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C92: Steve vs. Chellios PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damen Mayer (ranked 2781 p4p, 3764 weight class) and Nathan Wallace (ranked 285 p4p, 355 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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43
142
30 - 29 - 1 |
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176 cm
45
146
35 - 28 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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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 30 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damen Mayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
 It looks like Damen Mayer has been cut.
Wallace digs a good hook to Mayer's body.
Wallace's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wallace's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mayer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wallace but Wallace pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mayer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayer.
Mayer looks to land a right hand but Wallace moved out of range.
Mayer swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace counters with a body kick.
Wallace throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mayer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wallace misses with a kick to the body.
Wallace stuns Mayer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mayer drops his hands momentarily and Wallace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wallace throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mayer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mayer.
Wallace really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mayer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mayer has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Wallace escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Wallace!
Wallace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mayer keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer tries to improve position but can't.
Wallace is looking to take a break and control but Mayer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mayer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wallace has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mayer!
Mayer 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.
Mayer is staying active underneath Wallace, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mayer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mayer is looking for a triangle but Wallace pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer is looking for a triangle but Wallace pushes his legs off easily.
Wallace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wallace scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wallace must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mayer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wallace doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wallace manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wallace postures up in Mayer's guard and throws a big left but Mayer blocks it.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Mayer keeps moving.
Wallace connects with a couple of short punches.
Mayer keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wallace can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wallace wants to pass the guard but Mayer is keeping the position.
Wallace trying to control but Mayer is working from the bottom.
Wallace looking to pass the guard.
Mayer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mayer has his foot on Wallace's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wallace works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mayer is on top in guard.
Mayer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wallace trying to control the position.
Mayer preventing the sweep.
Mayer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Mayer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mayer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mayer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nathan Wallace will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damen Mayer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mayer takes one on the button.
Mayer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mayer lands with a short shot to the head.
Mayer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wallace tries to get to full guard but Mayer has control of the leg.
Mayer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wallace is just riding it out for now. Mayer eventually gives up the hold.
Mayer is looking for a kimura but Wallace is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mayer to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wallace.
Mayer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wallace manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mayer has Wallace in his guard.
Mayer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wallace is working Mayer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wallace scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mayer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mayer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mayer keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mayer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wallace manages to get himself to full guard.
Mayer trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Mayer drops back looking for a leg! Wallace is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wallace manages to kick Mayer off! Mayer jumps back into Wallace's guard.
Wallace is trying to keep Mayer in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace keeping full guard, as Mayer tries to pass.
Wallace controls Mayer momentarily but Mayer frees himself.
Wallace manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mayer manages to get himself to full guard.
Wallace decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mayer, up you get!
Wallace takes a swing at Mayer's ribcage but misses.
Mayer attempts a counter takedown but Wallace avoids it well and moves away.
Mayer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wallace defends well and Mayer ends up having to push Wallace into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wallace lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mayer backwards.
A shot in the inside from Mayer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayer digs a right hand into Wallace's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wallace's gas tank.
Wallace lands an elbow that stopped Mayer in his tracks for a moment.
Wallace gets through Mayer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Wallace controls his hands.
Mayer lands with a left to the head.
Mayer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wallace uses from the top position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
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!
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mayer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wallace doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wallace manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wallace lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wallace sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wallace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mayer has his foot on Wallace's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wallace works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Damen Mayer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damen Mayer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Wallace fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wallace listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Wallace gets tackled into the cage by Mayer. Mayer maintains the clinch.
Wallace with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mayer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mayer manages to pull guard.
Wallace not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wallace throwing strikes from guard but Mayer blocks nicely.
Wallace controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayer working for a triangle but Wallace defends it easily.
Mayer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wallace content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wallace is one step ahead there.
Wallace trying to control but Mayer is working from the bottom.
Mayer working for a triangle but Wallace defends it easily.
Mayer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wallace defends it easily.
Wallace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Mayer keeps moving.
Wallace advances position into side control!
Wallace trying to control the action but Mayer is working from the bottom.
Mayer sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mayer is not content to let Wallace control the position.
Wallace lands with a punch from half guard.
Mayer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mayer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a couple of elbows.
Wallace is in close to Mayer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mayer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wallace defends well.
Mayer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayer is looking for a triangle but Wallace pushes his legs off easily.
Wallace throwing strikes but missing.
Mayer keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Mayer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wallace defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayer looking for a guillotine here but Wallace defends easily.
Wallace working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mayer's head.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mayer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mayer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nathan Wallace.
I think Wallace has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Wallace!
After winning the bout, Nathan Wallace 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Murray (ranked 2079 p4p, 1728 weight class) and Edgy Brah (ranked 225 p4p, 184 weight class). Brah is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dropped by Smoke Serpent. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140
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155
23 - 21 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Edgy Brah!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray connects with an inside leg kick.
Murray defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brah.
Brah moves away from the strike by Murray.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Brah drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murray defends it well.
Murray throws the left hand but Brah avoids the punch easily.
Murray is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murray 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.
Murray pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brah moves away from the strike by Murray.
Alex Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brah scores with a jab. Murray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brah throws a right hand that misses
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Brah ducks down to avoid it.
Murray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brah is fending him off so far but Murray persists. Nope, Brah circles away and we're back to standing.
Brah throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Murray lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brah looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Murray there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Brah.
Brah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brah dives in and grabs Murray's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murray pushes down on Brah's head and hops out.
Murray was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murray tries to bum rush Brah with a series of wild strikes but Brah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Brah tries to counter it with a takedown but Murray pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brah misses with a takedown
letting Murray counter with a right hand.
Alex Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgy Brah.
Murray misses with a looping right.
Brah tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brah misses with a lunging right hand
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murray connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brah scrambles back to his feet.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Brah slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Brah lands with an overhand left.
Murray misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Murray.
Brah slips a straight right by Murray.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brah slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Murray.
Brah connects with a jab.
Murray missing with a left hand there. Brah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Brah.
Murray tries a head kick but it misses.
Brah changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brah darts in looking for a takedown but Murray gets double underhooks and turns Brah into the cage.
Brah takes one to the side of the head.
Murray throws a hook but Brah avoids it easily.
Brah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brah 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.
Murray tries to land a front kick but Brah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murray misses the jab.
Brah is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murray with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murray throws a good cross that connects.
Murray looks to land a left hand but Brah moved out of range nicely.
Brah might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brah looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
Murray is looking for a counter combo.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Brah ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Brah.
Brah with a hook.
