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SAFO 59 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between KJ Aldo (ranked 3511 p4p, 337 weight class) and Ricky Ramathorn (ranked 2750 p4p, 285 weight class). KJ Aldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, KJ Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Ramathorn!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo has closed the distance and engaged Ramathorn in a clinch.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramathorn blocking some punches.
Aldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramathorn tries to circle away but Aldo has him pinned against the cage.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramathorn.
Ramathorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Aldo.
Ramathorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Ramathorn moves out of range.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramathorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo looks to land a right hand but Ramathorn moved out of range.
Ramathorn is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ramathorn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo moves into the clinch.
Ramathorn blocks an uppercut.
Ramathorn blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramathorn blocks an elbow strike.
Ramathorn working aggressively here.
Ramathorn just leaning against Aldo, taking a breather.
Aldo keeps control of Ramathorn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aldo manages to break the clinch.
Ramathorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Ramathorn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ramathorn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo rushes Ramathorn and presses him up against the cage.
Aldo slowing the pace effectively.
Ramathorn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramathorn backwards.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramathorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramathorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramathorn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aldo being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramathorn.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramathorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo misses with the head strike.
Aldo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ramathorn up against the cage.
Aldo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramathorn.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ramathorn as Aldo tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Aldo dominated that round.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramathorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ramathorn! But no joy.
Aldo tries to clinch but Ramathorn moves away
and Ramathorn counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo thuds a left hand into Ramathorn's body.
Aldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ramathorn avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Aldo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramathorn.
A head punch on the inside from Ramathorn fails to land.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramathorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Aldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramathorn can do to turn this around?
Ramathorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramathorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramathorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aldo clinches up with Ramathorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Ramathorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramathorn letting Aldo take a breather here.
Aldo pushes Ramathorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramathorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ramathorn.
Ramathorn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee calls for Aldo to work.
Ramathorn avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
Aldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aldo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Ramathorn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramathorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramathorn blocks an uppercut.
Ramathorn misses with the head strike.
Ramathorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramathorn.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramathorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
Ramathorn avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
Aldo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Ramathorn.
Ramathorn slows down the pace here.
Aldo stalls.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Aldo 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!
Aldo looks to clinch
and Ramathorn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aldo tries to clinch up.
Ramathorn throws out a counter right but Aldo avoids it with no problem.
KJ Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Ramathorn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo rushes Ramathorn and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramathorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on Aldo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ramathorn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Aldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Aldo.
Aldo stalls.
KJ Aldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramathorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramathorn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramathorn.
Ramathorn has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
Aldo 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.
Ramathorn blocking some punches.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramathorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo is looking to control Ramathorn's arms but Ramathorn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aldo has his back to the cage.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Ramathorn.
Ramathorn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aldo blocking some punches.
Aldo lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramathorn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramathorn avoids it.
Ramathorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aldo throws an elbow but misses.
Aldo misses with some punches.
Ramathorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo wants to clinch
and Ramathorn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramathorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramathorn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ramathorn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Ramathorn circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramathorn throws out a counter right but Aldo avoids it with no problem.
Aldo tries to clinch but Ramathorn moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aldo clinches up with Ramathorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Ricky Ramathorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
KJ Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldo.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to KJ Aldo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aldo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KJ Aldo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dantas Barao (ranked 2993 p4p, 160 weight class) and Muhamad Fatih (ranked 24690 p4p, 286 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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148 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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135 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
Solid 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dantas Barao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhamad Fatih!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatih doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Barao's head coaches at Gorilla Kingz MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fatih looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barao is fending him off so far but Fatih persists. Nope, Barao circles away and we're back to standing.
Barao scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Muhamad Fatih has been cut.
Fatih with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fatih thinking.
Dantas Barao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhamad Fatih.
Fatih misses with a takedown attempt
and Barao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barao connects with a leg kick. Fatih looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fatih tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barao defends well and Fatih ends up having to push Barao into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barao throws a front kick that sends Fatih stumbling back into the cage.
Fatih looks winded!
Barao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fatih if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fatih, pushing him back against the cage.
Fatih takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Barao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barao obliges.
A shot in the inside from Barao.
Fatih takes a shot to the head.
Fatih is rocked!
Barao has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Fatih - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Barao, and another! Fatih is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dantas Barao!
