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EFC Mcpherson vs Chaelsson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Justis (ranked 959 p4p, 134 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 716 p4p, 108 weight class). Justis comes to the cage accompanied by Wolf Totem - The HU. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Logan Justis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schultz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Justis swinging wildly here.
Schultz darts in trying to clinch
and Justis counters with a left to the body.
Justis misses with a series of wild punches.
Schultz throws a series of punches but Justis moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Schultz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No luck for Schultz with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis lands a jab to the head.
Schultz throws the kick towards the body but Justis avoids it.
Schultz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Justis's waist but Justis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schultz off to one side.
Justis misses with a wild combination.
Justis thows a leg kick but Schultz checks it
and Schultz counters with a series of strikes. Justis will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schultz.
A counter left hand to the body from Justis misses its target.
Schultz just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Justis avoids the head kick by Schultz.
Justis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Justis misses with a hook. Schultz ducked under it nicely.
Schultz closes the distance and pushes Justis back into the cage.
Justis lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Justis.
Justis lands a shot to the body.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Justis is blocking nicely.
Schultz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Justis blocks it with crossed arms.
Schultz misses with a knee to the head.
Schultz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Justis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Justis managing to block the knees to the body from Schultz.
Schultz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Justis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Justis cracks Schultz with a nice body shot.
Schultz looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Justis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Justis avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis lands with a short shot to the head.
Justis throws a head punch that misses.
Justis misses with the head strike.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.
Justis lands with a right to the head.
Justis manages to break the clinch.
Justis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schultz.
Justis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Justis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schultz.
Justis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Justis lands a nice looking body shot.
Schultz shoots and misses
and Justis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Logan Justis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dutch Schultz.
Justis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schultz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Justis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Justis just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schultz at a distance.
Schultz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Logan Justis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Schultz.
Justis lands with an uppercut that bounces Schultz off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz shoots in but no luck this time.
Schultz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Justis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Justis connects with a single shot there.
Justis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Justis lands with a good body shot.
Justis scores with a nice head shot.
Justis drops Schultz with a beautiful combination! Schultz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Justis is looking for the KO!
Schultz is rocked!
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!
Schultz loses concentration momentarily and Justis pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Schultz crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Justis finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Logan Justis!
Logan Justis managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 1360 p4p, 180 weight class) and Jakub Chlapik (ranked 668 p4p, 95 weight class). Winston comes to the cage accompanied by The Lost Boy. Chlapik has chosen PIPES AND PINTS / Criticized as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Jakub Chlapik!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston takes a swing at Chlapik's ribcage but misses.
Chlapik on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Winston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chlapik moves away.
Chlapik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chlapik avoids the body shot from Winston.
Winston shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chlapik manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Winston cracks Chlapik with a solid left hand.
Chlapik looking for a sweep. Not yet Chlapik, not yet.
Winston stops Chlapik from standing up.
Winston throwing strikes from guard but Chlapik blocks nicely.
Winston postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Winston looking to sit in guard and control but Chlapik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chlapik wants to stand but Winston has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chlapik decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chlapik throws out a loose jab but Winston uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Winston misses its target.
Winston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chlapik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chlapik misses with a straight right.
Winston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Winston misses with a body shot
and Winston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chlapik throws a wild body kick that Winston sees coming a mile off.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
Winston shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chlapik is trying to defend but Winston finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chlapik pushes Winston off looking to stand but Winston dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston trying to control from Chlapik's half guard. Chlapik has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Winston chips away with some ground and pound.
Winston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Winston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston is in close to Chlapik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chlapik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winston.
Chlapik is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Winston 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.
Winston preventing the sweep.
Chlapik wants to stand and escape but Winston is having none of it.
Winston throws a big elbow that misses.
Chlapik manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Winston closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chlapik to the mat! Chlapik manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston trying to control the position from guard on top but Chlapik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winston landing with the ground and pound.
Winston lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chlapik wants to stand but Winston is controlling the position.
Chlapik is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winston working some strikes from top position.
Winston prevents Chlapik from getting back to his feet.
Chlapik trying to keep a closed guard but Winston is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston postures up and lands a big shot to Chlapik's brow.
We've been hearing that Winston has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Winston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winston wants to control from the top but Chlapik keeps moving.
Winston scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winston won't allow Chlapik to sweep him here.
Winston scoring with some ground and pound.
Winston is pushing down on Chlapik's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chlapik is fighting to maintain full guard but Winston has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chlapik is trying to stand back up but Winston is controlling him
Winston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chlapik is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chlapik slips a jab from Winston.
Winston avoids a kick to the body.
Winston is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Winston throws a body punch but Chlapik moves out of range.
Winston slips under a jab from Chlapik.
Chlapik lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chlapik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chlapik manages to avoid it.
Winston throws an overhand right that lands on Chlapik's shoulder, as Chlapik tries to avoid the shot.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
Winston lands a jab to Chlapik's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston misses with a wild body shot.
Winston lands with a nice body punch.
Winston on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Winston looks to land a combination but Chlapik avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston shoots in and gets a takedown into Chlapik's guard.
Winston throws a big right hand that misses.
Winston landing some decent shots from guard.
Winston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Winston scoring with some ground and pound.
Winston lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Winston landing with the ground and pound.
Winston looking to pass the guard.
Winston working some strikes from top position.
Winston is in close to Chlapik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Winston is looking to advance position but Chlapik has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlapik trying to control but Winston is having none of it.
Chlapik stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winston swings for the body but Chlapik moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Chlapik.
Chlapik lands a jab to the head.
Jakub Chlapik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chlapik misses with an uppercut.
Winston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chlapik as he avoids it easily.
Chlapik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Chlapik misses.
Harry Winston is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Chlapik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winston throws a body punch but Chlapik moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chlapik throws a right hand that misses
and Winston counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chlapik!
Chlapik takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Winston tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Chlapik manages to get back to half guard.
Chlapik is looking to escape.
Winston working the head and body with strikes.
Chlapik regains full guard. Nicely done.
