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Madness Clown Chaos 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zorgas Borgas (ranked 6579 p4p, 531 weight class) and Vitor Menezes (ranked 24421 p4p, 583 weight class). Vitor Menezes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
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Basic striking
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zorgas Borgas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitor Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes rushes Borgas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Borgas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Menezes has Borgas pressed against the cage, preventing Borgas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Borgas is trying to push Menezes away but Menezes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Menezes digs a right hand into Borgas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Borgas's gas tank.
Borgas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Borgas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Borgas takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Zorgas Borgas has been cut.
Menezes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Borgas digs a right hand into Menezes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Menezes's gas tank.
Menezes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Menezes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Menezes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borgas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Borgas.
Borgas swings widly with a right hand
and Menezes counters with a series of strikes. Borgas will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borgas misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgas swats away the attempt to clinch by Menezes.
Borgas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Menezes.
Borgas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Menezes backs up against the cage.
Menezes thows a body kick. Borgas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Menezes avoids the body shot from Borgas.
Menezes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Menezes doesn't manage to clinch there - Borgas circles away.
Vitor Menezes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Menezes connects with an inside leg kick.
Borgas lands with a cross.
Borgas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Menezes.
Menezes wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes is looking to clinch.
Menezes staying out of range there.
Menezes is looking to clinch.
Menezes wants to clinch
and Borgas counters with a left to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Menezes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Menezes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Borgas is looking to wear down Menezes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menezes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Borgas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Menezes closes the distance but Borgas moves to the side
and Borgas counters with a nice uppercut.
Borgas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Menezes manages to avoid it.
Menezes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Borgas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Borgas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Menezes.
Menezes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borgas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Menezes tries to clinch up
and Borgas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Borgas swings widly with a right hand
and Menezes counters with a body kick.
Menezes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borgas.
Menezes closes the distance and clinches.
Borgas is trying to break the clinch but Menezes has him pressed against the cage.
Menezes breaks the clinch.
Menezes tries to clinch
and Borgas counters with a straight right hand.
Borgas swings for the body but Menezes moves out of range.
Borgas scores with a hook to the body. Menezes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Borgas.
Menezes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Menezes doesn't manage to clinch there - Borgas circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Borgas.
Menezes tries to clinch up but Borgas circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
Menezes is looking to clinch but Borgas is avoiding it.
Menezes closes the distance and clinches.
Borgas tries to circle away but Menezes has him pinned against the cage.
Borgas effectively controlling the action here.
Borgas tries to work over Menezes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borgas wants to break free but Menezes has control.
Borgas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Borgas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zorgas Borgas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zorgas Borgas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Borgas lands a body shot.
Menezes wants to clinch.
Menezes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Menezes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borgas misses with a body punch
and Menezes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Menezes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borgas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borgas swings for the body but Menezes moves out of range.
Borgas misses with a body punch
and Menezes counters with a three punch combo that has Borgas backing up. Borgas nods at Menezes to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Borgas scores with a jab to the body.
Menezes moves in looking to clinch but Borgas pushes him off.
Menezes scores with a head kick. Borgas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Menezes closes the distance and pushes Borgas back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Menezes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vitor Menezes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borgas swats away the attempt to clinch by Menezes.
Borgas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Menezes has time to react.
Zorgas Borgas is winning the standup battle so far.
Borgas just misses with a punch to the body.
Borgas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Menezes manages to avoid it.
Borgas scores with a nice strike.
Menezes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borgas looks to score with a jab to the body but Menezes is just out of range.
Menezes ducks under a wild hook from Borgas.
Menezes tries to clinch but Borgas moves out of range.
Menezes is looking to clinch but Borgas is avoiding it.
Menezes takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes prevents Borgas from breaking the clinch.
Borgas looking to stall.
Borgas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Borgas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Menezes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borgas lands with a straight right. Menezes didn't see that one coming.
Menezes avoids the body shot from Borgas.
Menezes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borgas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Menezes tries to clinch but Borgas is having none of it.
Menezes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Borgas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borgas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Menezes circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borgas. Menezes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Menezes tries to clinch up but Borgas circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgas dodges the punch combination from Menezes.
Menezes blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Menezes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Menezes tries to clinch up.
Menezes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Menezes has Borgas up against the cage in a clinch.
Borgas wants to break free but Menezes has control.
