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Lights vs Davis - Money #4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Shepard (ranked 5716 p4p, 25339 weight class) and Mark Hunter (ranked 567 p4p, 662 weight class). Mark Hunter 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hunter on the side of the head.
Shepard walks into a jab.
Shepard jabs at Hunter's body.
Hunter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Shepard.
Shepard fails to land with a series of punches.
Shepard dances in with a quick combination. Hunter is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Shepard snaps Hunter's head back. Hunter stumbles backwards against the cage. Shepard steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Hunter's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Hunter just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Duncan Shepard!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kassi Pawlowski (ranked 5174 p4p, 3875 weight class) and Natsu Dragneel (ranked 537 p4p, 450 weight class). Natsu Dragneel acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kassi Pawlowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Natsu Dragneel!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragneel. Pawlowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Pawlowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pawlowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dragneel connects with a body shot.
Dragneel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pawlowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dragneel with a jab.
Pawlowski walks into a left hand.
Dragneel lands a jab to Pawlowski's midsection.
Dragneel fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Pawlowski to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Pawlowski looks to clinch but Dragneel throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Pawlowski taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Natsu Dragneel!
Natsu Dragneel 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erupcion Volcanica (ranked 5299 p4p, 5953 weight class) and Naruto Uchiha (ranked 592 p4p, 616 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 middleweight 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, Erupcion Volcanica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruto Uchiha!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uchiha clinches with his opponent.
Volcanica breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Volcanica tries to sprawl but Uchiha drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Uchiha stops Volcanica from getting back to his feet.
Uchiha is trying to work for a kimura but Volcanica is defending well.
Uchiha working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Volcanica is refusing to be controlled, as Uchiha sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Uchiha lands a nice short elbow.
Uchiha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uchiha is controlling the pace.
Volcanica has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Uchiha is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volcanica is looking for a sweep. Uchiha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Uchiha seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Volcanica does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Uchiha is nestled in close to Volcanica, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Uchiha lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Uchiha seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Volcanica looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Volcanica is looking to improve his position.
Uchiha working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volcanica has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Uchiha is working away from the top position though.
Volcanica is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Uchiha scores with a couple of nice shots.
Volcanica trying to hold on to Uchiha's head to control him but Uchiha postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Uchiha is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Volcanica doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Uchiha.
Uchiha working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha is looking for a kimura but Volcanica is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Uchiha to get the leverage.
Volcanica on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Volcanica tries to get out of the position.
Volcanica pushes Uchiha off looking to stand but Uchiha dives back in and keeps control.
Uchiha lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Uchiha is keen to just control but Volcanica is a slippery customer.
Volcanica trying to control from the bottom.
Uchiha is looking to take a break and control but Volcanica is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Volcanica is looking to improve his position.
Volcanica looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uchiha slips a nice elbow through Volcanica's hands, connecting with Volcanica's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volcanica taking some punishment here, with Uchiha in his half guard.
Volcanica is not content to let Uchiha control the position.
Nice strikes from Uchiha there.
Uchiha is keen to just control but Volcanica is a slippery customer.
Uchiha is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volcanica wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uchiha is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Volcanica is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Naruto Uchiha!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Soul Plan (ranked 4415 p4p, 4457 weight class) and Levi Daan (ranked 505 p4p, 507 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Soul Plan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi Daan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Daan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daan misses with a looping left.
Plan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Daan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Plan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Daan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daan misses with an uppercut
and Plan counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plan misses with a combination
and Daan moves into the clinch.
Daan lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Daan - that landed with a thud.
I was talking to Plan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Daan on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Daan lands a left hand.
Daan lands a nice shot to the body.
Plan is breathing heavily.
Daan gets through Plan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Plan takes a shot to the head.
 Plan is rocked!
Daan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Plan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Plan with a big uppercut! Plan tries to clinch up but Daan pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Plan to the mat! Plan covers up and Daan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Levi Daan!
Our winner, Levi Daan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josiah Harlan (ranked 2923 p4p, 5875 weight class) and Johnny Cipriani (ranked 376 p4p, 606 weight class). Josiah Harlan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josiah Harlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Cipriani!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlan works the jab nicely.
Cipriani takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harlan pounces like a tiger and cracks Cipriani with a vicious hook! Cipriani is down but not out! Harlan follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Josiah Harlan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cardano Smith (ranked 2648 p4p, 4329 weight class) and Mark Gillespie (ranked 353 p4p, 499 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cardano Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Gillespie!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillespie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Gillespie misses with a body shot
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Mark Gillespie has been cut.
Gillespie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Gillespie. Gillespie gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gillespie momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gillespie takes one on the button.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gillespie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Cardano Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Gillespie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Gillespie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gillespie tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a crisp one two that drops Gillespie! Smith thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gillespie to his feet! Gillespie is in big trouble!