Dantas Barao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Muhamad Fatih was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for the fight. I will come back stronger. InshaAllah'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pappa Ginney (ranked 3710 p4p, 436 weight class) and Average Joe (ranked 7372 p4p, 647 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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171 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pappa Ginney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Average Joe!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ginney misses with a hook.
Ginney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pappa Ginney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ginney scores with a hook.
Ginney cracks the inside of Joe's front leg.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ginney.
Ginney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ginney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Pappa Ginney has been cut.
Joe slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ginney.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ginney.
Ginney misses with a straight right.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe drops his hands momentarily and Ginney takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ginney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ginney tests Joe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ginney shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joe! But no joy.
Joe staying out of range there.
Joe throws out a counter right but Ginney avoids it with no problem.
Ginney throws a body punch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe 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.
Ginney misses with a shot to the body
and Ginney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ginney with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginney lands the left hand.
A punch combination from Ginney misses.
Ginney throws a right hand that misses
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe moves away from the strike by Ginney.
Ginney feints and then cracks Joe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joe down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joe! But no joy.
Ginney throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe.
The fighters circling - Ginney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ginney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginney misses with a looping left.
Ginney misses with a hook.
Joe throws out a counter right but Ginney avoids it with no problem.
Ginney tries to work over Joe's front leg with a kick but Joe checks it.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ginney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ginney darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Ginney. That snapped Joe's head back.
Joe slips a jab from Ginney.
Joe tries a quick counter leg kick but Ginney is wise to it.
Ginney throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe slips under a jab from Ginney.
Ginney moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ginney misses with a right hand
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ginney wants to slow Joe down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice side step and Joe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Joe staying out of range there.
It seemed like Joe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ginney is looking to score with low kicks.
Joe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ginney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joe.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joe blocks a jab.
Joe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ginney with a body shot.
Ginney misses with a left hand
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pappa Ginney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pappa Ginney'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.
Ginney walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Joe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ginney looks to land a right hand but Joe moved out of range.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Joe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ginney throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ginney. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Joe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ginney swings widly with a right hand
and Joe counters with a straight right hand.
Ginney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ginney can pounce on him.
Ginney wants to land a leg kick but Joe is out of range.
Joe steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Joe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Joe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ginney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ginney.
Ginney throws a poor cross that misses
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ginney looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
It seemed like Joe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ginney.
A telegraphed right hand from Ginney misses the target.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ginney misses with a leg kick.
Joe unleashes a big counter combination but Ginney bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ginney.
Joe throws out a counter right but Ginney avoids it with no problem.
Ginney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ginney throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ginney misses with a right hand
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ginney throws the left hand but Joe avoids the punch easily.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ginney throws a right hand that misses
and Joe counters with a nice right hand that sends Ginney toppling to the canvas! Ginney scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Joe finish him?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ginney misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Ginney there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ginney misses with a body punch
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ginney scores with a jab to the head.
Ginney thows a leg kick but Joe checks it
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ginney is rocked!
Ginney misses with a looping right.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ginney.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ginney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joe.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joe! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginney throws a right hand that misses
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Ginney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick lands from Ginney.
Ginney seems to have got his legs back now.
Ginney missing with a left hand there. Joe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ginney loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
Joe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Ginney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe throws out a counter right but Ginney avoids it with no problem.
Joe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joe! But no joy.
Ginney throws a lazy uppercut
and Joe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ginney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe can do to turn this around?
Ginney looks to land a left hand but Joe moved out of range nicely.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pappa Ginney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pappa Ginney's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Joe walks into a jab.
Ginney throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Joe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Ginney.
Joe throws out a counter right but Ginney avoids it with no problem.
Ginney misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Joe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Ginney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Ginney misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ginney. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ginney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe throws out a counter right but Ginney avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginney cracks a nice hook into Joe's ribs.
Ginney throws a leg kick but Joe moved away.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ginney throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Joe unleashes a big counter combination but Ginney bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ginney lands a nice shot to the body.
Ginney takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ginney. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ginney throws a series of punches but Joe moves out of range.
Joe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Joe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginney loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Joe.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ginney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ginney scores with a hook.
Ginney swings widly with a right hand
and Joe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ginney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ginney.
Ginney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ginney misses with a right hand
and Ginney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ginney.
A telegraphed right hand from Ginney misses the target.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joe slips a straight right by Ginney.
