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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gok Won Khun (ranked 369 p4p, 51 weight class) and Apolinario Mabini (ranked 830 p4p, 115 weight class). Mabini has chosen Noypi by Bamboo as his entrance music. Apolinario Mabini told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gok Won Khun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apolinario Mabini!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Francis DeMontford and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khun tests Mabini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mabini misses with a looping right.
Khun forces Mabini back against the cage and clinches.
Mabini letting Khun take a breather here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khun.
Mabini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mabini.
Khun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mabini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khun taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khun misses with some punches.
Mabini will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Khun up against the cage.
Mabini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khun's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khun blocks a body shot from Mabini.
Still in the clinch, Khun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mabini is defending well for now.
Mabini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Mabini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mabini misses with the head strike.
Mabini lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mabini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Khun.
Khun looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Khun will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mabini up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabini throws a punch but it's blocked by Khun.
Mabini displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khun up against the cage.
Khun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mabini takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mabini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mabini goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabini throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mabini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khun moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khun darts in and clinches Mabini up against the cage.
Mabini has a couple of punches blocked by Khun.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mabini lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mabini fails to land.
Mabini misses with some punches.
Khun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mabini.
Khun tries a knee to the head but Mabini blocks it.
Mabini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khun blocking some punches.
Khun blocks a body shot from Mabini.
Khun slowing the pace effectively.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mabini.
A short right from Khun.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mabini prevents a body shot from Khun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gok Won Khun dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Mabini as Khun shoots in.
Mabini moves into the clinch.
Khun stalling in the clinch.
Khun can't find room to land a body shot as Mabini controls the action.
Mabini throws a punch but it's blocked by Khun.
Mabini misses with a punch on the inside.
Mabini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mabini's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mabini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mabini throws a punch but it's blocked by Khun.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mabini swings wildly with an uppercut but Khun uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mabini goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mabini misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khun.
Khun blocking some punches.
Khun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mabini tries to throw a body punch but Khun avoids it by throwing Mabini back against the cage.
Mabini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Apolinario Mabini seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mabini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mabini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mabini misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabini misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mabini fails to land.
Khun throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khun.
Mabini goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mabini throws a head punch that misses.
Mabini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khun cracks Mabini with a good jab.
Mabini has managed to clinch.
Mabini misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khun.
Khun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mabini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mabini.
Khun works on Mabini's body with a couple of short punches.
Khun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khun tries a knee to the head but Mabini blocks it.
Khun struggles to land a body shot inside as Mabini controls his hands.
Mabini lands with a right to the head.
Khun pressing his opponent against the cage.
Khun lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mabini or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mabini tries a body shot but Khun blocks it.
Khun trying to land knees to the body.
Khun breaks from the clinch.
Mabini closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Khun - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mabini throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mabini gets caught flat footed, as Khun shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mabini controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apolinario Mabini 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Khun lands a nice shot that snaps Mabini's head back.
Mabini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Mabini backs away, Khun returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Khun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Khun.
Mabini pushes Khun up against the cage in a clinch.
Mabini lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mabini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khun just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mabini's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mabini throws a punch but it's blocked by Khun.
Khun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khun fails to land the takedown.
Khun fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gok Won Khun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mabini moves in looking to clinch but Khun pushes him off.
Gok Won Khun is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mabini misses with some punches.
Mabini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khun blocks a body shot from Mabini.
Mabini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khun's elbow.
Mabini throws a head punch that misses.
Khun breaks from the clinch.
Gok Won Khun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mabini lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Khun falls backwards - clearly groggy! Mabini dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apolinario Mabini!
Our winner, Apolinario Mabini, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Twisty Kneereaper (ranked 599 p4p, 84 weight class) and Antonio Luna (ranked 1062 p4p, 147 weight class). Luna has chosen Noypi by Bamboo as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Twisty Kneereaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Luna!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneereaper stuns Luna with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Antonio Luna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kneereaper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luna.
Kneereaper is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kneereaper throws out a loose jab but Luna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luna looks to clinch
and Kneereaper counters with a solid body kick.
Kneereaper moves out of range of the strikes.
Luna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kneereaper.
