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PANDA 72 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Meyer (ranked 19655 p4p, 19982 weight class) and Yogi Adi (ranked 600 p4p, 570 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 10 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Yogi Adi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Meyer.
Adi is looking to reverse the position.
Adi is still trying to improve position.
Meyer working away.
Adi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Meyer off and has taken his back!
Meyer looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Adi gets his hands free as Meyer looks to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyer tries to roll but Adi sticks to his back.
Adi not allowing Meyer to control his hands.
Will Adi go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Adi is now in side control.
You can see the frustration on Meyer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Meyer bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Adi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Adi shoots for a double leg takedown but Meyer sprawls well. He's pushed Adi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Meyer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Scrap Squad in the buildup to the fight.
Meyer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Adi looks winded!
Adi gets caught flat footed, as Meyer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Adi is looking to stand back up but Meyer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Adi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Adi defends it well.
Meyer slows the pace down in half guard.
Meyer stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Adi to get to his feet.
Meyer cracks Adi's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Adi slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Meyer can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oscar Meyer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huma Krynn (ranked 7105 p4p, 3462 weight class) and Clive Staples Lewis (ranked 664 p4p, 441 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 35 - 61 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Huma Krynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clive Staples Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis connects with a single shot there.
Lewis blocks a jab.
Lewis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lewis.
Lewis connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Krynn tumbling to the canvas! Lewis pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Krynn was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Clive Staples Lewis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emperor (ranked 3885 p4p, 4139 weight class) and Fletch Brandis (ranked 404 p4p, 422 weight class). Emperor comes into the arena with Enae Volare Mezzo blaring out of the sound system. Brandis has chosen Lynyrd Skynyrd : The Ballad of Curtis Loew as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emperor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Fletch Brandis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emperor throws a looping overhand right but Brandis ducks down to avoid it.
Brandis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Emperor misses the target.
Emperor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 It looks like Fedor Emperor has been cut.
Emperor lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from Brandis does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Emperor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brandis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Emperor misses.
Brandis with a poor takedown
and Emperor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emperor ducks under a wild hook from Brandis.
A counter left hand to the body from Emperor misses its target.
A punch combination from Brandis misses.
It looked like Emperor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brandis slips under a jab from Emperor.
Brandis scores with a jab to the head.
Brandis throws a combination that misses
and Emperor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Brandis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brandis misses with an uppercut
letting Emperor counter with a right hand.
 Brandis is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brandis misses with a hook to the body
and Emperor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emperor throws a jab when Brandis was well out of range.
Emperor takes one on the button.
Brandis misses with an uppercut
and Emperor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandis is still on wobbly legs! Can Emperor finish him?
Fedor Emperor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emperor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brandis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emperor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Emperor throws out a loose jab but Brandis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandis seems to have recovered his senses.
Emperor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Emperor.
Fletch Brandis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Emperor as he avoids it easily.
Brandis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Emperor to the ground. Brandis is now in Emperor'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!
Emperor is adopting a defensive guard.
Emperor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emperor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brandis tries to get to full guard but Emperor has control of the leg.
Brandis keeps trying to improve his position.
Emperor thows a huge punch but Brandis dodges it nicely.
Emperor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Emperor has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brandis wants to improve his position but Emperor is controlling well.
Emperor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandis is looking for a sweep. Emperor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emperor is controlling the pace.
Emperor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brandis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Emperor.
Emperor stalling.
Brandis tries to roll over but Emperor keeps him under control.
Emperor not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Emperor lands strikes from half guard.
Emperor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Emperor is trying to control. Brandis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Emperor working the head and body with strikes.
Emperor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brandis wants to get back to full guard.
Emperor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Emperor looks to land a strike but Brandis avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emperor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emperor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Emperor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brandis lands an overhand right.
Brandis misses with a few strikes there.
Emperor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Emperor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandis.
Emperor lands a nice shot to the body.
Emperor throws a shot from downtown. Brandis moves away and avoids it.
Brandis throws out a loose jab but Emperor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandis misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandis slips under a jab.
Brandis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brandis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Emperor connects with a single shot there.
Brandis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Emperor finds it's way round the side to connect with Brandis's head.
Brandis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emperor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandis has his takedown stuffed
and Emperor counters with a nice uppercut.
Emperor lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Brandis falls backwards - clearly groggy! Emperor dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Emperor!
