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HFC 2 - Get Belted PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Animal Baldwin (ranked 24758 p4p, 474 weight class) and Gumby Lane (ranked 6068 p4p, 433 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Animal Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gumby Lane!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lane tests Baldwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baldwin slips under a jab.
Lane lands with a nice body punch.
Lane misses with a hook. Baldwin ducked under it nicely.
Baldwin closes the distance and clinches up with Lane, looking for a takedown. Baldwin pushes Lane against the cage but Lane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Baldwin fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lane. Baldwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Lane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldwin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lane keeping moving, preventing Baldwin from controlling successfully.
Baldwin prevents Lane from getting back to his feet.
We've been hearing that Baldwin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane wants to get back to his feet but Baldwin passes into half guard.
Baldwin stalling.
Lane is trying to stand back up but Baldwin is controlling him
Lane is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Baldwin misses with a takedown attempt - Lane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Animal Baldwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baldwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baldwin shoots in but Lane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lane tries to score with a low kick but Baldwin moves his leg out of the way.
Baldwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lane.
Baldwin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lane.
Good standup being displayed there by Lane as he connects with a hook.
Lane misses with a shot to the body
and Baldwin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lane is fighting off a takedown attempt but Baldwin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lane to the mat. Lane regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lane is looking to stand up but Baldwin isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Baldwin manages to pass to side control.
Lane wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Baldwin is trying to control the action in half guard but Lane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lane scores with a hook.
Lane misses with a wild combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've been informed that Lane has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gumby Lane dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Good shot there by Lane.
Baldwin has managed to clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Baldwin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lane is trying to push Baldwin away but Baldwin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baldwin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lane is looking to stand back up but Baldwin counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lane can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lane is trying to escape back to his feet but Baldwin uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Lane is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Baldwin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lane is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lane trying desperately to get to his feet.
Baldwin looking to control but Lane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lane wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lane defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Baldwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane is trying to stand up.
Animal Baldwin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baldwin is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Lane lands a head shot.
Jab by Lane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin shoots in but Lane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice jab there from Lane.
Lane is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Baldwin ducks under a wild hook from Lane.
Lane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Baldwin walks into a stiff left hand from Lane.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lane misses with a two punch combination.
Lane might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Baldwin is looking to counter the offense by Lane and move into the clinch.
Lane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baldwin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gumby Lane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Baldwin blocks the leg kick.
Baldwin feinted with a counter takedown.
Lane throws a leg kick
and Baldwin counters by moving into the clinch.
Lane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lane wants to break free but Baldwin has control.
Lane tries to break free but Baldwin pushes him back against the cage.
Lane working hard to break the clinch.
Lane can't break the clinch.
Lane can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldwin prevents Lane from breaking the clinch.
Baldwin prevents Lane from breaking the clinch.
Baldwin wants the takedown. Lane is fighting it off but Baldwin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lane's guard against the cage.
Lane wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Baldwin manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lane is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Baldwin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lane is looking to escape.
Lane is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Lane that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Baldwin looking to secure an arm triangle but Lane defends it well.
Baldwin looking to control but Lane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Baldwin won't let Lane get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
A telegraphed right hand from Lane misses the target.
Baldwin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lane.
Baldwin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Lane finds it's way through Baldwin's defenses.
Lane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Lane misses.
Baldwin throws a big counter combination but Lane scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lane circles away.
Gumby Lane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Lane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Lane looks to move away, Baldwin throws a big counter combo but Lane just gets out of the way.
Gumby Lane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Baldwin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Baldwin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lane lunges at Baldwin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baldwin's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lane misses with a combination
and Baldwin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gumby Lane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lane is trying to push Baldwin away but Baldwin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lane is trying to break free.
Animal Baldwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baldwin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gumby Lane.
I've got Lane winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gumby Lane!
During a confident post fight interview, Gumby Lane thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mason Bradford (ranked 5672 p4p, 248 weight class) and Pure Striker (ranked 6406 p4p, 271 weight class). Pure Striker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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141 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mason Bradford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pure Striker!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bradford. That did some damage!
Bradford misses with a wild combination.
Striker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pure Striker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradford tries to move into range but Striker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bradford takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Striker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Striker.
A jab from Striker finds it's way through Bradford's defenses.
Bradford misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick from Striker misses
and Bradford counters with a left and a right that stings Striker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradford misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Striker misses.
Bradford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Striker circles away quickly and effectively.