Luna's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kneereaper under the eye.
Luna throws a right hand that misses
and Kneereaper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Luna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kneereaper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luna lands with a light punch inside.
Kneereaper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kneereaper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneereaper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneereaper can't find room to land a body shot as Luna controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneereaper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luna lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kneereaper or not.
Kneereaper tries to throw a body punch but Luna avoids it by throwing Kneereaper back against the cage.
Luna misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Kneereaper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kneereaper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luna.
Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Kneereaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luna.
Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Kneereaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneereaper misses with a punch on the inside.
Luna tries to throw a body punch but Kneereaper avoids it by throwing Luna back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kneereaper.
Luna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kneereaper lands an uppercut.
Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Kneereaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneereaper lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna has a couple of punches blocked by Kneereaper.
Good body shot from Kneereaper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneereaper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Luna as the two fighters clinch.
Kneereaper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kneereaper backwards.
Kneereaper scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Kneereaper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kneereaper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneereaper misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Kneereaper.
A right hand to the body from Kneereaper.
Luna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneereaper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kneereaper jumps guard but Luna stands there with Kneereaper around his waist. Kneereaper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kneereaper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneereaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneereaper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luna throws a head punch that misses.
Luna misses with some punches.
Kneereaper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneereaper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luna prevents a body shot from Kneereaper.
Kneereaper misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneereaper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneereaper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneereaper scores with a shoulder strike.
Luna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luna throws a punch but it's blocked by Kneereaper.
Luna presses Kneereaper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kneereaper misses with some punches.
Luna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luna has a couple of punches blocked by Kneereaper.
Kneereaper lands with a left to the head.
Kneereaper gets through Luna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneereaper jumps guard but Luna stands there with Kneereaper around his waist. Kneereaper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Luna working aggressively here.
Luna blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Luna fails to land.
Kneereaper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneereaper blocking some punches.
Kneereaper lands a right hand.
Kneereaper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneereaper is trying to pull guard but Luna has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Twisty Kneereaper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneereaper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kneereaper backwards.
Kneereaper can't find room to land a body shot as Luna controls the action.
Kneereaper misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luna.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kneereaper.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kneereaper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luna's elbow.
Kneereaper jumps guard and drags Luna to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twisty Kneereaper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kneereaper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kneereaper is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Luna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kneereaper.
Kneereaper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luna clinches up against the cage.
Luna lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kneereaper fails to land.
Kneereaper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luna can do to turn this around?
Luna digs a right hand into Kneereaper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kneereaper's gas tank.
Kneereaper misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneereaper scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kneereaper.
Luna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kneereaper's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneereaper lands with a left to the head.
Luna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kneereaper.
Kneereaper misses with a body punch.
Kneereaper tries to work over Luna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luna.
Kneereaper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneereaper working aggressively here.
Kneereaper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneereaper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneereaper tries to pull guard but Luna holds him up against the cage and eventually Kneereaper drops back down to his feet.
Luna blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Kneereaper.
Luna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneereaper has a couple of punches blocked by Luna.
Kneereaper tries to pull guard but Luna won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Kneereaper.
Luna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luna can't find room to land a body shot as Kneereaper controls the action.
Luna working aggressively here.
Kneereaper misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Luna as the two fighters clinch.
Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Kneereaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneereaper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luna.
Kneereaper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneereaper lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneereaper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luna's elbow.
Kneereaper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Twisty Kneereaper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Kneereaper.
Luna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneereaper throws a punch but it's blocked by Luna.
Luna blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Kneereaper.
Kneereaper pulls Luna into guard.
Kneereaper is looking for a triangle but Luna pushes his legs off easily.
Luna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kneereaper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneereaper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Luna defends well.
Kneereaper looking for a guillotine here but Luna defends easily.
Luna engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kneereaper has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Luna doesn't defend quickly enough and Kneereaper has managed to lock this one up! Can Luna escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kneereaper on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Twisty Kneereaper!
After winning the bout, Twisty Kneereaper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Antonio Luna was interviewed post fight and said 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated... I will pickup the pieces that I learned today and will grow from it.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Landry (ranked 2783 p4p, 318 weight class) and Danny Corleone (ranked 2851 p4p, 322 weight class). Danny Corleone is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Corleone controlling the pace.
