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BFC 19 : Dudayev Vs. Rodrigues PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marek Homola (ranked 5055 p4p, 5618 weight class) and Bhekithemba Dinabambu (ranked 508 p4p, 541 weight class). Dinabambu has chosen Guns N Roses - Welcome to the jungle as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marek Homola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bhekithemba Dinabambu!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinabambu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dinabambu throws a hook to the side of Homola's head but Homola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Homola drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dinabambu sprawls and moves away.
Dinabambu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dinabambu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Homola.
Dinabambu misses with a straight right.
Homola changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Homola moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dinabambu misses with an uppercut.
Homola changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dinabambu drops Homola with a straight right hand, right on the button! Dinabambu follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bhekithemba Dinabambu!
Bhekithemba Dinabambu managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Core Combat, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Dos Santos (ranked 3860 p4p, 6410 weight class) and Abdul Azizsbatereja (ranked 459 p4p, 604 weight class). Abdul Azizsbatereja 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdul Azizsbatereja!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azizsbatereja scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Azizsbatereja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Azizsbatereja is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Dos Santos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Azizsbatereja sprawls well initially but Dos Santos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Dos Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but Azizsbatereja is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dos Santos to get the leverage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Dos Santos there.
Dos Santos slips a nice elbow through Azizsbatereja's hands, connecting with Azizsbatereja's forehead.
Dos Santos is nestled in close to Azizsbatereja, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
 Azizsbatereja is rocked!
Azizsbatereja looks like he's trying to stand up.
Azizsbatereja is still in real trouble! Can Dos Santos finish him?
Dos Santos scores with a big shot! Azizsbatereja's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Azizsbatereja! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Warlovski (ranked 6848 p4p, 2893 weight class) and Animal Baldwin (ranked 623 p4p, 371 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Decent wrestler
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Warlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Animal Baldwin!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldwin shoots for a double leg takedown but Warlovski sprawls well. He's pushed Baldwin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Warlovski throws a quick counter kick to the body but Baldwin avoids it.
Baldwin misses with a two punch combination.
Baldwin shoots in and bounces Warlovski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Warlovski is looking to stand up but Baldwin isn't so interested in that idea.
Warlovski is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Warlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warlovski lands a head shot.
 It looks like Animal Baldwin has been cut.
Warlovski scores with a spinning back kick!
Baldwin tries to move into range but Warlovski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Warlovski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warlovski cracks Baldwin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Warlovski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin closes the distance but Warlovski moves to the side
and Warlovski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Baldwin looks winded!
Warlovski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Warlovski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Warlovski lands a nice looking body kick.
Baldwin moves forwards but Warlovski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That has opened up Animal Baldwin's cut even more.
Baldwin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Warlovski delivers a nice body kick.
Warlovski scores with a push kick.
Crunch! Warlovski slams his shin into Baldwin's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Warlovski.
Warlovski sends Baldwin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Warlovski is motioning to the referee to let Baldwin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Baldwin is rocked!
A solid body kick from Warlovski.
Baldwin is still on wobbly legs! Can Warlovski finish him?
Baldwin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Warlovski! Baldwin is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Warlovski!
In his post fight interview, Igor Warlovski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Royce (ranked 2696 p4p, 2793 weight class) and Brian Aston (ranked 108 p4p, 113 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Royce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Aston!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aston misses the shot to the body.
Royce scores with a nice strike.
Royce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aston takes a swing at Royce's ribcage but misses.
Royce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aston.
Aston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Royce swings away with a body shot that misses
and Royce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Jason Royce has been cut.
Aston looks to land a right hand but Royce moved out of range.
Royce ducks under a wild hook from Aston.
Good standup being displayed there by Royce as he connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Royce as he connects with a hook.
Royce slips a jab and a cross from Aston.
Aston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Royce half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aston cracks Royce with a good jab.
Royce throws a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Aston.
Royce misses with a left hand
and Aston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Royce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aston doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Royce scores with the left hand. Aston knows he should have avoided that one.
Aston ducks under a wild hook from Royce.
Royce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Royce throws a low kick, looking for Aston's leg but Aston calmly moves out of range.
Aston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Royce, pushing him back against the cage.
Aston misses with the head strike.
Royce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aston has him pressed against the cage.
Aston throws a head punch that misses.
Aston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Royce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Aston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Royce is trying to break the clinch but Aston has him pressed against the cage.
Aston lands with a light punch inside.