Striker throws a head kick that misses
and Bradford counters with a one-two to the body.
Striker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good standup being displayed there by Bradford as he connects with a hook.
Striker is rocked!
Striker connects with a crisp jab.
Striker is still on wobbly legs! Can Bradford finish him?
Bradford misses with a body shot.
Striker seems to have recovered his senses.
Striker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Mason Bradford has been cut.
Striker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bradford lands with a nice combination. Striker backs away looking to recover.
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!
Striker misses with a low kick.
Bradford throws a nice looking combination but Striker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bradford fails to land with a series of punches.
Striker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Striker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker lands a nice looking body shot.
Striker scores with a head kick.
Bradford throws a right and a left that Striker avoids nicely.
Striker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bradford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bradford avoids the body shot from Striker.
Bradford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Striker dodges the punch combination from Bradford.
Striker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Striker scores with a three punch combo!
Bradford doesn't manage to clinch there - Striker circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bradford tries to counter with a takedown but Striker is quick to defend against it.
Bradford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Striker throws a push kick but Bradford slaps the foot to one side.
Bradford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Striker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bradford throws a lazy uppercut
and Striker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Striker finds it's way through Bradford's defenses.
Bradford misses with a two punch combination.
A nice side step and Striker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Striker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Striker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Striker connects with a body shot that sends Bradford's belly button to the back.
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!
Bradford swings for the body but Striker moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker throws a sloppy head kick and Bradford moves out of range easily.
Bradford closes the distance looking to clinch
and Striker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bradford looks to land a combination. Striker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Striker dodges the punch combination from Bradford.
Striker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bradford had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bradford takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Striker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradford throws out the jab.
Bradford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pure Striker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mason Bradford's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Striker throws a body shot but no joy.
As Striker looks to move away, Bradford throws a big counter combo but Striker just gets out of the way.
Bradford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bradford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Striker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bradford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Striker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bradford throws a right and a left that Striker avoids nicely.
Bradford wants to clinch.
Striker misses with a head kick.
Bradford swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradford misses with a body shot.
Striker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bradford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Striker connects with a right hand. Bradford shakes it off.
Bradford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford misses with a wild combination.
Bradford has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Striker.
Bradford lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Striker. Bradford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradford lands a jab to Striker's midsection.
Striker throws a nice head kick!
Striker throws a sloppy head kick and Bradford moves out of range easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bradford might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Striker throws a head kick that half lands.
Striker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bradford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Striker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradford lands a jab to Striker's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Striker misses with a head kick.
Bradford tries to clinch up.
Bradford tries to clinch up.
Striker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bradford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Striker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bradford throws a series of punches but Striker moves out of range.
Striker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Striker scores with a jab.
Bradford dodges the punch combination from Striker.
An attempted straight right counter from Bradford misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker scores with a jab to the body.
Mason Bradford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Striker ducks under a wild hook from Bradford.
Striker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bradford's head.
Striker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bradford rather than just go for the knockout.
Bradford takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Striker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bradford throws a nice looking combination but Striker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick by Striker misses
and Striker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Striker is breathing heavily.
Bradford fails to land with a series of punches.
Striker scores with a hook.
Bradford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Striker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Striker.
Bradford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Striker wants to land a leg kick but Bradford is out of range.
Striker takes a swing at Bradford's ribcage but misses.
Bradford appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bradford throws a series of punches but Striker moves out of range.
Bradford throws a looping overhand right but Striker ducks down to avoid it.
Bradford throws a jab but it's blocked by Striker.
Striker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Striker.
Striker misses with a body shot.
Bradford tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pure Striker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mason Bradford's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Striker throws a head kick that Bradford semi-blocks.
Striker throws a head kick but Bradford moves out of range.
Bradford blocks a head kick by Striker.
Striker throws a big shot that misses.
Striker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Striker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Striker throws a head kick that misses
and Bradford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Striker misses with a right hand
enabling Bradford to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Bradford misses.
Striker is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bradford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striker lands with a nice body punch.
Decent striking displayed by Striker there.
Striker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pure Striker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Striker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Bradford fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford swings for the body but Striker moves out of range.
Bradford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Striker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradford moves away.
Bradford looks to land a combination but Striker avoids it well.
Striker connects with a body shot that sends Bradford's belly button to the back.
Bradford throws a series of punches but Striker moves out of range.
Bradford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Striker jabs at Bradford's body.
