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RFC: Atunes vs. Swango 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Nielsen (ranked 23363 p4p, 6287 weight class) and Bugsy Chai (ranked 620 p4p, 533 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bugsy Chai!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielsen wants to clinch.
Chai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nielsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Chai circles away.
A nice side step and Chai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nielsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielsen throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielsen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nielsen thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen misses the shot to the body.
Chai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nielsen throws a leg kick but Chai checks it.
Nielsen lands a lovely overhand right.
Brian Nielsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nielsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nielsen throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nielsen with a body shot.
Nielsen throws a big shot that misses.
Chai checks a low kick from Nielsen.
Chai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from Chai misses.
A good leg kick by Nielsen.
Nielsen looks to clinch
and Chai counters with a nice body shot.
Nielsen throws a leg kick but Chai moved away.
A nice side step and Chai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nielsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nielsen misses with a straight left.
Chai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nielsen with a body shot.
Nielsen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
Chai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nielsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chai.
Chai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nielsen misses with a head kick.
Chai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nielsen with a body shot.
Nielsen throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Nielsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nielsen with a jab.
Nielsen tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A countering left hand to the body from Chai misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nielsen throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nielsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai counters with a one-two to the body.
Nielsen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chai counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice leg kick from Nielsen, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nielsen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Nielsen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nielsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Nielsen.
Nielsen wants to clinch but Chai slips to the side
and Chai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nielsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai blocks a leg kick.
Chai unleashes a big counter combination but Nielsen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nielsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Chai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nielsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nielsen.
Nielsen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nielsen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Crunch! Nielsen slams his shin into Chai's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen misses with a straight left.
Nielsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai counters with a nice body shot.
A low kick from Nielsen misses
and Chai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nielsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nielsen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nielsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nielsen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nielsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nielsen thumps Chai with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nielsen. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nielsen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Chai's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nielsen tries to clinch up
and Chai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen is looking to land body kicks.
Nielsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nielsen throws a push kick but Chai slaps the foot to one side.
Chai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nielsen throws a push kick but Chai slaps the foot to one side.
Chai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chai slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Nielsen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nielsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nielsen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nielsen misses the shot to the body.
Nielsen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielsen misses with a low kick as Chai jumps back.
Chai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nielsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nielsen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nielsen tries a low kick but Chai avoids it.
Nielsen tries to clinch
and Chai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nielsen thinking.
Nielsen misses with a kick to the body
and Chai counters with a left and a right that stings Nielsen.
Nielsen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nielsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chai can do to turn this around?
Nielsen misses with a leg kick.
Chai unleashes a big counter combination but Nielsen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brian Nielsen is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Nielsen misses
and Chai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nielsen.
Nielsen misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nielsen misses with a hook.
Nielsen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nielsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chai has time to react.
Chai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nielsen rather than just go for the knockout.
Chai avoids the head kick by Nielsen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Nielsen misses.
Nielsen moves into the clinch.
Nielsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
A short right from Nielsen.
Nielsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Brian Nielsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right hand to the body from Nielsen.
Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nielsen missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Chai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai throws a counter combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chai checks a leg kick.
Chai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chai if he has to take too many more of those.
Chai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chai drops his hands momentarily and Nielsen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Nielsen.
Chai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nielsen with a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai checks the leg kick.
Chai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bugsy Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nielsen misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Nielsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nielsen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Nielsen!
After winning the bout, Brian Nielsen 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orla Wanker (ranked 2815 p4p, 4442 weight class) and Michael Elliott (ranked 358 p4p, 509 weight class). Michael Elliott will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Elliott!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanker shoots in and drives through. Elliott sprawls well.
Elliott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wanker to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Wanker.
Wanker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Wanker.
Elliott takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Elliott seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Wanker shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Elliott is backing up but Wanker catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Elliott covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Wanker Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orla Wanker!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Little (ranked 7905 p4p, 1341 weight class) and Niko Alzate (ranked 287 p4p, 84 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Alzate!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzate blocks a head kick by Little.