Aston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aston lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aston can't find room to land a body shot as Royce controls the action.
Royce misses with a punch to the body.
Aston misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Royce blocks an uppercut.
Royce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aston has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Aston.
Aston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Royce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Royce wants to get back to striking at distance but Aston won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aston.
Royce prevents a body shot from Aston.
Royce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Royce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aston scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Aston.
Jason Royce's cut is getting worse.
A head punch on the inside from Aston fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aston misses with the head strike.
Royce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aston misses with the head strike.
Aston misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aston.
Aston tries to work over Royce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Royce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Royce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Royce moves away.
Aston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Royce on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aston has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Royce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Royce looks to throw the jab but Aston is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Royce.
Aston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aston throws a jab but it's blocked by Royce.
Aston has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Royce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aston.
Royce jabs Aston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Royce lunges at Aston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aston's hand.
Aston throws an overhand right that lands on Royce's shoulder, as Royce tries to avoid the shot.
Aston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looks like Royce has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Royce throws a shot to the body.
Aston looks to land a right hand but Royce moved out of range.
Aston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aston looks to score with a jab to the body but Royce is just out of range.
Royce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Royce scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aston moves out of range of the body kick from Royce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Aston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Royce's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Royce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aston moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Royce. Aston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aston throws a looping overhand right but Royce ducks down to avoid it.
Royce connects with a jab.
Aston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Royce.
Royce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aston throws out the jab.
Royce stuns Aston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aston misses with a looping left.
Royce tries to counter with a takedown but Aston is quick to defend against it.
Royce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aston.
Royce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aston.
Jason Royce is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Royce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aston moves away.
Royce stuns Aston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Royce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aston was well out of range. Poor timing from Royce.
Aston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Royce in his tracks.
Royce scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Royce misses its intended target.
Aston looks to throw the jab but Royce is out of range.
Royce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aston.
Royce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aston was well out of range. Poor timing from Royce.
Aston throws a lazy uppercut
and Royce counters with a shoot takedown. Aston fights it but they end up in guard.
Aston is wriggling around but Royce manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Royce stands up from half guard.
Aston moves into the clinch successfully.
Royce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aston prevents a body shot from Royce.
Aston swings wildly with an uppercut but Royce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aston misses with some punches.
Royce blocking some punches.
Aston blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aston tries a body shot but Royce blocks it.
Aston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aston has a couple of punches blocked by Royce.
Aston throws a head punch that misses.
Royce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Royce is trying to break free.
Royce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Royce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Royce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aston lands with a right to the head.
Jason Royce's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aston misses with some punches.
Royce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Royce.
Aston throws a head punch that misses.
Aston has Royce pressed against the cage, preventing Royce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Royce.
Royce blocks an uppercut.
Aston misses with some punches.
Aston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Royce.
Royce working hard to break the clinch.
Aston misses with a body punch.
Royce wants to break free but Aston has control.
Royce working hard to break the clinch.
Royce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Royce wants to break free but Aston has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royce can't break the clinch.
Brian Aston seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aston throws a punch but it's blocked by Royce.
Royce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aston tries a body shot but Royce blocks it.
Aston throws a punch but it's blocked by Royce.
Aston struggles to land a body shot inside as Royce controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Aston fails to land.
Royce tries to break the clinch but Aston is controlling the position.
Royce tries to break free but Aston pushes him back against the cage.
Royce blocks an uppercut.
Royce is trying to break the clinch but Aston is controlling him.
Royce is trying to break the clinch but Aston has him pressed against the cage.
Aston misses with some punches.
Aston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Aston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Aston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Royce's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aston drops Royce with a beautiful combination! Royce stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Aston is looking for the KO!
 Royce is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Royce thuds a left hand into Aston's body.
Royce lands the left hand.
Aston scores with a jab to the body.
Royce swats away the attempt to clinch by Aston.
Aston lands an overhand right.
Jeez, Jason Royce's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Royce.
Royce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aston scores with a decent looking hook.
Royce swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Aston counter with a right hand.
Oh Royce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jason Royce's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brian Aston!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Walters (ranked 2803 p4p, 3094 weight class) and Anthony Merel (ranked 298 p4p, 320 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Merel!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
A big left from Merel misses.
Walters drops down looking for a counter takedown but Merel sprawls and moves away.
Merel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walters momentarily.
Merel throws a big shot that misses.