Bradford cracks Striker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Striker lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Striker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good shot there by Striker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Striker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bradford. Bradford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bradford takes a kick to the side of the head.
Striker moves away from the strike by Bradford.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Striker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bradford counters with a left and a right that stings Striker.
Striker misses with a head kick.
Mason Bradford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Striker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bradford misses with a double jab
and Striker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Striker misses with a shot to the body
and Bradford counters with a straight right hand.
Pure Striker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Striker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bradford.
Striker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Striker feints and then cracks Bradford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bradford down.
A punch combination from Bradford misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker scores with the left hand. Bradford knows he should have avoided that one.
Striker scores with a head kick. Bradford tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bradford lands a nice shot that snaps Striker's head back.
Bradford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bradford has managed to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bradford is trying to break the clinch but Striker is controlling him.
Bradford working aggressively here.
Bradford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Striker has Bradford pressed against the cage, preventing Bradford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Striker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Striker throws a shot to the body.
Striker scores with a push kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pure Striker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Striker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pure Striker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toni Montana (ranked 4839 p4p, 458 weight class) and Sidnei Brandao (ranked 6595 p4p, 532 weight class). Montana kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is scarface. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sidnei Brandao was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toni Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sidnei Brandao!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Montana shoots in and bounces Brandao off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Montana stands and throws Brandao's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Montana has an Americana. Brandao didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Montana is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Montana hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Toni Montana!
A relieved looking Toni Montana 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 Tyson Fury (ranked 3778 p4p, 322 weight class) and Bergelmir Fredrickson (ranked 5645 p4p, 412 weight class). Fredrickson has chosen Coheed and Cambria - Black Sunday 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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266 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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225 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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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 Helsinki, Tyson Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bergelmir Fredrickson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredrickson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fury.
Fredrickson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fury moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tyson Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredrickson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fury was covering up waiting for the punch and Fredrickson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fredrickson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fury swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fury has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fury throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Fury on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fury tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury controlling the position.
Fury has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrickson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fury is proving hard to escape from.
Fredrickson stops Fury from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fredrickson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fury connects with a crisp jab.
Fredrickson slips under a jab from Fury.
Fury sets himself, and Fredrickson steps forward looking for the clinch! Fury avoids it this time.
Fredrickson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.
Fury scores with a hook.
Fredrickson slips a jab from Fury.
Fury definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fredrickson.
A big right from Fury misses.
Fury misses with an uppercut. Fredrickson saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Fury. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fury.
Fury lands a jab.
Fury is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A big right from Fury misses.
Fury cracks Fredrickson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fredrickson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fury, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Fury.
Still in the clinch, Fury scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
Fredrickson is looking to break free of the clinch but Fury has double underhooks.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fury.
Fredrickson blocks an uppercut.
Fredrickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fredrickson.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Fredrickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
Fredrickson misses with a punch to the body.
Fredrickson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fury lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fury lands a shoulder strike.
Fredrickson tries to break the clinch but Fury is controlling the position.
Fury lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Fury scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Fury.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fredrickson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fury seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fredrickson can turn it around.
Fury lands an uppercut.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Fury.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury prevents the takedown attempt.
Fury makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fredrickson looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Fury.
Fury lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Fury.
A nice left hand lands by Fury.
Fury is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short right from Fury.
Fury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fredrickson backwards.
Fury lands with a right to the head.
Fury lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fredrickson backwards.
Fury lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fredrickson backwards.
Fury pushes Fredrickson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Fury dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fury cracks Fredrickson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fredrickson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fury lands a head shot.
Fredrickson misses with a takedown
and Fury counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
Fredrickson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fredrickson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fredrickson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fredrickson can do to turn this around?
Fredrickson darts in trying to clinch
and Fury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Fury there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fury, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
Fredrickson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury connects with the punch.
Bergelmir Fredrickson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fredrickson.
Fury bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fredrickson's head backwards.
Fredrickson ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Fredrickson ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Fredrickson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fury misses with a looping right.
Fredrickson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fury throws a combination. Fredrickson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fredrickson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fredrickson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fury scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fredrickson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredrickson throws a lazy head kick
and Fredrickson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fredrickson is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him?
Fredrickson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fury.
Fredrickson seems to have recovered his senses.
Good standup being displayed there by Fury as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fredrickson misses its intended target.
Fredrickson with a poor takedown
and Fury counters with a crisp one two that drops Fredrickson! Fury thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Fredrickson to his feet! Fredrickson is in big trouble!