Brah forces Murray back against the cage and clinches.
Murray looking to slow down the pace here.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Brah controls the action.
Murray manages to break the clinch.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Brah ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brah has his takedown stuffed
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brah looks to throw the jab but Murray is out of range.
Murray throws a hook but Brah blocks it.
Murray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brah is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray.
Murray gets caught flat footed, as Brah shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Murray looking for a sweep. Not yet Murray, not yet.
Brah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brah won't allow Murray to sweep him here.
Brah trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Murray wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Murray dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murray throws a sloppy head kick
and Brah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brah cracks Murray with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brah.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brah can do to turn this around?
Murray throws a head kick but Brah moves out of range.
Brah scores with a hook.
Brah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murray looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murray letting Brah take a breather here.
Brah just leaning against Murray, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray breaks from the clinch.
Brah punishes Murray's body with a nice straight punch.
Murray takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murray moves away from the strike by Brah.
Murray is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Brah slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah blocks a head kick by Murray.
Brah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alex Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
Brah throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray misses with a looping right.
Brah gets a clinch.
Murray blocks a body shot from Brah.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brah is trying to stall.
Murray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murray tries to pull guard but Brah won't allow it.
Murray is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brah can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah blocks an elbow strike.
Brah throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brah wants to stall.
Brah stalling against the cage.
Murray throws an elbow but it misses.
Murray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brah misses with a few strikes there.
Murray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Brah moves away and avoids it.
Murray lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray misses with a looping right.
Murray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brah counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brah trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Murray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brah is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brah is aware though and is defending well.
Murray working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brah has passed into half guard!
Brah with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brah wants to pass to mount but Murray is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Murray is looking to improve his position.
Murray won't allow Brah to pass to mount.
Murray slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brah seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brah is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgy Brah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Murray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brah scores with a shot to the body.
Brah throws a leg kick but Murray moved away.
Brah drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brah sitting in guard here, content to control.
Murray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brah trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Brah scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Murray keeping full guard, as Brah tries to pass.
Murray looking for a sweep. Not yet Murray, not yet.
Brah trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murray working for a triangle but Brah defends it easily.
Murray keeping full guard, as Brah tries to pass.
Murray pulls Brah in close to prevent any damage.
That's two 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.
Murray 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murray is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray tries to free his leg and advance position but Brah is retaining full guard.
Edgy Brah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murray throws a strike but Brah rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Murray being controlled here, momentarily.
Murray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brah wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Murray bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brah's guard.
Brah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brah has his hands on Murray's head, controlling the position.
Murray wants to pass the guard but Brah is keeping the position.
Brah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murray manages to get himself to full guard.
Murray keeping full guard, as Brah tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Murray working a defensive guard here.
Murray can't keep his opponent in guard - Brah advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Murray won't allow Brah to pass to mount.
Brah trying to control from half guard but Murray is working away.
Brah uses his free foot to push down on Murray's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Murray.
Brah wants to take his opponent's back but Murray doesn't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brah with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgy Brah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgy Brah!
An out of breath Edgy Brah thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Alex Murray had this to say: 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Narek Sirakanian (ranked 450 p4p, 814 weight class) and Louis Princip (ranked 69 p4p, 119 weight class). Princip has chosen Lord of This World by Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Narek Sirakanian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Princip!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Princip cracks Sirakanian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sirakanian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Princip looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Princip swings widly with a right hand
and Sirakanian counters with a nice body shot.
Princip works Sirakanian's body with a nice hook.
Princip lands with an uppercut that bounces Sirakanian off the cage and back into range.
Some wild striking there from Princip.
Princip throws a right hand that Sirakanian ducks under and follows up with a left that Sirakanian also avoids with ease.
A quick step to the side and Sirakanian tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirakanian throws a series of punches but Princip moves out of range.
Princip misses with a straight right.
Sirakanian dodges the punch combination from Princip.
Princip paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sirakanian blocks a jab.
Princip cracks Sirakanian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Princip slips under a jab from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Princip blocks the leg kick.
Sirakanian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sirakanian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sirakanian 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.
Princip loads up on a big right hand but Sirakanian slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sirakanian counters with an inside leg kick.
Princip looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sirakanian takes a swing at Princip's ribcage but misses.
Princip doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Princip scores with a nice strike.
Princip throws a nice looking combination but Sirakanian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Princip looks to throw the jab but Sirakanian is out of range.
Princip takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sirakanian throws a hook but Princip blocks it.
Sirakanian ducks under a wild hook from Princip.
Princip jabs Sirakanian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sirakanian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Princip sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Princip lands a head shot.
Princip tries to clinch but Sirakanian moves away
and Sirakanian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sirakanian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sirakanian. That's going to slow Princip down.
Princip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian throws a solid leg kick but Princip takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sirakanian.
Sirakanian tests Princip's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sirakanian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Princip manages to avoid it.
Sirakanian misses with an uppercut. Princip saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip thuds his right hand into Sirakanian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Princip works the jab nicely.
Sirakanian slips a jab from Princip.
Princip throws a shot to the body.
Princip is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sirakanian had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Princip throws a shot from downtown. Sirakanian moves away and avoids it.
Princip lands a nice shot that snaps Sirakanian's head back.
Princip lands a jab.
Sirakanian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Princip to score with a decent uppercut.
Princip takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Princip finds it's way through Sirakanian's defenses.
Princip lunges at Sirakanian with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sirakanian's hand.
Sirakanian misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Princip's sensitive parts.
Princip misses with a series of wild punches.
Princip misses with an uppercut.
Princip lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sirakanian at a distance.
Princip blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian tests Princip's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Princip avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Princip swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sirakanian looks to score with a jab to the body but Princip is just out of range.
Princip throws the left hand but Sirakanian avoids the punch easily.
Good work by Princip as he checks the leg kick.
Sirakanian looks to throw the jab but Princip is out of range.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Princip lands a body shot.
Princip looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirakanian is just out of range.
Princip misses with a looping right.
Princip on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Princip throws a shot from downtown. Sirakanian moves away and avoids it.
Sirakanian is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sirakanian misses the shot to the body.
Princip throws a jab but it's blocked by Sirakanian.
Princip lands a lovely overhand right.
Princip slips a jab from Sirakanian.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirakanian manages to avoid it.
That's four 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!
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian missing with a left hand there. Princip was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Princip lands a glancing blow to the side of Sirakanian's head.
Princip bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sirakanian's head.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Princip lands.
Princip bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sirakanian's head.