Winston might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Winston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winston scoring with some ground and pound.
Winston being controlled here momentarily.
Winston landing with the ground and pound.
Chlapik is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston works over Chlapik with some ground and pound from guard.
Chlapik is still in real trouble! Can Winston finish him?
Winston wants to control from the top but Chlapik keeps moving.
Chlapik seems to have recovered his senses.
Winston throwing strikes but missing.
Chlapik is looking to stand back up but Winston counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Chlapik.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chlapik on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Winston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chlapik avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winston.
Winston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Chlapik lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Winston is looking to wear down Chlapik with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chlapik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winston counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chlapik keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Winston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Winston looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chlapik with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Winston thows a huge punch but Chlapik dodges it nicely.
Chlapik is looking to escape.
Winston working over Chlapik with some ground and pound. Chlapik looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chlapik has hold of Winston's hands but Winston slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Winston is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Chlapik is hurt! He's hurt bad - Winston fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Chlapik from any more punishment! Congratulations to Winston! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Winston!
Harry Winston managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
Jakub Chlapik was interviewed post fight and said 'HE'S ON STEROIDS! IM TELLIN YA HE IS!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santana Blaze (ranked 1478 p4p, 87 weight class) and Demetrious Jorgensen (ranked 946 p4p, 52 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
25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Santana Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Demetrious Jorgensen!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze looks to land a combination but Jorgensen avoids it well.
Jorgensen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet but Jorgensen passes into half guard.
Blaze wants to improve his position but Jorgensen is controlling well.
Jorgensen stops Blaze from getting back to his feet.
Jorgensen thows a huge punch but Blaze dodges it nicely.
Jorgensen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet.
Blaze regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jorgensen.
Blaze pulls Jorgensen in close to his closed guard and prevents Jorgensen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Blaze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jorgensen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blaze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jorgensen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jorgensen works over Blaze with some ground and pound from guard.
Blaze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blaze wants to sweep here but Jorgensen controlling him for the moment.
Blaze wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorgensen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blaze looking for a sweep. Not yet Blaze, not yet.
Blaze is looking to stand up but Jorgensen isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blaze lands with an uppercut that bounces Jorgensen off the cage and back into range.
Blaze lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a right hand
and Jorgensen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jorgensen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blaze is keeping the position for now.
Jorgensen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jorgensen throwing strikes but missing.
Blaze has Jorgensen pulled in close to control his posture.
Jorgensen distracts Blaze with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blaze controlling the position.
Blaze has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jorgensen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze scores with a one two! Jorgensen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blaze misses with a few strikes there.
Jorgensen shoots in but Blaze avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blaze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen has a takedown stuffed.
Some wild striking there from Blaze.
Jorgensen blocks a low kick nicely.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jorgensen manages to avoid it.
Blaze lands with a kick to the temple. Jorgensen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blaze stuffs the takedown attempt from Jorgensen. Jorgensen gets slowly back to his feet.
Santana Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrious Jorgensen.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jorgensen or perhaps it was just good defense by Blaze, which made it look bad.
Jorgensen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blaze misses with a hook. Jorgensen ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a jab-cross combination.
Jorgensen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaze can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze lands a lovely overhand right.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
Jorgensen misses with a takedown
and Blaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blaze moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jorgensen shoots for a double leg takedown but Blaze sprawls well. He's pushed Jorgensen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jorgensen shoots in and drives through. Blaze sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Jorgensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Jorgensen avoids nicely.
Jorgensen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jorgensen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blaze sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blaze is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blaze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blaze wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Blaze. No joy for Jorgensen on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santana Blaze dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blaze throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blaze misses with a two punch combination.
Jorgensen with the counter takedown but Blaze avoids it easily.
Blaze fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jorgensen is out of range.
Blaze lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blaze throws a nice looking combination but Jorgensen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze scores with a decent looking hook.
Blaze misses with a wild combination.
Santana Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaze gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blaze has his feet on Jorgensen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Blaze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Blaze. Those never looked like landing.
Jorgensen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jorgensen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze leaves Jorgensen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jorgensen with a poor takedown
and Blaze counters with a series of strikes. Jorgensen will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've been told by Blaze's head coaches at Mello MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Santana Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrious Jorgensen.
Jorgensen shoots in and drives through. Blaze sprawls well.
Blaze looks for the body kick but Jorgensen saw that one coming.
Jorgensen slips a jab and a cross from Blaze.
Jorgensen tries for a takedown but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blaze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jorgensen can do to turn this around?
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaze.
Jorgensen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jorgensen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jorgensen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blaze is fending him off so far but Jorgensen persists. Nope, Blaze circles away and we're back to standing.
Jorgensen blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. Jorgensen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze misses with a hook.
Jorgensen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blaze sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jorgensen somewhat.
Santana Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jorgensen shoots in for a double leg but Blaze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blaze went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Blaze here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Blaze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jorgensen at a distance.
Blaze swings for the body but Jorgensen moves out of range.
Jorgensen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blaze sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jorgensen somewhat.
Jorgensen takes one to the side of the head.
Blaze swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jorgensen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jorgensen on the side of the head.
Jorgensen shoots in and drives through. Blaze sprawls well.
Blaze appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blaze lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santana Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaze lands with a nice body punch.
Jorgensen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blaze avoids it really well and circles away.
Jorgensen dodges the punch combination from Blaze.
Jorgensen goes for a double leg but Blaze avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blaze continues to drive forward.
Blaze misses with a hook
and Jorgensen counters with a takedown into side control.
Blaze can't do much from the bottom here.
Jorgensen cracks Blaze with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet but Jorgensen drags him back down.
Blaze manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaze stands up and beckons Jorgensen to join him on the feet.
Jorgensen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jorgensen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blaze as he avoids it easily.
Blaze tries to sprawl but Jorgensen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Blaze is looking for a sweep. Jorgensen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blaze is trying to stand back up but Jorgensen is controlling him
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jorgensen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jorgensen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jorgensen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blaze looks like he's trying to stand up.
Blaze controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santana Blaze dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Blaze scores with a body shot.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Jorgensen avoids it well.
