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Francisco Babyara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babyara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Babyara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nekele lands a big head kick that sends Babyara to the canvas! Nekele follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naiki Nekele!
Naiki Nekele took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, HELLBENT for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Lomachenko (ranked 1047 p4p, 132 weight class) and Tony Hibbert (ranked 411 p4p, 50 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeni Lomachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Hibbert!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomachenko misses with a takedown attempt - Hibbert sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hibbert swinging wildly here.
Hibbert misses with a body shot.
Lomachenko feinted with a counter takedown.
Hibbert looks to score with a jab to the body but Lomachenko is just out of range.
Lomachenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lomachenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hibbert throws out the jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hibbert has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hibbert moves away from the strike by Lomachenko.
Hibbert throws a sloppy head kick and Lomachenko moves out of range easily.
Hibbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lomachenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lomachenko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($700/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Lomachenko lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hibbert throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hibbert loads up on a big right hand but Lomachenko slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hibbert. Lomachenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lomachenko drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hibbert is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lomachenko throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Hibbert has wrist control.
Hibbert is pulling down on Lomachenko's head. It's preventing any offense from Lomachenko, at least for the moment.
Lomachenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hibbert trying to control the position here.
Lomachenko distracts Hibbert with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lomachenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hibbert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hibbert has Lomachenko pulled in close to control his posture.
Lomachenko cracks Hibbert with a solid left hand.
Hibbert is pulling down on Lomachenko's head. It's preventing any offense from Lomachenko, at least for the moment.
Hibbert working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lomachenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lomachenko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert controls Lomachenko momentarily but Lomachenko frees himself.
Hibbert is adopting a defensive guard.
Lomachenko works over Hibbert with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lomachenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lomachenko throwing strikes from guard but Hibbert blocks nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lomachenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Lomachenko throwing strikes but missing.
Hibbert utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lomachenko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hibbert managing to control the position.
Lomachenko scoring with some ground and pound.
Hibbert is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lomachenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Hibbert is retaining full guard.
Hibbert looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hibbert wants to get back to his feet but Lomachenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lomachenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hibbert is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lomachenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hibbert trying to control the position here.
Lomachenko slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Hibbert.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hibbert wants to control but Lomachenko is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeni Lomachenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lomachenko tests Hibbert's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hibbert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lomachenko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hibbert to the mat! Hibbert manages to get full guard.
Lomachenko is fighting to break Hibbert's control of his arms but Hibbert is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hibbert has momentary wrist control but Lomachenko slips an elbow through the middle.
Hibbert has his foot on Lomachenko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lomachenko works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomachenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hibbert wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lomachenko is now in half guard.
Lomachenko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hibbert knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hibbert taking some punishment here, with Lomachenko in his half guard.
Evgeni Lomachenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lomachenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hibbert keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lomachenko is looking to advance position but Hibbert won't allow it.
Lomachenko working Hibbert over with strikes.
Hibbert on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hibbert keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lomachenko lands a nice short elbow.
Hibbert on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lomachenko lands with a punch from half guard.
Lomachenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hibbert blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lomachenko.
Hibbert has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lomachenko is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hibbert is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lomachenko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lomachenko's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hibbert punches the canvas rather than the man.
Lomachenko preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hibbert.
Hibbert doesn't have the hooks in and Lomachenko manages to turn into his guard.
Lomachenko connects with a couple of short punches.
Lomachenko scoring with some ground and pound.
Hibbert not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lomachenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hibbert's head.
Lomachenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lomachenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lomachenko postures up and lands a big shot to Hibbert's brow.
Lomachenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hibbert's head.
Hibbert wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lomachenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lomachenko stands and throws Hibbert's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert wants to control but Lomachenko postures up.
Lomachenko working the head and body with strikes.
Lomachenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hibbert can do to turn this around?
Lomachenko cracks Hibbert with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hibbert can't do much from the bottom here.
Lomachenko lands a nice forearm strike.
Hibbert is trying to control Lomachenko's posture but Lomachenko avoids it.
Lomachenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hibbert defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeni Lomachenko dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hibbert misses with a wild body shot.
Lomachenko slips under a jab from Hibbert.
Lomachenko feinted with a counter takedown.
Hibbert throws an overhand right that lands on Lomachenko's shoulder, as Lomachenko tries to avoid the shot.
Hibbert walks into a straight right hand from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko throws a hook but Hibbert blocks it.
Lomachenko gets the takedown into side control.
Hibbert throws Lomachenko to one side and escapes!
Tony Hibbert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lomachenko misses with an uppercut.
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!
Lomachenko throws a lazy right hand but Hibbert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lomachenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lomachenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hibbert as he avoids it easily.
Lomachenko takes one to the side of the head.
Lomachenko slips a jab from Hibbert.
Lomachenko shoots and misses
and Hibbert holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Lomachenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hibbert creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hibbert scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert is working Lomachenko over against the cage.
Hibbert lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lomachenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hibbert's elbow.
Hibbert blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Hibbert.
Hibbert gets through Lomachenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hibbert gets through Lomachenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lomachenko tries a body shot but Hibbert blocks it.
Lomachenko tries to pull guard but Hibbert won't allow it.
Lomachenko jumps guard but Hibbert stands there with Lomachenko around his waist. Lomachenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lomachenko tries to score a body lock takedown but Hibbert shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Hibbert.
Hibbert prevents Lomachenko from breaking the clinch.
Lomachenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hibbert lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hibbert scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hibbert.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hibbert has Lomachenko pushed against the cage.
