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Honor 2: Menace vs Giant PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuclear Power (ranked 5390 p4p, 25177 weight class) and Pan Adams (ranked 189 p4p, 255 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuclear Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pan Adams!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Adams.
Adams looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A bone on bone clash there as Adams blocks the leg kick.
Power forces Adams back against the cage and clinches.
Power definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Power pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Power is pulling down on Adams's head to control his posture.
Power lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Power might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Power trying to stand up but can't free himself from Adams's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Adams can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power is looking to work some ground and pound but Adams has wrist control.
Power looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Power stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Power pushing down on Adams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Power wants to free his trapped foot but Adams is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Power is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Power throwing shots but Adams is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Power tries to stand and escape but Adams is controlling the position.
Power is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Power has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Adams is in trouble now - Power has advanced to mount!
Power is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Power controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power punching from mount but Adams doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Power is landing with some decent strikes but Adams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Power controlling the pace for now.
Power's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Power with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Power sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power throwing strikes here but Adams is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Adams is trying to escape the mount.
Power looking to control and managing it successfully.
Power has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Power sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Power tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Power postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Adams looks a forlorn figure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nuclear Power dominated that round.
That's time! Power's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Power forces Adams back against the cage and clinches.
Power manages to break the clinch.
Power shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adams as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Adams or perhaps it was just good defense by Power, which made it look bad.
Power looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Power in particular looking to stall.
Power passes the guard and advances to mount!
Adams is breathing heavily.
Poor strikes thrown by Power there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power controlling the pace for now.
Power thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Power tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Power wants to stand but Adams is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Power takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Adams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Power thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Power looking to finish with strikes here!
Power prevents Adams from getting the reversal.
Adams holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Power tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Power working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Power controlling from the full mount.
Adams is trying to reverse the position but instead Power has taken his back - oops!
Power is working for a rear naked choke. Adams is not defending it well and Power has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Adams refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Adams's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nuclear Power!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Nowak (ranked 4706 p4p, 4243 weight class) and Martins Verdins (ranked 101 p4p, 154 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Nowak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martins Verdins!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verdins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nowak tries to avoid it but Verdins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nowak to the ground. Nowak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nowak gets the takedown into side control.
Nowak throws an elbow but Verdins slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nowak tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nowak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Verdins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nowak scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Verdins to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Verdins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Verdins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nowak working the head and body with strikes.
Verdins wants to get back to his feet but Nowak drags him back down.
Nowak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Verdins is trying to control Nowak's posture but Nowak avoids it.
We've been hearing that Nowak has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nowak wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Verdins, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak swings around for an armbar but Verdins sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nowak's guard.
Nowak throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Verdins escapes and throws Nowak's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nowak is looking for a sweep.
Nowak is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Verdins off and has taken his back!
Nowak avoiding Verdins 's attempts to control his hands.
Nowak has managed to slip his arm under Verdins's chin. This could be all over... yep, Verdins is tapping out! Submission win for Nowak.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jan Nowak!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed El Shaarawy (ranked 4154 p4p, 25400 weight class) and Tai Tuivasa (ranked 149 p4p, 141 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohamed El Shaarawy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tai Tuivasa!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Shaarawy clinches up with Tuivasa and pushes him back against the cage.
El Shaarawy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tuivasa smiles and moves away.
El Shaarawy feints and as Tuivasa raises his hands in defense, El Shaarawy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
El Shaarawy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tuivasa wants to stand but El Shaarawy is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shaarawy throwing strikes but missing.
Tuivasa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shaarawy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
El Shaarawy wants to control from the top but Tuivasa keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tuivasa throws an overhand right that lands on El Shaarawy's shoulder, as El Shaarawy tries to avoid the shot.
El Shaarawy needs to keep his hands up - Tuivasa had a free shot at his head there.
Tuivasa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tuivasa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuivasa's jab looks to have found its range, popping El Shaarawy under the eye.
El Shaarawy dives in and grabs Tuivasa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tuivasa pushes down on El Shaarawy's head and hops out.
Tuivasa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from El Shaarawy.
Tuivasa throws a shot from downtown. El Shaarawy moves away and avoids it.
Tuivasa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by El Shaarawy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shaarawy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuivasa manages to avoid it.
El Shaarawy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed El Shaarawy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Shaarawy is breathing heavily.