Alzate manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Little on his heels. He'll look to pass Little's guard now, I'm sure.
Alzate engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alzate drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alzate jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alzate's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Alzate works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Little is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alzate is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzate is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Little defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little looking for submissions off his back.
Alzate wants to pass to mount but Little is defending the position.
Little wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alzate is thwarting Little's attempts to control the position.
Alzate looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alzate is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Little is just riding it out for now. Alzate eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alzate is looking for a kimura here.
Little looking for submissions off his back.
Alzate frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate wants to finish this one by submission but Little is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Alzate.
Little is desperately trying to improve his position but Alzate has a good base and remains in mount.
Alzate wants to control the pace but Little is squirming around nicely.
Alzate is trying to take his opponent's back.
Alzate looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Alzate controlling from the full mount.
Alzate has control of Little's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Little regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Alzate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Little is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate works his way to his opponent's back.
Little is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Little wants to escape the position.
Alzate is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Little defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Little is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Alzate dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch combination from Little misses.
Alzate avoids the head kick by Little.
Alzate is trying to counter with his kicks.
Alzate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Little feints and then cracks Alzate's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alzate down.
Samuel Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alzate on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Little attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Little catches Alzate right on the button with a cross.
Little tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Little backing away here, and Alzate unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Little throws a head kick but Alzate moves out of range.
Little misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alzate closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Little to the mat! Little manages to get full guard.
Niko Alzate has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alzate drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alzate jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alzate got a little sloppy there for a moment and Little has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alzate has managed to get both his arms back between Little's legs - danger averted.
Alzate engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alzate looking to sit in guard and control but Little gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzate is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Little frees his head nicely. Oh but Alzate has switched to an armbar! Little is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Niko Alzate!
After the fight, Niko Alzate was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Bonin (ranked 23431 p4p, 6842 weight class) and Ivan Andrianov (ranked 772 p4p, 691 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Bonin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Andrianov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonin misses with an uppercut
and Andrianov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andrianov misses with a hook to the body
enabling Bonin to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Andrianov throws a combination that misses
and Bonin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andrianov lands a really nice looking cross but Bonin seems unphased.
A cross from Andrianov lands.
Andrianov missing with a left hand there. Bonin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andrianov throws a body punch but Bonin moves out of range.
Bonin moves away from the strike by Andrianov.
Andrianov throws a right hand that misses
and Bonin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andrianov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrianov throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bonin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrianov.
Andrianov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Andrianov misses with a looping left.
Bonin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrianov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonin.
Bonin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonin misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Andrianov darts in and clinches Bonin up against the cage.
Andrianov is leaning against Bonin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Andrianov.
Andrianov breaks from the clinch.
Andrianov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bonin sprawling to the canvas! Bonin rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Andrianov finish him?!
 Bonin is rocked!
Ivan Andrianov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrianov avoids the body shot from Bonin.
Oh Bonin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andrianov lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bonin falls backwards - clearly groggy! Andrianov dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Andrianov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Mcarthy (ranked 2617 p4p, 3979 weight class) and Jermaine Camacho (ranked 294 p4p, 422 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Mcarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jermaine Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcarthy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mcarthy tries to break free but Camacho pushes him back against the cage.
Mcarthy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mcarthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That kick from Mcarthy tenderised Camacho's leg. Camacho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Camacho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mcarthy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camacho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mcarthy.
Camacho scores with a decent looking hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. Mcarthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcarthy is looking for a counter combo.
Camacho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Camacho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mcarthy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Camacho scrambles back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Camacho.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcarthy wants to clinch.
Mcarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Camacho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Camacho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcarthy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcarthy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcarthy lands a body shot.
Camacho jabs Mcarthy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mcarthy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Camacho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcarthy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mcarthy wants to clinch.
Mcarthy tries to clinch there but Camacho circles away.
Camacho looks to land a combination but Mcarthy avoids it well.
Camacho cracks Mcarthy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Camacho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mcarthy cracks Camacho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcarthy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcarthy cracks Camacho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mcarthy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy is looking to clinch.