Fedor Emperor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Fletch Brandis was interviewed post fight and said 'I think I'm gonna drink a Miller Lite tonight and play some pool.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baby Boy Harris (ranked 3229 p4p, 3418 weight class) and Bob Dock (ranked 398 p4p, 420 weight class). Dock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Hangover Soundtrack- Iko Iko. 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 boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 46 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 44 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Dock!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Dock.
Bob Dock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Dock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dock looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
We've been informed that Dock has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris lands an elbow that stopped Dock in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Bob Dock has been cut.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dock's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Dock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
Dock looks winded!
Dock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris misses with an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Dock controls his hands.
Dock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Dock.
Dock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dock trying to land knees to the body.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Dock controls his hands.
Dock managing to block the knees to the body from Harris.
Dock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Harris.
Dock blocks an uppercut.
Dock tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Dock trying to land knees to the body.
Dock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dock avoids a wild elbow strike from Harris.
Dock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dock prevents a body shot from Harris.
Dock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Harris.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dock trying to land knees to the body.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dock.
Dock scores with a knee to the head.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dock tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Dock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Dock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dock blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Dock tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Dock trying to land knees to the body.
Dock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Dock backwards.
Harris landing knees to the body.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dock tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dock.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Dock tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Harris scores with a knee to the head.
Harris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Dock's head.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Dock misses with a knee to the head.
Harris is leaning against Dock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Harris tries to work over Dock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
Harris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Harris.
Good body shot from Harris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dock managing to block the knees to the body from Harris.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dock.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dock misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harris gets through Dock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dock is rocked!
Dock trying to land knees to the body.
Dock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dock is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dock seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris trying to land knees to the body.
Harris tries a body shot but Dock blocks it.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Dock avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Harris lands a knee to the head.
Harris digs a right hand into Dock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dock's gas tank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Harris avoiding damage as Dock throws knees to the body.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Harris.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Boy Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Dock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Dock's head back.
Dock has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Dock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Dock tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dock.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harris.
Dock scores a nice knee to the body.
Dock missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Harris.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dock or not.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Dock blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Dock tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Dock is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dock avoids a wild elbow strike from Harris.
Harris digs a right hand into Dock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dock's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dock to his knees! Harris keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baby Boy Harris!
A victorious Baby Boy Harris thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael MP (ranked 2779 p4p, 1522 weight class) and Jack Steel (ranked 303 p4p, 171 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 18 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MP!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Steel!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MP shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Steel as MP shoots in.
MP fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael MP. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steel.
MP misses with a takedown attempt
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
MP changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steel tries to avoid it but MP manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steel to the ground. Steel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MP fails with a takedown attempt.
MP tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steel swivels and escapes.
Steel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steel wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel stuffs the takedown.
Steel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as MP backs up against the cage.
It looks like Michael MP has been cut.
Steel connects with a good right hand that stumbles MP. MP circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
MP keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
Steel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
MP misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Steel to counter with a crisp jab.
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MP drops his hands momentarily and Steel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steel lands with a nice body punch.
Steel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from MP.
Horrible takedown attempt by MP or perhaps it was just good defense by Steel, which made it look bad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
MP fails with the takedown
and Steel counters with a nice low kick that buckles MP's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Steel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michael MP seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MP is trying hard to land a takedown here. Steel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Steel throws a right hand that MP ducks under and follows up with a left that MP also avoids with ease.
Steel gets caught napping as MP dives in and scores a takedown. Steel manages to retain guard.
Steel looking to hit a scissor sweep but MP is one step ahead there.
MP is looking to work some ground and pound but Steel has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MP is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Steel pulls MP in close to prevent any damage.
Steel looking to hit a scissor sweep but MP is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst MP is controlling him.
MP wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MP content to stall in guard here.
MP looking to pass the guard.
MP working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steel looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel, not yet.
Steel has his hands on MP's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by MP or perhaps it was just good defense by Steel, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
MP shoots in for a takedown but Steel shows good takedown defense.
A little jabbing left from Steel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
MP goes for a double leg but Steel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steel continues to drive forward.
Steel can't find room to land a body shot as MP controls the action.
Steel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steel can't find room to land a body shot as MP controls the action.
MP is working for takedown but Steel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Good body shot from Steel.
MP is breathing heavily.