Menezes trying to control the position but instead, Borgas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Menezes into the cage.
Menezes effectively controlling the action here.
Menezes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes landing knees to the head.
Borgas is trying to break free.
Menezes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Menezes lands a knee to the head.
Menezes has Borgas pressed against the cage, preventing Borgas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Menezes is trying to maintain a safe position but Borgas gets an underhook and turns Menezes into the cage.
Menezes lands a knee to the head.
Borgas wants to stall.
Borgas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Borgas tries to circle away but Menezes has him pinned against the cage.
Vitor Menezes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Menezes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Menezes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vitor Menezes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zorgas Borgas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Menezes wants to clinch.
Borgas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Menezes wants to clinch.
Borgas throwing a counter right hand but Menezes manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Menezes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Menezes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgas misses with a body shot.
Menezes looks to clinch
enabling Borgas to counter with a crisp jab.
Menezes has closed the distance and engaged Borgas in a clinch.
Borgas taking a breather.
Menezes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Borgas's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes lands an elbow that stopped Borgas in his tracks for a moment.
Menezes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Menezes doesn't manage to clinch there - Borgas circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Menezes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borgas appears to be looking for a big counter.
Menezes is looking to clinch.
Borgas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Menezes pushes Borgas up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Menezes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Menezes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Menezes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Borgas.
Borgas slips a jab and a cross from Menezes.
Menezes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borgas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vitor Menezes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Menezes doesn't manage to clinch there - Borgas circles away.
Borgas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borgas throws a series of punches but Menezes moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Menezes on the side of the head.
Borgas misses the shot to the body.
Menezes wants to clinch up but Borgas keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borgas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Menezes was well out of range. Poor timing from Borgas.
Menezes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Borgas dives in and scores a takedown into Menezes's guard.
Menezes wants to stand but Borgas is controlling the position.
Menezes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Borgas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Borgas content to stall in guard here.
Borgas works over Menezes with some ground and pound from guard.
Borgas with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes wants to stand but Borgas is controlling the position.
Borgas with a nice head shot there.
Borgas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borgas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Borgas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Borgas content to stall in guard here.
Borgas trying to move into half guard but instead Menezes has managed to sweep!
Borgas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgas is adopting a defensive guard.
Borgas will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Borgas trying to control the position here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Borgas is on top in guard.
Borgas throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borgas postures up and lands a big shot to Menezes's brow.
Borgas controlling from the top position.
Borgas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zorgas Borgas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Borgas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zorgas Borgas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Sandoval (ranked 5783 p4p, 426 weight class) and Ilpo Saarela (ranked 24571 p4p, 485 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilpo Saarela!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarela scores with a shot to the body.
Saarela throws a looping overhand right but Sandoval ducks down to avoid it.
Sandoval feinted with a counter takedown.
Sandoval takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saarela throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sandoval stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saarela scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Saarela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sandoval was well out of range. Poor timing from Saarela.
Sandoval looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval advances to half guard.
Sandoval stops Saarela from getting back to his feet.
Sandoval not doing much here.
Saarela wants to get back to his feet.
Saarela really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sandoval. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saarela taking some punishment here, with Sandoval in his half guard.
Saarela wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saarela can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarela taking some punishment here, with Sandoval in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandoval trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sandoval lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sandoval lands a nice short elbow.
Sandoval working Saarela over with strikes.
Sandoval is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Saarela pushes Sandoval off but Sandoval dives into side control.
We've been hearing that Sandoval has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sandoval cracks Saarela with a big elbow.
Saarela taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sandoval looks up at the clock and then as Saarela takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sandoval smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Saarela is rocked!
Sandoval creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Saarela is still in real trouble! Can Sandoval finish him?
Sandoval lands a strong strike to the head of Saarela. That's dazed him! Sandoval looking to finish here. Saarela is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Sandoval lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Sandoval!
Miguel Sandoval thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Oppenheimer (ranked 24255 p4p, 501 weight class) and Frankis Nganuo (ranked 5634 p4p, 437 weight class). Frankis Nganuo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lord Oppenheimer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankis Nganuo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppenheimer throws a leg kick but Nganuo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oppenheimer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Oppenheimer tenderised Nganuo's leg. Nganuo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nganuo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer lands a right hook to the body.
Nganuo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oppenheimer has time to react.
Good leg kick by Oppenheimer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oppenheimer throws a leg kick but Nganuo moved away.