Walters feinted with a counter takedown.
Walters avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walters half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Merel lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walters tries to counter with a takedown but Merel is quick to defend against it.
Merel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walters moves away.
Merel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walters counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Merel!
Merel is trying to improve his position.
Merel is trying to control Walters's posture but Walters avoids it.
Merel tries to buck Walters off but Walters is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merel dodges the ground and pound from Walters.
Walters lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Merel down.
Walters working the ground and pound.
Walters goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Merel rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Walters's guard! Nice work there by Merel!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walters working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Merel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Merel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Merel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Merel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Walters's guard.
Walters is not content to let Merel control the position.
Walters tries to roll over but Merel keeps him under control.
Walters is refusing to be controlled, as Merel sits in half guard.
Walters is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters is working hard here to advance position.
Merel is looking to take a break and control but Walters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walters makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Walters.
Walters looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walters working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Merel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Merel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Walters has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Merel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Merel landing with the ground and pound.
Walters is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Merel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Walters wants to hit a sweep here but Merel passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Walters there!
Merel lands a heavy elbow.
Walters is trying desperately to improve position.
Merel controlling from mount.
Walters is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Merel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Merel digs a good body shot into Walters's ribs.
Merel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Merel clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Merel.
Merel scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Merel.
Merel lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Merel to keep the fight standing.
Walters tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walters tries to pull guard but Merel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Walters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Merel lands a nice uppercut.
Walters wants a takedown.
Walters tries to pull guard but Merel won't allow it.
Merel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Merel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walters backwards.
Merel lands a nice uppercut.
Walters is working for takedown but Merel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Merel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Merel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walters jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Merel walks away with a smile on his face. Walters gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anthony Merel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Merel lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Walters up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Merel from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Walters's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Merel!
An out of breath Anthony Merel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Mendoza (ranked 2034 p4p, 3041 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 257 p4p, 427 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enzo Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Smith !
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mendoza throws a good cross that connects.
Mendoza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Mendoza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice straight punches there by Mendoza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mendoza.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
A right-left combo lands from Mendoza.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mendoza fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
A jab from Mendoza misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Mendoza slips a straight right by Smith .
Mendoza is looking for a counter combo.
Mendoza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendoza is just out of range.
Mendoza 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.
Mendoza moves out of range as Smith strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith .
A little feinted left hand from Mendoza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mendoza misses with a looping left.
Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith .
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.
Smith throws a jab when Mendoza was well out of range.
Mendoza slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Mendoza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendoza.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Mendoza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Mendoza.
Mendoza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Mendoza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mike Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses with a straight right.
Mendoza scores with a nice strike.
Smith throws a jab when Mendoza was well out of range.
Smith moves away from the strike by Mendoza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Mendoza ducks down to avoid it.
Smith misses with a straight right.
A big right from Smith misses.
Mendoza lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Mendoza. That snapped Smith 's head back.
Mendoza staying out of range there.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Mendoza counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendoza moves away.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith throws a hook but Mendoza blocks it.
Mendoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Smith misses the jab.
Mendoza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Mendoza misses its target.
Smith throws a jab when Mendoza was well out of range.
Mendoza scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mendoza to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendoza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendoza quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a lunging right hand
and Mendoza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendoza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mendoza.
Mendoza moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mendoza slips a jab from Smith .
Mendoza scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Mendoza connects with a looping right hand.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Mendoza moves away and avoids it.
Mendoza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith .
Mendoza throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mendoza misses with a straight right.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Mendoza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Mendoza's shoulder, as Mendoza tries to avoid the shot.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mendoza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Mendoza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mendoza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mendoza misses with a straight right.
Mendoza throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendoza throws out the jab.
Smith tries to move into range but Mendoza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Mendoza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendoza throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Mendoza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mendoza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith throws a hook but Mendoza avoids it easily.
Mendoza throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Mendoza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith .
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Smith might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mendoza has got the better of the exchanges.
Mendoza uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Smith misses.
Mendoza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mendoza connects with a looping right hand.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut.
Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith .
Smith lands with a right hand.
Mendoza throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Smith walks into a left hand.
Mendoza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith . Mendoza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with a combination
and Mendoza counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Smith .
Mendoza throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Mendoza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Enzo Mendoza has been cut.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Smith .
Mendoza throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendoza. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Mendoza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mendoza darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mendoza throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith throws out a counter right but Mendoza avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Mendoza.
