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BLAZE 16 - TREJO VS DISTEFANO PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spaced Soza (ranked 5100 p4p, 6804 weight class) and Dave Kool (ranked 495 p4p, 601 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Soza might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bitch,don't kill my vibe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spaced Soza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Kool!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kool decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Soza's guard.
Kool with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kool trying to control but Soza is working from the bottom.
Soza trying to keep a closed guard but Kool is proving a slippery customer.
Soza can't keep his opponent in guard - Kool advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Soza really is a fat lump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soza is staying active underneath Kool, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Soza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kool looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kool is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Soza doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kool.
Kool working over Soza with some ground and pound. Soza looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kool lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kool looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Soza is trying to control but can't.
Kool thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soza's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kool is looking for a kimura here.
Kool passes to full mount!
Kool wants to finish this one by submission but Soza is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kool.
Kool sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kool controlling from mount.
Soza is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kool lands a big elbow.
Kool avoids the attempt from Soza to control.
Kool swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Soza is now in Kool's guard. A big mistake from Kool there, giving up the dominant position!
Kool trying to control the position.
Soza won't allow Kool to sweep him here.
Kool is trying to keep Soza in close.
Soza postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kool is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Soza, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kool stopping the sweep attempt from Soza.
Kool forces his way into half guard.
Kool is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Soza doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kool.
Kool seems to be working for a kimura but Soza defends the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Kool dominated that round.
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.
Kool shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Soza is in trouble now - Kool has advanced to mount!
Kool throwing strikes here but Soza is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kool wants to stand but Soza is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Kool tries to get up but Soza was controlling his body and he's reversed into guard.
Kool wants to sweep here but Soza controlling him for the moment.
Soza wants to control from the top but Kool keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soza slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Soza is looking to take a break and control but Kool is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kool tries to bench press Soza off him but Soza keeps the position.
Kool wants to control but Soza postures up.
Kool manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kool tries to pass the half guard into mount. Soza knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kool is looking for a kimura here.
Kool controlling the action here.
Kool is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kool thows a huge punch but Soza dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soza preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Soza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kool is working away from the top position though.
Kool throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kool is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Soza doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kool.
Kool wants to stand but Soza has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Soza kicks off Kool and gets to his feet.
Kool gets the takedown into side control.
Kool looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kool working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soza is not content to let Kool control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Kool showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kool slaps away a takedown attempt from Soza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kool changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kool closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Soza being controlled against the cage.
Kool drops down looking for an ankle pick but Soza pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kool shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kool controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kool seems to be looking for submissions.
Kool is trying to control the action in half guard but Soza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Soza is defending against the submission attempts here by Kool.
Kool wants to control but Soza is keeping him busy.
Soza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kool pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Soza desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kool not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kool missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kool is looking for a kimura but Soza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kool to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soza wants to get back to full guard.
Kool stalling.
Kool tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dave Kool is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kool stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Soza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kool to score with a decent uppercut.
Soza forces Kool back against the cage and clinches.
Soza breaks from the clinch.
Soza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soza moves in looking to clinch but Kool pushes him off.
Kool is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Soza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kool drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kool in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kool is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Soza is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kool controls the position from side control.
Spaced Soza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Kool comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kool winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Dave Kool!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Dave Kool!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Dave Kool!
Dave Kool wins by unanimous decision!
Spaced Soza was interviewed post fight and said 'My opponent just was a little bit better and i have to respect their skill set. What know I have to do is go back in the gym and just focus and train harder so next time I can dominant in my match.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phony Phontana (ranked 3966 p4p, 4226 weight class) and Jorge Hernan Ramirez Pena (ranked 413 p4p, 427 weight class). Jorge Hernan Ramirez Pena is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phony Phontana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Hernan Ramirez Pena!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phontana jabs Ramirez Pena right on the nose. Ramirez Pena blinks but takes it well.
Ramirez Pena misses with a leg kick
and Phontana counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ramirez Pena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramirez Pena is looking to break free of the clinch but Phontana has double underhooks.