Sirakanian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Princip lands a nice shot that snaps Sirakanian's head back.
Sirakanian throws a hook but Princip blocks it.
Sirakanian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Princip momentarily.
A slow jab from Sirakanian misses its intended target.
Sirakanian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Princip finds it's way round the side to connect with Sirakanian's head.
Princip throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sirakanian scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sirakanian lands a nice looking body kick.
Sirakanian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sirakanian tries to work over Princip's front leg with a kick but Princip checks it.
Sirakanian defending well as Princip loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Sirakanian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Princip dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sirakanian misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Princip on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Princip throws the left hand but Sirakanian avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Sirakanian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sirakanian might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Princip uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian is looking to slow Princip down with leg kicks.
Sirakanian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Princip misses with a hook
and Sirakanian counters with a low kick, right behind Princip 's knee.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sirakanian was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Sirakanian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sirakanian.
Princip darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sirakanian looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sirakanian throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Sirakanian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Princip connects with a looping right hand.
Princip misses with a series of wild punches.
A left lands for Sirakanian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Princip scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sirakanian in his tracks.
Sirakanian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Princip defending well as Sirakanian loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Princip! But no joy.
Sirakanian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Princip was well out of range. Poor timing from Sirakanian.
Princip is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body punch from Princip.
Princip throws a right and a left that Sirakanian avoids nicely.
Sirakanian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Princip.
Princip misses the shot to the body.
Sirakanian with a hook.
Princip staying out of range there.
Princip scores with a nice strike.
Sirakanian slips under a jab.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sirakanian moves away.
Louis Princip seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Princip misses with a looping right.
Princip lands a jab to Sirakanian's midsection.
Princip falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sirakanian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Princip misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Princip misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Princip throws a shot to the body.
Princip connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sirakanian momentarily.
Sirakanian tries to land a leg kick but Princip saw it coming and moves away.
Sirakanian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Princip misses with a hook
and Sirakanian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sirakanian tried to score with a low kick but Princip checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sirakanian.
Princip has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Princip there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sirakanian throws a body shot but no joy.
Sirakanian takes a jab right on the kisser.
Princip's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Princip keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sirakanian.
Princip smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick but Princip sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Princip throws a right and a left that Sirakanian avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Princip. Sirakanian does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Sirakanian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip connects with the punch.
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Princip tries to clinch there but Sirakanian circles away.
Princip throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Princip walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Princip lands a slapping body shot.
Princip tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Sirakanian misses its intended target.
Princip dips to his left and cracks Sirakanian with an uppercut!
Princip connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sirakanian misses with a looping left.
Princip connects with a nice looking jab.
Sirakanian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Princip misses with an uppercut. Sirakanian saw that one coming.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sirakanian walks into a straight right hand from Princip.
Sirakanian staying out of range there.
Princip lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Princip does no damage.
Sirakanian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Princip misses with a jab, cross combination.
Princip misses with a hook. Sirakanian ducked under it nicely.
Sirakanian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sirakanian misses with a looping right.
Princip lands a jab-cross combination.
Princip bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sirakanian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sirakanian scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Sirakanian tenderised Princip's leg. Princip is trying to keep his angry face on.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Princip checks a leg kick.
Sirakanian lands a right hook to the body.
Sirakanian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Princip.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sirakanian misses with a looping left.
Princip swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Princip.
Princip uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Princip.
Sirakanian throwing a counter right hand but Princip manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Louis Princip will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sirakanian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Princip does a little dance to reset his feet.
Princip misses with an uppercut. Sirakanian saw that one coming.
Princip paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Princip jabs Sirakanian right on the nose. Sirakanian blinks but takes it well.
Princip takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Princip misses with a looping right.
Princip lands a nice shot to the body.
Princip throws a hook but Sirakanian blocks it.
Princip takes a swing at Sirakanian's ribcage but misses.
Sirakanian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Princip.
Princip throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sirakanian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Princip blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Princip takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sirakanian takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sirakanian lands with a good body shot.
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!
Sirakanian slips a jab from Princip.
Sirakanian lands with a hook. Princip tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sirakanian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip cracks Sirakanian with a good jab.
Sirakanian lands with an uppercut that bounces Princip off the cage and back into range.
Princip is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sirakanian works Princip's body with a nice hook.
Princip misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sirakanian counters with a nice low kick that buckles Princip's knee momentarily.
Princip gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sirakanian misses with a low kick.
Princip tests Sirakanian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Princip listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sirakanian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sirakanian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Princip connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sirakanian momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Princip takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirakanian manages to avoid it.
Princip bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian throws a body punch but Princip moves out of range.
Princip with a jab.
Sirakanian cracks a nice hook into Princip's ribs.
Sirakanian avoids the body shot from Princip.
Good shot there by Princip.
Sirakanian moves away from the strike by Princip.
Sirakanian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Princip sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Princip fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sirakanian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sirakanian throws a front kick aimed at Princip's knee but Princip avoids it well.
Sirakanian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Princip.
Sirakanian takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Princip avoids the body shot from Sirakanian.
Princip lands with a straight right. Sirakanian didn't see that one coming.
Princip lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sirakanian circles away quickly and effectively.
Princip blocks a jab.
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sirakanian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian throws a looping overhand right but Princip ducks down to avoid it.
Princip displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Princip swings for the body but Sirakanian moves out of range.
Sirakanian tries a low kick but Princip avoids it.
Princip slips under a jab from Sirakanian.
Princip throws a shot to the body.
Sirakanian defending well as Princip loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Sirakanian.
Princip fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sirakanian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sirakanian lands a nice shot that snaps Princip's head back.
Sirakanian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Princip misses with a two punch combination.
Sirakanian lands with a right hand.
Princip with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Princip swings for the body but Sirakanian moves out of range.
Sirakanian is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Princip throws a lazy right hand but Sirakanian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Princip throws a nice looking combination but Sirakanian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Princip throws a hook but Sirakanian blocks it.
Princip connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sirakanian moves out of range as Princip strikes.
Princip misses with a series of wild punches.
Narek Sirakanian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sirakanian misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Princip.
Princip misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Sirakanian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sirakanian motions for Princip to come forward. Sirakanian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Princip uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Princip takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Princip checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sirakanian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sirakanian misses the jab.
Sirakanian slips under a jab.
Sirakanian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Princip comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Princip has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Princip!