Oppenheimer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oppenheimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nganuo.
Nganuo lands with a nice body punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oppenheimer, right into the meat.
Oppenheimer misses with a wild body shot.
Nganuo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Lord Oppenheimer has been cut.
Oppenheimer is looking to wear down Nganuo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Oppenheimer looks to score with a jab to the body but Nganuo is just out of range.
Oppenheimer misses with a wild body shot.
Nganuo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oppenheimer moves away.
Nganuo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppenheimer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Nganuo.
Lord Oppenheimer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nganuo throws a jab but it's blocked by Oppenheimer.
Nganuo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oppenheimer circles away quickly and effectively.
Nganuo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Oppenheimer throws a chopping leg kick but Nganuo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oppenheimer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nganuo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oppenheimer slips a jab and a cross from Nganuo.
Nganuo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nganuo looks winded!
Oppenheimer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oppenheimer. That's going to slow Nganuo down.
Oppenheimer misses with a hook. Nganuo ducked under it nicely.
Nganuo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nganuo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oppenheimer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nganuo manages to avoid it.
Nganuo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Oppenheimer just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
A good leg kick by Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer misses the shot to the body.
Nganuo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oppenheimer cracks the inside of Nganuo's front leg.
Nganuo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oppenheimer can pounce on him.
Oppenheimer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nganuo.
Oppenheimer throws a low kick, looking for Nganuo's leg but Nganuo calmly moves out of range.
Oppenheimer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oppenheimer defending well as Nganuo loads up on a big left hand.
Nganuo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nganuo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good standup being displayed there by Oppenheimer as he connects with a hook.
Oppenheimer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oppenheimer lands with a nice body kick.
Nganuo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oppenheimer misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppenheimer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nganuo lands the left hand.
Oppenheimer connects with a leg kick. Nganuo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oppenheimer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oppenheimer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oppenheimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nganuo.
Nganuo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oppenheimer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nganuo throws a series of punches but Oppenheimer moves out of range.
Oppenheimer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer just misses with a punch to the body.
Oppenheimer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nganuo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oppenheimer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nganuo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oppenheimer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oppenheimer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oppenheimer misses the shot to the body.
Oppenheimer connects with a crisp jab.
Oppenheimer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nganuo if he has to take too many more of those.
Oppenheimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nganuo moves away.
Oppenheimer scores with a kick to the body.
Nganuo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nganuo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oppenheimer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nganuo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oppenheimer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nganuo on the side of the head.
Oppenheimer scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nganuo. Oppenheimer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oppenheimer throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Nganuo. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Oppenheimer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lord Oppenheimer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No joy there for Nganuo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nganuo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oppenheimer throws a hook to the side of Nganuo's head but Nganuo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nganuo stalks Oppenheimer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oppenheimer's face. Oppenheimer staggers backwards, shaken.
Frankis Nganuo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nganuo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lord Oppenheimer is winning the standup battle so far.
Oppenheimer scoring well with a low kick there.
Nganuo avoids the body shot from Oppenheimer.
Nganuo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nganuo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nganuo misses with a wild combination.
Oppenheimer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oppenheimer misses the shot to the body.
Nganuo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oppenheimer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nganuo. That did some damage!
Oppenheimer throws a body punch but Nganuo moves out of range.
Oppenheimer looks to land a left hand but Nganuo moved out of range nicely.
Nganuo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oppenheimer. Nganuo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nganuo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oppenheimer.
Nganuo is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oppenheimer.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oppenheimer, right into the meat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oppenheimer!
Nganuo fails to land with a series of punches.
Oppenheimer connects with a solid leg kick.
Nganuo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer obviously looking to wear him down.
Nganuo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oppenheimer. Nganuo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oppenheimer lands a leg kick that knocks Nganuo off balance momentarily.
Nganuo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oppenheimer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nganuo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nganuo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oppenheimer can pounce on him.
Oppenheimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nganuo moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nganuo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer obviously looking to wear him down.
Oppenheimer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nganuo's calf.
Oppenheimer staying out of range there.
That kick from Oppenheimer tenderised Nganuo's leg. Nganuo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oppenheimer throws a poor cross that misses
and Nganuo counters with a straight right hand.
Oppenheimer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oppenheimer digs a good body shot into Nganuo's ribs.
Oppenheimer throws a sloppy body shot
and Nganuo counters with a two punch combo.
