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OFK 233 - Pellegrini Vs Dokov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 3631 p4p, 5877 weight class) and Paul Herrera (ranked 460 p4p, 591 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Herrera!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herrera tries to bum rush Porfirigo with a series of wild strikes but Porfirigo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Porfirigo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Herrera.
 It looks like Tayaen Porfirigo has been cut.
Come on Porfirigo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Porfirigo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Herrera's efforts to push away.
Porfirigo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Herrera lands a two punch combo.
Porfirigo misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo throws a sloppy head kick and Herrera moves out of range easily.
Herrera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Porfirigo is fending him off so far but Herrera persists. Nope, Porfirigo circles away and we're back to standing.
Herrera tries to clinch but Porfirigo moves away
and Porfirigo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Porfirigo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Herrera sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera wants to improve his position but Porfirigo is controlling well.
Porfirigo decides to stand up.
Porfirigo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Porfirigo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Herrera throws out a counter right but Porfirigo avoids it with no problem.
Porfirigo shoots in for a double leg but Herrera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Herrera gets tackled into the cage by Porfirigo. Porfirigo maintains the clinch.
Porfirigo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Porfirigo avoiding damage.
Porfirigo jumps guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porfirigo pulls Herrera in close to prevent any damage.
Porfirigo keeping moving, preventing Herrera from controlling successfully.
Porfirigo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Porfirigo is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Porfirigo tries to pass to full mount but Herrera defends it.
Porfirigo controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herrera tries to get to full guard but Porfirigo has control of the leg.
Porfirigo trying to mount his opponent but Herrera defends it.
Porfirigo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Porfirigo thows a huge punch but Herrera dodges it nicely.
Porfirigo stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Tayaen Porfirigo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porfirigo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Herrera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Porfirigo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Herrera to the ground. Porfirigo is now in Herrera's guard.
Herrera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Herrera pulls Porfirigo in close to prevent any damage.
Porfirigo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Porfirigo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Herrera fails to land the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tayaen Porfirigo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tayaen Porfirigo'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.
Porfirigo forces Herrera back against the cage and clinches.
Porfirigo stalling the fight.
Herrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porfirigo's elbow.
Porfirigo wants a takedown.
Herrera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Herrera has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Porfirigo after a bit of a struggle.
Porfirigo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Herrera.
Porfirigo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo trying to strike off his back.
Porfirigo is trying to keep Herrera in close.
Porfirigo is controlling Herrera's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo is trying to control the position but Herrera postures up.
Porfirigo pulls Herrera in close to his closed guard and prevents Herrera from doing any damage or advancing position.
Herrera must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Herrera sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
The crowd cheers as Herrera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Porfirigo doesn't seem phased though.
Porfirigo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Herrera.
Herrera closes the distance and clinches up with Porfirigo, looking for a takedown. Herrera pushes Porfirigo against the cage but Porfirigo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tayaen Porfirigo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Herrera.
Porfirigo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Herrera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Herrera closes the distance and clinches.
Herrera is trying to break the clinch but Porfirigo has him pressed against the cage.
Herrera has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Porfirigo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Herrera pulls guard effortlessly.
Porfirigo 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo cracks Herrera with a solid left hand.
Herrera is looking to stand back up but Porfirigo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Herrera.
Porfirigo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Herrera to stand up.
Tayaen Porfirigo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Herrera tries for a takedown but Porfirigo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Porfirigo is looking for a counter combo.
Porfirigo looks for a takedown but Herrera sprawls well.
Herrera darts in looking for a takedown but Porfirigo gets double underhooks and turns Herrera into the cage.
We've been informed that Herrera has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Porfirigo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Herrera was covering up waiting for the punch and Porfirigo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Herrera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Porfirigo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Herrera's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Porfirigo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Porfirigo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tayaen Porfirigo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tayaen Porfirigo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Herrera feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Porfirigo pulls Herrera in close to his closed guard and prevents Herrera from doing any damage or advancing position.
Porfirigo wants to stand up but Herrera is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Porfirigo is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herrera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tayaen Porfirigo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Porfirigo passes into side control.