Fredrickson is breathing heavily.
Jab by Fury.
Fury connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fury looks to land a left hand but Fredrickson moved out of range nicely.
Fredrickson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fury lands a left and a right that send Fredrickson crashing to the mat, dazed. Fury thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fredrickson tries for a takedown but Fury circles away easily
and Fury counters with a nice right hand that sends Fredrickson toppling to the canvas! Fredrickson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fury finish him?!
Tyson Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bergelmir Fredrickson.
Fredrickson drops his hands momentarily and Fury takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fredrickson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Fury. Those never looked like landing.
Fredrickson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fury pinned against the cage. Fury gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tyson Fury is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fredrickson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fury lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fury lands with an uppercut that bounces Fredrickson off the cage and back into range.
Fredrickson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fredrickson moves to clinch but Fury breaks away
and Fury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fredrickson needs to keep his hands up - Fury had a free shot at his head there.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fredrickson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury scores with a sloppy right hand. Fredrickson should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredrickson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fury cracks Fredrickson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fury scores with a jab. Fredrickson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fredrickson finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Fury's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Fredrickson falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Fury!
After winning the bout, Tyson Fury 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Oduun (ranked 4982 p4p, 465 weight class) and Polo Quincy (ranked 4281 p4p, 425 weight class). Matt Oduun could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Polo Quincy's chin.
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25
173 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Oduun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Polo Quincy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy closes the distance and pushes Oduun back into the cage.
Quincy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quincy.
Quincy has Oduun pushed against the cage.
Oduun jumps guard but Quincy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Quincy slows down the pace here.
Quincy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quincy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quincy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quincy lands a jab to Oduun's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quincy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quincy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quincy darts in and clinches Oduun up against the cage.
Quincy is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy is pushing Oduun up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting on Quincy's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Quincy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quincy clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Quincy.
Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quincy moves into the clinch.
Oduun tries to pull guard but Quincy holds him up against the cage and eventually Oduun drops back down to his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quincy.
Oduun fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Oduun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quincy lands a left hand.
Quincy just leaning against Oduun, taking a breather.
Oduun is trying to pull guard but Quincy has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oduun tries to pull guard but Quincy won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quincy.
Quincy cracks Oduun with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Quincy.
Quincy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quincy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quincy scores with a hook to the body.
Quincy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quincy leaning against his opponent.
Quincy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quincy clinches up with Oduun and pushes him back against the cage.
Oduun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Quincy walks away with a smile on his face. Oduun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Quincy cracks Oduun with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Oduun looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Quincy finish him?
Oduun is rocked!
Quincy has closed the distance and engaged Oduun in a clinch.
Oh Oduun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Quincy.
Oduun jumps guard but Quincy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Quincy.
Oduun is trying to pull guard but Quincy has him pressed against the cage.
Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quincy staying out of range there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oduun seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quincy.
Quincy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quincy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oduun gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Quincy gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Polo Quincy!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Orjan Ank (ranked 6273 p4p, 265 weight class) and Hale Stenburg (ranked 3568 p4p, 180 weight class). Orjan Ank is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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130 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Orjan Ank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hale Stenburg!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenburg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ank, pushing him back against the cage.
Stenburg scores with a hook to the body.
Ank tries to circle away but Stenburg has him pinned against the cage.
Ank tries to pull guard but Stenburg forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Stenburg.
Ank tries to pull guard but Stenburg holds him up against the cage and eventually Ank drops back down to his feet.
Stenburg successfully pulls guard.
Ank drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stenburg dives on top into guard.
Stenburg distracts Ank with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stenburg gets to his feet - Ank follows without any prompting.
Stenburg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stenburg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenburg scores with punches from side control.
Stenburg has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hale Stenburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stenburg takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ank jumps guard and drags Stenburg to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stenburg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stenburg decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ank, up you get!
Stenburg rushes Ank and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stenburg prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orjan Ank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stenburg taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
I was talking to Ank's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stenburg manages to break the clinch.
Stenburg forces Ank back against the cage and clinches.
Ank tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stenburg content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stenburg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ank is breathing heavily.
Stenburg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenburg clinches with his opponent.
Stenburg stalling the fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ank jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stenburg walks away with a smile on his face. Ank gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stenburg takes the fight into the clinch.
Ank drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stenburg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenburg cracks Ank with a nice body shot.
Ank tries to pull guard but Stenburg forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ank blocks an elbow strike.