Tuivasa thuds his right hand into El Shaarawy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tuivasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuivasa. El Shaarawy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuivasa looks to land a left hand but El Shaarawy moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Shaarawy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Good exchange - Tuivasa coming out on top.
Tuivasa misses with an uppercut.
Tuivasa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tuivasa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tuivasa cracks El Shaarawy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
El Shaarawy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Shaarawy fails with an attempt to clinch.
As El Shaarawy backs off Tuivasa throws a huge counter combo but El Shaarawy manages to avoid it all.
Tuivasa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
El Shaarawy closes the distance and clinches.
El Shaarawy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shaarawy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tuivasa throws a left and a right that both miss
so El Shaarawy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tuivasa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tuivasa is working an open guard so El Shaarawy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A big left from Tuivasa misses.
A lazy left from Tuivasa finds it's target.
A jab from Tuivasa misses.
Tai Tuivasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Shaarawy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
El Shaarawy moves out of range as Tuivasa strikes.
It looked like El Shaarawy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tuivasa scores with a crisp jab that stopped El Shaarawy in his tracks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tuivasa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Tuivasa misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shaarawy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Decent striking displayed by Tuivasa there.
Tuivasa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tuivasa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
El Shaarawy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tuivasa.
Tuivasa throws a looping overhand right but El Shaarawy ducks down to avoid it.
El Shaarawy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuivasa scores with a hook.
Tai Tuivasa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tuivasa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
El Shaarawy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tuivasa is able to avoid easily.
El Shaarawy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
El Shaarawy tries to clinch but Tuivasa moves out of range.
Tuivasa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tuivasa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tuivasa scores with a hook.
Tuivasa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! El Shaarawy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tuivasa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tai Tuivasa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tuivasa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Shaarawy manages to avoid it.
Tuivasa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and El Shaarawy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
El Shaarawy slips under a jab.
El Shaarawy wants to clinch.
Tuivasa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Tuivasa looks to move away, El Shaarawy throws a big counter combo but Tuivasa just gets out of the way.
El Shaarawy doesn't manage to clinch there - Tuivasa circles away.
El Shaarawy avoids a punch combination nicely.
El Shaarawy appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shaarawy scores with a nice head shot.
Tuivasa is breathing heavily.
El Shaarawy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tuivasa kicks El Shaarawy off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shaarawy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
El Shaarawy tries to score with some ground and pound. Tuivasa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
A lull in the action here as El Shaarawy stalls from top position.
Tuivasa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
El Shaarawy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
El Shaarawy advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shaarawy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
El Shaarawy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tuivasa is surviving well by controlling El Shaarawy's body position as best he can.
Tuivasa wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
El Shaarawy controlling his opponent.
Tuivasa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
El Shaarawy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tuivasa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shaarawy looking to finish with strikes here!
El Shaarawy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tuivasa hang on?
El Shaarawy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
El Shaarawy controlling from the full mount.
El Shaarawy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuivasa is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
El Shaarawy content just to control the position here.
El Shaarawy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
El Shaarawy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
El Shaarawy content just to control the position here.
Tuivasa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from El Shaarawy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed El Shaarawy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
El Shaarawy fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Shaarawy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tuivasa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
El Shaarawy defending well as Tuivasa loads up on a big left hand.
Tuivasa lands a body shot.
Tai Tuivasa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tuivasa sizes up El Shaarawy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
El Shaarawy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tuivasa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Tuivasa lands an impressive looking overhand right. El Shaarawy doesn't seem phased though.
Tuivasa 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.
Tuivasa lands a jab.
Tuivasa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
El Shaarawy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
El Shaarawy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuivasa connects with a crisp jab.
El Shaarawy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tuivasa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tuivasa throws El Shaarawy to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuivasa throws a big shot that misses.
El Shaarawy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tuivasa.
Tuivasa scores with a nice right hand.
Tuivasa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping El Shaarawy at a distance.
Tuivasa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tuivasa 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.
Tuivasa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice cross by Tuivasa.
El Shaarawy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tuivasa.
El Shaarawy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tuivasa swats away the attempt to clinch by El Shaarawy.
El Shaarawy walks into a straight right hand from Tuivasa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuivasa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps El Shaarawy's head backwards.
El Shaarawy misses with a body kick.
El Shaarawy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tuivasa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! El Shaarawy scrambles back to his feet.
Tuivasa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mohamed El Shaarawy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tuivasa lands a lovely overhand right.