A big left from Mendoza misses.
Enzo Mendoza is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendoza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mendoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith .
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Smith .
Mendoza slips under a jab from Smith .
Nice cross by Mendoza.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mendoza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mendoza connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith throws the left hand but Mendoza avoids the punch easily.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Mendoza - just one landing.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Mendoza's head but Mendoza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Mendoza moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws a series of punches but Mendoza moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Mendoza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendoza misses the jab.
Mendoza slips a jab from Smith .
Smith misses with a hook. Mendoza ducked under it nicely.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Mendoza lands with a cross.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Mendoza slips the punch.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Mendoza counter with a right hand.
Smith misses the jab.
Mendoza throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Mendoza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Mendoza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Mendoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a hook but Mendoza blocks it.
Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith .
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendoza to score with a decent uppercut.
Mendoza misses with a straight left.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendoza closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mendoza throws a low kick, looking for Smith 's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Smith misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza lands a right hook to the body.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Mendoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith misses with a left hand
enabling Mendoza to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Mendoza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enzo Mendoza's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Mendoza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith 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.
Mendoza moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Smith .
Mendoza is looking to counter punch.
Mendoza feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smith s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
letting Mendoza counter with a right hand.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Mendoza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendoza.
Mendoza connects with a looping right hand.
Mendoza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Mendoza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Mendoza ducks down to avoid it.
Mendoza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mendoza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mendoza.
Mendoza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Mendoza ducks down to avoid it.
Mendoza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith .
It looked like Mendoza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith jabs at Mendoza's body.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Mendoza's shoulder, as Mendoza tries to avoid the shot.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mendoza slips a jab from Smith .
Smith misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Mendoza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Mendoza moved out of range nicely.
Mendoza throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Mendoza scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendoza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mike Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Smith . Those never looked like landing.
Mendoza is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Mendoza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendoza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mendoza lands with a right hand.
Mendoza's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Mendoza catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith misses with a hook
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendoza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mendoza's corner calls for a 1-2. Mendoza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tests Smith 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Mendoza lands a jab.
Mendoza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mendoza finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith 's head.
A swing and a miss from Smith .
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Mendoza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mendoza lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mendoza to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Mendoza counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendoza staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Mendoza.
Mendoza tests Smith 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
As Smith looks to move away, Mendoza throws a big counter combo but Smith just gets out of the way.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Mendoza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendoza throws a good cross that connects.
Mendoza lands with a cross.
Mendoza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Mendoza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mendoza scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith throws a jab when Mendoza was well out of range.
Mendoza throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Mendoza.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enzo Mendoza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendoza 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Enzo Mendoza!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Enzo Mendoza!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Enzo Mendoza!
Enzo Mendoza wins by unanimous decision!
Enzo Mendoza 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Gilchrist (ranked 1345 p4p, 1776 weight class) and Jake Drake (ranked 158 p4p, 205 weight class). Drake comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lose Yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Gilchrist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Drake!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gilchrist quickly recovers to half guard.
Drake controlling the action here.
We've been hearing good reports from Gilchrist's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Drake trying to mount his opponent but Gilchrist defends it.
Gilchrist is concentrating on defense, preventing Drake from advancing position.
Drake takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gilchrist looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Drake not doing much here.
Drake frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gilchrist throwing hammer fists to the chest of Drake. What's that going to do exactly?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake controlling his opponent.
Gilchrist swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Drake has hold of Gilchrist's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gilchrist manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gilchrist is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake controlling his opponent.
Drake looking to control but Gilchrist is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gilchrist is desperately trying to improve his position but Drake has a good base and remains in mount.
Drake trying to control but Gilchrist is having none of it.
Gilchrist tries to lock up and control but Drake gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gilchrist is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Drake quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Drake but it's paid off an Gilchrist is forced to tap! Nice work by Drake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Drake!
Jake Drake seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Luc Jalbert (ranked 1568 p4p, 1573 weight class) and Tommy Bean (ranked 200 p4p, 203 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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 New York, Jean Luc Jalbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Bean!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalbert ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
A big right from Bean misses.
Bean thuds a left hand into Jalbert's body.
A jab from Jalbert finds it's way through Bean's defenses.
It looks like Tommy Bean has been cut.
Jalbert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bean throws an off balance right hand
and Bean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Bean.