Joe takes one on the button.
Pappa Ginney is winning the standup battle so far.
Joe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ginney tried to score with a low kick but Joe checks it.
Joe throws out a counter right but Ginney avoids it with no problem.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joe 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.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ginney.
Joe throws out a counter right but Ginney avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ginney is predictable there
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Ginney misses the jab.
Ginney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ginney.
Despite the aggression on Joe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ginney misses with a low kick as Joe jumps back.
Ginney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ginney misses with a right hand
and Joe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ginney misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Joe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Average Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pappa Ginney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ginney throws a leg kick that misses.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pappa Ginney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ginney 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pappa Ginney!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Burns (ranked 1992 p4p, 55 weight class) and Xander Machado (ranked 1675 p4p, 42 weight class). Burns comes to the cage accompanied by Look at me. Machado has chosen Latin Thugs as his entrance music. Victor Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Victor Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xander Machado!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Machado. Machado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Victor Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Machado counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Burns clinches up with Machado and pushes him back against the cage.
Machado has Burns pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Burns manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Machado goes for a takedown attempt but Burns pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Burns throws a front kick aimed at Machado's knee but Machado avoids it well.
Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Machado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machado unleashes a big counter combination but Burns bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Burns misses with a body punch
and Machado counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Machado trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns 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.
Burns trying to keep a closed guard but Machado is proving a slippery customer.
Burns is adopting a defensive guard.
Machado stopping the sweep attempt from Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is trying to control the position but Machado postures up.
Machado tries to free his leg and advance position but Burns is retaining full guard.
Machado stopping the sweep attempt from Burns.
Machado postures up.
Machado wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Machado has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Machado shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burns as he avoids it easily.
Victor Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Machado.
A punch lands to the side of Machado 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burns pushes Machado up against the cage in a clinch.
Machado has clasped his hands together around Burns's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Burns manages to get back to half guard.
Burns tries to roll over but Machado keeps him under control.
Machado is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machado passes the guard and advances to mount!
Burns might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burns is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Burns keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Burns manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado is looking for a kimura but Burns is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Machado to get the leverage.
Burns regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burns wants to sweep here but Machado controlling him for the moment.
Machado seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Machado is one step ahead there.
Machado passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Machado wants to control but Burns is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Machado goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Burns rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Machado's guard! Nice work there by Burns!
Machado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burns with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Machado pulls Burns in to control the position.
Machado keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Machado has Burns pulled in close to control his posture.
Burns with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burns has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Burns lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burns is fighting to break Machado's control of his arms but Machado is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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 Victor Burns will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burns tries to clinch but Machado is having none of it.
Burns throws a head kick but Machado moves out of range.
Machado is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Burns punishes Machado's body with a nice straight punch.
Burns pushes Machado away with a front kick.
Burns cracks Machado with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burns stalks Machado and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Machado's face. Machado staggers backwards, shaken.
Burns tries to clinch but Machado moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Machado. Those never looked like landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machado checks a leg kick.
Burns wants to clinch up but Machado keeps it at a distance.
Machado tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Burns feints and then cracks Machado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Machado down.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machado can do to turn this around?
Burns is looking to clinch but Machado is avoiding it.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Machado moved out of range.
Despite the aggression on Machado's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burns misses with a body kick.
Despite the aggression on Machado's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Burns throws a body punch but Machado moves out of range.
Machado feints the counter takedown.
Victor Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Burns misses.
Machado walks into a straight right hand from Burns.
Burns leaves Machado with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Machado takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A good leg kick by Burns.
A head kick by Burns misses
and Machado counters with a two punch combo.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machado feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machado wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Burns wants to sweep here but Machado controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Machado moves into full guard.
Machado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Machado is controlling Burns's posture.
Burns throws a big right hand that misses.
Machado looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burns is one step ahead there.
Machado is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Burns looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Machado is working away from the top position though.
Machado prevents Burns from improving his position.
Machado stops Burns from getting back to his feet.
Burns gets full guard.
Machado not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Burns is trying to control the position but Machado postures up.
Machado trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Burns not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Machado is looking for a sweep. Burns is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns wants to control but Machado is keeping him busy.
Machado is pressing down on Burns's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Machado is pulling down on Burns's head to control his posture.
Burns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burns wants to control from the top but Machado keeps moving.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
Burns is fighting to break Machado's control of his arms but Machado is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Burns throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Machado works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Burns dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Burns looks to throw the jab but Machado is out of range.