Tuivasa throws a leg kick that misses.
Tuivasa connects with a right hand. El Shaarawy shakes it off.
El Shaarawy takes one on the button.
Tuivasa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Tuivasa misses.
El Shaarawy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tuivasa pinned against the cage. Tuivasa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed El Shaarawy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuivasa cracks El Shaarawy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
El Shaarawy dives in for a single leg takedown but Tuivasa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tuivasa is trying to force a seperation but El Shaarawy has the dominant position.
El Shaarawy misses with a body punch.
El Shaarawy tries to pull guard but Tuivasa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tuivasa is trying to break free.
Tuivasa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
El Shaarawy wants to stall.
El Shaarawy prevents Tuivasa from breaking the clinch.
El Shaarawy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Shaarawy tries to pull guard but Tuivasa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
El Shaarawy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tuivasa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tuivasa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tuivasa is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tai Tuivasa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tuivasa 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tai Tuivasa!
Tai Tuivasa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Drop (ranked 2685 p4p, 5317 weight class) and Frank Greene (ranked 87 p4p, 186 weight class). Greene has chosen Bump by KOTTONMOUTH KINGS as his entrance music. Martin Drop has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Greene!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene throws a body punch but Drop moves out of range.
Drop fires out a quick counter leg kick but Greene just manages to avoid it.
Drop misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
Drop works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Greene looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drop lands a high kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Drop. That's going to slow Greene down.
Drop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Greene.
Greene closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Drop definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Drop dodges the ground and pound from Greene.
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!
Drop dodges the ground and pound from Greene.
Greene scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Drop to see if he's OK.
Greene working the head and body with strikes.
Greene is looking to take a break and control but Drop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drop tries to improve position but can't.
Greene working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene controls the position.
Greene connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Drop some visible discomfort.
Drop defending against the ground and pound.
Greene cracks Drop with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Drop wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Drop regains half guard, as Greene was trying to land strikes.
Greene trying to control from half guard but Drop is working away.
Greene throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Greene slips a nice elbow through Drop's hands, connecting with Drop's forehead.
 It looks like Martin Drop has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drop taking some punishment here, with Greene in his half guard.
Greene lands with a punch from half guard.
Greene thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greene is stalling here. Drop is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Greene seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Drop has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Drop misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Greene manages to work his way to half guard, despite Drop's best efforts.
Greene wants to control but Drop is keeping busy.
Greene looks like he's trying to stand up.
Greene wants to get back to full guard.
Drop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Greene works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene 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.
Greene is trying to keep Drop in close.
Greene has Drop pulled in close to control his posture.
Greene avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drop scoring with some ground and pound.
Greene looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drop is one step ahead there.
Drop throwing strikes from guard but Greene blocks nicely.
Greene is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Greene striking off his back but it's not causing Drop any problems.
Greene looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drop is one step ahead there.
Greene is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drop is aware though and is defending well.
Greene looking for a guillotine here but Drop defends easily.
Greene wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Greene takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greene.
Greene tries to score a power double leg takedown but Drop sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Greene somewhat.
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 Martin Drop will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Martin Drop's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drop lands a leg kick that knocks Greene off balance momentarily.
Greene shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Drop manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Greene throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Greene postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Greene stands up over Drop, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Greene accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greene looking to sit in guard and control but Drop gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene is trying to control the position but Drop postures up.
Greene keeping full guard, as Drop tries to pass.
Greene looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drop advances position into side control!
Drop working away.
Greene tries to improve position but can't.
Greene is still trying to improve position.
Greene can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from Drop are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Drop postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Drop working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Drop working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Greene is looking to regain half guard here but Drop keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop lands an elbow.
Greene tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Drop easily slips into full mount!
Drop throws some wild stikes that Greene manages to avoid easily.
Greene is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Drop sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Greene working to try and regain half guard.
Drop throwing strikes but Greene bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drop is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop seems keen to control Greene's posture.
Greene is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Greene wants to control from the top but Drop keeps moving.
Greene trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greene.
Greene is working Drop over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Greene distracts Drop with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Greene prevents Drop from getting back to his feet.
Greene throwing strikes but missing.
Greene must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Drop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Greene throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Drop throws a body punch but Greene moves out of range.
Drop goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Greene lunges at Drop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drop's hand.