Bean throws a looping overhand right but Jalbert ducks down to avoid it.
Jalbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jalbert loads up on a big right hand but Bean slips the punch.
Jalbert takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jalbert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bean.
Jalbert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bean.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jalbert.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jalbert, as that shot connected.
Jalbert 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.
Jalbert moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bean throws a combination. Jalbert tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bean throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean misses with a lunging right hand
and Jalbert counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jalbert moves out of range as Bean strikes.
Jalbert moves into range and clinches up with Bean.
Bean told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Jalbert misses with the head strike.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Jalbert is leaning against Bean and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jalbert lands a body shot.
Jalbert lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Jalbert throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bean looks winded!
Jalbert misses with a punch on the inside.
Bean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jalbert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jalbert lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Bean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bean scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jalbert lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jalbert lands a shoulder strike.
Jalbert misses with a punch on the inside.
Jalbert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jalbert working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalbert tries a body shot but Bean blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bean.
Bean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jalbert fails to land.
Jalbert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Bean misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Jalbert.
Jalbert lands a hook that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Bean misses with a punch to the body.
Bean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jalbert working aggressively here.
Jalbert misses with a punch on the inside.
Bean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
Jalbert lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jalbert.
Jalbert throws a punch but it's blocked by Bean.
Bean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jalbert throws a head punch that misses.
Bean misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Jalbert fails to land.
Bean blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalbert misses with a punch on the inside.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jalbert tries to work over Bean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bean.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jalbert swings wildly with an uppercut but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Jalbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jalbert tries a body shot but Bean blocks it.
Bean misses with a body punch.
Bean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jalbert backwards.
Bean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Jalbert.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jalbert creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jalbert misses with some punches.
Jalbert throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beans head.
Bean gets through Jalbert's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Bean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bean working aggressively here.
Jalbert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bean misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bean throws a head punch that misses.
Jalbert working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bean can't find room to land a body shot as Jalbert controls the action.
Bean throws a head punch that misses.
Bean takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bean.
Jalbert lands a hook that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Bean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Jalbert.
Jalbert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jalbert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bean working aggressively here.
Jalbert blocks an uppercut.
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Jalbert.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jalbert scores with a shot to the side of Bean's head.
Jalbert lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Jalbert on the inside.
Jalbert is leaning against Bean and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jalbert misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Jalbert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Jalbert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Bean'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.
Jalbert lands a big right hand that sends Bean crashing to the mat! Jalbert stays standing though and waves Bean back to his feet!
Bean is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Jalbert cracks Bean on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bean falls backwards against the cage. Jalbert follows up with more strikes that drop Bean to his knees. Jalbert keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bean! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Luc Jalbert!
Jean Luc Jalbert very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chubby Funster (ranked 1155 p4p, 1128 weight class) and Balink Tarlah (ranked 137 p4p, 133 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Funster might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Village People - YMCA. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chubby Funster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funster will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Funster is defended easily by Tarlah.
Funster shoots and misses
and Tarlah counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chubby Funster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funster misses with a takedown attempt
and Tarlah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tarlah works the jab nicely.
Tarlah slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Funster walks into a stiff left hand from Tarlah.
Tarlah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Funster has a takedown stuffed.
Tarlah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Funster closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tarlah circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarlah misses with a few strikes there.
Balink Tarlah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Funster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tarlah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Funster.
Tarlah throws out a loose jab but Funster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funster dives in for a single leg takedown but Tarlah sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Funster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Funster closes the distance and clinches up with Tarlah, looking for a takedown. Funster pushes Tarlah against the cage but Tarlah circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Funster is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tarlah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Funster takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tarlah throws a lazy right hand but Funster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Funster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tarlah.
Funster walks into a left hand.
Funster keeps the fight on the outside.
Tarlah throws out a powerful jab.
Tarlah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Funster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Funster wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Funster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Tarlah as Funster shoots in.
Balink Tarlah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tarlah looks to score with a jab to the body but Funster is just out of range.
Funster tries to counter by clinching up but Tarlah breaks away and moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarlah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funster seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tarlah lands with a cross.
Funster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarlah.
Tarlah has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Funster shoots in for a takedown but Tarlah shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tarlah lands a jab to the nose.
Tarlah misses with a hook.
Tarlah lands the left hand.
Tarlah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tarlah misses with an uppercut.