Burns throws a low kick but Machado avoids it.
Machado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns throws the kick towards the body but Machado avoids it.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns tries to clinch up but Machado circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xander Machado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machado staying out of range there.
Machado throws a big counter head kick but Burns avoids it with no problem.
Machado punishes Burns's body with a nice straight punch.
Burns throws a poor cross that misses
and Machado counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns scores with a jab to the head.
Machado checks the leg kick.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burns throws a leg kick which misses Machado's front leg but catches the back leg as Machado tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado moves out of range of the body kick from Burns.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Machado moved out of range nicely.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Machado moved out of range.
Machado shoots in looking for a takedown but Burns manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Machado's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Burns throws a front kick aimed at Machado's knee but Machado avoids it well.
Burns throws a leg kick
and Machado counters by clinching up.
Machado is leaning against Burns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burns taking a breather.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machado.
Machado avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with some punches.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machado's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machado ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Machado tries to counter by closing the distance.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
Burns throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Burns throws the kick towards the body but Machado avoids it.
Machado dives in and scores a takedown into Burns's guard.
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!
Machado pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burns is keeping the position for now.
Burns lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Machado holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado wants to sweep but no luck.
Burns controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Machado holds on and takes a little breather.
Victor Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burns gets to his feet. Machado looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machado defending well as Burns loads up on a big left hand.
Burns feints and then cracks Machado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Machado down.
Burns tries to clinch there but Machado circles away.
Burns throws a body punch but Machado moves out of range.
Machado throws a fast counter high kick but Burns manages to duck under it in time.
Burns thows a leg kick but Machado checks it
and Machado counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is trying to get back to half guard.
Machado working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Machado wants to control but Burns is keeping him busy.
Xander Machado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machado is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Burns is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Machado wants to control for a moment but Burns uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Burns tries to kick Machado off but Machado keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burns, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Burns!
Victor Burns spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Xander Machado stepped up to the mic, saying 'No Worries Homies, Gonna Train Hard And Win Next Fight'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Himes (ranked 1104 p4p, 157 weight class) and Saint Pete (ranked 2485 p4p, 322 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Himes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oasis - Supersonic. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pete's choice of entrance music: Midnight Rider. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Himes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saint Pete!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Himes scores with a punch to the head.
Himes throws a poor cross that misses
and Pete counters with a shoot takedown. Himes fights it but they end up in guard.
Pete forces his way into half guard.
Pete is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pete is looking for a kimura but Himes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pete to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pete throwing shots but Himes is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Himes tries to kick Pete off but Pete keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Himes trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Pete missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Himes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Himes tries to get out of the position.
Pete trying to mount his opponent but Himes defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pete is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Pete trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Himes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Pete tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Himes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pete is looking for a triangle here but Himes uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pete tries to bench press Himes off him but Himes keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Himes tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Pete wants to control but Himes postures up.
Pete tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Pete's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pete looking for a sweep but Himes has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Pete really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete regains half guard.
Himes prevents Pete from improving his position.
Pete moves into full guard.
Himes is fighting to break Pete's control of his arms but Pete is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Himes preventing the sweep.
Himes wants to get up but he can't break Pete's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pete manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Himes manages to get himself to full guard.
Pete looking to pass the guard.
Pete is still trying to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saint Pete will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good shot there by Himes.
Himes connects with an inside leg kick.
Himes punishes Pete's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Himes misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Himes.
Despite the aggression on Pete's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Himes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pete doesn't seem bothered though.
Daniel Himes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pete slips under a jab.
Himes misses with an uppercut
enabling Pete to counter with a crisp jab.
Himes throws a left that rocks Pete and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Himes dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Pete regain composure!
Pete is rocked!
It looks like Saint Pete has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pete is looking to reverse the position.
Pete is still in real trouble! Can Himes finish him?
Pete seems to have recovered his senses.
Pete can't do much from the bottom here.
Pete is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Himes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Himes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pete on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete is looking to improve his position.
Pete is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Himes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Himes's back!
Pete is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Himes wants to get back to his feet.
Pete looking to break Himes's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Himes remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Pete will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Himes is trying to get back to his feet but Pete has full control of the position and if anything, Himes has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Saint Pete has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Himes has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Pete is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Himes is defending well though. Pete let's go of the attempt for now.