Corleone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Corleone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Landry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Corleone.
Corleone is looking for a kimura but Landry is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Corleone to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landry is refusing to be controlled, as Corleone sits in half guard.
Landry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Corleone.
Landry is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Beau's that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Corleone throwing shots but Landry is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Corleone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Corleone thows a huge punch but Landry dodges it nicely.
Corleone content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Corleone has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Kegerator - 650$. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Corleone trying to mount his opponent but Landry defends it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Landry throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Corleone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Corleone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Landry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Danny Corleone has been cut.
Corleone fails with the takedown
and Corleone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Landry is stalking Corleone. Corleone circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Landry, and it's lights out! Corleone really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Landry!
A victorious Ryan Landry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Chin (ranked 2326 p4p, 133 weight class) and Ichiro Suzuki (ranked 3757 p4p, 191 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uriah Chin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ichiro Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Francis DeMontford and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice body punch from Chin.
Suzuki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Suzuki shoots in for a double leg but Chin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chin moves into the clinch.
Chin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chin lands an uppercut.
Chin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chin landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chin pushes Suzuki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suzuki looks winded!
Chin connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ichiro Suzuki has been cut.
Chin blocking some punches.
Chin pushes Suzuki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chin with a knee to the head.
Chin scores with a knee to the head.
Suzuki is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Chin.
Suzuki is still on wobbly legs! Can Chin finish him?
Chin lands a big knee to the head and Suzuki goes down! Chin pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uriah Chin!
In his post fight interview, Uriah Chin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cochise Harris (ranked 2589 p4p, 294 weight class) and Hector Zorba (ranked 1855 p4p, 228 weight class). Zorba has chosen Evening Meditation as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cochise Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Zorba!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harris sprawls well. Harris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zorba gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
No luck for Zorba with that takedown attempt.
Zorba has his takedown stuffed
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cochise Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Zorba.
Zorba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harris cracks Zorba with an open hand slap.
We've been told by Harris's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harris slaps away a takedown attempt from Zorba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cochise Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zorba missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zorba throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zorba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harris jabs at Zorba's body.
Harris drops his hands momentarily and Zorba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zorba fails with a takedown attempt.
Zorba looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Harris.
Harris connects with a crisp jab.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Zorba's ribs.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zorba doesn't seem bothered though.
Harris drops Zorba with a beautiful combination! Zorba stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harris is looking for the KO!
Zorba is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Zorba drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Harris swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Zorba's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cochise Harris!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Luna (ranked 781 p4p, 95 weight class) and Chuy Bacca (ranked 5544 p4p, 462 weight class). Luna comes to the cage accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. Bacca has chosen Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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162 lbs
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142 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Luna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuy Bacca!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Juan Luna has been cut.
Luna jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Chuy Bacca has been cut.
Luna scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luna has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bacca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bacca.
Bacca throws out a counter right but Luna avoids it with no problem.
Bacca slips under a jab from Luna.
Bacca keeps the fight on the outside.
Luna lands a glancing blow to the side of Bacca's head.
Luna throws a big shot that misses.
Bacca lunges at Luna with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Luna's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bacca lands with a straight right. Luna didn't see that one coming.
Luna throws a body shot but no joy.
Bacca fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bacca connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luna's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bacca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luna rushes Bacca and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Luna lands a left hand.
Bacca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luna tries a body shot but Bacca blocks it.
Bacca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bacca can't break the clinch.
Luna has a couple of punches blocked by Bacca.
Bacca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bacca keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Bacca was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Luna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luna moves into the clinch.
Luna misses with the head strike.
Luna keeps control of Bacca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Luna tries a body shot but Bacca blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bacca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bacca throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bacca throws a monster overhand right that drops Luna! Bacca follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuy Bacca!
Chuy Bacca spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Juan Luna was interviewed post fight and said 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated... I will pickup the pieces that I learned today and will grow from it.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lester Burnham (ranked 1144 p4p, 127 weight class) and Del Werthers (ranked 807 p4p, 93 weight class). Burnham comes to the cage accompanied by I m Blue. Del Werthers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Burnham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Del Werthers!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werthers throws a nice looking combination but Burnham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Werthers does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burnham.