 Gillespie is rocked!
Smith cracks Gillespie with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Gillespie tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Smith pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Gillespie is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cardano Smith!
Cardano Smith spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Hogan (ranked 3415 p4p, 6156 weight class) and Niall Ferguson (ranked 439 p4p, 625 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bo Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niall Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hogan is defended easily by Ferguson.
Ferguson leaves Hogan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hogan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Bo Hogan has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hogan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferguson.
Hogan needs to keep his hands up - Ferguson had a free shot at his head there.
Niall Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ferguson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hogan scrambles back to his feet.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferguson with a nice cross.
Ferguson scores with a hook.
Hogan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hogan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ferguson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hogan.
Hogan attempts a counter takedown but Ferguson avoids it well and moves away.
Hogan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hogan shoots in looking for a takedown but Ferguson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hogan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hogan closes the distance and clinches.
Ferguson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferguson lands a nice uppercut.
Ferguson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferguson scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ferguson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hogan controls his hands.
Hogan can't get the takedown.
Ferguson breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Ferguson.
Bo Hogan's cut is getting worse.
Nice cross by Ferguson.
Hogan is rocked!
Hogan circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Ferguson. Hogan falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Ferguson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Niall Ferguson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bradlee Dargue (ranked 3508 p4p, 3985 weight class) and Hugh Groughen (ranked 425 p4p, 460 weight class). Hugh Groughen looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bradlee Dargue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugh Groughen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groughen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Groughen looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dargue wants the takedown. Groughen is fighting it off but Dargue persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Groughen's guard against the cage.
Dargue pushes down on Groughen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dargue is pressing down on Groughen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Groughen is holding on for now.
Dargue throwing shots but Groughen is blocking nicely.
Dargue controlling the pace.
Groughen is refusing to be controlled, as Dargue sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dargue is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Groughen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dargue.
Dargue is nestled in close to Groughen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dargue is controlling the pace.
Groughen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dargue scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dargue is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dargue takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Groughen is bucking up trying to escape but Dargue cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Dargue.
It looks like Hugh Groughen has been cut.
Dargue landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dargue sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dargue working for a guillotine from mount but Groughen is in no mood to give up.
Dargue controlling from the full mount.
Dargue will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dargue is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Groughen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dargue 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dargue is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Groughen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Groughen shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dargue scoring with strikes but Groughen is staying in there.
Dargue throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Groughen has his hands clasped together but Dargue breaks the hold and Groughen is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Dargue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bradlee Dargue!
Post fight, Bradlee Dargue stared into the camera and said 'camilo cabello aint shit that was lightwork im coming for all you motherfookers'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saul Alvarez (ranked 3636 p4p, 4509 weight class) and Gabriel Lauzier (ranked 461 p4p, 538 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Canelo - Training Motivation (Highlights). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saul Alvarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Lauzier!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez lands a nice shot that snaps Lauzier's head back.
It looks like Gabriel Lauzier has been cut.
Lauzier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alvarez lands a lovely overhand right.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Lauzier avoids it well.
Lauzier shoots in looking for a takedown. Alvarez tries to sprawl out of it but Lauzier keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alvarez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lauzier momentarily.
Lauzier moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lauzier. Lauzier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Lauzier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Alvarez lands a jab to Lauzier's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzier doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lauzier throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alvarez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alvarez scores with a nice head shot.
Saul Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Alvarez.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lauzier.
Alvarez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oooooh!!! Alvarez has knocked Lauzier down with a huge combo! Alvarez steps away and waves a wobbly Lauzier back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lauzier is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lauzier leaves his chin hanging out and Alvarez seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Lauzier crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Saul Alvarez!
Saul Alvarez is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Saul Alvarez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Night Lights (ranked 2631 p4p, 3387 weight class) and Gervonta Davis (ranked 302 p4p, 376 weight class). Davis has chosen Unstoppable - Gervonta Davis ▶ Motivation as his entrance music. Night Lights could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gervonta Davis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight 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 Los Angeles, Night Lights!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gervonta Davis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with an uppercut. Lights saw that one coming.
Lights seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Lights sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lights moves into the clinch.
Lights has Davis pressed against the cage.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lights moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lights shoots in but no luck this time.
Gervonta Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis digs a good body shot into Lights's ribs.
Davis avoids the head kick by Lights.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lights wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a series of punches but Lights avoids them all with ease.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lights's hands.
Lights looks up at the clock. Bad move! Davis lands a right hand from hell, dropping Lights. Davis pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gervonta Davis!
Gervonta Davis is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Gervonta Davis 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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