An out of breath Louis Princip thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Megaton (ranked 938 p4p, 2026 weight class) and Aiu BangYou (ranked 139 p4p, 275 weight class). Aiu BangYou 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Megaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiu BangYou!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megaton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Mike Megaton has been cut.
BangYou misses the shot to the body.
Megaton throws a quick inside leg kick.
BangYou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Megaton tenderised BangYou's leg. BangYou is trying to keep his angry face on.
BangYou throws a hook but Megaton blocks it.
BangYou swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Megaton.
Nice defenses there by BangYou.
Megaton lands with a thumping leg kick.
BangYou throws a good cross that connects.
Megaton throws a front kick aimed at BangYou's knee but BangYou avoids it well.
Megaton lands a slapping body shot.
We've been told by Megaton's head coaches at DanBills Sketchy Basement that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megaton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
BangYou throws a sloppy head kick and Megaton moves out of range easily.
Megaton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
BangYou throws out a counter right but Megaton avoids it with no problem.
Mike Megaton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BangYou slips a jab from Megaton.
Megaton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Megaton fakes the leg kick and cracks BangYou in the body.
BangYou looks winded!
A big right from Megaton misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaton blocks a head kick by BangYou.
Megaton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Megaton connects with a body shot.
Megaton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Megaton jabs at BangYou's body.
Megaton throws a chopping leg kick but BangYou manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Megaton scores with a jab to the head.
 It looks like Aiu BangYou has been cut.
BangYou tries a head kick but it misses.
Megaton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Megaton scores with a spinning back kick!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Megaton.
Megaton steps in with a hook that catches BangYou right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Megaton follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! BangYou looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Megaton!
Mike Megaton 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tan Zan (ranked 413 p4p, 466 weight class) and Henry Lancaster (ranked 64 p4p, 72 weight class). Henry Lancaster will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tan Zan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zan throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lancaster looks to throw the jab but Zan is out of range.
Zan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Zan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zan misses with an uppercut. Lancaster saw that one coming.
Lancaster misses with a body shot
and Zan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut. Zan saw that one coming.
A jab from Zan misses.
Zan drops his hands momentarily and Lancaster takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zan misses with an uppercut.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Zan slips a straight right by Lancaster.
Zan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lancaster.
Zan lands a glancing blow to the side of Lancaster's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Lancaster.
Lancaster takes one to the chin there.
Zan throws a lazy uppercut
and Lancaster counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Zan moves out of range.
Zan lands with a straight right. Lancaster didn't see that one coming.
Zan throws an off balance right hand
and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Zan avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Lancaster finds it's way through Zan's defenses.
Zan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lancaster cracks Zan with an open hand slap.
Lancaster moves out of range of the strikes.
Zan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lancaster slips a straight right by Zan.
Zan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Zan misses the target.
Lancaster has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lancaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zan.
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Lancaster misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster lands with a hook. Zan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Zan moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zan.
Zan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lancaster.
Zan connects with a body shot that sends Lancaster's belly button to the back.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Zan's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lancaster moves out of range as Zan strikes.
Lancaster lands a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Lancaster.
Zan missing with a left hand there. Lancaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zan misses with a straight right.
Lancaster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zan.
Lancaster misses with a body shot
and Zan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lancaster drops his hands momentarily and Zan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lancaster on the side of the head.
Zan ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zan.
A combination from Lancaster does no damage.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zan walks into a straight right hand from Lancaster.
Zan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Zan.
Zan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lancaster throws a hook but Zan blocks it.
Zan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lancaster misses with a looping left.
Zan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Zan misses.
A slow jab from Lancaster misses its intended target.
Lancaster tests Zan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster misses with a hook
and Zan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lancaster cracks Zan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Zan throws a poor cross that misses
and Lancaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lancaster is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lancaster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Lancaster throws a jab but it's blocked by Zan.
Zan misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Lancaster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zan misses with a shot to the body
and Lancaster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zan throws out the jab.
Lancaster throws out a counter right but Zan avoids it with no problem.
Zan throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.
Lancaster let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zan rushes Lancaster and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Zan blocks it.
Zan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster takes a shot to the head.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lancaster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zan lands with a right to the head.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henry Lancaster will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circling - Zan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zan moves out of range as Lancaster strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Zan misses its target.
Henry Lancaster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zan misses with an uppercut
and Zan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zan lands a nice shot that snaps Lancaster's head back.
Zan throws a shot from downtown. Lancaster moves away and avoids it.
Zan ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lancaster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zan.
A left lands for Lancaster.
Lancaster thuds his right hand into Zan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zan slips a straight right by Lancaster.
Zan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lancaster.
Lancaster takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zan slips under a jab from Lancaster.
Lancaster scores with a decent looking hook.
Lancaster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lancaster staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Zan is just out of range.
Zan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zan stuns Lancaster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but Zan slips the punch.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut
and Zan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lancaster throws a hook but Zan blocks it.
Zan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lancaster throws out the jab.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Lancaster misses with a body punch
and Lancaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lancaster staying out of range there.
Zan loads up on a big right hand but Lancaster slips the punch.
Zan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zan lands with a hook. Lancaster tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
Zan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lancaster.
It seemed like Lancaster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster connects with a single shot there.
Lancaster slips a jab from Zan.
A nice side step and Lancaster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zan throws a hook to the side of Lancaster's head but Lancaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zan misses with a combination
and Lancaster counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zan. Lancaster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lancaster lunges at Zan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zan's hand.
Lancaster throws a hook to the side of Zan's head but Zan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lancaster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zan.
Zan closes the distance but Lancaster moves to the side
letting Lancaster counter with a right hand.
Zan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zan darts in and clinches Lancaster up against the cage.
Zan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lancaster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lancaster is leaning against Zan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lancaster trying to stall but Zan improves his position.
Zan throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Zan avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Lancaster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zan can't find room to land a body shot as Lancaster controls the action.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lancaster's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster lands a nice shot to the body.
Lancaster breaks the clinch.
Zan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lancaster throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Lancaster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Lancaster lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zan doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster throws a series of punches but Zan avoids them all with ease.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zan.
Lancaster throws an overhand right that lands on Zan's shoulder, as Zan tries to avoid the shot.
Lancaster misses with a hook.
Lancaster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zan finds it's way round the side to connect with Lancaster's head.
Lancaster swinging wildly here.
Zan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zan throws a jab when Lancaster was well out of range.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Zan moved out of range.
Zan misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lancaster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zan.
Zan sizes up Lancaster with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lancaster misses with a hook. Zan ducked under it nicely.