Steel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steel pushes MP back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
MP is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Steel lands a nice shot to the body.
Steel lands a left hand that snaps the head of MP backwards.
Steel works on MP's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steel.
Steel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steel.
Steel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
MP blocks a body shot from Steel.
Steel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steel struggles to land a body shot inside as MP controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael MP's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Steel throws a combination. MP tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Horrible takedown attempt by MP or perhaps it was just good defense by Steel, which made it look bad.
MP moves out of range as Steel strikes.
MP changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
MP will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Steel - that will leave a mark!
Michael MP is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MP fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steel avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael MP. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MP takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MP takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MP misses with a takedown
and Steel counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel stuffs the takedown.
MP fails with a takedown attempt.
MP closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steel circles away.
Steel scores with a leg kick.
MP misses with a takedown attempt - Steel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
MP fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel stuffs the takedown.
MP darts in looking for a takedown but Steel gets double underhooks and turns MP into the cage.
Steel scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Steel.
Steel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steel scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steel.
Steel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steel throws a big uppercut that drops MP! More strikes from Steel and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! MP lies dazed against the cage as Steel celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Steel!
Jack Steel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Michael MP spoke after the fight, saying 'shoutout to Sydney Fight Gear. They supported me throughout the harsh days. I will be back. and smash everybody in this weight division. and also come back as champion.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 1997 p4p, 2027 weight class) and Skjoldr Leifsson (ranked 273 p4p, 278 weight class). Makaki Iii comes into the arena with Fancy blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 36 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skjoldr Leifsson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makaki Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Leifsson.
And Makaki Iii counters with a quick kick to the body but Leifsson blocks it.
Makaki Iii misses with a jab to the body
and Leifsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Leifsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Makaki Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Makaki Iii pushes Leifsson away with a front kick.
Leifsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Makaki Iii misses with a straight right.
Makaki Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
And Leifsson responds with a good body kick, but Makaki Iii manages to step out the way in time.
Makaki Iii cracks Leifsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leifsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Makaki Iii makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Makaki Iii misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Leifsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leifsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Makaki Iii.
Leifsson throws a leg kick but Makaki Iii moved away.
Makaki Iii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leifsson blocks a jab.
Makaki Iii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the liver by Makaki Iii. Beautiful body shot.
Makaki Iii throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Leifsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Makaki Iii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yancy Makaki Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makaki Iii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leifsson throws a body punch but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
Leifsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leifsson throws a head kick but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Makaki Iii lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leifsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leifsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Makaki Iii fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leifsson on the side of the head.
Leifsson tries to move into range but Makaki Iii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leifsson lands a leg kick that knocks Makaki Iii off balance momentarily.
Makaki Iii tries to land a front kick but Leifsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Makaki Iii scores with a body shot.
Makaki Iii throws a leg kick but Leifsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Makaki Iii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Makaki Iii.
A solid leg kick lands there for Makaki Iii.
Leifsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Makaki Iii circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Makaki Iii.
A nice inside leg kick there by Makaki Iii. That's going to slow Leifsson down.
A head kick misses from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii misses with a double jab
and Leifsson counters with a left to the body.
Leifsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Makaki Iii can pounce on him.
Leifsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leifsson clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii misses with an elbow strike.
Makaki Iii misses with a body punch.
Makaki Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makaki Iii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leifsson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Leifsson fails to land.
Leifsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makaki Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Makaki Iii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leifsson's brow.
Makaki Iii throws an elbow that misses.
Makaki Iii blocks a body shot from Leifsson.
Makaki Iii manages to break the clinch.
Makaki Iii throws a lazy right hand but Leifsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makaki Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leifsson blocks a jab.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook.
Makaki Iii tried to score with a low kick but Leifsson checks it.
Makaki Iii throws a looping overhand right but Leifsson ducks down to avoid it.
Leifsson scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Leifsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Leifsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leifsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Makaki Iii to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leifsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Makaki Iii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leifsson motions for Makaki Iii to come forward. Leifsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makaki Iii's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leifsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Makaki Iii scrambles back to his feet.
Leifsson slips a straight right by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii needs to keep his hands up - Leifsson had a free shot at his head there.
Leifsson throws a hook but Makaki Iii avoids it easily.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leifsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Makaki Iii.
Leifsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makaki Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makaki Iii misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Makaki Iii misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Leifsson. That snapped Makaki Iii's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yancy Makaki Iii dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Leifsson.
Leifsson motions for Makaki Iii to come forward. Leifsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makaki Iii appears to be looking for a big counter.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leifsson.
Leifsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Makaki Iii in the body.
Makaki Iii scores with a push kick.
Leifsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makaki Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makaki Iii feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Leifsson with a jab.
Leifsson throws a leg kick but Makaki Iii checks it.
Makaki Iii throws a leg kick which misses Leifsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Leifsson tries to avoid it.
Makaki Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leifsson can do to turn this around?
Leifsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makaki Iii throws out the jab.
Leifsson lands with a right hand.
Makaki Iii checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Makaki Iii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leifsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makaki Iii moves forwards but Leifsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Makaki Iii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leifsson tries to score with a low kick but Makaki Iii moves his leg out of the way.
Makaki Iii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Makaki Iii moves out of range as Leifsson strikes.
Leifsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leifsson misses with a looping left.
Makaki Iii throws a right hand that Leifsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Leifsson also avoids with ease.
Leifsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leifsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Makaki Iii to score with a decent uppercut.
Leifsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makaki Iii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makaki Iii appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Leifsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Leifsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leifsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leifsson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Yancy Makaki Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Leifsson clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Makaki Iii prevents a body shot from Leifsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leifsson.
Leifsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Makaki Iii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Makaki Iii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Makaki Iii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leifsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leifsson scores with a hook to the body.
Leifsson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Makaki Iii seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Leifsson can turn it around.
Leifsson pulls Makaki Iii into guard.
Leifsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Leifsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leifsson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leifsson looking for subs off his back but Makaki Iii has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson is trying to control but can't.
Makaki Iii has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Leifsson is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Leifsson is trying to reverse the position but instead Makaki Iii has taken his back - oops!
Leifsson wants to control his opponent's hands but Makaki Iii gets his hands free.
Leifsson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Leifsson looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Makaki Iii pushes past his half guard into mount!
Makaki Iii controlling the pace for now.
Leifsson is desperately trying to improve his position but Makaki Iii has a good base and remains in mount.
Leifsson tries to improve his position but instead Makaki Iii has taken his back!
Makaki Iii struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Skjoldr Leifsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Makaki Iii looks to land a right hand but Leifsson moved out of range.
Makaki Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Makaki Iii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Makaki Iii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leifsson throws a sloppy head kick and Makaki Iii moves out of range easily.
As Leifsson backs away, Makaki Iii returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Makaki Iii throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Leifsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Makaki Iii. Beautiful body shot.
Leifsson throws a good cross that connects.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses
and Makaki Iii counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaki Iii connects with a solid leg kick.
Makaki Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Some bone on bone action there as Leifsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leifsson missing with a left hand there. Makaki Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leifsson looks to land a combination but Makaki Iii avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson tries to clinch but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
Makaki Iii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leifsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leifsson misses with a few strikes there.
Makaki Iii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leifsson throws out a counter right but Makaki Iii avoids it with no problem.
Makaki Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leifsson throws a big counter head kick but Makaki Iii avoids it with no problem.
Leifsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leifsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leifsson lands with a right hand.
Leifsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makaki Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makaki Iii throws a hook but Leifsson blocks it.
Leifsson moves away from the strike by Makaki Iii.
Leifsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Leifsson avoids a kick to the body.
Leifsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Leifsson throws a leg kick but Makaki Iii sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Leifsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Makaki Iii lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leifsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leifsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leifsson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leifsson misses with a looping left.
Makaki Iii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Makaki Iii tries to score with a low kick but Leifsson moves his leg out of the way.
Leifsson throws out a counter right but Makaki Iii avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Leifsson misses the target.
Makaki Iii closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Makaki Iii connects with the punch.
A leg kick checked by Leifsson.
Leifsson tries to counter with a clinch but Makaki Iii shakes him off and moves away.
A lazy left from Leifsson finds it's target.
Makaki Iii throws a body kick that misses.
Makaki Iii throws a low kick but Leifsson moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Makaki Iii.
Leifsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii moves out of range of the body kick from Leifsson.
Leifsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Yancy Makaki Iii has been cut.
Makaki Iii throws a solid leg kick but Leifsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii with a nice calf kick.
Leifsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Leifsson blocks a leg kick.
Makaki Iii with a nice calf kick.
Leifsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Makaki Iii breaks the clinch.
Leifsson misses with a wild body shot.
Makaki Iii throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Leifsson counter with a right hand.
Leifsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makaki Iii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Makaki Iii swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leifsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makaki Iii misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Leifsson.
Makaki Iii gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leifsson pushes Makaki Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
Makaki Iii misses with a knee to the head.
Leifsson cracks Makaki Iii with a nice body shot.
Leifsson tries to work over Makaki Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Leifsson.
Leifsson can't find room to land a body shot as Makaki Iii controls the action.
Makaki Iii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leifsson backwards.
Leifsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makaki Iii backwards.
Leifsson avoiding damage as Makaki Iii throws knees to the body.
Makaki Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leifsson presses Makaki Iii against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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 Yancy Makaki Iii.
I think Makaki Iii 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yancy Makaki Iii!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Greenland (ranked 2315 p4p, 2288 weight class) and Dave Watson (ranked 96 p4p, 95 weight class). Greenland comes to the cage accompanied by I Wanna Be Like You. 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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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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Greenland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Watson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenland lands a jab to Watson's midsection.
A jab lands there for Greenland.
It looks like Dave Watson has been cut.
Watson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Greenland pinned against the cage. Greenland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Greenland misses with a looping right.
Greenland has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lads Lash Banter Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Watson enables Greenland to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Watson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Watson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Greenland throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Watson's body to avoid the submission. Watson has instead reached around Greenland's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Watson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dave Watson!
A very excited looking Dave Watson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herrick Sahrahsahe (ranked 1820 p4p, 1340 weight class) and Rohith Sharma (ranked 239 p4p, 181 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Herrick Sahrahsahe has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Herrick Sahrahsahe seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herrick Sahrahsahe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rohith Sharma!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sahrahsahe throws a leg kick
enabling Sharma to counter with a crisp jab.
Sahrahsahe lands with a hook. Sharma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sahrahsahe defending well as Sharma loads up on a big left hand.
Sahrahsahe throws out a leg kick but Sharma moves out of range and Sahrahsahe only half commits.
Sharma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sahrahsahe throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sahrahsahe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sahrahsahe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharma.
Sahrahsahe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sahrahsahe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sahrahsahe.
Sahrahsahe tries to land a body kick
and Sharma counters with an inside leg kick.
Sahrahsahe tries to clinch but Sharma moves away
and Sharma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharma lands a jab to Sahrahsahe's midsection.
Sharma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sahrahsahe, pushing him back against the cage.
Sharma blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma lands a left hand.
Sahrahsahe misses with some punches.
Sharma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sahrahsahe's elbow.
Sharma presses Sahrahsahe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Sahrahsahe on the inside.
Sahrahsahe misses with some punches.
Sharma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sahrahsahe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sharma - that landed with a thud.
Sharma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've been informed that Sharma has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sharma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sharma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sharma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sharma fails to land.
Sahrahsahe misses with a body punch.
Sahrahsahe misses with a punch to the body.
Sharma trying to stall but Sahrahsahe improves his position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sharma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sahrahsahe misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Sharma scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Sharma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sahrahsahe prevents a body shot from Sharma.
A short body shot lands from Sharma as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Sharma.
A shot in the inside from Sahrahsahe.
Sahrahsahe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sahrahsahe tries to work over Sharma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sharma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sahrahsahe fails to land.
Sahrahsahe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sahrahsahe swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sahrahsahe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sharma.
Sharma scores with a hook to the body.
Sahrahsahe is breathing heavily.
Sahrahsahe tries to work over Sharma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sahrahsahe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharma pushes Sahrahsahe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sahrahsahe has a couple of punches blocked by Sharma.
Sharma avoiding damage.
Sharma is working Sahrahsahe over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Sharma.
Sharma lands with a left to the head.
Sharma misses with some punches.
Sharma blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Sharma.
Sharma digs a right hand underneath Sahrahsahe's ribcage. Sahrahsahe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sharma.
A left hand lands to the body for Sharma.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sharma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sharma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sahrahsahe has a couple of punches blocked by Sharma.
Sharma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharma lands a nice uppercut.
Sharma lands with a left to the head.
Sharma scores with a hook to the body.
