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BB 4 - Broderick vs Coryatt 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan St. Gough (ranked 3212 p4p, 3605 weight class) and Cedrick Collner (ranked 389 p4p, 431 weight class). Cedrick Collner 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cedrick Collner!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St. Gough paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St. Gough scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Collner drives through and clinches with St. Gough against the cage.
Collner misses with a body punch.
St. Gough digs a right hand underneath Collner's ribcage. Collner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St. Gough blocks a body shot from Collner.
St. Gough lands a right hand.
Collner has St. Gough pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. St. Gough manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Collner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, St. Gough regains guard.
St. Gough is pulling down on Collner's head to control his posture.
St. Gough keeping moving, preventing Collner from controlling successfully.
St. Gough seems keen to control Collner's posture.
St. Gough is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collner throws a big elbow that misses.
Collner passes St. Gough's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Collner controlling the action here.
St. Gough slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Collner won't allow St. Gough to sweep him here.
St. Gough controlling Collner's posture.
Collner is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Collner is fighting to break St. Gough's control of his arms but St. Gough is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Collner throws a strike but St. Gough rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Collner looking for a sweep. Not yet Collner, not yet.
Collner looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but St. Gough puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Collner 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.
Collner is trying to control but St. Gough manages to pass to mount!
Collner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Collner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St. Gough controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Collner is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
St. Gough takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Collner is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Collner is wriggling around trying to escape.
St. Gough content just to control the position here.
Collner is working to get back to half guard.
St. Gough controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan St. Gough dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Collner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St. Gough sprawls well. St. Gough wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Collner gets slowly back to his feet.
Collner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Collner tries for a takedown but St. Gough manages to get underhooks.
Collner is looking for a takedown.
Tristan St. Gough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cedrick Collner.
St. Gough is working Collner over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, St. Gough scores with a nice short uppercut.
St. Gough is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Collner can do to turn this around?
A short right from St. Gough.
St. Gough scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Gough is looking for a takedown.
St. Gough leaning against his opponent.
Collner misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St. Gough.
A left hand lands to the body for St. Gough.
Collner is breathing heavily.
St. Gough scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St. Gough.
Collner wants a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St. Gough.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
St. Gough stops a takedown attempt from Collner.
St. Gough is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Collner can't fight it off and eventually St. Gough manages to take the fight to the floor. Collner looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St. Gough pushing down on Collner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
St. Gough slows the pace down in half guard.
Collner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collner is looking to improve his position.
St. Gough not doing much here.
St. Gough's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St. Gough has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collner pushes St. Gough off but St. Gough dives into side control.
Collner can't do much from the bottom here.
Collner is pushing St. Gough's head away, looking to escape. St. Gough manages to hold on to the position though.
St. Gough will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Collner is looking for a sweep.
Tristan St. Gough overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St. Gough blocks the strikes from Collner.
St. Gough controls the position from side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
St. Gough moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St. Gough creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St. Gough gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Collner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough prevents a body shot from Collner.
St. Gough dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
St. Gough digs a right hand into Collner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Collner's gas tank.
St. Gough lands a shot to the body.
St. Gough lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St. Gough makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St. Gough scores with a hook to the body.
St. Gough pushes Collner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Collner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Gough lands with a left to the head.
St. Gough pushes Collner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from St. Gough.
Nice body punch from St. Gough.
Nice body punch from St. Gough.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan St. Gough dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
St. Gough scores with a jab to the head.
St. Gough lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Collner at a distance.
Collner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St. Gough has managed to clinch.
St. Gough lands a body punch in the clinch.
St. Gough lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
St. Gough scores with a nice hook to the head.
St. Gough lands with a right to the head.
St. Gough lands a hook that snaps the head of Collner backwards.
St. Gough throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
St. Gough lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from St. Gough.
Good body shot from St. Gough.
A shot in the inside from St. Gough.
St. Gough lands with a left to the head.
St. Gough lands a nice uppercut.
St. Gough makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Collner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St. Gough lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from St. Gough as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from St. Gough.
Still in the clinch, St. Gough scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from St. Gough.
A short uppercut from St. Gough.
St. Gough drops Collner onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Collner is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Collner is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Gough successfully pulls guard.