Ank jumps guard but Stenburg turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenburg pushes Ank back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ank tries to pull guard but Stenburg forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stenburg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ank is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stenburg successfully pulls guard.
Stenburg has his feet on Ank's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ank gets tackled into the cage by Stenburg. Stenburg maintains the clinch.
Ank is trying to pull guard but Stenburg turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stenburg tries to break the clinch but Ank is controlling the position.
Stenburg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ank.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stenburg gets control of Ank's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stenburg will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ank throws an elbow that misses. Stenburg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ank's guard. Nice move by Stenburg!
Stenburg gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
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!
Stenburg moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Stenburg.
Stenburg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ank.
Stenburg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Stenburg.
Stenburg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stenburg manages to break the clinch.
Ank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stenburg takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hale Stenburg dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stenburg moves into the clinch.
Stenburg ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stenburg no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Stenburg has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ank is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Stenburg stops a takedown attempt from Ank.
Stenburg avoiding damage.
Stenburg is pushing Ank up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stenburg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ank backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ank tries to pull guard but Stenburg won't allow it.
Stenburg lands a body punch in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Stenburg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stenburg is trying to break the clinch but Ank is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stenburg lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenburg lands with a right to the head.
Stenburg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stenburg closes the distance and clinches.
Stenburg effectively controlling the action here.
Stenburg breaks from the clinch.
Stenburg closes the distance and clinches.
Stenburg content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stenburg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stenburg stalls.
Ank tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stenburg smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orjan Ank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stenburg clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenburg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stenburg stalling.
Ank is trying to pull guard but Stenburg has him pressed against the cage.
Stenburg is stalling here.
Ank tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stenburg ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stenburg no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Stenburg is controlling Ank's posture.
Stenburg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ank's guard.
Ank looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Stenburg has picked Ank up and slammed him! Ank can't keep hold of the triangle and Stenburg manages to pass to side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stenburg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stenburg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stenburg decides to stand back up. Stenburg steps back and let's Ank get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenburg takes the fight into the clinch.
Stenburg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stenburg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stenburg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ank circles away quickly and effectively.
Stenburg clinches with his opponent.
Stenburg holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stenburg lands a right hand.
Stenburg lands a body shot.
Stenburg jumps guard and drags Ank to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stenburg pushes Ank off and scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ank tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stenburg swivels and escapes.
Stenburg is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenburg has Ank up against the cage in a clinch.
Ank is working for takedown but Stenburg is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stenburg lands a hook that snaps the head of Ank backwards.
Stenburg pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stenburg is on top in guard.
Stenburg decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ank, up you get!
Stenburg moves into the clinch.
Ank jumps guard but Stenburg stands there with Ank around his waist. Ank gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ank is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stenburg is defending well.
Hale Stenburg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Stenburg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hale Stenburg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ank has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stenburg moves into range and clinches up with Ank.
Stenburg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ank tries to score a body lock takedown but Stenburg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stenburg.
Stenburg manages to pull guard.
Ank throws a big right hand that misses.
Ank is looking to pass into half guard but Stenburg pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Stenburg is in guard.
Stenburg gets to his feet - Ank follows without any prompting.
Stenburg has managed to clinch.
Ank tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stenburg smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stenburg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ank's guard.
Ank is looking to stand back up but Stenburg counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Stenburg there.
Stenburg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stenburg decides to stand up.
Stenburg instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stenburg.
Nice body punch from Stenburg.
Stenburg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ank or not.
Stenburg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stenburg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stenburg presses Ank against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Stenburg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ank wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orjan Ank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stenburg lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stenburg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ank backwards.
Stenburg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stenburg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stenburg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stenburg slowing the pace effectively.
Stenburg has Ank pushed against the cage.
Stenburg continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stenburg.
Stenburg lands a body punch.
Stenburg pulls guard effortlessly.
Stenburg seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ank throws an elbow that misses. Stenburg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ank's guard. Nice move by Stenburg!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stenburg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ank knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stenburg on the ground.
Stenburg working some strikes from top position.
Stenburg postures up and lands a big shot to Ank's brow.
Ank is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stenburg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Ank is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stenburg decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ank, up you get!
Stenburg batters Ank with a massive right followed by a huge left! Ank is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Stenburg lands a final crushing right hand to drop Ank to the mat with a gruesome thud! Stenburg is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hale Stenburg!