Sahrahsahe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Sharma - that landed with a thud.
Sharma digs a right hand into Sahrahsahe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sahrahsahe's gas tank.
Sharma is leaning against Sahrahsahe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sharma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sahrahsahe moves away.
Herrick Sahrahsahe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Sharma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sahrahsahe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sharma.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharma cracks Sahrahsahe with an open hand slap.
Sharma looks to throw the jab but Sahrahsahe is out of range.
Sahrahsahe misses with a body shot
and Sharma counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sahrahsahe! Sharma lets Sahrahsahe back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Sahrahsahe is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rohith Sharma dominated that round.
That's time! Sahrahsahe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sahrahsahe throws an off balance right hand
and Sharma counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rohith Sharma!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rohith Sharma made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zilch Filch (ranked 1061 p4p, 1077 weight class) and DeMario Valdez (ranked 125 p4p, 126 weight class). Valdez has chosen Era - Ameno as his entrance music. 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 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zilch Filch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, DeMario Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Filch.
Valdez connects with an inside leg kick.
Valdez throws a looping overhand right but Filch ducks down to avoid it.
Valdez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Filch.
Filch blocks the body kick.
Valdez ducks under a wild hook from Filch.
Valdez lands a head kick!
Valdez throws an off balance right hand
and Filch counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez walks into a stiff left hand from Filch.
Valdez throws a head kick but Filch moves out of range.
A big left from Filch misses.
Valdez dodges the punch combination from Filch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Filch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Valdez at a distance.
Filch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Valdez but Valdez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Filch misses with a looping right.
Filch shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Filch misses
and Valdez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valdez.
Valdez looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valdez.
Filch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Valdez walks away with a smile on his face. Filch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filch cracks Valdez with a right hand to the side of the head.
DeMario Valdez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valdez.
Filch slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valdez. Filch does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valdez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valdez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valdez scores with a kick to the body.
Valdez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Filch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valdez dips to his left and cracks Filch with an uppercut!
Valdez lands a big head kick that sends Filch tumbling to the mat! Valdez takes a step backwards and waves Filch back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Filch is rocked!
Filch pushes Valdez up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Filch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valdez stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filch misses with a punch to the body.
Filch seems to have got his legs back now.
Filch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Filch.
Filch struggles to land a body shot inside as Valdez controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Valdez fails to land.
Valdez breaks from the clinch.
Valdez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valdez lands a big head kick that sends Filch tumbling to the mat! Valdez takes a step backwards and waves Filch back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like DeMario Valdez has been cut.
Filch lands a glancing blow to the side of Valdez's head.
Filch moves into the clinch.
Filch can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.
Filch tries to throw a body punch but Valdez avoids it by throwing Filch back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Filch.
Valdez tries a body shot but Filch blocks it.
Valdez tries a body shot but Filch blocks it.
Filch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Valdez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zilch Filch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filch misses with a body punch.
Valdez slowing the pace effectively.
Filch misses with some punches.
Valdez prevents a body shot from Filch.
Filch tries a body shot but Valdez blocks it.
Filch struggles to land a body shot inside as Valdez controls his hands.
Filch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valdez avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Valdez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Valdez just leaning against Filch, taking a breather.
Filch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Filch fails to land.
Filch tries to throw a body punch but Valdez avoids it by throwing Filch back against the cage.
Valdez prevents a body shot from Filch.
Filch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Filch fails to land.
Filch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valdez avoids it.
Nice body punch from Filch.
Valdez lands with a light punch inside.
Filch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeMario Valdez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DeMario Valdez'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.
Filch misses with a hook to the body
and Valdez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Filch thinking.
Valdez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A slow jab from Filch misses its intended target.
Filch misses with a right hand
and Valdez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Filch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valdez.
Valdez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Filch misses with a head kick.
Valdez throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez blocks the body kick.
Filch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Filch misses with a shot to the body
and Filch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez misses with a hook. Filch ducked under it nicely.
Filch misses with a low kick.
Filch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valdez on the side of the head.
Valdez punishes Filch's body with a nice straight punch.
Valdez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valdez throws a hook but Filch avoids it easily.
Zilch Filch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valdez slips a straight right by Filch.
Filch scores with a jab to the body.
Filch throws a poor cross that misses
and Valdez counters with a straight right hand.