Collner is still in real trouble! Can St. Gough finish him?
St. Gough is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
St. Gough controlling the action here.
Collner seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collner has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, St. Gough escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by St. Gough!
Collner is trying to escape the position but St. Gough is controlling the position.
Collner is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Collner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tristan St. Gough is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Collner wants to control but St. Gough postures up.
St. Gough decides to stand back up. St. Gough steps back and let's Collner get back to his feet.
Collner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St. Gough paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been told by St. Gough's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tristan St. Gough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collner walks into a stiff left hand from St. Gough.
St. Gough closes the distance and clinches.
Collner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Collner misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collner has St. Gough pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. St. Gough manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Collner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Collner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. St. Gough fights it off and pushes away nicely.
St. Gough lands a jab-cross combination.
St. Gough ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Collner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St. Gough counters by moving into the clinch.
Tristan St. Gough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cedrick Collner.
St. Gough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Gough prevents a body shot from Collner.
St. Gough stops a takedown attempt from Collner.
Cedrick Collner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from St. Gough.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tristan St. Gough showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St. Gough has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Tristan St. Gough!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Tristan St. Gough!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Tristan St. Gough!
Tristan St. Gough wins by unanimous decision!
Tristan St. Gough tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BC Smith (ranked 1927 p4p, 6032 weight class) and Art Mcgowan (ranked 250 p4p, 600 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, BC Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Art Mcgowan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgowan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 It looks like Art Mcgowan has been cut.
Mcgowan throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith rushes Mcgowan and presses him up against the cage.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcgowan is defending well for now.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Mcgowan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Mcgowan is trying to break free.
Mcgowan tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcgowans head.
Smith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcgowan avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgowan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mcgowan has Smith pushed against the cage.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith rushes Mcgowan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith is stalling here.
Mcgowan tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Mcgowan drops back down to his feet.
BC Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Art Mcgowan.
Mcgowan being controlled against the cage.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mcgowan has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Smith lands a big right hand that sends Mcgowan crashing to the mat! Smith stays standing though and waves Mcgowan back to his feet!
Mcgowan is rocked!
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!
Mcgowan bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Smith comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Mcgowan falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Mcgowan was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). BC Smith!
After winning the bout, BC Smith 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor McNuggets (ranked 1617 p4p, 23544 weight class) and Guiseppe Algiorno (ranked 215 p4p, 581 weight class). McNuggets's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hypnotize- Biggie Smalls. Guiseppe Algiorno struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor McNuggets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guiseppe Algiorno!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Algiorno throws a body kick that misses
and McNuggets counters with a stiff right hand.
Algiorno delivers a nice body kick.
Algiorno throws a push kick but McNuggets slaps the foot to one side.
Algiorno misses with an attempted mid kick.
Algiorno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Algiorno throws a right and a left that both miss.
McNuggets scores with a jab to the body.
Algiorno misses with a few strikes there.
Algiorno misses with a kick to the body.
McNuggets on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McNuggets connects with a solid leg kick.
Algiorno throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McNuggets cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Algiorno misses with the body kick
and McNuggets counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Algiorno looks to throw a body kick
and McNuggets counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Algiorno.
That kick from McNuggets tenderised Algiorno's leg. Algiorno is trying to keep his angry face on.
Algiorno is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McNuggets.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Algiorno throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McNuggets cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Algiorno looks to throw a body kick
enabling McNuggets to counter with a crisp jab.
McNuggets walks forward, straight into a front kick from Algiorno.
McNuggets scores with a decent looking hook.
McNuggets catches Algiorno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Algiorno is rocked!
McNuggets fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Algiorno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Algiorno is still on wobbly legs! Can McNuggets finish him?
McNuggets avoids a kick to the body.
Algiorno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McNuggets connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Algiorno scrambles back to his feet.
Algiorno throws a body kick that misses
and McNuggets counters with a big right hand! Oh Algiorno is in trouble here! McNuggets follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor McNuggets!
Post fight, an emotional Conor McNuggets said 'HE AINT NUTTIN BUT AH FOOKIN BUM '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daxton Wood (ranked 4069 p4p, 1787 weight class) and Bruin Ritcey (ranked 473 p4p, 234 weight class). Daxton Wood 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daxton Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruin Ritcey!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritcey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritcey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritcey presses Wood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wood trying to control the position but instead, Ritcey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wood into the cage.