Porfirigo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Herrera will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Herrera is trying to work for a sweep but Porfirigo has mounted him!
Porfirigo landing strikes from the mount.
Herrera is looking to improve his position but Porfirigo isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo controlling from the full mount.
Porfirigo cracks Herrera with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Porfirigo controlling his opponent.
Herrera wants to hold on but Porfirigo pushes him away.
Herrera tries to improve his position but instead Porfirigo has taken his back!
Porfirigo slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Porfirigo has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Herrera is defending well but eventually Porfirigo manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Herrera has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tayaen Porfirigo!
A victorious Tayaen Porfirigo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Paul Herrera had this to say: 'I love you all!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giggle Valentine (ranked 2788 p4p, 3563 weight class) and Steven Seagull (ranked 163 p4p, 194 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giggle Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Seagull!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagull moves into the clinch.
Seagull has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Valentine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Valentine breaks the clinch.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Valentine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Seagull connects with a body shot that sends Valentine's belly button to the back.
Seagull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentine moves away.
Valentine avoids the body shot from Seagull.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seagull fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentine throws a quick counter head kick but Seagull was just out of range.
Valentine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Seagull scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valentine doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seagull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentine is looking to counter punch.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Valentine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valentine slips a jab and a cross from Seagull.
A little feinted left hand from Valentine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seagull moves to clinch but Valentine breaks away
and Valentine counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull scores with a jab to the head.
Seagull looks to clinch
and Valentine counters with a straight right hand.
Seagull tries for a takedown but Valentine circles away easily
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
Seagull throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seagull tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seagull ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Seagull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valentine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Seagull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valentine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Valentine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seagull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Seagull.
Valentine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Seagull misses with a double jab.
Seagull moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seagull is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Seagull wants to clinch but Valentine slips to the side
and Valentine counters with a left to the body.
Seagull moves in looking to clinch but Valentine pushes him off.
Seagull tries to clinch but Valentine moves away
and Valentine counters with a body kick.
Seagull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
Seagull has closed the distance and engaged Valentine in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Seagull tries to clinch but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine throws a quick counter head kick but Seagull was just out of range.
Seagull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valentine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been told by Valentine's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Seagull tries to clinch up
and Valentine counters with a straight right hand.
Seagull throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seagull wants to clinch but Valentine slips to the side
and Valentine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Seagull is rocked!
Seagull is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
It looked like Valentine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Seagull is still on wobbly legs! Can Valentine finish him?
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Valentine throwing a counter right hand but Seagull manages to avoid it.
Giggle Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seagull tries to clinch but Valentine moves away
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
Seagull looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Seagull tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentine thinks about countering with a body kick.
Seagull wants to clinch.
It looked like Valentine was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagull closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Seagull wants a takedown but no success here.
Seagull seems to have recovered his senses.
Giggle Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Seagull.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seagull looks to clinch
and Valentine counters with a three punch combo that has Seagull backing up. Seagull nods at Valentine to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seagull throws a predictable looking body shot
and Valentine counters with a flying knee that drops Seagull! Valentine dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giggle Valentine!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Walker (ranked 2224 p4p, 4842 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 294 p4p, 542 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Chief Walker has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chief Walker seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Walker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
 It looks like Yoji Anjo Anjo has been cut.
Walker checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Walker misses.
Walker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anjo blocks a head kick by Walker.
Anjo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Anjo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Walker is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Anjo fails to pull guard.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Anjo is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Anjo.
Anjo breaks the clinch.
Walker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anjo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Anjo persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker.
Walker throws a series of punches but Anjo avoids them all with ease.
Anjo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anjo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anjo.
Chief Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
Walker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anjo. Anjo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walker feints and then cracks Anjo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anjo down.
Walker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anjo blocking some punches.
Walker lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Walker scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
Anjo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anjo decides to pull guard.
Anjo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Walker has one foot on Anjo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Walker throws a leg kick
so Anjo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Walker is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Anjo presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Anjo is trying to drag Walker to the mat but Walker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Anjo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anjo is defended easily by Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes.