Greene throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greene throws a shot from downtown. Drop moves away and avoids it.
Martin Drop is winning the standup battle so far.
Drop with a nice calf kick.
Drop throws the kick towards the body but Greene avoids it.
Greene lands a jab to the head.
Drop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greene.
Drop fires out a quick counter leg kick but Greene just manages to avoid it.
Martin Drop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drop thumps Greene with a low kick.
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 Martin Drop will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Martin Drop's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Drop gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Greene landing with the ground and pound.
Drop on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drop tries to get out of the position.
Greene throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drop keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully.
Drop is looking to stand up but Greene isn't so interested in that idea.
Greene loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene is looking to work some ground and pound but Drop has wrist control.
Greene trying to control the position from guard on top but Drop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greene postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene stops Drop from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Drop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greene's sensitive parts.
Drop throws a leg kick which misses Greene's front leg but catches the back leg as Greene tries to avoid it.
Greene closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Greene is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Drop is trying to maintain the position but Greene is very close to passing his half guard.
Greene is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Drop has hold of Greene's hands but Greene slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Greene working over Drop with some ground and pound. Drop looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Greene not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Frank Greene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Greene slips a nice elbow through Drop's hands, connecting with Drop's forehead.
Greene content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Greene is trying to control the action in half guard but Drop is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Greene connects with a nice short shot to Drop's temple.
Greene lands strikes from half guard.
Greene missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Greene scoring with strikes to the body and 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!
Greene trying to control the action but Drop is working from the bottom.
Greene throwing shots but Drop is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop has hold of Greene's hands but Greene slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Greene tries to pass to full mount but Drop defends it.
Drop is trying to maintain the position but Greene is very close to passing his half guard.
Greene stops Drop from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Martin Drop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Drop.
The fighters circling - Greene throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick lands for Drop.
Drop with a nice calf kick.
Greene shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drop pinned against the cage. Drop gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Martin Drop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Drop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Greene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drop.
Drop fakes the leg kick and cracks Greene in the body.
Drop throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Drop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drop tried to counter with a leg kick but Greene avoided it.
Greene walks forward, straight into a front kick from Drop.
Drop moves out of range of the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Drop - that will leave a mark!
Greene takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick from Drop lands but Greene takes it in his stride.
Greene's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Greene fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martin Drop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Greene.
Drop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greene's sensitive parts.
Drop swings for the body but Greene moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Martin Drop.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drop, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Martin Drop!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Avalon (ranked 2785 p4p, 5500 weight class) and Grumpy Bustard (ranked 92 p4p, 194 weight class). Avalon's entrance music is Beautiful People by - Marilyn Manson . A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Avalon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grumpy Bustard!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bustard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Avalon avoids the head kick by Bustard.
Bustard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Avalon ducks under a wild hook from Bustard.
Bustard takes one to the side of the head.
Bustard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Avalon in his tracks.
It looks like Peter Avalon has been cut.
Avalon moves forwards but Bustard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Avalon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at PRETTY PETERS FIGHT CLUB in the buildup to the fight.
Bustard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bustard throws a sloppy head kick
and Avalon counters with a nice right hand that sends Bustard toppling to the canvas! Bustard scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Avalon finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avalon moves out of range of the body kick.
Bustard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bustard wants to clinch up but Avalon keeps it at a distance.
Avalon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bustard doesn't seem bothered though.
Avalon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bustard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Avalon lands a big right hand that sends Bustard crashing to the mat! Avalon stays standing though and waves Bustard back to his feet!
 Bustard is rocked!
Bustard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bustard lands the left hand.
Avalon lands with a nice body punch.
Bustard looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustard throws a head kick but Avalon moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Avalon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Avalon.
Bustard is still on wobbly legs! Can Avalon finish him?
Avalon drops Bustard with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bustard looks back up at him and smiles so Avalon waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Avalon digs a good hook to Bustard's body.
Avalon connects with a superb combination that knocks Bustard out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Avalon before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Bustard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peter Avalon!
Peter Avalon took some time post fight to say the following; 'Pretty peter giving out free makeovers AKA facial reconstruction!!! Reppin THE WINGMEN BITCH!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Scott (ranked 2722 p4p, 3015 weight class) and Konstantin The Russian Giant (ranked 69 p4p, 102 weight class). Scott's entrance music is Storm. A fine choice. The Russian Giant has chosen Soda Popinski Theme as his entrance music. Xander Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xander Scott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin The Russian Giant!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Scott.