Pete has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Himes is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Himes is trying to shake Pete off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Pete won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Pete moves out of range of the leg kick from Himes.
Pete with the counter takedown but Himes avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Himes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pete moves out of range as Himes throws a body kick.
Pete unleashes a big counter combination but Himes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Himes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pete can do to turn this around?
Himes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daniel Himes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Himes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pete counters with a nice double leg into side control. Himes won't be happy with that.
Pete has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at fuck you. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Himes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pete has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pete working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Himes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Saint Pete's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Pete.
Some wild striking there from Himes.
Pete drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Himes defends it well.
Pete chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Himes can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Himes throws a shot from downtown. Pete moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Himes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Himes with a hook.
Himes throws a body kick that misses.
Himes tries to bum rush Pete with a series of wild strikes but Pete uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Himes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pete slips a straight right by Himes.
Pete feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Himes scoring well with a low kick there.
Pete checks the leg kick.
Himes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pete momentarily.
Himes throws a lazy uppercut
and Pete counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Himes throws out a leg kick but Pete moves out of range and Himes only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Himes catches Pete napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Pete to the canvas!
Pete controls Himes momentarily but Himes frees himself.
Pete tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Himes wants to stand but Pete has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pete looking to control.
Pete wants to control but Himes passes easily into half guard.
Pete wants to improve his position but Himes is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Himes jumps into side control!
Pete tries to buck Himes off but Himes is having none of it.
Pete manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Himes wants to get back to his feet.
Himes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pete is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Himes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Himes is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pete wants to free his trapped foot but Himes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Himes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Himes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Himes!
An out of breath and clearly excited Daniel Himes thanked Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Saint Pete stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck. I might have had enough of this fight game '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mosqaine Liszorr (ranked 1229 p4p, 71 weight class) and Mark Spencer (ranked 1168 p4p, 66 weight class). Mosqaine Liszorr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mosqaine Liszorr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liszorr takes one to the chin there.
Spencer scores with a hook to the body. Liszorr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Spencer misses the target.
Liszorr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Liszorr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
Liszorr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Liszorr defending well as Spencer loads up on a big left hand.
Spencer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Liszorr.
Liszorr defending well as Spencer loads up on a big left hand.
Spencer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liszorr momentarily.
Spencer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spencer throws a body shot but no joy.
Spencer lands with a shot to the body.
Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
Liszorr attempts a counter takedown but Spencer avoids it well and moves away.
Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Liszorr swings widly with a right hand
and Spencer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spencer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liszorr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Liszorr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Liszorr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Spencer for as long as he can get away with.
Liszorr drops back looking for a leg! Spencer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spencer manages to kick Liszorr off! Liszorr jumps back into Spencer's guard.
Liszorr trying to control but Spencer is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Liszorr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Liszorr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Liszorr prevents Spencer from getting back to his feet.
Liszorr 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.
Liszorr wants to control from the top but Spencer keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands with a hook. Liszorr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab, jab by Spencer - just one landing.
Spencer throws a right hand that misses
and Liszorr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spencer won't be happy with that.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Liszorr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Spencer is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liszorr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Liszorr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Liszorr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Liszorr is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Spencer's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Spencer dominated that 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.
Liszorr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liszorr walks into a stiff left hand from Spencer.
Mark Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spencer scores with a jab to the head.
Liszorr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab lands there for Spencer.
Spencer has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Spencer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liszorr attempts a counter takedown but Spencer avoids it well and moves away.
Spencer scores with a jab to the body.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Liszorr avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer misses with the combination.
Spencer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mark Spencer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liszorr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spencer.
Liszorr tries to counter with a takedown but Spencer is quick to defend against it.
Liszorr slips a straight right by Spencer.
Spencer scores with a nice head shot.
Spencer throws a poor cross that misses
and Liszorr counters with a shoot takedown. Spencer fights it but they end up in guard.
Liszorr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Liszorr from controlling successfully.
Spencer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liszorr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liszorr drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Spencer dives on top into guard.
Spencer postures up.
Liszorr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Spencer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Liszorr is pulling down on Spencer's head to control his posture.
Spencer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Liszorr is proving hard to escape from.