Mcarthy clinches up against the cage.
Mcarthy is trying to force a seperation but Camacho has the dominant position.
Camacho has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mcarthy uses from the top position.
Camacho has a closed guard, preventing Mcarthy from standing up.
Camacho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mcarthy passes into half guard.
It looks like Mcarthy is going to stand back up.
Camacho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mcarthy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Camacho controls his leg.
Mcarthy stands up and beckons Camacho to join him on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Camacho duly obliges.
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcarthy.
Camacho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Camacho takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mcarthy instigates a clinch.
Mcarthy tries to circle away but Camacho has him pinned against the cage.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Camacho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sloppy strikes from Mcarthy. Those never looked like landing.
Camacho throws a shot to the body.
Mcarthy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho tries to pull guard but Mcarthy won't allow it.
Mcarthy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcarthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camacho drops his hands momentarily and Mcarthy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ryan Mcarthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy scores with a sloppy right hand. Camacho should have avoided that one.
Mcarthy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Camacho scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mcarthy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camacho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mcarthy misses with a double jab.
Mcarthy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Camacho, pushing him back against the cage.
Camacho pulls guard effortlessly.
Mcarthy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Camacho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mcarthy has managed to get both his arms back between Camacho's legs - danger averted.
Mcarthy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Camacho's guard.
Camacho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Our spies down at at The Forge inform us that Camacho has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho looking for subs off his back but Mcarthy has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mcarthy wants to stand but Camacho has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Mcarthy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mcarthy has closed the distance and engaged Camacho in a clinch.
Camacho stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Camacho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mcarthy backwards.
Mcarthy manages to break the clinch.
Camacho throws a hook but Mcarthy blocks it.
Camacho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcarthy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Camacho connects with a body shot.
Mcarthy wants to slow Camacho down by chopping away at his legs.
Mcarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mcarthy scores with a one two! Camacho had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ryan Mcarthy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Camacho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mcarthy.
Camacho sizes up Mcarthy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcarthy clinches with his opponent.
Camacho jumps guard but Mcarthy stands there with Camacho around his waist. Camacho gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mcarthy manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
Camacho digs a good hook to Mcarthy's body.
Camacho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mcarthy under the eye.
Mcarthy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mcarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcarthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
Camacho swings for the body but Mcarthy moves out of range.
Camacho tries to bum rush Mcarthy with a series of wild strikes but Mcarthy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camacho avoids the body shot from Mcarthy.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
Mcarthy thumps Camacho with a low kick.
Camacho cracks Mcarthy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Camacho scores with a one two! Mcarthy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcarthy throws a series of punches but Camacho avoids them all with ease.
Camacho is looking for the big counter here.
Mcarthy jabs Camacho right on the nose. Camacho blinks but takes it well.
Camacho just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mcarthy moves in looking to clinch but Camacho pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Camacho! But no joy.
Camacho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Camacho missing with a left hand there. Mcarthy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcarthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Mcarthy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Camacho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mcarthy lands a left and a right that send Camacho crashing to the mat, dazed. Mcarthy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Camacho is rocked!
Mcarthy connects with a body shot that sends Camacho's belly button to the back.
Mcarthy throws a body shot but no joy.
Camacho avoids the head kick by Mcarthy.
Mcarthy lands with a right hand.
Camacho is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcarthy finish him?
Mcarthy throws a nice looking combination but Camacho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Mcarthy throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Camacho is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryan Mcarthy!
Ryan Mcarthy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sting Fire (ranked 818 p4p, 2548 weight class) and Blanco Domingues (ranked 110 p4p, 283 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sting Fire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blanco Domingues!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Fire misses the target.
Fire tries to keep at a distance but Domingues has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Domingues throws an elbow but misses.
Domingues tries to land knees in the clinch but Fire avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Fire scores with a nice short uppercut.
 It looks like Blanco Domingues has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fire just misses with a elbow thrown towards Domingues's brow.
Fire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dominguess head.
Fire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Domingues is defending well for now.