Blaze is looking to slow Jorgensen down with leg kicks.
Jorgensen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jorgensen slips a jab and a cross from Blaze.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jorgensen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorgensen has his takedown stuffed
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Santana Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrious Jorgensen.
Jorgensen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Blaze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jorgensen with the counter takedown but Blaze avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blaze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jorgensen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jorgensen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jorgensen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaze is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jorgensen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blaze blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen prevents Blaze from improving his position.
Jorgensen stops Blaze from getting back to his feet.
Blaze makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blaze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze wants to stand and escape but Jorgensen is having none of it.
Jorgensen postures up and lands a big shot to Blaze's brow.
Blaze has his feet on Jorgensen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorgensen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blaze as he jumps to the side.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jorgensen looks for a takedown but Blaze sprawls well.
Jorgensen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Blaze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blaze stalks Jorgensen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jorgensen's face. Jorgensen staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen goes for a double leg but Blaze avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blaze continues to drive forward.
Demetrious Jorgensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Jorgensen with that takedown attempt.
Blaze moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Jorgensen is just out of range.
Jorgensen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaze scores with a shot to the body.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Blaze. No joy for Jorgensen on that attempt.
Jorgensen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blaze as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaze throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blaze works over Jorgensen's head and body with a nice combination.
Jorgensen avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorgensen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blaze counters with a right hand to the body.
Jorgensen darts in looking for a takedown but Blaze gets double underhooks and turns Jorgensen into the cage.
Jorgensen walks into a straight right hand from Blaze.
Jorgensen walks into a straight right hand from Blaze.
Demetrious Jorgensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santana Blaze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blaze throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santana Blaze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blaze, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santana Blaze!
Post fight, an emotional Santana Blaze said 'Thank you all, this is my last fight'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kick Boxer (ranked 638 p4p, 99 weight class) and Koichi Kamei (ranked 419 p4p, 53 weight class). Kick Boxer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
51 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamei throws a looping overhand right but Boxer ducks down to avoid it.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Kamei.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamei is just out of range.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Boxer throws a quick counter head kick but Kamei was just out of range.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Kamei misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely.
We've been told by Boxer's head coaches at Power Shark Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kamei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei looks to land a right hand but Boxer moved out of range.
Boxer throws an overhand right that lands on Kamei's shoulder, as Kamei tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Kamei.
Kamei throws an overhand right that lands on Boxer's shoulder, as Boxer tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Kamei does it's job there.
Kamei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boxer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kamei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boxer momentarily.
Kamei lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamei is just out of range.
Kamei throws out a counter right but Boxer avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boxer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kamei takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boxer wants to land a leg kick but Kamei is out of range.
Boxer slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by Kamei.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Boxer defending well as Kamei loads up on a big left hand.
Kamei looks to land a left hand but Boxer moved out of range nicely.
Boxer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boxer throws a chopping leg kick but Kamei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boxer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kamei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boxer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kamei scrambles back to his feet.
Boxer scores with a jab.
Boxer throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Boxer misses.
Boxer misses with a looping left.
Kamei scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamei throws a lazy right hand but Boxer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kamei scores with a sloppy right hand. Boxer should have avoided that one.
Kamei scores with the left hand. Boxer knows he should have avoided that one.
Kamei throws a shot to the body.
Kamei throws a big shot that misses.
Kamei throws a shot from downtown. Boxer moves away and avoids it.
Kamei checks a low kick from Boxer.
Kamei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxer throws out the jab.
Boxer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boxer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kamei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxer.
Kamei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Boxer.
Boxer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Kamei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boxer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kamei checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a low kick.
Kamei appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kamei misses with a straight right.
Kamei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxer.
Nice cross by Kamei.
Boxer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boxer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxer is just out of range.
Boxer is looking to land body kicks.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Kamei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boxer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamei throws out the jab.
Kamei connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boxer. Boxer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kamei throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koichi Kamei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei misses with a body shot.
Kamei is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boxer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxer.
Kamei slips a jab from Boxer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamei misses with a looping left.
Boxer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kamei loads up on a big right hand but Boxer slips the punch.
Boxer swings for the body but Kamei moves out of range.
Kamei thuds a left hand into Boxer's body.
Kamei swings for the body but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boxer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kamei has time to react.
A jab lands there for Boxer.
Boxer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamei.
Kamei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boxer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big left from Boxer misses.
Kamei avoids the head kick by Boxer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kamei darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boxer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boxer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kamei on the side of the head.
Boxer moves away from the strike by Kamei.
It looked like Boxer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Boxer.
Boxer misses with an uppercut.
Kamei appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boxer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boxer defending well as Kamei loads up on a big left hand.
Kamei throws a hook but Boxer avoids it easily.
Koichi Kamei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boxer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boxer connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei throws an overhand right that lands on Boxer's shoulder, as Boxer tries to avoid the shot.
Kamei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxer.
Kamei misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely.
Kamei wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kamei scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Kamei darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei moves out of range of the body kick.
Kamei misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamei. Boxer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Kamei on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kamei throws a big shot that misses.
Boxer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kamei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boxer can pounce on him.
Kamei moves out of range of the body kick from Boxer.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boxer.
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
Boxer throws a big counter combination but Kamei scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kamei throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer motions for Kamei to come forward. Boxer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kamei misses with a lunging right hand
and Boxer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Kamei catches Boxer right on the button with a cross.
Boxer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamei.
Boxer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kamei lands the left hand.
Kamei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Kamei.
Boxer looks to throw the jab but Kamei is out of range.
Kamei throws a hook to the side of Boxer's head but Boxer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boxer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Kamei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boxer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Kamei.
Boxer misses with a series of wild punches.
Kamei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kamei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxer.
Kamei punishes Boxer's body with a nice straight punch.
A right-left combo lands from Boxer.
Kamei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kamei moves out of range of the body kick.
Boxer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kamei throws a poor cross that misses
and Boxer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kamei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Kamei fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kamei throws out a loose jab but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamei lands a jab to Boxer's midsection.