The Russian Giant jumps guard but Scott stands there with The Russian Giant around his waist. The Russian Giant gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Scott landing knees to the body.
The Russian Giant tries to pull guard but Scott won't allow it.
Scott lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Russian Giant looks winded!
Scott lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Russian Giant backwards.
Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Scott.
 It looks like Konstantin The Russian Giant has been cut.
Scott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Scott.
A hook to the body from Scott.
Scott lands with a short shot to the head.
Scott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Russian Giant is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott digs a right hand into The Russian Giant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Russian Giant's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scott.
Scott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Russian Giant backwards.
The Russian Giant avoiding damage as Scott throws knees to the body.
Scott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Russian Giant backwards.
The Russian Giant is rocked!
Scott lands a shot to the body.
Scott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Russian Giant.
Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scott has The Russian Giant up against the cage in a clinch.
Scott breaks the clinch.
Xander Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Scott does no damage.
The Russian Giant with the counter takedown but Scott avoids it easily.
Scott throws a front kick that sends The Russian Giant stumbling back into the cage.
The Russian Giant gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Scott gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xander Scott!
Xander Scott is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Xander Scott was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Rhod (ranked 2182 p4p, 3077 weight class) and Bon Adrien De Moncey (ranked 273 p4p, 390 weight class). Rhod's entrance music is Prince - Kiss. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Rhod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bon Adrien De Moncey!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhod moves into the clinch.
De Moncey pulls guard.
Rhod tries to stand but De Moncey is controlling from the bottom.
Rhod has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Rhod wants to stand and escape but instead De Moncey has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
De Moncey looking to pass the guard.
Rhod can't keep his opponent in guard - De Moncey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
De Moncey is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Moncey is trying to control the action in half guard but Rhod is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod tries to kick De Moncey off but De Moncey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhod is defending against the submission attempts here by De Moncey.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhod is trying to stand.
De Moncey is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rhod sees it coming and defends easily.
Rhod is defending against the submission attempts here by De Moncey.
De Moncey seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De Moncey seems to be looking for submissions.
De Moncey is trying to work for a kimura but Rhod is defending well.
De Moncey seems to be working for a kimura but Rhod defends the submission attempt.
Rhod is trying to stand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod closes the distance and clinches.
Rhod pushes De Moncey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rhod lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rhod manages to break the clinch.
De Moncey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
De Moncey gets to his feet - Rhod follows without any prompting.
Rhod plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
De Moncey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rhod pinned against the cage. Rhod gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rhod scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Moncey doesn't seem bothered though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rhod has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Moncey pulls guard successfully.
Rhod tries to stand but De Moncey is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Moncey looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rhod passes into half guard.
De Moncey gets full guard.
Rhod wants to stand but De Moncey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Moncey has an active guard here but Rhod has managed to pass into half guard.
De Moncey with the active half guard here but Rhod passes nicely into side control.
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 Rudy Rhod will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rhod displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Moncey.
Rhod instigates a clinch.
Rhod wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Moncey fails to pull guard.
De Moncey tries to pull guard but Rhod holds him up against the cage and eventually De Moncey drops back down to his feet.
Rudy Rhod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bon Adrien De Moncey.
Rhod lands with a right to the head.
Rhod misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rhod lands with a light punch inside.
Rhod's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhod moves into range and clinches up with De Moncey.
Rhod escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Rhod as De Moncey shoots in.
Rhod plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rhod gets a clinch.
De Moncey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rhod just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod breaks the clinch.
Rhod connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rhod darts in and clinches De Moncey up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rhod.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rhod here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rhod lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Moncey backwards.
Rhod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rhod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhod rushes De Moncey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rhod lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Moncey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rudy Rhod has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rhod lands a left hand.
Rhod misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Moncey.
Rhod breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Moncey dives in for a single leg takedown but Rhod sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhod drops De Moncey with a beautiful combination! De Moncey stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rhod is looking for the KO!
De Moncey is rocked!
De Moncey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rhod is fending him off so far but De Moncey persists. Nope, Rhod circles away and we're back to standing.
De Moncey is still on wobbly legs! Can Rhod finish him?
Rhod ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with De Moncey's jaw. De Moncey's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Rhod does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rudy Rhod!
Rudy Rhod seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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pop
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