Funster tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tarlah sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Funster somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah throws the left hand but Funster avoids the punch easily.
Funster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Funster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Funster drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tarlah wants to get back to his feet but Funster passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funster decides to stand and escape the position.
Nice uppercut there from Tarlah.
Tarlah throws a good cross that connects.
Funster takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarlah gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funster stands and steps away. Tarlah gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A punch lands to the side of Funster 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tarlah lands with an overhand left.
Tarlah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tarlah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Funster on the side of the head.
Tarlah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Funster tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tarlah manages to circle out of the way.
Tarlah wants to clinch up but Funster keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Funster.
Tarlah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balink Tarlah dominated that round.
That's time! Funster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Funster takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Tarlah does it's job there.
Funster closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tarlah circles away.
Tarlah with a jab.
Tarlah slaps away a takedown attempt from Funster, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Funster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Funster walks into a straight right hand from Tarlah.
Jab by Tarlah.
Tarlah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Funster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tarlah.
Funster goes for a double leg but Tarlah avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tarlah continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chubby Funster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Funster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funster shoots in looking for a takedown. Tarlah tries to sprawl out of it but Funster keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tarlah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Funster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarlah.
Tarlah catches Funster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tarlah tries to clinch but Funster is having none of it.
Tarlah connects with a good right hand that stumbles Funster. Funster circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Funster slips a jab from Tarlah.
Chubby Funster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarlah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tarlah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Funster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Funster closes the distance and clinches up with Tarlah, looking for a takedown. Funster pushes Tarlah against the cage but Tarlah circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tarlah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Funster gets tackled into the cage by Tarlah. Tarlah maintains the clinch.
Funster is trying to force a seperation but Tarlah has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tarlah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funster was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarlah.
Tarlah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funster seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tarlah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tarlah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Funster has time to react.
Tarlah stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tarlah wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarlah scores with a jab. Funster acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Funster.
Funster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funster wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Funster throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tarlah's waist but Tarlah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Funster off to one side.
Funster moves out of range as Tarlah strikes.
Tarlah misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funster throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tarlah's waist but Tarlah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Funster off to one side.
Funster moves away from the strike by Tarlah.
Funster looks for a takedown but Tarlah sprawls well.
Funster sets himself, and Tarlah steps forward looking for the clinch! Funster avoids it this time.
Tarlah tries to clinch but Funster is having none of it.
Tarlah throws out a loose jab but Funster uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Tarlah tries to get set, Funster tries to push him back and clinch up but Tarlah manages to avoid the attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tarlah, as that shot connected.
Funster shoots in looking for a takedown. Tarlah tries to sprawl out of it but Funster keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tarlah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Funster ducks right into an uppercut from Tarlah.
Tarlah throws the left hand but Funster avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah throws a looping overhand right but Funster ducks down to avoid it.
Funster fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tarlah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot by Tarlah.
Tarlah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Funster's hands.
Funster doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tarlah counters with a straight right hand.
Funster is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarlah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tarlah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tarlah has Funster pressed against the cage, preventing Funster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tarlah is pushing Funster up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balink Tarlah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tarlah scores with a punch to the head.
Funster shoots in but no luck this time.
Tarlah thuds his right hand into Funster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tarlah clinches up against the cage.
Tarlah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tarlah tries to clinch up but Funster circles away and keeps his distance.
Funster ducks under a wild hook from Tarlah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funster shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tarlah stuffs the takedown attempt from Funster. Funster gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chubby Funster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarlah cracks Funster with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah looks to land a right hand but Funster moved out of range.
Funster is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tarlah.
Funster on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Funster will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab by Tarlah.
Oh Funster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tarlah swings for the body but Funster moves out of range.
Funster seems to have got his legs back now.
Funster closes the distance and clinches up with Tarlah, looking for a takedown. Funster pushes Tarlah against the cage but Tarlah circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tarlah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tarlah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Funster tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tarlah swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tarlah thuds his right hand into Funster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tarlah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot by Tarlah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funster gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Funster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funster takes one to the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Funster.
Tarlah misses with a straight left.
Tarlah pushes Funster up against the cage in a clinch.
Funster prevents Tarlah from breaking the clinch.
Funster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tarlah holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tarlah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funster closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tarlah circles away.
Tarlah throws a good cross that connects.
Funster will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Balink Tarlah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tarlah scores with a nice head shot.