Nganuo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oppenheimer misses with a wild body shot.
Nganuo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oppenheimer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oppenheimer misses with a body shot
and Nganuo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nganuo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nganuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nganuo fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nganuo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oppenheimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nganuo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Oppenheimer. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - Oppenheimer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Oppenheimer misses with an uppercut.
Oppenheimer throws a front kick that sends Nganuo stumbling back into the cage.
Nganuo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nganuo throws a jab when Oppenheimer was well out of range.
Nganuo throws a right and a left that Oppenheimer avoids nicely.
Nganuo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nganuo fails to land with a series of punches.
Oppenheimer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oppenheimer feints and then cracks Nganuo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nganuo down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oppenheimer throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oppenheimer. That's going to slow Nganuo down.
Oppenheimer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nganuo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oppenheimer.
Nganuo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Oppenheimer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nganuo's sensitive parts.
Nganuo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oppenheimer.
A slapping body kick lands there for Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nganuo can do to turn this around?
Nganuo walks into a stiff left hand from Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer feints and then cracks Nganuo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nganuo down.
Oppenheimer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nganuo. That did some damage!
Oppenheimer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nganuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Oppenheimer.
Nganuo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oppenheimer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oppenheimer punishes Nganuo's body with a nice straight punch.
Oppenheimer throws out a loose jab but Nganuo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nganuo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nganuo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oppenheimer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Oppenheimer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lord Oppenheimer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Oppenheimer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nganuo ducks under a wild hook from Oppenheimer.
Nganuo avoids the body shot from Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer cracks the inside of Nganuo's front leg.
Oppenheimer connects with an inside leg kick.
Oppenheimer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oppenheimer looks to score with a jab to the body but Nganuo is just out of range.
Nganuo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oppenheimer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oppenheimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oppenheimer takes a swing at Nganuo's ribcage but misses.
Oppenheimer throws a front kick that sends Nganuo stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oppenheimer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oppenheimer throws a body shot but no joy.
Nganuo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oppenheimer connects with a solid leg kick.
Nganuo avoids the body shot from Oppenheimer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppenheimer scores with a jab.
Oppenheimer swings for the body but Nganuo moves out of range.
A jab from Oppenheimer finds it's way through Nganuo's defenses.
Nganuo scores with a jab to the head.
Nganuo throws a right and a left that Oppenheimer avoids nicely.
Nganuo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oppenheimer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nganuo's sensitive parts.
Oppenheimer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oppenheimer. Nganuo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Nganuo does no damage.
Nganuo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oppenheimer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oppenheimer, right into the meat.
Oppenheimer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oppenheimer is looking to slow Nganuo down with leg kicks.
Nganuo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oppenheimer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppenheimer looks to score with a jab to the body but Nganuo is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oppenheimer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oppenheimer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nganuo if he has to take too many more of those.
Nganuo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nganuo avoids the body shot from Oppenheimer.
Nganuo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oppenheimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nganuo moves away.
Oppenheimer lands with an uppercut that bounces Nganuo off the cage and back into range.
Oppenheimer thumps Nganuo with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Oppenheimer - that will leave a mark!
Nganuo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nganuo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oppenheimer.
Nganuo avoids the body shot from Oppenheimer.
Nganuo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice body kick from Oppenheimer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppenheimer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oppenheimer digs a good hook to Nganuo's body.
Oppenheimer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nganuo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Oppenheimer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oppenheimer throws a body punch but Nganuo moves out of range.
Nganuo lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Oppenheimer.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Oppenheimer. Nganuo shrugs it off though.
A big left from Nganuo misses.
Nganuo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nganuo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nganuo blocks a jab.
Oppenheimer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nganuo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lord Oppenheimer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oppenheimer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oppenheimer connects with an inside leg kick.
Oppenheimer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oppenheimer just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer swings for the body but Nganuo moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Nganuo.
Oppenheimer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oppenheimer swings for the body but Nganuo moves out of range.
Oppenheimer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oppenheimer throws the left hand but Nganuo avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Nganuo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Oppenheimer misses the shot to the body.
Oppenheimer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nganuo if he has to take too many more of those.