A short right from Fire.
Fire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Domingues lands a good knee to the midsection. Fire won't want to take too many of those.
Domingues lands an elbow inside that Fire shrugs off.
 It looks like Sting Fire has been cut.
Domingues throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fire blocks an elbow strike from Domingues.
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!
Fire connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Blanco Domingues's cut even more.
Fire managing to block the knees to the body from Domingues.
Domingues takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Domingues.
Domingues pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Fire.
Fire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Domingues is rocked!
The cut above Blanco Domingues's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fire avoids the elbow strike from Domingues, against the cage.
Fire avoids a wild elbow strike from Domingues.
Fire avoids a wild elbow strike from Domingues.
Fire lands a nice elbow.
Blanco Domingues's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Blanco Domingues's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sting Fire!
During a confident post fight interview, Sting Fire thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 1261 p4p, 1304 weight class) and Aaron Lund (ranked 156 p4p, 167 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Lund!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lund connects with a leg kick.
Orion tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lund is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Lund on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lund misses with a lunging right hand
and Orion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lund.
Orion was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lund throws a hook to the side of Orion's head but Orion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orion throws a low kick but Lund avoids it.
Orion scores with a leg kick.
Lund lands with a kick to the temple. Orion shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A telegraphed right hand from Orion misses the target.
Orion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lund's sensitive parts.
Orion misses with a kick to the body.
Orion rushes Lund and presses him up against the cage.
Lund slows down the pace here.
Lund blocks a body shot from Orion.
Orion jumps guard but Lund turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lund is working Orion over against the cage.
Orion misses with a punch to the body.
Lund tries to stall but Orion uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Orion misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund lands a damaging elbow.
Lund comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lund lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lund throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lund throws an elbow but misses.
Orion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Lund.
Lund throws an elbow that misses.
Lund displaying some good clinch control by pressing Orion up against the cage.
Lund blocking some punches.
Orion jumps into guard, dragging Lund to the mat.
Orion controls Lund momentarily but Lund frees himself.
Orion is pulling down on Lund's head to control his posture.
Orion working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lund doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lund manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion working for a triangle but Lund defends it easily.
Orion throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orion working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lund has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Lund. Oh but Orion has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Lund goes limp - he's gone! Orion jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cole Orion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Athos Knox (ranked 598 p4p, 1996 weight class) and Jake Bird (ranked 82 p4p, 256 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Click Click Boom | Saliva. Jake Bird is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 London, Athos Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Bird!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bird walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bird has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Bird's head.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Bird sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bird is looking for the big counter here.
A jab from Bird misses.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Bird does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bird tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Knox defends well and Bird ends up having to push Knox into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Knox has Bird up against the cage in a clinch.
Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Bird is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bird lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox 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.
Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Bird lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox stuffs the takedown.
Athos Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Bird.
Bird scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab, jab by Knox - just one landing.
Bird has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bird slips a straight right by Knox.
Bird misses with a takedown attempt - Knox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Knox lands with a straight right. Bird didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bird clinches.
Bird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Bird with that takedown attempt.
Athos Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bird avoids the body shot from Knox.
Bird uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Bird looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bird has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Good body shot from Knox.
Knox prevents a body shot from Bird.
Knox is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bird creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox throws a jab when Bird was well out of range.
Bird throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox sets himself, and Bird steps forward looking for the clinch! Knox avoids it this time.
Knox takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athos Knox dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bird tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knox swivels and escapes.
It looks like Athos Knox has been cut.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Bird is out of range.
Bird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Knox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bird doesn't seem phased though.
Knox misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Bird on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bird.
Bird scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Bird on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Athos Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands an overhand right.
Knox is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bird dodges the punch combination from Knox.
Bird drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knox defends it well.
Bird keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox tries to bum rush Bird with a series of wild strikes but Bird uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bird connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knox. Knox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knox connects with a nice looking jab.
Bird throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bird shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bird walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knox moves out of range as Bird strikes.