Hibbert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lomachenko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hibbert gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lomachenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hibbert lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hand to the body from Hibbert.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hibbert lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hibbert - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hibbert.
Lomachenko misses with a punch to the body.
Hibbert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hibbert.
Lomachenko misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko can't get the takedown.
Hibbert lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lomachenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hibbert gets through Lomachenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lomachenko is trying to pull guard but Hibbert has him pressed against the cage.
Lomachenko is trying to drag Hibbert to the mat but Hibbert just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right from Hibbert on the inside.
Hibbert gets through Lomachenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hibbert.
Hibbert scores with a shoulder strike.
Lomachenko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hibbert avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hibbert scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hibbert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lomachenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lomachenko looks to land a left hand but Hibbert moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hibbert misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lomachenko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hibbert on his heels. He'll look to pass Hibbert's guard now, I'm sure.
Hibbert pushes Lomachenko off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tony Hibbert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hibbert feints a jab promting Lomachenko to slip. Hibbert then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lomachenko slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lomachenko misses with a wild body shot.
Lomachenko misses with a straight right.
Hibbert swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lomachenko lands with a hook. Hibbert tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hibbert cracks Lomachenko with an open hand slap.
Lomachenko misses with a takedown
and Hibbert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lomachenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hibbert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lomachenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hibbert.
Tony Hibbert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lomachenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hibbert.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Hibbert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lomachenko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evgeni Lomachenko!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murhaa (ranked 36 p4p, 7 weight class) and Light Heavyweight (ranked 356 p4p, 54 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Murhaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Heavyweight!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heavyweight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Heavyweight looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Heavyweight scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murhaa in his tracks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murhaa!
Heavyweight tries to clinch up.
Nice body punch from Heavyweight.
Murhaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Heavyweight looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Heavyweight throws a lazy uppercut
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murhaa stuns Heavyweight with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heavyweight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Heavyweight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murhaa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murhaa, right into the meat.
Murhaa thows a body kick. Heavyweight tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Murhaa does it's job there.
Murhaa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Heavyweight closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heavyweight.
Heavyweight blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
Heavyweight misses with a body punch.
Murhaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Light Heavyweight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murhaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murhaa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heavyweight.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heavyweight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Heavyweight connects with a body shot.
Murhaa misses with a head kick.
Heavyweight tries to clinch but Murhaa is having none of it.
Murhaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Heavyweight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Heavyweight misses.
Heavyweight throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight moves in looking to clinch but Murhaa pushes him off.
Heavyweight wants to clinch.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murhaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Heavyweight.
Heavyweight moves into the clinch.
Heavyweight lands with a short shot to the head.
Heavyweight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heavyweight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heavyweight struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body.
Heavyweight has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight wants to clinch up but Murhaa keeps it at a distance.
Murhaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heavyweight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa thinks about countering with a body kick.
Heavyweight takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been told by Murhaa's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murhaa lands a head shot.
Murhaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murhaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heavyweight.
Murhaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heavyweight's calf.
Heavyweight throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Murhaa throws a series of strikes that have Heavyweight backpedaling.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murhaa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heavyweight avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Heavyweight tries to clinch there but Murhaa circles away.
Jab, jab by Murhaa - just one landing.
Murhaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Heavyweight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Heavyweight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands with a straight right. Heavyweight didn't see that one coming.
Murhaa keeps Heavyweight at a distance using the push kick.
Heavyweight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Murhaa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Heavyweight misses with an uppercut
and Murhaa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heavyweight looks winded!
Heavyweight scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Heavyweight.
Murhaa is looking to slow Heavyweight down with leg kicks.
Heavyweight misses with a body shot.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heavyweight sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice shot lands for Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with the left hand. Heavyweight knows he should have avoided that one.
Murhaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heavyweight is looking to clinch.
Murhaa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Heavyweight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Heavyweight wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhaa 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.
Heavyweight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heavyweight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Murhaa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murhaa rather than just go for the knockout.
Heavyweight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murhaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
You can see that Heavyweight has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Heavyweight tries to close the distance and clinch but Murhaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heavyweight throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heavyweight's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murhaa.
Heavyweight throws a right and a left that Murhaa avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Heavyweight's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Heavyweight as he connects with a hook.
Heavyweight lands with an overhand left.
Murhaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ispa Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavyweight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Heavyweight.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heavyweight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Heavyweight throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Heavyweight wants to clinch.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murhaa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murhaa.
Murhaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murhaa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murhaa lands a big head kick that sends Heavyweight tumbling to the mat! Murhaa takes a step backwards and waves Heavyweight back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Heavyweight is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heavyweight throws a body shot but no joy.
Heavyweight is still on wobbly legs! Can Murhaa finish him?
Heavyweight swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heavyweight seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight misses with a hook.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heavyweight is breathing heavily.
Murhaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heavyweight walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heavyweight takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murhaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heavyweight bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murhaa. That's going to slow Heavyweight down.
Murhaa keeps Heavyweight at a distance using the push kick.
Heavyweight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murhaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murhaa scoring well with a low kick there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Heavyweight crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murhaa - the referee stops the clock and Heavyweight gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murhaa. Heavyweight manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Heavyweight misses with a body shot.
Murhaa looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Murhaa backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Heavyweight's temple! It sends Heavyweight violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Murhaa celebrates and the doctors try to help Heavyweight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Ispa Murhaa!
Ispa Murhaa retains his light heavyweight title!
Ispa Murhaa managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bullet Proof System, into his post fight interview.
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