Lancaster missing with a left hand there. Zan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Lancaster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zan missing with a left hand there. Lancaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lancaster appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lancaster moves out of range as Zan strikes.
Lancaster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lancaster lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lancaster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zan.
Lancaster staying out of range there.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zan was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster.
Zan misses with a lunging right hand
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Zan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lancaster.
Lancaster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zan lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zan swings for the body but Lancaster moves out of range.
Zan ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
A shot to the liver by Lancaster. Beautiful body shot.
Zan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zan thuds his right hand into Lancaster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lancaster misses with a lunging right hand
and Zan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zan looks to land a right hand but Lancaster moved out of range.
No joy there for Lancaster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lancaster is just out of range.
Lancaster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lancaster in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Zan is just out of range.
Lancaster lands the left hand.
Lancaster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zan throws out the jab.
Lancaster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Zan misses.
Zan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Lancaster.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zan.
Lancaster throws a hook but Zan blocks it.
A big right from Zan misses.
Zan misses the jab.
Zan throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lancaster counter with a right hand.
Lancaster's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zan under the eye.
Zan slips a straight right by Lancaster.
Zan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but Zan slips the punch.
Zan takes a swing at Lancaster's ribcage but misses.
Lancaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zan.
Zan lands an overhand right.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Lancaster both land. Nice combination.
Zan missing with a left hand there. Lancaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Lancaster.
Zan takes a swing at Lancaster's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zan moves away.
Zan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lancaster.
Lancaster scores with a one two! Zan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zan misses with a hook.
Tan Zan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lancaster scores with a punch to the head.
Lancaster scores with a jab.
A jab from Zan misses.
Lancaster misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zan avoids the body shot from Lancaster.
Zan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lancaster looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lancaster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster jabs Zan right on the nose. Zan blinks but takes it well.
Zan misses the shot to the body.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Zan moved out of range.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zan throws a hook to the side of Lancaster's head but Lancaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zan just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zan. Lancaster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lancaster scores with the left hand. Zan knows he should have avoided that one.
Zan takes a swing at Lancaster's ribcage but misses.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zan manages to avoid it.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but Zan slips the punch.
Zan misses with a left hand
and Lancaster counters with a right hand to the body.
Lancaster getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lancaster lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good shot there by Lancaster.
Henry Lancaster is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lancaster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zan throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Lancaster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lancaster 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Lancaster!
An out of breath Henry Lancaster thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Corassa (ranked 263 p4p, 133 weight class) and Calixto Cardona (ranked 42 p4p, 18 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Corassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calixto Cardona!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona works the jab nicely.
Corassa slips under a jab from Cardona.
Cardona looks to land a body kick but Corassa moved away.
Corassa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A clash of legs there as Cardona blocks the low kick.
Corassa looks to land a left hand but Cardona moved out of range nicely.
Corassa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cardona cracks Corassa with a good jab.
Corassa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cardona.
Cardona lands with a nice body punch.
Cardona looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cardona checks a low kick from Corassa.
Corassa moves away from the strike by Cardona.
Cardona connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cardona ducks under a wild hook from Corassa.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cardona checks the leg kick nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corassa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Corassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corassa.
Cardona appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Cardona.
Cardona tries a low kick but Corassa avoids it.
Corassa throwing a counter right hand but Cardona manages to avoid it.
Corassa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa lands with a straight right. Cardona didn't see that one coming.
Corassa misses with a looping left.
Cardona fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cardona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
Cardona thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corassa missing with a left hand there. Cardona was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corassa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cardona.
Corassa throws a jab but it's blocked by Cardona.
Corassa throws a looping overhand right but Cardona ducks down to avoid it.
Cardona lands with a nice body punch.
Cardona digs a good body shot into Corassa's ribs.
Cardona missing with a left hand there. Corassa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cardona tries to clinch up but Corassa circles away and keeps his distance.
Corassa with a nice calf kick.
Corassa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Corassa lands a leg kick that knocks Cardona off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Corassa - just one landing.
Corassa misses with a wild body shot.
Corassa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Corassa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa slips under a jab.
Corassa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cardona thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corassa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cardona shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Corassa throws a lazy right hand but Cardona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cardona throws a big shot that misses.
As Cardona backs away, Corassa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corassa.
Corassa connects with a body shot that sends Cardona's belly button to the back.
Cardona tries to land a front kick but Corassa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Corassa blocks a head kick by Cardona.
Corassa misses with a body shot.
Corassa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cardona.
Cardona lands with a right hand.
Corassa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Corassa thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cardona! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Cardona misses the target.
Cardona takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good exchange - Cardona coming out on top.
Cardona swings widly with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Corassa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cardona looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Corassa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cardona! But no joy.
Cardona throws a lazy right hand but Corassa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cardona avoids a kick to the body.
Corassa keeps the fight on the outside.
Corassa throws a hook but Cardona avoids it easily.
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
Cardona lands a nice looking body shot.
Cardona misses with a head kick.
Corassa misses with a straight left.
Cardona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corassa.
Corassa scores with a jab to the head.
Cardona needs to keep his hands up - Corassa had a free shot at his head there.
A punch lands to the side of Corassa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cardona misses with a hook.
Cardona misses with a jab to the body
and Corassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corassa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Corassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cardona was well out of range. Poor timing from Corassa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corassa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cardona closes the distance and clinches.
Corassa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corassa misses with a body punch.
Corassa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cardona can't find room to land a body shot as Corassa controls the action.
Cardona pushes Corassa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Corassa presses Cardona against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cardona misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corassa has a couple of punches blocked by Cardona.
Cardona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corassa lands with a light punch inside.
Corassa scores with a hook to the body.
Corassa misses with a punch to the body.
Cardona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corassa lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corassa tries to work over Cardona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corassa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corassa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corassa.
Cardona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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 Eduardo Corassa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cardona connects with a leg kick.
Corassa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Corassa blocks the leg kick.
Cardona drives through and clinches with Corassa against the cage.
Corassa misses with some punches.
Corassa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cardona working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Cardona.
Cardona lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardona.
Cardona scores with a shoulder strike.
Corassa swings wildly with an uppercut but Cardona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa tries to throw a body punch but Cardona avoids it by throwing Corassa back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corassa blocks an uppercut.
Corassa tries to throw a body punch but Cardona avoids it by throwing Corassa back against the cage.
Corassa lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Cardona.
Corassa lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corassa's elbow.
Cardona working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona misses with some punches.
Cardona working aggressively here.
Corassa struggles to land a body shot inside as Cardona controls his hands.