Frankis Nganuo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters circling a little - Oppenheimer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Oppenheimer misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lord Oppenheimer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oppenheimer 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lord Oppenheimer!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Young (ranked 4821 p4p, 150 weight class) and Vyacheslav Datsik (ranked 24740 p4p, 229 weight class). Young's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blood//Water. Jack Young has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vyacheslav Datsik!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young gets a takedown into half guard.
Young is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Datsik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Young controlling the pace.
Young will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Datsik tries to roll over but Young keeps him under control.
Young lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young is looking for a kimura but Datsik is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Young to get the leverage.
Datsik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Datsik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Young. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Young stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Young looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Datsik with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Young is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Young working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Datsik is looking for a sweep. Young is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Young lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Young is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Young 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.
Young is working for a submission of some sort.
Young controlling the action here.
Young seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Datsik for as long as he can get away with.
Young working the head and body with strikes.
Young scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young passes the guard and advances to mount!
Young jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Datsik is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Datsik and Young has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Young advances to full mount.
Datsik tries to hold on but Young postures up.
Datsik is trying to escape the mount.
Young lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Datsik hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young raining down shots from the mount!
Datsik is rocked!
It looks like Vyacheslav Datsik has been cut.
Young looking to control and managing it successfully.
Datsik is still in real trouble! Can Young finish him?
You get the feeling that Datsik really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Datsik looks winded!
Oooh a big shot lands for Young! Datsik is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Young!
A relieved looking Jack Young thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fyson Turie (ranked 4963 p4p, 399 weight class) and Pavlik Dacik (ranked 5338 p4p, 425 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fyson Turie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavlik Dacik!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turie moves into the clinch successfully.
We've been informed that Dacik has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Turie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Turie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Turie trying to control the position here.
Turie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turie has his hands on Dacik's head, controlling the position.
Turie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dacik manages to get himself to full guard.
Turie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Turie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dacik has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turie has managed to get both his arms back between Dacik's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dacik throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Turie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Turie works over Dacik with some ground and pound from guard.
Turie pushing down on Dacik's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Turie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dacik makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dacik tries to keep at a distance but Turie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dacik pulls guard.
Dacik looks winded!
Turie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Turie cracks Dacik with a solid left hand.
Turie pushes down on Dacik's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Turie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turie is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dacik is pressing down on Turie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Turie continues to stall.
Turie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Turie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Turie passes Dacik's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Turie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Turie moves nicely into side control.
Turie 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.
Dacik is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Turie taking a breather here.
Turie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Turie lands a few punches from side control.
Dacik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dacik is being controlled here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Check out the look on Turie's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fyson Turie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Turie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dacik misses with a punch to the body.
Dacik manages to pull guard.
Turie postures up.
Turie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Turie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Turie is stalling in the full guard.
More hug and hope from Turie.
Turie preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turie content to stall in guard here.
Dacik has momentary wrist control but Turie slips an elbow through the middle.
Dacik is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turie pushes down on Dacik's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Turie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Turie.
Turie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fyson Turie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turie working Dacik over with strikes.
Dacik is in trouble now - Turie has advanced to mount!
Dacik keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turie controlling the pace for now.
Dacik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Turie with the ground and pound from mount.
Turie controlling his opponent.
Turie with good strikes from the mount here!
Turie lands a nice shot to the head.
Turie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turie cracks Dacik with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Turie raining down shots from the mount!
Turie content just to control the position here.
Turie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Turie with good strikes from the mount here!
Turie content just to control the position here.
Turie lands a big shot there that rocks Dacik but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Turie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Turie controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turie breaks from Dacik's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Turie looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turie scoring with strikes but Dacik is staying in there.
Turie lands with some strikes.
Turie with the ground and pound from mount.
Turie controlling from the full mount.
Turie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fyson Turie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Turie moves into the clinch successfully.
Turie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dacik working hard to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Turie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dacik tries to circle away but Turie has him pinned against the cage.
Dacik tries to break the clinch but Turie is controlling the position.
Dacik pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turie passes Dacik's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dacik is in trouble now - Turie has advanced to mount!
Dacik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turie landing shots from mount.
Dacik is bucking up trying to escape but Turie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Turie breaks from Dacik's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dacik is rocked!
Turie controlling from mount.
Dacik is still in real trouble! Can Turie finish him?
Dacik can't escape the position.
Dacik seems to have recovered his senses.
Turie landing strikes from the mount and Dacik is in trouble!