Boxer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boxer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boxer misses with a wild combination.
Kamei looks to land a right hand but Boxer moved out of range.
Boxer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxer was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
Kamei has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxer.
Kamei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Boxer defending well as Kamei loads up on a big left hand.
Kamei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boxer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Boxer misses with a wild combination.
Decent striking displayed by Boxer there.
Kamei cracks Boxer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boxer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamei moves away.
Kamei bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boxer's head backwards.
Boxer blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamei misses with an uppercut.
Boxer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamei.
Kamei fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kamei throws a hook but Boxer avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Boxer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kamei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Boxer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamei checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boxer scores with a head kick. Kamei tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kamei takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kamei, as that shot connected.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamei manages to avoid it.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamei connects with a body shot.
Kamei moves away from the strike by Boxer.
Kamei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kamei punishes Boxer's body with a nice straight punch.
Kamei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxer lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamei throws out the jab.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei misses with a body punch
letting Boxer counter with a right hand.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kamei in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kamei misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely.
Boxer throws an overhand right that lands on Kamei's shoulder, as Kamei tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Kamei misses its intended target.
Kamei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boxer has time to react.
Boxer takes one to the chin there.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Boxer connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamei misses the target.
It looked like Boxer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Kamei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boxer is looking to counter punch.
Boxer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boxer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamei appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kamei connects with a jab.
Boxer scores with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boxer. That's going to slow Kamei down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer lands a body shot.
Kamei moves out of range of the leg kick from Boxer.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Kamei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kamei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxer.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxer was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Kamei looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab by Boxer.
Kamei with a nice cross.
Boxer scoring well with a low kick there.
Kick Boxer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boxer throws a body punch but Kamei moves out of range.
Boxer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kamei.
Boxer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Kamei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kamei misses with an uppercut. Boxer saw that one coming.
Kamei moves out of range of the leg kick from Boxer.
Boxer slips under a jab.
Boxer scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei scores with a punch to the head.
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxer is just out of range.
Boxer swings for the body but Kamei moves out of range.
Kamei lands a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boxer.
Kamei throws a jab but it's blocked by Boxer.
Boxer misses with a body kick.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamei moves away.
Boxer moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamei.
Boxer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kamei's calf.
Kamei moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Boxer.
Boxer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kamei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boxer scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamei takes one on the button.
Koichi Kamei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxer was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
Boxer throws a push kick but Kamei slaps the foot to one side.
Boxer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxer throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamei.
A big right from Boxer misses.
Boxer throws a hook but Kamei blocks it.
Kamei throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxer cracks Kamei with an open hand slap.
Kamei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boxer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kamei is out of range.
Kamei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxer slips a jab from Kamei.
Boxer throws a nice looking combination but Kamei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kamei now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kamei catches Boxer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kick Boxer.
Well Kamei has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koichi Kamei!
Koichi Kamei managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Babyara (ranked 1251 p4p, 59 weight class) and Full Time Panda (ranked 998 p4p, 51 weight class). Francisco Babyara has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Full Time Panda!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babyara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Full Time Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panda misses with a lunging right hand
letting Babyara counter with a right hand.
It looks like Full Time Panda has been cut.
Panda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babyara was well out of range. Poor timing from Panda.
Babyara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Panda.
Panda gets the takedown into side control.
Panda in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Babyara tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Babyara.
It looks like Francisco Babyara has been cut.
Panda connects with a couple of big shots that have Babyara covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Babyara! Panda fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Full Time Panda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 827 p4p, 120 weight class) and Rosco Ladd (ranked 322 p4p, 47 weight class). Abel comes to the cage accompanied by Express Yourself. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abel cracks Ladd with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ladd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ladd.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abel manages to avoid it.
Ladd blocks a jab.
Abel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ladd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abel avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Abel misses the target.
Ladd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick from Abel lands but Ladd takes it in his stride.
Ladd cracks a nice hook into Abel's ribs.
Ladd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ladd misses with a body shot.
Abel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ladd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ladd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abel at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abel.
Ladd misses with a jab to the body
and Abel counters with a stiff right hand.
Abel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ladd misses with a straight left.
Abel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ladd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abel counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Abel.
Ladd misses with a wild combination.
As Ladd looks to move away, Abel throws a big counter combo but Ladd just gets out of the way.
Rosco Ladd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ladd swings for the body but Abel moves out of range.
Abel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ladd throws out the jab.
Abel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Abel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ladd cracks Abel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ladd misses with a hook. Abel ducked under it nicely.
Abel throws out a powerful jab.
Nice shot by Abel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladd connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ladd.
Abel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abel tries a head kick but it misses.
Abel throws a hook but Ladd blocks it.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ladd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abel at a distance.
Ladd with a jab.
Ladd takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abel misses the jab.
Abel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ladd.
Abel looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Abel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abel throws a head kick but Ladd moves out of range.
Abel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ladd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ladd misses with a straight left.
It looked like Abel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ladd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ladd tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ladd misses the jab.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abel closes the distance and clinches.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by Ladd.
Abel throws a punch but it's blocked by Ladd.
Abel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ladd manages to break the clinch.
Abel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
Abel throwing a counter right hand but Ladd manages to avoid it.
Ladd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ladd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ladd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ladd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abel.
Abel ducks right into an uppercut from Ladd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
Nice straight punches there by Ladd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ladd.
Ladd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abel on the side of the head.
Ladd throws out a loose jab but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ladd looks to land a left hand but Abel moved out of range nicely.
Ladd is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Abel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ladd steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abel. That one must have hurt.
Abel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ladd.
Abel appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big right from Ladd misses.
Abel misses with a left hand
and Ladd counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Ladd misses
and Abel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ladd misses with the combination.
Ladd avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosco Ladd dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No joy there for Ladd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Abel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rosco Ladd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abel throws out a loose jab but Ladd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ladd throws out a counter right but Abel avoids it with no problem.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abel moves away.
Ladd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Abel half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ladd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ladd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
Abel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ladd, pushing him back against the cage.