Hale Stenburg managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Notorious, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darsin Buck (ranked 4892 p4p, 449 weight class) and Kelly William (ranked 3365 p4p, 362 weight class). Darsin Buck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darsin Buck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kelly William!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William connects with an inside leg kick.
William pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buck appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
William looking to land some kicks to the body here.
William avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
William lands a high kick!
Buck throws a shot from downtown. William moves away and avoids it.
William throws a head kick that misses.
Buck sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
William scores with a head kick.
William misses with a head kick.
William throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Buck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William lands a left and a right that send Buck crashing to the mat, dazed. William thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Darsin Buck has been cut.
William misses with a head kick.
William throws a head kick but Buck moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck drives through with a takedown into guard.
Buck working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Buck throwing strikes from guard but William blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Buck's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Buck landing with the ground and pound.
Buck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as William works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buck content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Buck with a flurry of punches that miss.
Buck throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buck scoring with punches to the head and body.
Buck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck throwing strikes but missing.
William scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buck takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
William throws the kick towards the body but Buck avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by William.
Kelly William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
William pushes Buck away with a front kick.
William throws out a leg kick but Buck moves out of range and William only half commits.
Both fighters circling a little - William finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Buck avoids the head kick by William.
An attempted straight right counter from Buck misses the target.
Buck shoots in and bounces William off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William wants to stand and escape but Buck is having none of it.
Our spies down at at Montreal Community Gym inform us that William has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Buck looking to pass the guard.
Buck is in close to William's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Buck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
William controlling the position.
Buck postures up in William's guard and throws a big left but William blocks it.
Buck prevents William from getting back to his feet.
Buck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. William swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Buck's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Buck throws an elbow that misses. William uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Buck's guard. Nice move by William!
Buck looking to control.
Buck can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as William controls the pace.
Buck looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
William postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly William dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darsin Buck's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
William shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Buck defends it nicely.
William pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Buck on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
William throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from William is defended easily by Buck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Darsin Buck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelly William.
Buck moves out of range of the body kick.
William connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck keeps the fight on the outside.
Buck avoids the head kick by William.
Buck scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
William explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
William is breathing heavily.
Kelly William is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
William lands a nice looking body kick.
William has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
William misses with a head kick.
Buck feinted with a counter takedown.
Buck avoids the head kick by William.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buck closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into William's guard.
Buck works over William with some ground and pound from guard.
Buck scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
William wants to sweep here but Buck controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Buck is in close to William's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Buck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Buck landing some decent shots from guard.
Buck lands a couple of decent looking shots.
William utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buck lands a couple of elbows.
Buck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. William is keeping the position for now.
Buck throwing strikes from guard but William blocks nicely.
Buck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buck throws a strike but William rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Buck looking to hit a scissor sweep but William is one step ahead there.
William wants to stand but Buck has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Buck controls William momentarily but William frees himself.
William is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Buck can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as William controls the pace.
William stands up from guard. Let's bang!
William lands with a thumping leg kick.
William pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buck throwing a counter right hand but William manages to avoid it.
Buck's hands are dropping dangerously low here and William connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buck scrambles back to his feet.
William feints and then cracks Buck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buck down.
Nice takedown defense from Buck. No joy for William on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly William showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darsin Buck's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Buck ducks under a wild hook from William.
Buck blocks a head kick by William.
Buck half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Buck looks to throw the jab but William is out of range.
A head kick from William lands but Buck takes it in his stride.
Buck fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but William avoids it really well and circles away.
William throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by William!
That's one minute gone in the round.
William tries a head kick but it misses.
William throws a right hand that Buck ducks under and follows up with a left that Buck also avoids with ease.
William takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
William misses with an uppercut
and Buck counters with a nice double leg into side control. William won't be happy with that.
Buck lands a few punches from side control.
Buck postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Buck scoring with punches from side control.
Buck lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear William down.
Buck throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Buck landing strikes.
Buck cracks William with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buck in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
William is working to avoid the ground and pound but Buck connects with a decent elbow.
Buck in side control lands a decent elbow.
Darsin Buck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
William is still in real trouble! Can Buck finish him?
Buck throws an elbow but William slips to the side and avoids it well.
Buck working the ground and pound from side control.
Buck misses with the ground and pound.
Buck is trying to ground and pound but William uses the momentary lack of control by Buck to regain half guard.
William seems to have recovered his senses.
Buck thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Buck is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
William keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck lands strikes from half guard.