Ramirez Pena tries to pull guard but Phontana holds him up against the cage and eventually Ramirez Pena drops back down to his feet.
Phontana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramirez Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phontana lands with a good body shot.
Phontana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramirez Pena. That did some damage!
Ramirez Pena sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Phontana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramirez Pena tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez Pena takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phontana stuffs the takedown.
Ramirez Pena blocks a head kick by Phontana.
Ramirez Pena takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez Pena walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Phontana clobbers Ramirez Pena with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ramirez Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phontana has managed to clinch.
Phontana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramirez Pena backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phontana lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Phontana as the two fighters clinch.
Ramirez Pena looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Phontana.
Phontana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phontana lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice cross by Phontana.
Phontana rushes Ramirez Pena and presses him up against the cage.
Phontana lands a body shot.
Phontana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
 Ramirez Pena is rocked!
Phontana stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramirez Pena is still on wobbly legs! Can Phontana finish him?
Phontana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phontana lands a nice shot to the body.
Phontana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramirez Pena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phontana.
Phontana lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ramirez Pena to his knees! Phontana keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phony Phontana!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sapiencia De Lamarca (ranked 2378 p4p, 3792 weight class) and Jamie Hull (ranked 115 p4p, 174 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sapiencia De Lamarca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Hull!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hull looks to land a left hand but De Lamarca moved out of range nicely.
De Lamarca scores with a nice strike.
Hull takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Lamarca ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Lamarca swings for the body but Hull moves out of range.
Hull wants to counter the offense by De Lamarca and move into the clinch position.
Hull tries to clinch but De Lamarca moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from De Lamarca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hull clinches.
De Lamarca wants to stall.
De Lamarca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hull fails to pull the fight into his guard.
De Lamarca misses with some punches.
De Lamarca throws a punch but it's blocked by Hull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from De Lamarca.
De Lamarca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Lamarca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hull backwards.
De Lamarca is trying to push Hull away but Hull has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hull blocks an uppercut.
Hull is trying to pull guard but De Lamarca has him pressed against the cage.
Hull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Lamarca swings wildly with an uppercut but Hull uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Lamarca is trying to break the clinch but Hull has him pressed against the cage.
De Lamarca can't find room to land a body shot as Hull controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lamarca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hull manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hull has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think De Lamarca should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Hull has tightened it up now! De Lamarca should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jamie Hull!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Romega Vartanein (ranked 2278 p4p, 3048 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 110 p4p, 144 weight class). O Malley has chosen Goat Talk- Sugar Sean as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romega Vartanein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vartanein slips a jab and a cross from O Malley.
Vartanein takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O Malley lands with a right hand.
 It looks like Romega Vartanein has been cut.
and O Malley counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Vartanein! He's just covering up as O Malley starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean O Malley!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sean O Malley made sure he mentioned Hardcore Alchemy, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Volkov (ranked 2211 p4p, 4039 weight class) and Paul Raver (ranked 265 p4p, 479 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Paul Raver was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Raver!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raver looks for the body kick but Volkov saw that one coming.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Raver moved out of range.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raver in his tracks.
 It looks like Paul Raver has been cut.
Raver misses with a looping left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Raver misses with a kick to the body.
Raver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volkov drops his shoulder and cracks Raver with a huge uppercut! Raver goes down! Can Volkov finish him?
Raver is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Raver is still in real trouble! Can Volkov finish him?
Volkov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Raver covers up, he's hurt! Volkov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Volkov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Volkov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxim Volkov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glover Gilchrist (ranked 2643 p4p, 3870 weight class) and Kai McLaren (ranked 291 p4p, 404 weight class). Gilchrist comes to the cage accompanied by Steve-O - Hard As A Rock. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glover Gilchrist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai McLaren!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilchrist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McLaren.
Gilchrist connects with a right hand. McLaren shakes it off.
Good exchange - Gilchrist coming out on top.