Turie is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Dacik goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Turie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fyson Turie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Hugsie (ranked 5284 p4p, 422 weight class) and Fish Hands (ranked 5662 p4p, 439 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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270 lbs
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269 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mister Hugsie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fish Hands!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugsie misses with a hook
letting Hands counter with a right hand.
Hugsie tries to clinch
and Hands counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Mister Hugsie has been cut.
Hands throws a combination. Hugsie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hands defending well as Hugsie loads up on a big left hand.
Hugsie clinches up against the cage.
Hugsie misses with some punches.
Hands wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hugsie has him pressed against the cage.
Hands tries to break free but Hugsie pushes him back against the cage.
Hugsie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hands blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Hands's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hugsie has a couple of punches blocked by Hands.
Hugsie keeps control of Hands as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hugsie throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugsie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hands prevents a body shot from Hugsie.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hugsie has Hands pushed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hands - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hugsie stalling in the clinch.
Hugsie has Hands pushed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugsie wants to stall.
Hugsie swings wildly with an uppercut but Hands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hands wants to get back to striking at distance but Hugsie won't allow it.
Hugsie tries to work over Hands's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hands breaks from the clinch.
Hands has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hugsie is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hugsie walks into a straight right hand from Hands.
Hugsie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hugsie misses with a right hand
and Hands counters with a three punch combo that has Hugsie backing up. Hugsie nods at Hands to acknowledge the strikes.
Hugsie is breathing heavily.
Hands scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hugsie in his tracks.
Hugsie wants to clinch
and Hands counters with a stiff right hand.
Hugsie is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Hugsie falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fish Hands!
An out of breath Fish Hands thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crack Head (ranked 4345 p4p, 423 weight class) and Louis Princip (ranked 3366 p4p, 354 weight class). Princip is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lord of This World by Black Sabbath. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crack Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Princip!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head fails with a takedown attempt.
Princip cracks Head with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Princip stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Princip connects with a jab.
Head gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Princip.
A jab from Princip does it's job there.
Head shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Princip stuffs the takedown attempt from Head. Head gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crack Head. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Princip keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Head swats away the attempt to clinch by Princip.
Princip throws a right and a left that both miss.
Princip uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Head has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Head dives in for a single leg takedown but Princip sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Princip jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip connects with a body shot.
Princip lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Head looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Princip gets caught napping as Head dives in and scores a takedown. Princip manages to retain guard.
Princip is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Head is controlling him.
Princip pushes Head off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Head bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Princip tries to escape but Head is in control.
Head looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Princip is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Princip is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Princip taking punishment in the form of punches.
Princip is pushing Head's head away, looking to escape. Head manages to hold on to the position though.
Princip is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Princip is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Head asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Princip told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Head trying to control the action but Princip is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Princip is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Princip misses with the combination.
Head is looking to counter punch.
Head throws a big shot that misses.
Head fails with the takedown.
Head needs to keep his hands up - Princip had a free shot at his head there.
Head with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Princip to score with a decent uppercut.
Head gets a takedown into half guard.
Head is looking for a kimura but Princip is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Head to get the leverage.
Head not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Head there.
Princip is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Head scores with a couple of nice shots.
Head throwing shots but Princip is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Head is working for a kimura but Princip is defending it quite comfortably.
Princip kicks Head off and gets back to his feet.
Princip is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Head had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Head takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Princip scores with a jab to the jaw.
Head goes for a double leg but Princip avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Princip continues to drive forward.
Head fails with a takedown attempt.
Princip looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Princip works Head's body with a nice hook.
Head fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Princip misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Princip scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Head doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Head misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Head's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Head wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Princip lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Head backwards.
Princip can't find room to land a body shot as Head controls the action.
Princip keeps control of Head as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Princip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Head's elbow.
Head tries to circle away but Princip has him pinned against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Head - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Princip.
Princip struggles to land a body shot inside as Head controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Princip.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Princip creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Head pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Head ducks right into an uppercut from Princip.
Princip connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Princip lunges at Head with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Head's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Princip dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Head fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Louis Princip seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Princip fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Head drops his hands momentarily and Princip takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Head looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Princip is fending him off so far but Head persists. Nope, Princip circles away and we're back to standing.
Princip connects with a body shot that sends Head's belly button to the back.
Head fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Head shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Head needs to keep his hands up - Princip had a free shot at his head there.
Head takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Princip has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Princip lands with a nice body punch.