Funster gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tarlah counters with a crisp right hand that drops Funster! Tarlah lets Funster back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Tarlah drops Funster with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Funster! Tarlah dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balink Tarlah!
Balink Tarlah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akhmed Dudayev (ranked 529 p4p, 215 weight class) and Samuel Rodrigues (ranked 66 p4p, 26 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Akhmed Dudayev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudayev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodrigues just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Dudayev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up.
Dudayev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dudayev is looking to counter punch.
Rodrigues closes the distance but Dudayev moves to the side
and Dudayev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dudayev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodrigues tries to clinch but Dudayev moves away
and Dudayev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodrigues clinches.
Rodrigues fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dudayev to keep the fight standing.
Dudayev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodrigues closes the distance but Dudayev moves to the side
and Dudayev counters with a stiff right hand.
Dudayev 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.
Rodrigues wants to clinch up but Dudayev keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dudayev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Samuel Rodrigues has been cut.
Rodrigues moves into the clinch.
Rodrigues fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Akhmed Dudayev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Rodrigues.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dudayev just stands there and leans against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dudayev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rodrigues drags the fight down to the ground.
Rodrigues working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dudayev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dudayev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rodrigues is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dudayev is aware though and is defending well.
Dudayev stays in close to Rodrigues's body and controls the position.
Rodrigues is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dudayev is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dudayev is aware though and is defending well.
Rodrigues is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rodrigues is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dudayev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodrigues has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dudayev has managed to get both his arms back between Rodrigues's legs - danger averted.
Rodrigues working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dudayev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dudayev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dudayev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues looking for a guillotine here but Dudayev defends easily.
Dudayev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodrigues has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dudayev has managed to get both his arms back between Rodrigues's legs - danger averted.
Dudayev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rodrigues has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dudayev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rodrigues had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dudayev defends it easily.
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.
Rodrigues is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dudayev is aware though and is defending well.
Dudayev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rodrigues looking for a guillotine here but Dudayev defends easily.
Rodrigues looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dudayev passes into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dudayev controlling from side mount.
Rodrigues regains half guard.
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 Akhmed Dudayev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samuel Rodrigues's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodrigues wants to clinch but Dudayev slips to the side
letting Dudayev counter with a right hand.
Rodrigues gets a clinch.
Rodrigues jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dudayev walks away with a smile on his face. Rodrigues gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dudayev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodrigues closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rodrigues takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodrigues shoots for a takedown but Dudayev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dudayev gets tackled into the cage by Rodrigues. Rodrigues maintains the clinch.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but Dudayev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Akhmed Dudayev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Rodrigues.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but Dudayev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rodrigues is trying to pull guard but Dudayev has him pressed against the cage.
Rodrigues tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dudayev smiles and moves away.
Rodrigues wants to clinch up but Dudayev keeps it at a distance.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to clinch but Dudayev slips to the side
and Dudayev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samuel Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigues fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodrigues fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Dudayev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rodrigues rushes Dudayev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dudayev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up but Dudayev circles away and keeps his distance.
Akhmed Dudayev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dudayev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodrigues.
Rodrigues is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rodrigues throws a sloppy body shot
and Dudayev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rodrigues throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dudayev stalks Rodrigues and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rodrigues's face. Rodrigues staggers backwards, shaken.
Dudayev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rodrigues with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dudayev counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dudayev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dudayev misses.
Dudayev sets himself, and Rodrigues steps forward looking for the clinch! Dudayev avoids it this time.
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dudayev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dudayev is looking to counter punch.
Dudayev gets tackled into the cage by Rodrigues. Rodrigues maintains the clinch.
Dudayev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rodrigues tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dudayev smiles and moves away.
Rodrigues closes the distance and clinches.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but Dudayev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rodrigues is trying to pull guard but Dudayev has him pressed against the cage.
Dudayev breaks from the clinch.
Dudayev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodrigues looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dudayev throws a hook but Rodrigues avoids it easily.
Dudayev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rodrigues darts in trying to clinch
and Dudayev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dudayev scores with a jab to the head.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up but Dudayev circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Dudayev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rodrigues's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dudayev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rodrigues scrambles back to his feet.
Rodrigues is rocked!
That has opened up Samuel Rodrigues's cut even more.
Dudayev cracks Rodrigues with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rodrigues falls to his knees and Dudayev doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akhmed Dudayev!
Akhmed Dudayev retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Akhmed Dudayev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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