Liszorr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spencer is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liszorr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spencer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Liszorr is tightening it up a little... Spencer has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Spencer reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Spencer taps out! Nice BJJ there by Liszorr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mosqaine Liszorr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niek Mulder (ranked 1033 p4p, 148 weight class) and Jack Clinton (ranked 1583 p4p, 218 weight class). Mulder's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lose yourself. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Niek Mulder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Clinton!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulder throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Clinton tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mulder is in Clinton's guard.
Clinton being controlled here, momentarily.
Clinton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mulder's guard.
Mulder keeping full guard, as Clinton tries to pass.
I've been told that Clinton has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Clinton trying to control but Mulder is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mulder wants to sweep here but Clinton controlling him for the moment.
Mulder keeping moving, preventing Clinton from controlling successfully.
Clinton preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Clinton wants to pass the guard but Mulder is keeping the position.
Clinton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mulder seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mulder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clinton is one step ahead there.
Mulder is looking to sweep but instead, Clinton has passed into half guard.
Clinton passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulder regains half guard.
Mulder slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Clinton is stalling in the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mulder is on top in guard.
Clinton keeping full guard, as Mulder tries to pass.
Mulder's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mulder works over Clinton with some ground and pound from guard.
Clinton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mulder's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton stopping the sweep attempt from Mulder.
Mulder keeping moving, preventing Clinton from controlling successfully.
Mulder is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clinton wants to control from the top but Mulder keeps moving.
Mulder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clinton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mulder is keeping the position for now.
Mulder wants to sweep here but Clinton controlling him for the moment.
Mulder is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clinton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mulder is keeping the position for now.
Clinton stopping the sweep attempt from Mulder.
Clinton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Clinton won't allow Mulder to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clinton goes for a double leg but Mulder avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mulder continues to drive forward.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clinton is defended easily by Mulder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niek Mulder dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mulder slips under a jab from Clinton.
Mulder is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clinton lands a two punch combo.
Mulder bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mulder scores with punches from side control.
Mulder lands an elbow.
Clinton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mulder working the head and body with strikes.
Mulder working over Clinton with some ground and pound. Clinton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clinton won't allow Mulder to pass to mount.
Mulder scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Clinton tries to roll over but Mulder keeps him under control.
Clinton looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mulder in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton is trying to get back to full guard.
Clinton taking some punishment here, with Mulder in his half guard.
Mulder trying to pass the guard but Clinton defending well.
Well, if Mulder is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Clinton trying to control but Mulder postures up.
Mulder passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulder looking to control but Clinton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mulder controlling his opponent.
Clinton is trying desperately to improve position.
Clinton is still trying to improve position.
Mulder punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mulder landing strikes from the mount and Clinton is in trouble!
Mulder working Clinton over with strikes here.
Mulder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clinton is bucking up trying to escape but Mulder cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulder wants to control the pace but Clinton is squirming around nicely.
Mulder lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulder trying to control but Clinton is having none of it.
Niek Mulder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mulder working Clinton over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Mulder.
Clinton wants to control but Mulder is having none of it.
Mulder is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Clinton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mulder landing strikes, looking to finish!
Clinton can't escape the position.
Clinton taking shots to the head.
Mulder lands a couple of good shots and Clinton has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Clinton is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulder lands a shot to the body.
Clinton is still in real trouble! Can Mulder finish him?
Mulder cracks Clinton with a big right hand from the back mount! Clinton immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Mulder takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niek Mulder!
Niek Mulder opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Daugherty (ranked 1222 p4p, 151 weight class) and Konstantin Stepanov (ranked 1331 p4p, 163 weight class). Daugherty comes to the cage accompanied by Dragula - Rob Zombie. John Daugherty could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Konstantin Stepanov's chin.
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235 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Daugherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Stepanov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daugherty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Konstantin Stepanov has been cut.
Stepanov missing with a left hand there. Daugherty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daugherty throws a shot from downtown. Stepanov moves away and avoids it.
Daugherty looks to score with a jab to the body but Stepanov is just out of range.
Stepanov misses with a body shot
and Daugherty counters with a crisp one two that drops Stepanov! Daugherty thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Stepanov to his feet! Stepanov is in big trouble!
Stepanov is rocked!
Stepanov gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Daugherty points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Stepanov wakes up just in time to hear Daugherty thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Daugherty!
After the fight, John Daugherty 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Hartley (ranked 1598 p4p, 221 weight class) and Caloggero Turturro (ranked 1273 p4p, 176 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrew Hartley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Caloggero Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartley swings for the body but Turturro moves out of range.