Abel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel lands an uppercut.
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abel lands with a right to the head.
Abel misses with a punch to the body.
Abel working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ladd.
Abel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ladd jabs at Abel's body.
Abel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ladd manages to avoid it.
Ladd is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Abel with a body shot.
Ladd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ladd there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ladd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ladd misses with an uppercut. Abel saw that one coming.
Ladd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Abel scores with a head kick.
Abel tries to clinch up but Ladd circles away and keeps his distance.
Ladd misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Ladd.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
Ladd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ladd there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ladd misses the target.
Abel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ladd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd throws a big shot that misses.
Ladd lands with a shot to the body.
Ladd digs a good body shot into Abel's ribs.
Abel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abel defending well as Ladd loads up on a big left hand.
Abel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Abel cracks the inside of Ladd's front leg.
Ladd blocks a head kick by Abel.
Ladd misses with an uppercut. Abel saw that one coming.
Abel misses with an uppercut
and Abel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ladd looks to land a right hand but Abel moved out of range.
Ladd throws a lazy right hand but Abel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abel wants to land a leg kick but Ladd is out of range.
Ladd lands a nice looking body shot.
Abel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ladd throws out the jab.
Ladd throws a hook but Abel avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Abel blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abel.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abel moves away.
Abel tries to clinch up but Ladd circles away and keeps his distance.
Ladd misses with a straight left.
Ladd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ladd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Ladd misses.
Ladd throws a lazy right hand but Abel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ladd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ladd lands a head shot.
Ladd throws a big shot that misses.
Ladd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ladd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ladd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abel was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladd.
Ladd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
Abel tries to clinch there but Ladd circles away.
Ladd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
Abel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladd lands a left hand.
Ladd misses with some punches.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Abel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Ladd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abel can't find room to land a body shot as Ladd controls the action.
Ladd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abel has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Ladd manages to break the clinch.
Abel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Abel.
Ladd throws an overhand right that lands on Abel's shoulder, as Abel tries to avoid the shot.
Ladd throws a poor cross that misses
and Abel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abel slips under a jab.
Abel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ladd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosco Ladd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Abel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ladd.
Some wild striking there from Ladd.
Abel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ladd swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Abel counter with a right hand.
Abel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ladd.
An attempted straight right counter from Abel misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Abel.
Ladd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ladd throws a hook but Abel blocks it.
Ladd takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ladd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ladd thinking.
Ladd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abel. Abel obviously looking to wear him down.
Ladd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ladd dodges the punch combination from Abel.
Ladd digs a good hook to Abel's body.
Abel misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ladd throws a sloppy body shot
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
Abel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ladd misses with a right hand
and Abel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ladd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ladd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abel can pounce on him.
Abel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ladd scores with a shot to the body.
Ladd lunges at Abel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Abel's hand.
Abel throws a series of punches but Ladd avoids them all with ease.
Ladd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ladd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abel counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Abel misses the target.
Abel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
Abel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Abel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ladd throws out the jab.
Abel darts in trying to clinch
and Ladd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aristides Abel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abel, as that shot connected.
Abel instigates a clinch.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ladd can't break the clinch.
Ladd tries a body shot but Abel blocks it.
Ladd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Ladd.
Ladd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abel slips a jab from Ladd.
Ladd thuds a left hand into Abel's body.
Abel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ladd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ladd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Abel tries a low kick but Ladd avoids it.
Ladd cracks Abel with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ladd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abel throws a quick counter head kick but Ladd was just out of range.
Ladd throws out a loose jab but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ladd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ladd lands with a shot to the body.
Ladd just misses with a punch to the body.
Ladd takes a swing at Abel's ribcage but misses.
Abel lands with a hook. Ladd tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ladd misses with a straight left.
Abel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch combination from Ladd misses.
Abel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ladd throws out a loose jab but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
Abel throws a right and a left that Ladd avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Abel lands a leg kick that knocks Ladd off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladd throws a one two combo.
Abel misses with a two punch combination.
Ladd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abel in his tracks.
Rosco Ladd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ladd lands with a good body shot.
Ladd avoids a kick to the body.
Ladd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ladd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ladd.
Abel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Abel misses.
Abel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ladd.
Abel lands with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rosco Ladd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ladd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosco Ladd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 549 p4p, 85 weight class) and Demon Monkey (ranked 309 p4p, 45 weight class). Monkey has chosen Bransjehora as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 30 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Monkey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maneno is able to avoid easily.
Monkey scores with a jab.
Maneno throws a body punch but Monkey moves out of range.
Monkey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maneno fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Monkey on the side of the head.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Monkey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Monkey is just out of range.
Monkey feints a counter leg kick.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Monkey looks to score with a jab to the body but Maneno is just out of range.
Donk. Monkey catches Maneno right on the button with a cross.
Monkey misses with a lunging right hand
and Maneno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maneno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno throws out a loose jab but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Monkey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Monkey throws a head kick but Maneno moves out of range.
Maneno ducks right into an uppercut from Monkey.
Monkey misses the jab.
Maneno is looking to wear down Monkey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Monkey lands with an uppercut that bounces Maneno off the cage and back into range.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monkey.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Monkey.
Monkey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maneno checks a low kick from Monkey.
Maneno throws a jab when Monkey was well out of range.
Monkey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monkey throws a jab but it's blocked by Maneno.
A shot to the body from Maneno misses
and Monkey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monkey cracks Maneno with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maneno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey lands a big uppercut and Maneno crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Maneno looks OK. Monkey waves Maneno back to his feet!
Maneno is rocked!
A slow jab from Maneno misses its intended target.
Oh Maneno is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monkey drops Maneno with a straight right hand, right on the button! Monkey follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demon Monkey!
Demon Monkey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boss Yonic (ranked 741 p4p, 109 weight class) and Guillermo Pato (ranked 145 p4p, 26 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic tries to move into range but Pato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Guillermo Pato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yonic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pato, pushing him back against the cage.
Pato controlling the action here for a moment.
Yonic misses with a body punch.
Yonic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pato's elbow.