Gilchrist scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McLaren doesn't seem bothered though.
McLaren rushes Gilchrist and presses him up against the cage.
McLaren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gilchrist lands with a left to the head.
McLaren is rocked!
Gilchrist lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops McLaren to his knees! Gilchrist keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glover Gilchrist!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clam Licker (ranked 2364 p4p, 2993 weight class) and Adam Bogo (ranked 248 p4p, 294 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clam Licker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Bogo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogo wants to clinch up but Licker keeps it at a distance.
Licker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bogo slips a straight right by Licker.
Licker looks to score with a jab to the body but Bogo is just out of range.
Licker works the jab nicely.
Licker stuffs the takedown attempt from Bogo. Bogo gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogo tries to clinch
and Licker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bogo shoots in for a takedown but Licker shows good takedown defense.
Bogo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Licker counters with a stiff right hand.
Bogo is rocked!
Clam Licker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Bogo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogo is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Licker doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Bogo crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Bogo's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clam Licker!
During a confident post fight interview, Clam Licker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kamenev (ranked 1372 p4p, 2893 weight class) and Rogan Grimes (ranked 164 p4p, 315 weight class). Rogan Grimes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Kamenev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rogan Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kamenev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kamenev dives in and scores a takedown into Grimes's guard.
Grimes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kamenev trying to control but Grimes is working from the bottom.
Kamenev tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimes is retaining full guard.
Kamenev slips nicely into half guard.
Kamenev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Grimes has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kamenev is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Grimes felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kamenev is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Grimes!
Kamenev working for a guillotine from mount but Grimes is in no mood to give up.
Grimes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kamenev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamenev pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Kamenev throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Grimes because Kamenev loaded up on that one.
Kamenev goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Grimes is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kamenev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grimes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grimes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kamenev keeping moving, preventing Grimes from controlling successfully.
Kamenev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev working for a triangle but Grimes defends it easily.
Kamenev wants to stand up but Grimes is controlling him.
Kamenev trying to keep a closed guard but Grimes is proving a slippery customer.
Grimes trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamenev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grimes looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grimes preventing the sweep.
Kamenev keeping moving, preventing Grimes from controlling successfully.
Grimes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kamenev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kamenev pulls Grimes in to control the position.
Kamenev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grimes is one step ahead there.
Kamenev seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kamenev is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kamenev drives through with a takedown into Grimes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kamenev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kamenev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grimes tries to sprawl but Kamenev drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Grimes tries to roll over but Kamenev keeps him under control.
Grimes is trying to maintain the position but Kamenev is very close to passing his half guard.
Kamenev wants to take a breather but Grimes is having none of it.
Ivan Kamenev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kamenev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grimes defends it well.
Kamenev looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamenev is trying to control. Grimes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenev wants to pass to mount but Grimes is defending the position.
Kamenev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kamenev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grimes keeps working.
Kamenev seems to be looking for submissions.
Grimes tries to get to full guard but Kamenev has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kamenev is trying to control. Grimes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kamenev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good exchange - Kamenev coming out on top.
Kamenev misses the shot to the body.
Kamenev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimes.
Grimes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kamenev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grimes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kamenev manages to pull guard.
Kamenev looking for a guillotine here but Grimes defends easily.
Kamenev wants to improve his position but instead Grimes has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kamenev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grimes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kamenev tries to get to full guard but Grimes has control of the leg.
Grimes is trying to control the action in half guard but Kamenev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grimes is pressing down on Kamenev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kamenev is holding on for now.
Kamenev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grimes can do to turn this around?
Kamenev is not content to let Grimes control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kamenev tries to roll over but Grimes keeps him under control.
Kamenev is defending against the submission attempts here by Grimes.
Grimes tries to pass to full mount but Kamenev defends it.
Kamenev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kamenev controls Grimes momentarily but Grimes frees himself.
Kamenev throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Grimes escapes and throws Kamenev's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kamenev dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kamenev tries to clinch up but Grimes circles away and keeps his distance.