Wood can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Ritcey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ritcey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
A short right from Ritcey on the inside.
The referee calls for Ritcey to work.
Ritcey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wood has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ritcey pushes Wood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ritcey lands with a light punch inside.
Ritcey stalling in the clinch.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wood has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ritcey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ritcey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wood or not.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ritcey lands a body punch.
Ritcey lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ritcey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritcey lands with a short shot to the head.
Ritcey digs a right hand into Wood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wood's gas tank.
Ritcey pushes Wood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ritcey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ritcey moves into the clinch successfully.
Ritcey pushes Wood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ritcey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Ritcey.
A right hand to the body from Ritcey.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ritcey.
Good body shot from Ritcey.
A short right from Ritcey on the inside.
Ritcey lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Ritcey.
 Wood is rocked!
Ritcey throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Wood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritcey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood blocking some punches.
Ritcey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Ritcey.
Ritcey misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Ritcey misses with a punch on the inside.
Ritcey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ritcey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ritcey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritcey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ritcey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ritcey has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
A right handed body shot lands from Ritcey.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Wood is pressed against the cage. Ritcey pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Wood! Two more big strikes from Ritcey and Wood crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bruin Ritcey!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hughes (ranked 2130 p4p, 3727 weight class) and Marco Battaglia (ranked 305 p4p, 478 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Battaglia!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Battaglia moved out of range nicely.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Battaglia circles away easily
and Battaglia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Battaglia scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hughes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hughes misses the jab.
Hughes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Battaglia looks for the body kick but Hughes saw that one coming.
Battaglia throws a body kick that misses.
Hughes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt
and Battaglia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hughes lands with a good body shot.
Hughes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Battaglia's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Battaglia.
Hughes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battaglia is looking to chop away at Hughes's legs.
Battaglia lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Battaglia throws the kick towards the body but Hughes avoids it.
Hughes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hughes.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battaglia moves away.
Battaglia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battaglia lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Battaglia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hughes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Battaglia keeps moving.
Battaglia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hughes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Battaglia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.
Battaglia pulls Hughes in close to his closed guard and prevents Hughes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hughes works over Battaglia with some ground and pound from guard.
Battaglia working a defensive guard here.
Hughes is fighting to break Battaglia's control of his arms but Battaglia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Battaglia trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Battaglia pulls Hughes in to control the position.
Hughes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes postures up in Battaglia's guard and throws a big left but Battaglia blocks it.
Battaglia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Battaglia controlling the pace.
Hughes actively working from the bottom here.
Battaglia is looking to stall here but Hughes recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes has an active guard here but Battaglia has managed to pass into half guard.
Hughes trying to control from the bottom.
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Battaglia pulls his head out easily.
Hughes tries to roll over but Battaglia keeps him under control.
Hughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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 Marcus Hughes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab lands there for Hughes.
Battaglia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Battaglia.
Hughes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Battaglia.
Battaglia throws a leg kick but Hughes moved away.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Battaglia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battaglia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marco Battaglia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Battaglia.
Hughes shoots in and bounces Battaglia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hughes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battaglia wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Hughes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Battaglia keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Battaglia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hughes working some strikes from top position.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hughes trying to control but Battaglia is working from the bottom.
Hughes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes postures up.
Battaglia looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Marcus Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hughes postures up in Battaglia's guard and throws a big left but Battaglia blocks it.
Battaglia looking to control.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Battaglia keeps moving.
Battaglia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Battaglia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hughes has his hands clasped together but Battaglia extends and breaks Hughes's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Battaglia.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Battaglia!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marco Battaglia made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Fabinho (ranked 1346 p4p, 1370 weight class) and Kenji Gōtarō (ranked 204 p4p, 205 weight class). Fabinho comes to the cage accompanied by Glowed Up - Kaytranada. Gōtarō has chosen Dare To Be Stupid - Weird Al as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Gōtarō!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabinho tries to close the distance and clinch but Gōtarō swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fabinho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kenji Gōtarō seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fabinho misses with a straight left.
Gōtarō pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gōtarō fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fabinho manages to avoid it.