Werthers misses with a wild body shot.
Del Werthers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Werthers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Werthers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burnham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Werthers manages to avoid it.
Burnham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burnham jumps guard.
Werthers wants to control from the top but Burnham keeps moving.
Burnham looking for a triangle here. Werthers is fighting it but it looks tight! Burnham pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Werthers is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lester Burnham!
Lester Burnham bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alojz Sanel (ranked 742 p4p, 97 weight class) and Joao Cajo Branca (ranked 1586 p4p, 175 weight class). Branca has chosen original score medley as his entrance music. 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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220 lbs
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260 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alojz Sanel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Cajo Branca!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branca throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Alojz Sanel has been cut.
Sanel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanel punishes Branca's body with a nice straight punch.
Branca closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Joao Cajo Branca has been cut.
Branca keeps the fight on the outside.
Branca connects with the punch.
Sanel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanel scores with a hook to the body.
Branca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Branca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanel 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.
Sanel tries a body shot but Branca blocks it.
Branca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Branca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanel backwards.
Branca throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanel.
Branca tries to work over Sanel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Branca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Branca misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanel.
Sanel lands an uppercut.
Branca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Branca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanel misses with a body punch.
Sanel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Branca lands a body shot.
Branca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Branca lands with a right to the head.
Sanel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Branca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanel blocks a body shot from Branca.
Sanel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Branca on the inside.
A short uppercut from Branca.
Branca misses with a punch to the body.
Branca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Branca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanel misses with a punch to the body.
Branca throws a head punch that misses.
Branca scores with a shot to the side of Sanel's head.
Sanel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Branca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Branca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Branca.
Sanel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Branca thows a body kick. Sanel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Branca lands a right hook to the body.
Branca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Branca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanel sets himself, and Branca steps forward looking for the clinch! Sanel avoids it this time.
Branca pounces like a tiger and cracks Sanel with a vicious hook! Sanel is down but not out! Branca follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joao Cajo Branca!
Joao Cajo Branca bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Alojz Sanel stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks for coming...I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor The Barbarian (ranked 57 p4p, 9 weight class) and Kilo Maluga (ranked 316 p4p, 44 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
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263 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor The Barbarian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Barbarian throws an overhand right that lands on Maluga's shoulder, as Maluga tries to avoid the shot.
The Barbarian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maluga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maluga wants to counter with a clinch but The Barbarian pushes him away.
Maluga connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Conor The Barbarian has been cut.
Maluga on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
The Barbarian misses with an uppercut
and Maluga moves into the clinch.
I was talking to The Barbarian's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The Barbarian is trying to push Maluga away but Maluga has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maluga misses with a knee to the head.
The Barbarian avoiding damage as Maluga throws knees to the body.
The Barbarian misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Barbarian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maluga unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Maluga fails to land.
Maluga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maluga lands a nice knee to the body.
The Barbarian is breathing heavily.
Maluga lands a good knee to the midsection. The Barbarian won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maluga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Barbarians head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluga lands a good knee to the midsection. The Barbarian won't want to take too many of those.
Maluga lands a shoulder strike.
Maluga landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maluga.
Maluga lands a shoulder strike.
Maluga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on The Barbarian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maluga misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on The Barbarian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Barbarian misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on The Barbarian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maluga struggles to land a body shot inside as The Barbarian controls his hands.
Maluga pushes The Barbarian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Maluga.
Maluga looking to throw knees to the head but The Barbarian is blocking nicely.
Maluga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Barbarian is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Barbarian blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Maluga.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maluga.
Maluga lands a good knee to the midsection. The Barbarian won't want to take too many of those.
Maluga scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maluga lands with a short shot to the head.
The Barbarian misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maluga.
The Barbarian avoiding damage as Maluga throws knees to the body.
Maluga blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maluga.
Conor The Barbarian's cut is getting worse.
Maluga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Barbarian's elbow.
Maluga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maluga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maluga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Barbarian or not.