Corassa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cardona.
Corassa misses with a punch on the inside.
Cardona is trying to break the clinch but Corassa has him pressed against the cage.
Cardona lands a left hand.
Cardona working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corassa.
Corassa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corassa misses with a body punch.
Corassa swings wildly with an uppercut but Cardona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa gets through Cardona's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corassa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Cardona.
Corassa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corassa lands with a short shot to the head.
Corassa struggles to land a body shot inside as Cardona controls his hands.
Cardona blocks a body shot from Corassa.
Cardona tries to circle away but Corassa has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona can't find room to land a body shot as Corassa controls the action.
Corassa misses with the head strike.
Corassa lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cardona throws a punch but it's blocked by Corassa.
Corassa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corassa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corassa struggles to land a body shot inside as Cardona controls his hands.
Corassa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corassa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cardona's elbow.
Corassa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cardona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corassa digs a right hand into Cardona's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cardona's gas tank.
Corassa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corassa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cardona backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Corassa.
Corassa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cardona or not.
Eduardo Corassa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corassa.
Cardona is breathing heavily.
Cardona has a couple of punches blocked by Corassa.
Corassa lands an uppercut.
Corassa lands a nice shot to the body.
Cardona tries to work over Corassa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa lands a hook that snaps the head of Cardona backwards.
Corassa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corassa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cardona pushes Corassa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corassa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Corassa.
Corassa lands with a light punch inside.
Cardona tries to work over Corassa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cardona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corassa throws a punch but it's blocked by Cardona.
Corassa can't find room to land a body shot as Cardona controls the action.
Corassa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Corassa.
Corassa lands with a short shot to the head.
Cardona is trying to force a seperation but Corassa has the dominant position.
Corassa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corassa lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corassa lands a shoulder strike.
 Cardona is rocked!
Corassa has a couple of punches blocked by Cardona.
Cardona is still on wobbly legs! Can Corassa finish him?
Corassa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardona.
Corassa throws a big uppercut that drops Cardona! More strikes from Corassa and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cardona lies dazed against the cage as Corassa celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduardo Corassa!
Eduardo Corassa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Haskins (ranked 99 p4p, 175 weight class) and Jeremy Jones (ranked 16 p4p, 29 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 21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Haskins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haskins lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Haskins misses with a body shot.
Dwayne Haskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Haskins is out of range.
Jones checks a low kick from Haskins.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Haskins throws out a powerful jab.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haskins.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haskins.
Haskins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Haskins.
Jones is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Haskins lands a jab.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskins scores with a nice strike.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haskins.
Haskins throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haskins crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Haskins gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Haskins manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haskins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Dwayne Haskins has been cut.
Haskins misses with a few strikes there.
Haskins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looks like Haskins has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Haskins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haskins appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Haskins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haskins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haskins looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Haskins loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Haskins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Haskins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones counters with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Haskins looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Haskins misses with a body shot.
Haskins looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Good shot there by Haskins.
Haskins throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haskins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Haskins.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haskins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskins feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Haskins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Haskins misses with a hook
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick from Haskins lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Haskins throws a big shot that misses.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haskins works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Haskins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Dwayne Haskins's cut is getting worse.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haskins throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Haskins tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Haskins blocks it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haskins lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haskins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haskins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Haskins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haskins misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haskins scores with a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haskins.
Haskins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haskins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haskins lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Haskins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Haskins throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Haskins swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Haskins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Haskins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haskins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Haskins throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haskins. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones tries a quick counter leg kick but Haskins is wise to it.
Jones keeps Haskins at a distance using the push kick.
Haskins cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Haskins throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haskins throws out the jab.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haskins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Haskins works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Dwayne Haskins is winning the standup battle so far.
Haskins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Haskins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a big right hand! Oh Haskins is in trouble here! Jones follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Jones!
Jeremy Jones 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Obi Wan Kenobi (ranked 39 p4p, 142 weight class) and Junior Vilson (ranked 6 p4p, 21 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 27 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Wan Kenobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Vilson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenobi checks a low kick from Vilson.
Vilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Kenobi lands.
Vilson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Vilson misses the target.
Vilson needs to keep his hands up - Kenobi had a free shot at his head there.
Vilson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vilson misses the jab.
Kenobi scores with a nice head shot.
Vilson looks to land a left hand but Kenobi moved out of range nicely.
Kenobi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vilson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kenobi takes a swing at Vilson's ribcage but misses.
Vilson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kenobi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kenobi misses with a body punch
and Vilson counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenobi throws a body kick that misses.
Kenobi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilson throws a lazy right hand but Kenobi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kenobi misses the target.
A big left from Vilson misses.
Vilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilson with a nice cross.
Vilson with a nice calf kick.
Vilson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kenobi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kenobi's corner calls for a 1-2. Kenobi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi dips to his left and cracks Vilson with an uppercut!
Vilson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kenobi can pounce on him.
Kenobi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vilson's hands.
Vilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenobi.
Vilson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kenobi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Kenobi misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vilson swings for the body but Kenobi moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Vilson.
Kenobi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vilson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kenobi - that will leave a mark!
Vilson throws a low kick but Kenobi avoids it.
Vilson throws a low kick but Kenobi moves out of range easily.
Vilson misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Kenobi.
Kenobi connects with a nice looking jab.
Vilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenobi.
Vilson cracks Kenobi with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Vilson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vilson throws a right and a left that Kenobi avoids nicely.
Kenobi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilson.
Vilson swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Vilson.
A quick step to the side and Kenobi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenobi lands a jab to the head.
Kenobi misses the jab.
Vilson throws a low kick, looking for Kenobi's leg but Kenobi calmly moves out of range.
That kick from Vilson tenderised Kenobi's leg. Kenobi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kenobi blocks a leg kick.
Kenobi scores with a jab. Vilson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kenobi thuds his right hand into Vilson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vilson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kenobi lands a glancing blow to the side of Vilson's head.
Kenobi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vilson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kenobi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kenobi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kenobi throws a looping overhand right but Vilson ducks down to avoid it.
Vilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenobi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vilson moves away.
Vilson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Kenobi misses the target.
Vilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Kenobi throws the kick towards the body but Vilson avoids it.
Kenobi throws a shot from downtown. Vilson moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Vilson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kenobi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kenobi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kenobi misses with the combination.
Kenobi throws a leg kick which misses Vilson's front leg but catches the back leg as Vilson tries to avoid it.
Vilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenobi throws a jab but it's blocked by Vilson.