Caloggero Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turturro cracks a nice hook into Hartley's ribs.
Hartley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turturro throws a hook to the side of Hartley's head but Hartley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hartley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turturro doesn't seem bothered though.
Hartley lands a right hook to the body.
Hartley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turturro finds it's way round the side to connect with Hartley's head.
We've been told by Hartley's head coaches at Blanc Fitness Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Turturro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hartley thumps Turturro with a low kick.
Turturro takes a swing at Hartley's ribcage but misses.
Hartley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turturro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turturro moves into range and clinches up with Hartley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turturro misses with a body punch.
Hartley throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Turturro.
Turturro throws a head punch that misses.
Turturro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hartley's elbow.
Hartley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartley controls his hands.
Turturro lands with a light punch inside.
Hartley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hartley looking to stall.
Turturro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turturro.
Turturro misses with a body punch.
Turturro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hartley.
Turturro digs a right hand underneath Hartley's ribcage. Hartley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hartley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turturro backwards.
Hartley tries to stall but Turturro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hartley prevents a body shot from Turturro.
A right handed body shot lands from Turturro.
Turturro cracks Hartley with a nice body shot.
Hartley is breathing heavily.
Turturro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Turturro - that landed with a thud.
Turturro misses with a punch on the inside.
Hartley is trying to stall.
Turturro misses with a punch on the inside.
Hartley blocking some punches.
Turturro tries to work over Hartley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hartley blocks an uppercut.
Turturro works on Hartley's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turturro.
Turturro misses with some punches.
Turturro lands a body punch.
Hartley is trying to maintain a safe position but Turturro gets an underhook and turns Hartley into the cage.
Turturro can't find room to land a body shot as Hartley controls the action.
Hartley looking to slow down the pace here.
Turturro pushes Hartley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turturro.
A right hand to the body from Turturro.
Turturro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hartley backwards.
Turturro lands an uppercut.
Turturro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Turturro.
Turturro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turturro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turturro is leaning against Hartley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turturro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Turturro throws a head punch that misses.
Hartley blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Turturro.
A body shot lands from Turturro.
Turturro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hartley.
Turturro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Turturro.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turturro.
Turturro lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turturro.
Turturro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Turturro.
Turturro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hartley backwards.
Turturro lands a shoulder strike.
Turturro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turturro misses with some punches.
Turturro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hartley or not.
Turturro misses with a body punch.
Turturro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hartley's elbow.
Turturro tries to throw a body punch but Hartley avoids it by throwing Turturro back against the cage.
Hartley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Turturro blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caloggero Turturro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Hartley misses.
Turturro misses the shot to the body.
Hartley throws a jab when Turturro was well out of range.
Turturro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turturro moves into the clinch.
Hartley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turturro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Turturro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turturro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Turturro as the two fighters clinch.
Turturro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hartley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turturro misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro misses with the head strike.
Hartley can't find room to land a body shot as Turturro controls the action.
Hartley is trying to break the clinch but Turturro has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turturro.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Turturro in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turturro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turturro.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Turturro as Hartley tries to tie him up.
Hartley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turturro scores with a hook to the body.
Turturro tries to throw a body punch but Hartley avoids it by throwing Turturro back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Turturro.
Still in the clinch, Turturro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Turturro.
Still in the clinch, Turturro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turturro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turturro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turturro.
Turturro tries to throw a body punch but Hartley avoids it by throwing Turturro back against the cage.
Turturro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caloggero Turturro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turturro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turturro can't find room to land a body shot as Hartley controls the action.
Hartley tries to circle away but Turturro has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turturro lands a nice uppercut.
Turturro misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartley blocking some punches.
Turturro throws a head punch that misses.
Turturro lands a shoulder strike.
Hartley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hartley tries to work over Turturro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turturro tries a body shot but Hartley blocks it.
Hartley trying to control the position but instead, Turturro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hartley into the cage.
Turturro throws a head punch that misses.
Turturro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turturro lands with a right to the head.
Turturro misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro tries to throw a body punch but Hartley avoids it by throwing Turturro back against the cage.
Turturro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hartley's elbow.
Hartley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turturro cracks Hartley with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Turturro has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hartley to stand back up!
Hartley is rocked!
It looks like Andrew Hartley has been cut.
Hartley walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Turturro! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Caloggero Turturro!
Our winner, Caloggero Turturro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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