Fabinho attempts a counter takedown but Gōtarō avoids it well and moves away.
Gōtarō punishes Fabinho's body with a nice straight punch.
Gōtarō throws a body punch but Fabinho moves out of range.
Fabinho misses with a body shot.
Fabinho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gōtarō manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gōtarō.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gōtarō lands with a shot to the body.
Fabinho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gōtarō waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fabinho.
Gōtarō jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fabinho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gōtarō sprawls and moves away.
Jab from Gōtarō.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gōtarō steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fabinho.
Fabinho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gōtarō.
Gōtarō swings widly with a right hand
and Fabinho counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fabinho wants to work for an arm triangle but Gōtarō is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fabinho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gōtarō keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gōtarō is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fabinho pulls his head out easily.
Gōtarō is looking for a sweep. Fabinho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gōtarō trying to control here.
Gōtarō avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fabinho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gōtarō taking some punishment here, with Fabinho in his half guard.
Gōtarō is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fabinho scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fabinho wants to take a breather but Gōtarō is having none of it.
Gōtarō with the active half guard here but Fabinho passes nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fabinho trying to control the action but Gōtarō is working from the bottom.
Gōtarō is trying to control Fabinho's posture but Fabinho avoids it.
Fabinho staying calm.
Fabinho seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gōtarō for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho working away.
Fabinho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gōtarō has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gōtarō 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.
Gōtarō is trying to work for a sweep but Fabinho has mounted him!
Gōtarō is looking to get to half guard.
Gōtarō keeps trying to improve his position.
Gōtarō sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gōtarō wants to improve his position but Fabinho is controlling well.
Fabinho content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gōtarō regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fabinho landing with the ground and pound.
Fabinho looking to pass the guard.
Fabinho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gōtarō looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fabinho puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fabinho passes to side control.
Fabinho is looking to take a break and control but Gōtarō is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gōtarō struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Fabinho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fabinho misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Fabinho.
Gōtarō misses with a series of wild punches.
Gōtarō bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kenji Gōtarō seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gōtarō throws a jab but it's blocked by Fabinho.
Gōtarō misses with a straight left.
Gōtarō connects with a right hand. Fabinho shakes it off.
Fabinho lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Gōtarō throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fabinho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gōtarō sprawls and moves away.
Gōtarō misses with a straight left.
Gōtarō stuffs the takedown attempt from Fabinho. Fabinho gets slowly back to his feet.
Gōtarō looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gōtarō cracks Fabinho with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fabinho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fabinho drops his hands momentarily and Gōtarō takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Fabinho misses.
Gōtarō connects with a leg kick.
Gōtarō connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fabinho. Fabinho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fabinho throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gōtarō tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fabinho is in Gōtarō's guard.
Fabinho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gōtarō swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gōtarō looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gōtarō bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fabinho's guard.
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!
Fabinho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fabinho is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Gōtarō frees his head nicely. Oh but Fabinho has switched to an armbar! Gōtarō is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Roberto Fabinho!
Our winner, Roberto Fabinho, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Kenji Gōtarō had this to say: '6.3'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reed Richards (ranked 1813 p4p, 3699 weight class) and Jack Sullivan (ranked 248 p4p, 450 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reed Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Richards has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sullivan.
Reed Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan throws a leg kick that misses.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sullivan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sullivan 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 Richards has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Richards and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A good leg kick by Richards.
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sullivan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sullivan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richards, pushing him back against the cage.
Sullivan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan tries a body shot but Richards blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a left hand.
Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sullivan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Richards is rocked!
Sullivan misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Richards is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sullivan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sullivan blocks an uppercut.
Sullivan throws a head punch that misses.
Richards stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan gets through Richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sullivan throws a big uppercut that drops Richards! More strikes from Sullivan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Richards lies dazed against the cage as Sullivan celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Sullivan!
Jack Sullivan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Bartz (ranked 412 p4p, 1851 weight class) and Odd Hansen (ranked 66 p4p, 255 weight class). Hansen has chosen Post Malone-Rockstar 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Bartz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odd Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartz throws a combination. Hansen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Odd Hansen has been cut.
Bartz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hansen's sensitive parts.