Valdez moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valdez avoids a kick to the body.
Filch pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Valdez back to the cage. Filch follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick and Filch moves out of range easily.
Filch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valdez counters with a head kick that drops Filch to the mat! Filch scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Valdez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valdez swinging wildly here.
Filch fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez seems to be stalking Filch here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Filch drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). DeMario Valdez!
A determined DeMario Valdez didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igla Chlen (ranked 658 p4p, 365 weight class) and Rect Umm (ranked 97 p4p, 60 weight class). Chlen comes to the cage accompanied by . 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igla Chlen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Rect Umm!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umm defending well as Chlen loads up on a big left hand.
Chlen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Umm counters with a nice body shot.
Umm slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Umm misses.
Chlen avoids the body shot from Umm.
A punch combination from Chlen misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Chlen misses the target.
Umm misses the shot to the body.
Chlen throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Umm to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chlen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Umm moves away.
Umm tries to clinch
and Chlen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Umm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chlen.
Umm now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chlen doesn't seem bothered though.
Chlen looks to throw the jab but Umm is out of range.
Umm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Umm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chlen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Umm tries to clinch there but Chlen circles away.
Chlen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Umm throws a lazy right hand but Chlen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chlen throws an overhand right that lands on Umm's shoulder, as Umm tries to avoid the shot.
Umm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chlen.
No joy there for Umm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Umm darts in trying to clinch
and Chlen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Rect Umm has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Umm has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Chlen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Umms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Umm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Umm lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Igla Chlen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chlen.
Umm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chlen rather than just go for the knockout.
Chlen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Umm to score with a decent uppercut.
Chlen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Umm's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Umm takes the fight into the clinch.
Chlen breaks the clinch.
Chlen lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chlen throws a jab when Umm was well out of range.
Umm is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chlen with a body shot.
Chlen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chlen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Umm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Umm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chlen manages to avoid it.
Chlen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Umm walks into a jab.
Umm works Chlen's body with a nice hook.
Chlen misses with a body shot.
Chlen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Umm takes the fight into the clinch.
Chlen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Umm has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chlen wants to get back to striking at distance but Umm won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Chlen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chlen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chlen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chlen misses with a hook to the body
and Chlen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Umm ducks under a wild hook from Chlen.
Umm tries to clinch but Chlen moves away
and Chlen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Umm throws a poor cross that misses
and Chlen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chlen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Umm keeps control of Chlen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chlen misses with an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Igla Chlen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Chlen throws a poor cross that misses
letting Umm counter with a right hand.
Chlen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chlen moves away from the strike by Umm.
Chlen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Umm tries to clinch
and Chlen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Umm throws a series of punches but Chlen avoids them all with ease.
Umm slips a straight right by Chlen.
Igla Chlen is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chlen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Umm connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chlen scrambles back to his feet.
Umm slips a straight right by Chlen.
Umm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umm punishes Chlen's body with a nice straight punch.
Umm has closed the distance and engaged Chlen in a clinch.
Chlen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Umm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chlen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rect Umm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chlen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Umm.
Chlen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Umm finds it's way round the side to connect with Chlen's head.
Chlen throws the left hand but Umm avoids the punch easily.
Chlen throws a right hand that Umm ducks under and follows up with a left that Umm also avoids with ease.
Chlen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Umm stuns Chlen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umm goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Chlen throws an off balance right hand
and Umm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chlen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umm was well out of range. Poor timing from Chlen.
Umm lands a nice shot that snaps Chlen's head back.
Chlen misses with a hook
and Umm counters with a crisp right hand that drops Chlen! Umm lets Chlen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Chlen is rocked!
Umm thuds a left hand into Chlen's body.
Oh Chlen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Umm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Umm walks into a left hand.
Chlen seems to have got his legs back now.
Umm lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Chlen misses.
It seemed like Umm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Umm has closed the distance and engaged Chlen in a clinch.
Chlen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Umm.
Umm is leaning against Chlen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chlen is trying to break the clinch but Umm is controlling him.
Umm has Chlen pressed against the cage, preventing Chlen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chlen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chlen dips to his left and cracks Umm with an uppercut!
Umm misses with a right hand
and Chlen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chlen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Umm.
Umm drops Chlen with a huge uppercut! Chlen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Umm is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rect Umm!
A victorious Rect Umm thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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pop
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