Grimes misses with a lunging right hand
and Kamenev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kamenev gets a clinch.
Grimes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamenev wants to take the fight to the mat but Grimes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Grimes looking to stall.
Kamenev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grimes smiles and moves away.
Kamenev throws a looping overhand right but Grimes ducks down to avoid it.
Grimes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamenev.
Grimes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kamenev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kamenev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kamenev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Grimes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kamenev prevents Grimes from improving his position.
Grimes is trying to maintain the position but Kamenev is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenev seems to be looking for submissions.
Kamenev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Grimes trying to hold on to Kamenev's head to control him but Kamenev postures up.
Grimes is not content to let Kamenev control the position.
Kamenev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kamenev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two 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.
Kamenev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kamenev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Grimes is just riding it out for now. Kamenev eventually gives up the hold.
Grimes trying to control here.
Grimes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kamenev is trying to work for a kimura but Grimes is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev controlling the action here.
Grimes is positioning himself well to prevent Kamenev advancing to mount.
Kamenev is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kamenev throwing shots but Grimes is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kamenev wants to free his trapped foot but Grimes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ivan Kamenev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamenev drives through and clinches with Grimes against the cage.
Grimes prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Kamenev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamenev has Grimes pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kamenev pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Grimes tumbling to the mat - Kamenev dives into Grimes's guard.
Grimes wants to sweep but no luck.
Grimes trying to keep a closed guard but Kamenev is proving a slippery customer.
Kamenev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kamenev passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kamenev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kamenev clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kamenev is looking to clinch.
Grimes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kamenev's head backwards.
Kamenev looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimes is just out of range.
Kamenev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kamenev connects with the punch.
Grimes lands with a hook. Kamenev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Ivan Kamenev has been cut.
Grimes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grimes doesn't manage to clinch there - Kamenev circles away.
Kamenev scores with a takedown into Grimes's guard.
Kamenev advances to half guard.
Grimes keeping hold of Kamenev's head, controlling as best he can.
Kamenev works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes is looking to improve his position but Kamenev isn't that keen on the idea.
Kamenev is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Grimes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kamenev wants to control the pace but Grimes is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Kamenev there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Grimes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Kamenev punching from mount but Grimes doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kamenev trying to control but Grimes is having none of it.
Grimes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kamenev thowing shots but they're missing.
Kamenev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Grimes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kamenev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kamenev trying to control but Grimes is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev looking to finish with strikes here!
Kamenev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Grimes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kamenev.
Kamenev looking for a guillotine from mount but Grimes is having none of it.
Grimes is squirming around, avoiding Kamenev's attempts to control the action.
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.
Kamenev looking to ground and pound but Grimes is blocking nicely.
Grimes tries to lock up and control but Kamenev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kamenev working for a submission but Grimes is keeping him at bay.
Kamenev misses with a head shot.
Kamenev wants to take Grimes's back but he can't do it this time.
Kamenev looking to control but Grimes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kamenev avoids the attempt from Grimes to control.
Grimes is working to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kamenev had his way with Rogan Grimes in that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Kamenev's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Grimes misses with an uppercut. Kamenev saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamenev misses the target.
Kamenev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grimes in his tracks.
Kamenev misses with an uppercut.
Grimes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grimes tries to keep at a distance but Kamenev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grimes misses with some punches.
Kamenev ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kamenev no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kamenev being controlled here, momentarily.
Kamenev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grimes's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kamenev is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Grimes.
Kamenev content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Grimes, who protects the arm well.
Grimes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kamenev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Grimes can't do much from the bottom here.
Grimes is looking to regain half guard here but Kamenev keeps moving and retains side control.
Kamenev tries to advance to mount but Grimes denies him.
Rogan Grimes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kamenev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grimes keeps working.
Grimes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Well, if Kamenev is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kamenev frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kamenev jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Grimes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Grimes is looking for a sweep. Kamenev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ivan Kamenev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kamenev is keen to just control but Grimes is a slippery customer.