A jab from Kenobi misses.
Vilson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kenobi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kenobi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vilson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vilson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kenobi is out of range.
Vilson throws a hook but Kenobi blocks it.
Kenobi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kenobi takes one on the button.
Vilson lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenobi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenobi.
Kenobi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vilson slips under a jab.
Vilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenobi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vilson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vilson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vilson throws a low kick, looking for Kenobi's leg but Kenobi calmly moves out of range.
Kenobi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vilson lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenobi off the cage and back into range.
Kenobi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenobi.
Vilson is looking to score with low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kenobi.
Nice body kick there by Kenobi.
Vilson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kenobi throws a wild body kick that Vilson sees coming a mile off.
Kenobi connects with a leg kick.
Kenobi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vilson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vilson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Kenobi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vilson.
Vilson looks to land a combination but Kenobi avoids it well.
Vilson misses with a combination
and Vilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vilson lands a nice shot that snaps Kenobi's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan Kenobi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vilson tries a low kick but Kenobi avoids it.
Vilson misses with a wild combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kenobi.
Vilson misses with a low kick as Kenobi jumps back.
Kenobi misses with a straight right.
Vilson scores with a nice strike.
Vilson slips a jab from Kenobi.
A countering left hand to the body from Vilson misses.
Kenobi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kenobi misses with a straight right.
Kenobi cracks Vilson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kenobi slips a jab from Vilson.
Kenobi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kenobi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Vilson misses.
Kenobi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Obi Wan Kenobi is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenobi tries a head kick but it misses.
Vilson misses with a wild body shot.
Kenobi looks to land a right hand but Vilson moved out of range.
Vilson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vilson.
Vilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kenobi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vilson.
Kenobi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vilson doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Vilson. Those never looked like landing.
And Kenobi counters with a quick kick to the body but Vilson blocks it.
Vilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilson with a nice calf kick.
Kenobi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crunch! Kenobi slams his shin into Vilson's torso.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kenobi's corner calls for a 1-2. Kenobi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vilson loads up on a big right hand but Kenobi slips the punch.
Vilson lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenobi off the cage and back into range.
Good leg kick by Kenobi.
Vilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Vilson takes a swing at Kenobi's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenobi misses the jab.
Vilson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vilson lands a glancing blow to the side of Kenobi's head.
Vilson swinging wildly here.
Vilson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilson misses with a straight right.
Kenobi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Vilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vilson blocks a jab.
Kenobi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilson.
Kenobi misses with an uppercut. Vilson saw that one coming.
Kenobi works the jab nicely.
Vilson tries to score with a low kick but Kenobi moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vilson. Kenobi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Kenobi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kenobi staying out of range there.
Kenobi blocks a low kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Kenobi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vilson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kenobi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vilson misses with a low kick.
Kenobi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vilson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kenobi lands a nice hook to Vilson's body. Vilson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kenobi checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kenobi.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Vilson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kenobi has got the better of the exchanges.
Vilson throws an overhand right that lands on Kenobi's shoulder, as Kenobi tries to avoid the shot.
Vilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kenobi throws a body shot but no joy.
Vilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Kenobi finds it's way through Vilson's defenses.
Vilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilson walks into a stiff left hand from Kenobi.
Kenobi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vilson can do to turn this around?
Vilson needs to keep his hands up - Kenobi had a free shot at his head there.
Vilson lands with a cross.
Kenobi lands a nice looking body kick.
Vilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenobi.
Vilson avoids a kick to the body.
Kenobi avoids the body shot from Vilson.
Kenobi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kenobi scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilson misses with a double jab.
Kenobi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Vilson misses.
Vilson swings widly with a right hand
and Kenobi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kenobi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi connects with a crisp jab.
Vilson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vilson misses with an uppercut. Kenobi saw that one coming.
Vilson moves away from the strike by Kenobi.
Vilson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vilson missing with a left hand there. Kenobi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kenobi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kenobi staying out of range there.
Vilson tries a low kick but Kenobi avoids it.
Kenobi misses with a kick to the body
and Vilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vilson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kenobi.
Kenobi misses with an uppercut.
Kenobi misses with a body kick.
Vilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenobi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vilson. That's going to slow Kenobi down.
Kenobi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kenobi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vilson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenobi throws a wild body kick that Vilson sees coming a mile off.
Vilson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vilson throws a front kick aimed at Kenobi's knee but Kenobi avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kenobi, as that shot connected.
A bone on bone clash there as Kenobi blocks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan Kenobi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kenobi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Vilson.
Kenobi slips a jab from Vilson.
Vilson lands with a nice body punch.
Kenobi throws a leg kick which misses Vilson's front leg but catches the back leg as Vilson tries to avoid it.
Kenobi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vilson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good leg kick by Vilson.
Kenobi moves out of range as Vilson strikes.
Kenobi lands a nice hook to Vilson's body. Vilson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vilson tries to land a leg kick but Kenobi saw it coming and moves away.
Vilson misses with a low kick.
Kenobi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vilson under the eye.
Kenobi scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilson slips under a jab from Kenobi.
A little jabbing left from Vilson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kenobi lands a high kick!
Kenobi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kenobi throws a sloppy body shot
and Vilson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kenobi.
Kenobi misses the shot to the body.
Vilson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch combination from Vilson misses.
Vilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kenobi.
Vilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenobi.
Kenobi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vilson.
Kenobi connects with a leg kick.
Vilson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vilson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vilson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vilson misses with the combination.
Vilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Kenobi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vilson can pounce on him.
Kenobi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vilson. Vilson obviously looking to wear him down.
Vilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenobi throws out the jab.
Jab by Kenobi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kenobi misses.
Vilson lands an overhand right.
Kenobi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kenobi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenobi throws a good cross that connects.
Kenobi staying out of range there.
Vilson misses the jab.
Vilson misses with a body shot.
Kenobi stalks Vilson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vilson's face. Vilson staggers backwards, shaken.
The fighters circling - Vilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenobi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vilson throws a hook to the side of Kenobi's head but Kenobi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vilson looks to land a right hand but Kenobi moved out of range.
Vilson throws a right hand that Kenobi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kenobi also avoids with ease.
A jab from Kenobi does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Vilson.
A big right from Kenobi misses.
Vilson sizes up Kenobi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Vilson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kenobi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kenobi connects with a leg kick.
Vilson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kenobi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vilson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kenobi.
Kenobi lands a jab.
Kenobi cracks Vilson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kenobi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kenobi swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kenobi under the eye.
Vilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick from Vilson misses.