Bartz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hansen. That did some damage!
Bartz lands a slapping body shot.
Odd Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen tries for a takedown but Bartz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hansen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hansen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bartz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hansen scrambles back to his feet.
Bartz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bartz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hansen. That did some damage!
Hansen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bartz as he avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick from Bartz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartz scores with a leg kick.
Hansen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bartz finds it's way round the side to connect with Hansen's head.
Bartz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hansen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bartz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chad Bartz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odd Hansen.
Hansen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bartz counters with a good low kick that Hansen was not able to check.
Hansen 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.
Hansen tries for a takedown but Bartz circles away easily
and Bartz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hansen looks winded!
Bartz stuns Hansen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hansen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hansen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bartz lands with a good body shot.
Bartz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bartz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bartz but Bartz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bartz lands a jab to Hansen's midsection.
Hansen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bartz counters with a left and a right that stings Hansen.
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!
Bartz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bartz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That has opened up Odd Hansen's cut even more.
Bartz drops Hansen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hansen looks back up at him and smiles so Bartz waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hansen is rocked!
Hansen tries for a takedown but Bartz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bartz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bartz throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Bartz.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bartz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hansen with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Bartz to counter with a crisp jab.
Bartz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bartz sends Hansen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bartz is motioning to the referee to let Hansen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hansen is still on wobbly legs! Can Bartz finish him?
The cut above Odd Hansen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bartz feints and then cracks Hansen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hansen down.
Bartz lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the liver by Bartz. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bartz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Bartz moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Hansen! Bartz continues to tee off on Hansen, landing with a left and a right! Bartz connects with a right hand that leaves Hansen sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Bartz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chad Bartz!
Chad Bartz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaodong (ranked 289 p4p, 1676 weight class) and Richmond Belvedere (ranked 19 p4p, 183 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richmond Belvedere!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaodong jabs Belvedere right on the nose. Belvedere blinks but takes it well.
Belvedere bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Belvedere missing with a left hand there. Xiaodong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belvedere.
Xiaodong moves out of range as Belvedere strikes.
Xiaodong is looking for a counter combo.
Belvedere thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belvedere ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Xiaodong misses the shot to the body.
Belvedere throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Belvedere throws a lazy uppercut
and Xiaodong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Belvedere has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Belvedere scores with a jab. Xiaodong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target.
Belvedere gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong swings for the body but Belvedere moves out of range.
Belvedere throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong throws a looping overhand right but Belvedere ducks down to avoid it.
Xiaodong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belvedere misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Belvedere.
Belvedere scores with a nice strike.
Belvedere staying out of range there.
Belvedere looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Belvedere throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belvedere listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Belvedere defending well as Xiaodong loads up on a big left hand.
Belvedere fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Xiaodong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Belvedere does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Belvedere misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Belvedere. Beautiful body shot.
Belvedere throws a right hand that misses
enabling Xiaodong to counter with a crisp jab.
Belvedere lands a nice shot to the body.
Belvedere ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belvedere lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot by Belvedere.
Richmond Belvedere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belvedere throws a jab when Xiaodong was well out of range.
Belvedere misses with a body shot
enabling Xiaodong to counter with a crisp jab.
Belvedere is rocked!
Belvedere lands a nice looking body shot.
Xiaodong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belvedere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere scores with a body shot.
Xiaodong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Xiaodong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belvedere has time to react.
Belvedere is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaodong finish him?
Nice straight punches there by Belvedere. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belvedere.
Belvedere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaodong was well out of range. Poor timing from Belvedere.
A little feinted left hand from Xiaodong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Belvedere seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch lands to the side of Xiaodong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Belvedere misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Belvedere misses the target.
Belvedere misses with a left hand
letting Xiaodong counter with a right hand.
Belvedere scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belvedere scores with a body shot.
Xiaodong is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Belvedere throws a left and a right that both miss
and Xiaodong counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere with a hook.
A jab lands there for Belvedere.
Belvedere misses with a few strikes there.
Xiaodong ducks right into an uppercut from Belvedere.
Belvedere lands a slapping body shot.
Belvedere scores with a jab.
Xiaodong dodges the punch combination from Belvedere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belvedere throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Xiaodong to counter with a crisp jab.