Knox is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bird.
A nice combination there by Knox.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Bird saw that one coming.
Bird closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird pushes Knox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bird working aggressively here.
Bird ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bird no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Knox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bird is looking to cinch up a triangle. Knox throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bird's body to avoid the submission. Bird has instead reached around Knox's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bird arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jake Bird!
Jake Bird decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edison Atunes (ranked 47 p4p, 336 weight class) and Michael Swango (ranked 7 p4p, 46 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Swango!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Atunes. That's going to slow Swango down.
Swango on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atunes. Atunes obviously looking to wear him down.
Swango chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Swango rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Swango scoring well with a low kick there.
Atunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swango has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Swango swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Atunes is looking to counter with a body kick.
Swango fails to land with a series of punches.
Atunes scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Michael Swango has been cut.
Atunes lands a big head kick that sends Swango tumbling to the mat! Atunes takes a step backwards and waves Swango back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swango misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swango walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Swango misses with a jab to the body
and Atunes counters with a straight right hand.
Swango is rocked!
Atunes misses with a hook. Swango ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws a hook but Swango blocks it.
Atunes throws a sloppy head kick and Swango moves out of range easily.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Swango's head but Swango sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swango throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swango is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Swango swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Swango swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Atunes misses.
Swango avoids the head kick by Atunes.
Swango feints a counter leg kick.
Atunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Atunes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Swango finds it's way round the side to connect with Atunes's head.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Swango's head but Swango sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atunes is looking to counter the offense by Swango and move into the clinch.
Swango misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes keeps Swango at a distance using the push kick.
Swango throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
Swango takes a kick to the side of the head.
That has opened up Michael Swango's cut even more.
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!
A big left from Atunes misses.
Nice body punch from Atunes.
Atunes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Atunes scores with a jab. Swango acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swango manages to avoid it.
Swango misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
Swango connects with a solid leg kick.
Swango misses with a combination
and Atunes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Atunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swango missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Swango moves forwards but Atunes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The cut above Michael Swango's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Swango throws a right hand that misses
and Atunes counters with a leg kick.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Swango.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but Swango is out of range.
Atunes misses with a hook. Swango ducked under it nicely.
Swango swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Atunes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Swango just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Swango will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Swango counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swango misses with a looping left.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Atunes lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swango moves out of range as Atunes strikes.
Swango slips under a jab.
Atunes lands a big uppercut and Swango crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Swango looks OK. Atunes waves Swango back to his feet!
Swango is still on wobbly legs! Can Atunes finish him?
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swango manages to avoid it.
Swango seems to have recovered his senses.
A lazy left from Swango finds it's target.
Atunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swango lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Edison Atunes has been cut.
Swango misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes connects with a body shot that sends Swango's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edison Atunes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Swango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edison Atunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Swango bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swango throws out a counter right but Atunes avoids it with no problem.
Atunes misses with a looping right.
Swango throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swango. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swango waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Swango might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Atunes has got the better of the exchanges.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Swango sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atunes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Swango moves forwards but Atunes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body. Swango takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Swango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atunes misses with a hook to the body
and Swango connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michael Swango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Atunes misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Swango, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swango lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swango manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Swango! But no joy.
Swango throws a right hand that Atunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Atunes also avoids with ease.
Swango walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Atunes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Swango with a jab.
Atunes throws a lazy head kick
and Swango cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Atunes is rocked!
Swango misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Atunes misses
enabling Swango to counter with a crisp jab.
Swango takes a swing at Atunes's ribcage but misses.
Swango throws a series of punches but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes cracks Swango with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes throws a poor cross that misses
and Swango counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Atunes as he checks the leg kick.
Swango misses with a wild combination.
Swango looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Atunes.
Swango is looking to score with low kicks.
Atunes slips a jab and a cross from Swango.
Atunes's corner calls for a 1-2. Atunes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Michael Swango's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Swango's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edison Atunes!
Edison Atunes retains his middleweight title!
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