Jab by Kenobi.
Kenobi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vilson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Junior Vilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kenobi throws a counter high kick but Vilson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kenobi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Kenobi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vilson doesn't seem phased though.
Kenobi lands a nice looking body shot.
Kenobi looks to land a right hand but Vilson moved out of range.
Kenobi cracks Vilson with a good jab.
Kenobi checks a leg kick.
Vilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenobi moves away.
Kenobi moves out of range as Vilson strikes.
Kenobi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kenobi clobbers Vilson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kenobi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vilson manages to avoid it.
Vilson swings for the body but Kenobi moves out of range.
Vilson throws a lazy right hand but Kenobi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vilson connects with a single shot there.
Kenobi thuds his right hand into Vilson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kenobi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Kenobi blocks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vilson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Obi Wan Kenobi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kenobi 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obi Wan Kenobi!
After the big win, Obi Wan Kenobi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Carnage Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bobblehead (ranked 92 p4p, 163 weight class) and Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 17 p4p, 25 weight class). Bobblehead comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Bobblehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes Iii tries to land a front kick but Bobblehead steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bobblehead looks to land a left hand but Tepes Iii moved out of range nicely.
Bobblehead lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tepes Iii throws a shot from downtown. Bobblehead moves away and avoids it.
Bobblehead connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bobblehead ducks under a wild hook from Tepes Iii.
Bobblehead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tepes Iii keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bobblehead lands an overhand right.
Tepes Iii scores with a hook.
Bobblehead throws a big shot that misses.
Tepes Iii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bobblehead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobblehead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Bobblehead.
Bobblehead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bobblehead throws the left hand but Tepes Iii avoids the punch easily.
Tepes Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bobblehead keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tepes Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bobblehead.
Bobblehead shoots in but Tepes Iii avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tepes Iii. Bobblehead does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tepes Iii throws out a loose jab but Bobblehead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bobblehead goes for a double leg but Tepes Iii avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tepes Iii continues to drive forward.
Bobblehead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bobblehead throws a punch but it's blocked by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii lands a hook that snaps the head of Bobblehead backwards.
Bobblehead lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bobblehead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bobblehead throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tepes Iii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bobblehead will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looks like Bobblehead has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bobblehead is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tepes Iii's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bobblehead scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bobblehead wants to pass to mount but Tepes Iii is defending the position.
Tepes Iii is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bobblehead's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bobblehead's back!
Tepes Iii is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bobblehead is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bobblehead breaks Tepes Iii's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bobblehead accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bobblehead 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.
Bobblehead lands a couple of digs.
Tepes Iii working for submissions but it's allowed Bobblehead to get to half guard.
Tepes Iii is concentrating on defense, preventing Bobblehead from advancing position.
Tepes Iii has hold of Bobblehead's hands but Bobblehead slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bobblehead wants to control but Tepes Iii is keeping him busy.
Bobblehead not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tepes Iii trying to control from the bottom.
Bobblehead lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobblehead wants to pass to mount but Tepes Iii is defending the position.
Bobblehead throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bobblehead landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bobblehead is looking to take a break and control but Tepes Iii is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tepes Iii moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bobblehead has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bobblehead won't allow Tepes Iii to sweep him here.
Bobblehead stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Tepes Iii throws up his legs and catches Bobblehead in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Bobblehead tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Tepes Iii! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Vlad Tepes Iii!
An out of breath Vlad Tepes Iii thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Steve (ranked 41 p4p, 32 weight class) and Jensen Chelios (ranked 8 p4p, 5 weight class). Steve kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is TWIST HIS D*CK. Chelios has chosen Shabba as his entrance music. Chris Steve is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 53 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Chelios!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios lands a glancing blow to the side of Steve's head.
Steve needs to keep his hands up - Chelios had a free shot at his head there.
Steve fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chelios 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.
It looks like Chris Steve has been cut.
Steve misses with a right hand
and Chelios counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steve throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chelios counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve scores with a sloppy right hand. Chelios should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve walks into a jab.
Chelios moves out of range of the leg kick from Steve.
Steve throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chelios only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Chelios steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Chelios lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Chelios throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Chelios moves away and avoids it.
Chelios displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Chelios scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steve takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chelios misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
Steve is looking to counter punch.
Chelios fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chelios lands with an overhand left.
Chelios on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steve is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Chris Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve moves out of range as Chelios throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios is looking to slow Steve down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chelios lands with a straight right. Steve didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Chelios finds it's way through Steve's defenses.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Steve misses with a hook
and Chelios counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve throws a combination that misses
and Chelios counters with a stiff right hand.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Steve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Chelios.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve misses with a right hand
and Chelios cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chris Steve's cut is getting worse.
Chelios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chelios throws a wild body kick that Steve sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Steve on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steve throws the left hand but Chelios avoids the punch easily.
Chelios throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steve on the side of the head.
Chelios closes the distance and clinches.
Steve lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chelios lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Chelios avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Chelios takes a shot to the head.
Steve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chelios takes the fight into the clinch.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Chelios controls the action.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chelios's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chelios misses with the head strike.
Chelios scores with a shoulder strike.
Chelios's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steve tries to land a front kick but Chelios steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chelios lands a body shot.
A good leg kick by Chelios.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Chelios fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steve, pushing him back against the cage.
Chelios tries to pull guard but Steve forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chelios has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Chelios pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chelios connects with the punch.
Steve throws a front kick aimed at Chelios's knee but Chelios avoids it well.
Chelios doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Chelios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Steve's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Steve slips a straight right by Chelios.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Steve bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chelios's head.
Chelios uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steve has time to react.
Steve scores with a jab to the head.
Chelios takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jensen Chelios seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steve misses with an uppercut
and Chelios counters with a stiff right hand.
Chelios takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chelios ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Chelios wants to counter with a clinch but Steve pushes him away.
Steve connects with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Chelios misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve defending well as Chelios loads up on a big left hand.
Steve lunges at Chelios with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chelios's hand.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Chelios is out of range.
Steve works the jab nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Chelios. That snapped Steve's head back.
Chelios thuds his right hand into Steve's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Steve walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steve cracks Chelios with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Steve has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Chelios to stand back up!
Chelios is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve lands a nice looking body kick.
Chelios tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
It appears Steve was looking to counter with a kick there.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Chelios moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios loses concentration momentarily and Steve pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Chelios crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Steve finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Steve!
Chris Steve retains his middleweight title!
Chris Steve decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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