Princip scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Princip lands a nice looking body shot.
Princip scores with a crisp jab that stopped Head in his tracks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Head throws a looping overhand right but Princip ducks down to avoid it.
Princip swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Head.
Princip bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Head's head backwards.
Princip connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Head momentarily.
Princip scores with a shot to the body.
Head shoots in for a takedown but Princip shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crack Head. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip lands a nice hook to Head's body. Head takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice combination there by Princip.
Nice shot lands for Princip.
Head walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Princip slaps away a takedown attempt from Head, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Princip throws out a counter right but Head avoids it with no problem.
Princip scores with a one two! Head had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Louis Princip is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Head drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Princip wriggles free and stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Princip jabs at Head's body.
Princip throws out a powerful jab.
Head closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Head looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Head closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Princip to the mat! Princip manages to get full guard.
Princip is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Head presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Princip lands a hook to the side of the head.
Head is rocked!
Princip scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Head is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Princip lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Princip.
Head tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Princip's elbow.
Princip creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Head with a big uppercut! Head tries to clinch up but Princip pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Head to the mat! Head covers up and Princip unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Louis Princip!
After winning the bout, Louis Princip thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marty Fake (ranked 3173 p4p, 375 weight class) and Derek Walker (ranked 3431 p4p, 399 weight class). Walker has chosen Evanescense - Bring Me To Life as his entrance music. Derek Walker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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26
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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203 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marty Fake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derek Walker!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fake.
Walker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Walker clobbers Fake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Fake saw that one coming.
It looked like Fake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walker scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker avoids a wild elbow strike from Fake.
Fake misses with an elbow strike.
Walker just leaning against Fake, taking a breather.
Fake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Derek Walker has been cut.
Fake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Walker gets through Fake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Fake.
Walker blocks a body shot from Fake.
Walker working hard to break the clinch.
Fake lands a damaging elbow.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Fake won't allow it.
Fake digs a right hand into Walker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walker's gas tank.
Fake lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
That has opened up Derek Walker's cut even more.
Fake lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
Walker is rocked!
Fake creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Walker's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Walker drops to his knees and Fake pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marty Fake!
Post fight, Marty Fake stared into the camera and said 'Bet you this Bum is going Cry again
Only thing lucky about your last fight was the fact you woke up from that Ko you littie bitch '.
The defeated Derek Walker had this to say: 'You should've killed me when you had the chance! ;)'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Tea (ranked 3728 p4p, 336 weight class) and Marcelinho Lima (ranked 2703 p4p, 273 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
263 lbs
12 - 15 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ice Tea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelinho Lima!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tea's guard.
Lima passes Tea's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lima is trying for a kimura here. Tea looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Lima wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcelinho Lima!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Dante (ranked 1398 p4p, 161 weight class) and Neal Diaz (ranked 1682 p4p, 194 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Silvio Dante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neal Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and Dante takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dante keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dante is looking to counter punch.
Dante scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz shoots for a takedown but Dante saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dante just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Dante and move into the clinch position.
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz is trying to trip Dante. He has hold of a leg but Dante is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Diaz persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dante is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Diaz slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Diaz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante is looking to escape.
Dante is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dante knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dante blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
Dante wants to get back to his feet.
Dante is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dante pushes Diaz off looking to stand but Diaz dives back in and keeps control.
Diaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dante throws a good cross that connects.
Dante connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dante leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silvio Dante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Diaz.
Diaz defending well as Dante loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diaz lands in his opponent's guard.
Dante uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Dante.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Dante circles away.
Dante scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dante has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Diaz is on him like a limpet, forcing Dante back against the cage.
Diaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dante is defending well for now.
Dante throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dante lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dante.
A head punch on the inside from Dante fails to land.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Dante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dante walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Dante sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diaz moves out of range as Dante strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Dante.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz is trying to drag Dante to the mat but Dante just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Diaz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Dante dominated that round.
That's time! Dante's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dante throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz shoots in but Dante avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dante misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Neal Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dante connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Neal Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooh!!! Diaz has knocked Dante down with a huge combo! Diaz steps away and waves a wobbly Dante back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dante is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dante misses with a straight right.
Oh Dante is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Dante is in big trouble! Diaz is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Dante. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Neal Diaz!
A determined Neal Diaz 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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