Yonic tries a body shot but Pato blocks it.
Yonic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pato is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pato blocking some punches.
Yonic has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic lands a nice uppercut.
Yonic misses with a body punch.
Yonic has clasped his hands together around Pato's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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!
Yonic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonic is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic scores with punches from side control.
Yonic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Yonic is looking to take a break and control but Pato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pato takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Yonic in side control, throwing shots but Pato defends.
Pato is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yonic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yonic lands a nice forearm strike.
Pato parries the strikes from Yonic easily there. Yonic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pato to escape.
Yonic trying to control the position but Pato is working away.
Pato prevents Yonic from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Yonic is looking to take a break and control but Pato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pato can't do much from the bottom here.
Yonic cracks Pato with a big elbow.
Yonic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Yonic landing strikes.
Yonic working the ground and pound but Pato is defending the strikes.
Yonic looks up at the clock and then as Pato takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yonic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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!
Pato takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is putting a hurting on Pato here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pato is looking for a sweep.
Pato dodges the ground and pound from Yonic.
Yonic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yonic scoring with punches from side control.
Pato defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pato takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yonic is staying tight to Pato's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Pato is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato is not content to let Yonic control the position.
Pato parries the strikes from Yonic easily there. Yonic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pato to escape.
Pato dodges the ground and pound from Yonic.
Yonic cracks Pato with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Yonic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pato dodges the ground and pound from Yonic.
Yonic throws an elbow but Pato slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yonic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pato is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Yonic.
Pato holds on to Yonic's head and controls the position momentarily.
Pato is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic dominated that round.
That's time! Yonic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yonic lands a slapping body shot.
Yonic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pato avoids it really well and circles away.
Yonic connects with a body shot.
Pato fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Pato misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic slips a straight right by Pato.
Yonic throwing a counter right hand but Pato manages to avoid it.
Yonic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pato momentarily.
Pato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yonic.
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pato.
Yonic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pato.
Yonic is looking to counter punch.
Pato looks to land a combination but Yonic avoids it well.
It looked like Yonic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Guillermo Pato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Yonic.
Pato drives through and clinches with Yonic against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yonic.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yonic misses with some punches.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Yonic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yonic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Yonic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yonic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pato can do to turn this around?
Yonic prevents a body shot from Pato.
Pato misses with a body punch.
Pato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yonic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pato after a bit of a struggle.
Yonic pushes Pato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yonic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yonic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boss Yonic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yonic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pato smiles and moves away.
Yonic moves away from the strike by Pato.
Pato throws the left hand but Yonic avoids the punch easily.
Pato staying out of range there.
Pato doesn't manage to clinch there - Yonic circles away.
Yonic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pato manages to avoid it.
Pato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yonic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pato slips under a jab from Yonic.
Pato throws a big shot that misses.
Pato takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses.
Yonic throwing a counter right hand but Pato manages to avoid it.
Pato takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boss Yonic is winning the standup battle so far.
Pato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pato throws an off balance right hand
and Yonic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yonic manages to avoid it.
Pato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yonic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pato swings for the body but Yonic moves out of range.
Pato cracks Yonic with a good jab.
Pato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yonic misses with a straight right.
Yonic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice jab there from Yonic.
Yonic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Pato is just out of range.
Pato misses with a body shot
and Yonic counters with a nice uppercut.
Yonic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yonic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yonic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yonic misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic clinches up against the cage.
Pato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yonic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pato lands a hook that snaps the head of Yonic backwards.
Yonic can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Yonic pulls guard.
Yonic being controlled here, momentarily.
Yonic controls Pato momentarily but Pato frees himself.
Yonic has his foot on Pato's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pato works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yonic throws a body punch but Pato moves out of range.
Yonic lands with an overhand left.
Yonic cracks Pato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yonic digs a good body shot into Pato's ribs.
Yonic slips a straight right by Pato.
Pato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Yonic misses the target.
Yonic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yonic doesn't seem bothered though.
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pato.
Yonic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pato's head backwards.
Yonic misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Pato releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yonic lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yonic moves away from the strike by Pato.
Yonic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yonic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pato keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
Pato working a defensive guard here.
Yonic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pato works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yonic is looking to work some ground and pound but Pato has wrist control.
Yonic trying to control the position from guard on top but Pato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pato looking to control.
Yonic works over Pato with some ground and pound from guard.
Guillermo Pato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yonic is looking to work some ground and pound but Pato has wrist control.
Yonic throwing strikes from guard but Pato blocks nicely.
Yonic throws a big elbow that misses.
Pato avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yonic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yonic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yonic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pato throws a lazy right hand but Yonic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Yonic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pato misses with a body shot.
Pato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yonic.
Yonic takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato tries to clinch but Yonic is having none of it.
Pato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yonic.
Yonic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yonic cracks Pato with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pato misses with the combination.
Yonic throws a body punch but Pato moves out of range.
Yonic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yonic missing with a left hand there. Pato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pato throws a jab when Yonic was well out of range.
Yonic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pato takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pato thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Yonic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pato.
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yonic slips a jab from Pato.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pato moves away.
Pato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yonic.
Pato throws a jab but it's blocked by Yonic.
Yonic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yonic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Pato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pato connects with a solid leg kick.
Pato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Pato. Beautiful body shot.
Yonic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pato. Pato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yonic blocks a leg kick.
Pato throws a hook to the side of Yonic's head but Yonic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yonic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yonic.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boss Yonic.
Well Yonic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boss Yonic!
Boss Yonic very nearly forgot to thank Sportivité amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Camara (ranked 30 p4p, 5 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 456 p4p, 66 weight class). Puzo has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camara was well out of range. Poor timing from Puzo.
Camara swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Puzo thinks about the counter body kick.
Puzo 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.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Puzo, pushing him back against the cage.
Puzo blocks a body shot from Camara.
Puzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Puzo.
Puzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Camara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Camara walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara loads up on a big right hand but Puzo slips the punch.
Puzo connects with a nice looking jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Camara blocks the leg kick.