Maluga scores with a knee to the head.
Maluga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maluga lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maluga.
Maluga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maluga lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Maluga.
Knees to the body from Maluga.
Maluga connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Barbarian's face.
The Barbarian is rocked!
Maluga lands a left hand.
Oh The Barbarian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conor The Barbarian's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Maluga.
Maluga misses with a body punch.
The Barbarian seems to have got his legs back now.
Maluga lands with a right to the head.
Maluga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maluga lands a left hand.
Maluga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maluga trying to land knees to the body.
The Barbarian takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maluga lands a shoulder strike.
Maluga is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maluga unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maluga digs a right hand into The Barbarian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Barbarian's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maluga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maluga lands a hook that snaps the head of The Barbarian backwards.
Jeez, Conor The Barbarian's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Maluga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maluga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Barbarian backwards.
Maluga misses with a knee strike.
Maluga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Barbarian takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maluga lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Barbarian backwards.
Maluga jerks The Barbarian's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! The Barbarian drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Maluga goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Maluga because The Barbarian was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Kilo Maluga!
Kilo Maluga is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Kilo Maluga made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Conor The Barbarian was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darrel Hill (ranked 399 p4p, 49 weight class) and Martin Eugen (ranked 188 p4p, 25 weight class). Eugen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kickboxer - Advanced Training kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
145 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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30
154 lbs
23 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darrel Hill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Eugen!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill defending well as Eugen loads up on a big left hand.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eugen.
Some wild striking there from Eugen.
Hill misses with a takedown
and Eugen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hill lands a jab to the head.
Hill tries to move into range but Eugen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Eugen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eugen throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
Eugen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill looks for a takedown but Eugen sprawls well.
Hill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eugen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Eugen throws a good cross that connects.
Hill takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Eugen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eugen manages to avoid it.
Hill throws a hook but Eugen avoids it easily.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Hill misses the body punch
and Eugen counters with a one-two to the body.
Eugen misses with a hook.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eugen lands with a nice combination. Hill backs away looking to recover.
Martin Eugen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Eugen. No joy for Hill on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrel Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eugen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands with an overhand left.
Eugen lands a head shot.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eugen.
Hill lands with a straight right. Eugen didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Hill misses.
Eugen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Eugen throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
Eugen slips under a jab from Hill.
Eugen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eugen misses with a wild combination.
Hill half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Eugen with a hook.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a right hand that misses
and Eugen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hill throws a sloppy body shot
and Eugen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hill is rocked!
Eugen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hill.
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eugen misses with a body shot.
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Eugen moved out of range.
Eugen throws a body shot but no joy.
Eugen scores with a hook.
Eugen throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Eugen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Eugen counter with a right hand.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eugen.
Eugen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hill jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eugen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eugen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hill scores with a decent looking hook.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Eugen moved out of range.
Hill throws a nice looking combination but Eugen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eugen moves out of range as Hill strikes.
Hill darts in and clinches Eugen up against the cage.
Eugen can't break the clinch.
Hill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill drags the fight down to the ground.
Hill working for submissions but it's allowed Eugen to get to half guard.
Hill is trying to maintain the position but Eugen is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Eugen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hill tries to clinch up but Eugen circles away and keeps his distance.
Eugen misses with the combination.
Hill swings for the body but Eugen moves out of range.
Hill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Eugen is just out of range.
Eugen misses with a body shot.
Eugen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hill back to the cage. Eugen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.
Eugen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Eugen throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Eugen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Eugen is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Eugen. Those never looked like landing.
Hill staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hill.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hill misses with a straight right.
Martin Eugen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eugen lunges at Hill with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hill's hand.
Eugen throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hill tries to clinch but Eugen moves out of range.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eugen.
Eugen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Eugen misses the shot to the body.
Hill feinted with a counter takedown.
Eugen misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Hill misses
and Eugen counters with a three punch combo that has Hill backing up. Hill nods at Eugen to acknowledge the strikes.
Hill misses with a hook.
Eugen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hill swings widly with a right hand
and Eugen counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Hill! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Eugen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Eugen! Martin Eugen retains his featherweight title!
Martin Eugen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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