Kamenev is controlling the pace.
Kamenev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grimes keeps working.
Kamenev controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kamenev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grimes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kamenev trying to control from half guard but Grimes is working away.
Kamenev slows the pace down in half guard.
Grimes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kamenev pulls his head out easily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grimes scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Kamenev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kamenev 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Ivan Kamenev!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Ivan Kamenev!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Ivan Kamenev!
Ivan Kamenev wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Ivan Kamenev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Road Warrior Hawk (ranked 2271 p4p, 2757 weight class) and Dean Worish (ranked 304 p4p, 353 weight class). Dean Worish has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Road Warrior Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dean Worish!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk misses with an uppercut. Worish saw that one coming.
Worish fails with the takedown.
Worish fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hawk, pushing him back against the cage.
Hawk tries to circle away but Worish has him pinned against the cage.
Worish has picked Hawk up - he's going for a ride! Worish dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Worish trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk is controlling Worish's trapped leg to prevent Worish from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worish is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hawk tries to get to full guard but Worish has control of the leg.
Worish content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
It looks like Worish might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hawk is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hawk controlling the position well.
Hawk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hawk tries to get out of the position.
Hawk tries to roll over but Worish keeps him under control.
Hawk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Worish scores with a couple of nice shots.
Worish is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hawk has his hands clasped together around Worish's back. He's all about the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worish is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hawk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawk seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Worish tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Worish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Dean Worish has been cut.
Hawk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Worish fails with the takedown.
Road Warrior Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Worish.
Hawk tests Worish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hawk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worish misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hawk drops Worish with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Worish looks back up at him and smiles so Hawk waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hawk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Hawk.
Worish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Road Warrior Hawk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Worish's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Worish instigates a clinch.
Worish has Hawk pressed against the cage, preventing Hawk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Worish is looking for a takedown.
Hawk effectively controlling the action here.
Hawk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Worish can do to turn this around?
Hawk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawk checks a leg kick nicely.
Dean Worish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worish looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
Worish just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHawk.
Hawk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That has opened up Dean Worish's cut even more.
Road Warrior Hawk is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Worish sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hawk scores with a nice strike.
Hawk is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worish misses with a leg kick
enabling Hawk to counter with a crisp jab.
Worish is rocked!
Hawk ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Worish's jaw. Worish's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Hawk does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Road Warrior Hawk!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Trejo (ranked 1138 p4p, 1535 weight class) and Eric Distefano (ranked 156 p4p, 206 weight class). Eric Distefano told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Distefano!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo misses with a looping left.
Distefano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Distefano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Trejo's head coaches at Kevin Spacey`s Basement of Doom that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Trejo looks to land a right hand but Distefano moved out of range.
Trejo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Trejo looks to score with a jab to the body but Distefano is just out of range.
Distefano throws a chopping leg kick but Trejo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Distefano throws a low kick but Trejo moves out of range easily.
Trejo cracks Distefano with an open hand slap.
Distefano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Distefano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Distefano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Distefano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good exchange - Trejo coming out on top.
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!
Trejo looks to score with a jab to the body but Distefano is just out of range.
We've been informed that Distefano 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.
Trejo looks to score with a jab to the body but Distefano is just out of range.
Trejo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trejo misses with a hook to the body
and Trejo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Distefano slips a straight right by Trejo.
Distefano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trejo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Distefano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Distefano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distefano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Trejo defending well as Distefano loads up on a big left hand.
Distefano lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Trejo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Distefano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trejo misses with a hook.
It seemed like Distefano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Trejo there.
Distefano takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from Distefano does no damage.
Trejo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Distefano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Distefano throws out a counter right but Trejo avoids it with no problem.
Trejo takes one on the button.
 Trejo is rocked!
Nice body punch from Distefano.
Oh Trejo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trejo is breathing heavily.
Distefano lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Distefano knocks out Trejo with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Distefano before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Distefano picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Distefano!
A relieved looking Eric Distefano 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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hype
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pop
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