William is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Buck scores with a couple of nice shots.
Buck throws a strike but William avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Darsin Buck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buck cracks William with a solid left hand.
Buck has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Buck content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Buck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
William is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Buck lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
William has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Buck has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
William manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William ducks under a wild hook from Buck.
Kelly William is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
William changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
William throws a head kick but Buck moves out of range.
A good leg kick by William.
Buck looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
William looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William misses with a wild combination.
William pushes Buck away with a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kelly William.
I've got William winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly William!
Kelly William very nearly forgot to thank Notorious amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lug Luger (ranked 3370 p4p, 118 weight class) and Gorg Tromaras (ranked 3515 p4p, 122 weight class). Lug Luger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gorg Tromaras's chin.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lug Luger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gorg Tromaras!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tromaras clinches with his opponent.
Tromaras looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tromaras tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luger smiles and moves away.
Tromaras stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tromaras wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick misses from Tromaras.
Tromaras throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Luger's waist but Luger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tromaras off to one side.
Luger gets the takedown into side control.
Luger lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Luger looks up at the clock and then as Tromaras takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Luger smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Luger scoring with punches and elbows.
Tromaras is rocked!
A big shot lands for Luger! That's hurt Tromaras! Will he recover? Luger fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lug Luger!
Lug Luger is the new super heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Lug Luger misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tashiro Sugawara (ranked 2666 p4p, 300 weight class) and Toson Yada (ranked 2788 p4p, 311 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tashiro Sugawara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toson Yada!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yada gets the takedown into side control.
Yada working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sugawara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sugawara manages to get back to half guard.
Sugawara is looking for a sweep. Yada is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yada is trying to control. Sugawara wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sugawara trying to control from the bottom.
Sugawara tries to roll over but Yada keeps him under control.
Yada wants to take a breather but Sugawara is having none of it.
Sugawara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sugawara is looking to control Yada's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sugawara avoid being mounted?
Yada has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Panda Sprawl n Brawl. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugawara gets full guard.
Sugawara keeping full guard, as Yada tries to pass.
Yada wants to control from the top but Sugawara keeps moving.
Sugawara lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sugawara stands and throws Yada's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yada gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugawara is working for a kimura but Yada is defending it quite comfortably.
Yada trying to control here.
Sugawara is trying to control the action in half guard but Yada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sugawara slows the pace down in half guard.
Yada regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yada is on top in guard.
Sugawara is trying to keep Yada in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yada drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yada jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sugawara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sugawara looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sugawara controls Yada momentarily but Yada frees himself.
Yada won't allow Sugawara to sweep him here.
Sugawara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yada gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yada wants to control from the top but Sugawara keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yada tries to free his leg and advance position but Sugawara is retaining full guard.
Sugawara working for a triangle but Yada defends it easily.
Sugawara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yada manages to get himself to full guard.
Yada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sugawara is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sugawara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yada keeping moving, preventing Sugawara from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Toson Yada will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Yada. Those never looked like landing.
Sugawara throws a big counter combination but Yada scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sugawara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yada shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sugawara napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sugawara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yada trying to control the action but Sugawara is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sugawara tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Yada easily slips into full mount!
Sugawara regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugawara wants to control but Yada is keeping busy.
Sugawara wants to improve his position but Yada is controlling well.
Yada is looking for a kimura but Sugawara is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yada to get the leverage.
Sugawara makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sugawara.
Sugawara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yada is one step ahead there.
Yada looking to pass the guard.
Sugawara lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Yada looking for a sweep. Not yet Yada, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugawara postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sugawara content to stall in guard here.
Sugawara wants to pass the guard but Yada is keeping the position.
Sugawara is looking to advance position but Yada has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yada trying to control but Sugawara is having none of it.
Sugawara sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sugawara makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sugawara.
Sugawara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yada trying to control the position from guard on top but Sugawara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sugawara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sugawara is trying to control the action in half guard but Yada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yada looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Toson Yada has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sugawara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yada does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yada slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sugawara sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sugawara seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yada for as long as he can get away with.
Sugawara is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugawara pushing down on Yada's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yada wants to control but Sugawara is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sugawara wants to work for an arm triangle but Yada is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yada is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Sugawara is tapping! Great win for Yada!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Toson Yada!
Toson Yada is the new light heavyweight champion!
Toson Yada very nearly forgot to thank Notorious amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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