Puzo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puzo connects with an inside leg kick.
Camara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puzo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo lands a right hook to the body.
Camara avoids the body shot from Puzo.
Puzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camara punishes Puzo's body with a nice straight punch.
Puzo throws a leg kick that misses.
Puzo tries a low kick but Camara avoids it.
Camara pushes Puzo up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camara.
Puzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camara takes one on the button.
Camara tries to clinch but Puzo is having none of it.
Camara looks to land a right hand but Puzo moved out of range.
Camara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camara moves away.
A shot to the liver by Puzo. Beautiful body shot.
Puzo jabs Camara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the body from Camara misses
and Puzo counters with a straight right hand.
Puzo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Puzo moves away from the strike by Camara.
Puzo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab, jab by Puzo - just one landing.
Puzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camara.
Puzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
Puzo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Puzo misses with a body shot.
Camara misses with a body shot.
Camara misses with an uppercut
and Puzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camara misses with a body shot.
Camara misses with a hook to the body
and Camara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puzo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Camara misses with the combination.
Camara clinches up with Puzo and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the body from Camara misses
and Puzo counters with a nice leg kick.
Camara is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Puzo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Left hook, right uppercut from Puzo.
Puzo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Camara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Puzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Camara lands with an overhand left.
Puzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camara tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Puzo manages to circle out of the way.
Camara moves in looking to clinch but Puzo pushes him off.
A left lands for Camara.
Camara wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Camara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Camara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara's corner calls for a 1-2. Camara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Camara.
Camara misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo counters with a nice leg kick.
Camara has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Puzo.
Camara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camara misses with a looping right.
Puzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puzo lands a left hand.
Puzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Come on Puzo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Puzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puzo tries to work over Camara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Puzo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
An inside leg kick from Puzo misses.
Camara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Camara takes one on the button.
Camara cracks Puzo with an open hand slap.
Puzo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Puzo clinches up against the cage.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Puzo.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Camara.
Camara digs a right hand underneath Puzo's ribcage. Puzo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puzo misses with some punches.
Ibrahim Camara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Camara controls his hands.
Camara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo tries to work over Camara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara pushes Puzo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Puzo avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Puzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Camara throws a sloppy body shot
and Puzo counters with a head kick. That will keep Camara thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Camara throws an overhand right that lands on Puzo's shoulder, as Puzo tries to avoid the shot.
Puzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Camara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Camara throws a poor cross that misses
letting Puzo counter with a right hand.
Camara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Camara.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Camara lands a nice hook to Puzo's body. Puzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Camara tries to clinch up
and Puzo counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara throws a looping overhand right but Puzo ducks down to avoid it.
Camara has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puzos head.
Puzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara tries a body shot but Puzo blocks it.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Camara controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Camara.
Puzo manages to break the clinch.
Puzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puzo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Puzo moves forwards but Camara connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Camara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Puzo finds it's way through Camara's defenses.
Camara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Puzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Camara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
Camara instigates a clinch.
Camara lands a shoulder strike.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo is working Camara over against the cage.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Camara prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camara.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Camara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puzo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Camara lands a glancing blow to the side of Puzo's head.
Puzo misses with a hook. Camara ducked under it nicely.
Camara misses the shot to the body.
Camara tries to clinch up but Puzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Puzo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Camara takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camara misses with a body punch
and Puzo counters with a three punch combo that has Camara backing up. Camara nods at Puzo to acknowledge the strikes.
A shot to the body from Camara misses
and Puzo counters with a good low kick that Camara was not able to check.
Camara lands with an overhand left.
Camara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puzo.
Camara avoids a kick to the body.
Camara doesn't manage to clinch there - Puzo circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Puzo! But no joy.
Camara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puzo pushes Camara away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Camara dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Puzo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Camara crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Puzo - the referee stops the clock and Camara gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Puzo. Camara manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Camara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Camara moves into range and clinches up with Puzo.
Puzo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Puzo tries to work over Camara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara tries to work over Puzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Camara.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Camara.
Puzo blocks an uppercut.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo slows down the pace here.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Puzo controls the action.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Camara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puzo.
Puzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mario Puzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Camara misses.
Camara jabs Puzo right on the nose. Puzo blinks but takes it well.
Camara digs a good body shot into Puzo's ribs.
Camara misses with a body shot.
Camara throws a lazy right hand but Puzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Camara throws a hook but Puzo blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Puzo.
Camara moves into the clinch.
Camara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camara misses with the head strike.
Puzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.
Camara tries a body shot but Puzo blocks it.
Puzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Camara.
Puzo is trying to maintain a safe position but Camara gets an underhook and turns Puzo into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puzo.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Puzo controls his hands.
Camara pushes Puzo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camara just misses with a punch to the body.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puzo manages to avoid it.
Camara closes the distance and clinches.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camara.
Camara blocks a body shot from Puzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Camara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puzo moves away.
Puzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camara was well out of range. Poor timing from Puzo.
Puzo scores with a body shot.
Puzo moves out of range as Camara strikes.
Camara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puzo. Puzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Puzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Camara.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puzo, right into the meat.
Camara throws a lazy uppercut
and Puzo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Camara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Puzo finds it's way round the side to connect with Camara's head.
Camara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Camara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Puzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Camara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara ducks right into an uppercut from Puzo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Camara scores with a nice head shot.
Puzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Camara throws a looping overhand right but Puzo ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Puzo misses.
Puzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Camara wants to clinch up but Puzo keeps it at a distance.
Puzo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Camara.
Camara has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puzo.
Puzo is leaning against Camara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puzo has a couple of punches blocked by Camara.
Puzo scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Puzo on the inside.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Puzo avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Camara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ibrahim Camara did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Camara misses with a looping left.
Puzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Puzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Camara. That did some damage!
Camara connects with a body shot.
Camara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Puzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Puzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Camara misses with an uppercut.
Puzo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Camara with a body shot.
Camara tries to clinch but Puzo is having none of it.
Camara misses with a jab to the body
and Puzo counters with a nice body kick.
Puzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara walks into a stiff left hand from Puzo.
Camara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puzo can pounce on him.
The crowd cheers as Puzo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Camara doesn't seem phased though.
Puzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camara fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo is looking to slow Camara down with leg kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Puzo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Puzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camara throws out the jab.
Puzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Camara backing away here, and Puzo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Camara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Camara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puzo connects with the punch.
A good leg kick by Puzo.
Puzo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puzo gets tackled into the cage by Camara. Camara maintains the clinch.
Camara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
Puzo trying to stall but Camara improves his position.
Puzo scores with a shot to the side of Camara's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.
A short left from Puzo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camara misses with some punches.
Puzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Camara as Puzo tries to tie him up.
Puzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Camara working aggressively here.
Puzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara pushes Puzo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puzo is looking to break free of the clinch but Camara has double underhooks.
Puzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Puzo controls the action.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Camara avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo pushes Camara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Puzo.
Puzo tries to break the clinch but Camara is controlling the position.
Puzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Puzo.
Puzo wants to break free but Camara has control.
A short left from Camara.
Camara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Puzo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Puzo tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
Camara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
Camara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Camara gets through Puzo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camara lands with a short shot to the head.
Puzo has a couple of punches blocked by Camara.
Puzo blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Camara.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
A right hand to the body from Camara.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Puzo avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Puzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puzo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Puzo controls the action.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
Puzo blocking some punches.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mario Puzo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Camara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Puzo fails to land with a series of punches.
Camara avoids the head kick by Puzo.
Puzo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Camara is looking to clinch.
Puzo lands a really nice looking cross but Camara seems unphased.
Puzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Camara lands with a good body shot.
Puzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo slips a jab from Camara.
Puzo unleashes a big counter combination but Camara bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Camara misses with a double jab.
Camara moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPuzo.
Puzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Camara is just out of range.
Camara tries to counter by clinching up but Puzo breaks away and moves out of range.
Camara wants to clinch up but Puzo keeps it at a distance.
Camara drives through and clinches with Puzo against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Puzo fails to land.
Puzo throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
Puzo throws a head punch that misses.
Camara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Camara.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Puzo controls his hands.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Camara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puzo is working Camara over against the cage.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Puzo controls his hands.
Camara will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Puzo has a couple of punches blocked by Camara.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Puzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands with a right to the head.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Camara.
Good body shot from Puzo.
Camara blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Puzo pushes Camara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Puzo manages to break the clinch.
Camara tries to clinch but Puzo moves out of range.
Camara throws a lazy uppercut
and Camara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Puzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camara throws the left hand but Puzo avoids the punch easily.
Camara misses with a body shot
and Puzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puzo throws a head kick but Camara moves out of range.
Puzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Puzo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puzo, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puzo defending well as Camara loads up on a big left hand.
Puzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice combination there by Puzo.
Camara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puzo moves away.
Puzo scores with a leg kick.
Camara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puzo moves away.
Camara throws a jab when Puzo was well out of range.
Camara backing away here, and Puzo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Puzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camara throws out the jab.
Puzo throws a sloppy head kick and Camara moves out of range easily.
Camara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Camara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Camara.
Puzo shapes to counter with a head kick.
Puzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Camara.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Camara.
Camara misses the jab.
Puzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Camara's sensitive parts.
Camara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Puzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Camara doesn't seem bothered though.
Camara misses the shot to the body.
Camara is looking to clinch but Puzo is avoiding it.
Camara lands the left hand.
Puzo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Camara on the side of the head.
Puzo tries to bum rush Camara with a series of wild strikes but Camara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camara tries to counter by clinching up but Puzo breaks away and moves out of range.
Camara throws a hook to the side of Puzo's head but Puzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camara connects with a right hand. Puzo shakes it off.
Camara doesn't manage to clinch there - Puzo circles away.
Puzo jabs Camara right on the nose. Camara blinks but takes it well.
Puzo tried to score with a low kick but Camara checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Puzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Puzo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Puzo!
Mario Puzo is the new middleweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mario Puzo made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Ibrahim Camara stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck you, I never lied ! '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turd McPherson (ranked 798 p4p, 40 weight class) and Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 342 p4p, 14 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Turd McPherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPherson throws an off balance right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chaelsson throws a big right hand that misses.
McPherson looking for a sweep. Not yet McPherson, not yet.
Chaelsson trying to control but McPherson is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from McPherson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
McPherson looking for a guillotine here but Chaelsson defends easily.
Chaelsson postures up in McPherson's guard and throws a big left but McPherson blocks it.
Chaelsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McPherson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPherson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chaelsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chaelsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McPherson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chaelsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPherson working for a triangle but Chaelsson defends it easily.
McPherson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McPherson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chaelsson defends it easily.
McPherson has momentary wrist control but Chaelsson slips an elbow through the middle.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chaelsson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Chaelsson throwing strikes but missing.
Chaelsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chaelsson trying to control the position from guard on top but McPherson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chaelsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson stands up over McPherson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McPherson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chaelsson is aware though and is defending well.
Chaelsson is working McPherson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chaelsson controlling from the top position.
McPherson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chaelsson lands a couple of elbows.
Chaelsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McPherson managing to control the position.
Chaelsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McPherson wants to sweep here but Chaelsson controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chaelsson is aware though and is defending well.
McPherson is trying to control the position but Chaelsson postures up.
Chaelsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chaelsson is working McPherson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chaelsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McPherson keeping moving, preventing Chaelsson from controlling successfully.
Chaelsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chaelsson preventing the sweep.
Chaelsson landing with the ground and pound.
McPherson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chaelsson defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPherson keeping moving, preventing Chaelsson from controlling successfully.
Chaelsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chaelsson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McPherson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chaelsson uses it to pass to side control.
Chaelsson scores with punches from side control.
Chaelsson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chaelsson landing a few strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaelsson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
McPherson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on McPherson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oh McPherson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chaelsson is putting a hurting on McPherson here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Chaelsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chaelsson throws a monster overhand right that drops McPherson! Chaelsson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Chaelsson!
A determined Patrick Chaelsson didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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