Xiaodong avoids the body shot from Belvedere.
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belvedere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richmond Belvedere dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Xiaodong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Xiaodong looks to land a combination but Belvedere avoids it well.
Belvedere with a nice cross.
Belvedere blocks a jab.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Belvedere bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Xiaodong cracks Belvedere with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Xiaodong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belvedere just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong dodges the punch combination from Belvedere.
Belvedere has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xiaodong looks to land a right hand but Belvedere moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Xiaodong finds it's way through Belvedere's defenses.
Belvedere misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Belvedere misses its intended target.
Xiaodong lands a big uppercut and Belvedere crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Belvedere looks OK. Xiaodong waves Belvedere back to his feet!
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut.
Belvedere throws the left hand but Xiaodong avoids the punch easily.
Belvedere misses with a right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a crisp right that sends Belvedere to the canvas! Xiaodong follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Broderick (ranked 650 p4p, 1114 weight class) and Chris Coryatt (ranked 93 p4p, 171 weight class). Coryatt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slim Thug - Welcome 2 Houston. Chris Coryatt has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Broderick !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Coryatt!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coryatt defending well as Broderick loads up on a big left hand.
Broderick swings widly with a right hand
and Coryatt counters with a good low kick that Broderick was not able to check.
Broderick takes a kick to the side of the head.
 It looks like Hunter Broderick has been cut.
Coryatt tries to clinch up but Broderick circles away and keeps his distance.
Coryatt misses with a lunging right hand
and Broderick counters with a nice uppercut.
Broderick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Coryatt.
Coryatt lands a head shot.
The fighters circling - Broderick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coryatt. That's going to slow Broderick down.
Coryatt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Broderick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt misses with a lunging right hand
and Broderick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coryatt tries to land a body kick
and Broderick counters with a left to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coryatt 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 Broderick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Broderick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Coryatt throws a leg kick which misses Broderick 's front leg but catches the back leg as Broderick tries to avoid it.
Coryatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Broderick manages to avoid it.
Broderick takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Coryatt throws a body punch but Broderick moves out of range.
Broderick throws a sloppy head kick
letting Coryatt counter with a right hand.
Broderick takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Coryatt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broderick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coryatt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Broderick 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!
Broderick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coryatt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Coryatt looks for the body kick but Broderick saw that one coming.
Coryatt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coryatt misses with a hook. Broderick ducked under it nicely.
Broderick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Coryatt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Coryatt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Broderick appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Broderick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coryatt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coryatt lands a right hand.
Coryatt avoiding damage as Broderick throws knees to the body.
Coryatt working aggressively here.
Coryatt lands with a short shot to the head.
Broderick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coryatt throws a sloppy head kick
and Broderick counters with a straight right hand.
Coryatt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Broderick misses with a hook. Coryatt ducked under it nicely.
Coryatt takes one on the button.
Broderick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Coryatt tenderised Broderick 's leg. Broderick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Broderick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Broderick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coryatt can pounce on him.
Broderick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coryatt thuds his shin into the meat of Broderick 's side.
Coryatt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Broderick .
Broderick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coryatt misses with a kick to the body
enabling Broderick to counter with a crisp jab.
Coryatt moves in looking to clinch but Broderick pushes him off.
Broderick takes a swing at Coryatt's ribcage but misses.
Broderick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Broderick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Coryatt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hunter Broderick 's cut.
That's time! Broderick 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Broderick fails to land with a series of punches.
Coryatt closes the distance but Broderick moves to the side
and Broderick counters with a nice uppercut.
Coryatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Broderick avoids the head kick by Coryatt.
Broderick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Coryatt on the side of the head.
Broderick scores with a head kick.
Coryatt is rocked!
Coryatt tries to score with a low kick but Broderick moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coryatt looks to throw a body kick
and Broderick counters with a nice right hand that sends Coryatt toppling to the canvas! Coryatt scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Broderick finish him?!
Coryatt is still on wobbly legs! Can Broderick finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coryatt throws a body kick that misses
and Broderick counters with a huge left! Coryatt is in big trouble! He's backing up but Broderick isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Coryatt from any more damage. A dominating finish by Broderick !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hunter Broderick !
Hunter Broderick retains his middleweight title!
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