Anjo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Walker connects with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Walker. No joy for Anjo on that attempt.
Walker feints a jab promting Anjo to slip. Walker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anjo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Walker clinches up against the cage.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Anjo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anjo blocking some punches.
Anjo tries for a takedown but Walker manages to get underhooks.
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anjo's efforts to push away.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anjo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Walker.
Walker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anjo backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Anjo.
A short right from Walker on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walker.
Walker scores with a shot to the side of Anjo's head.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Walker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anjo doesn't seem phased though.
Anjo looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
Walker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anjo is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anjo moves out of range of the leg kick from Walker.
Walker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anjo pushes Walker off and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoji Anjo Anjo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
BOOM! Walker lands a beautiful left hook that drops Anjo. Anjo tries to recover but Walker is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Anjo lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Walker!
An out of breath Chief Walker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Yoji Anjo Anjo was interviewed post fight and said 'I feel good! '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Heceda (ranked 1576 p4p, 4663 weight class) and Rocco Damato (ranked 174 p4p, 389 weight class). Heceda's entrance music is Hawaiian Kickboxer. A fine choice. Damato is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunderstruck. Rocco Damato told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Heceda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Damato!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damato throws a right hand that Heceda ducks under and follows up with a left that Heceda also avoids with ease.
Heceda is looking to counter punch.
Damato loads up on a big right hand but Heceda slips the punch.
It looked like Heceda was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Damato.
Damato shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Heceda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damato throws a sloppy head kick and Heceda moves out of range easily.
Heceda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Damato doesn't seem bothered though.
Damato misses with a combination
and Heceda counters with a right hand to the body.
Damato shoots and misses
and Heceda counters with a nice uppercut.
Heceda slaps away a takedown attempt from Damato, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tommy Heceda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Damato.
Damato shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Heceda eats them both and turns towards Damato to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Heceda gets caught napping as Damato dives in and scores a takedown. Heceda manages to retain guard.
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!
Heceda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damato.
Heceda keeping moving, preventing Damato from controlling successfully.
Damato drops back looking for a leg! Heceda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Heceda manages to kick Damato off! Damato jumps back into Heceda's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Heceda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Heceda is controlling Damato's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heceda is trying to control the position but Damato postures up.
Heceda has his hands on Damato's head, controlling the position.
Heceda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Damato actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Damato manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Heceda stopping the sweep attempt from Damato.
Damato is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Heceda defends well.
Heceda stopping the sweep attempt from Damato.
Heceda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Damato is wriggling around but Heceda manages to pass to half guard.
Heceda slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato punching from the bottom.
Damato regains full guard. Nicely done.
Heceda wants to pass the guard but Damato is keeping the position.
Damato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Heceda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Damato on the ground.
Damato looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Heceda passes into side control.
Damato is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Heceda's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Heceda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Damato tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Damato looking for submissions off his back.
Damato looks like he's trying to stand up.
Damato is staying active underneath Heceda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heceda is trying to work for a kimura but Damato is defending well.
Damato wants to improve his position but Heceda is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocco Damato will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Damato closes this distance looking for a takedown but Heceda circles away.
Damato shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Heceda as he avoids it easily.
We've been told by Heceda's head coaches at Deathsquad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Damato fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Heceda avoids it really well and circles away.
Tommy Heceda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Damato.
Damato shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Heceda but Heceda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Heceda throws a good cross that connects.
Damato swinging wildly here.
Damato has his takedown stuffed
and Heceda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damato is trying hard to land a takedown here. Heceda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Heceda jabs at Damato's body.
Heceda throws out a powerful jab.
Heceda stuffs the takedown attempt from Damato. Damato gets slowly back to his feet.
Damato is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Heceda lands.
Heceda cracks a nice hook into Damato's ribs.
Damato throws a combination that misses
and Heceda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tommy Heceda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heceda slips a jab and a cross from Damato.
Heceda is looking to wear down Damato with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heceda lands a lovely overhand right.
Rocco Damato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Heceda.
Damato misses with the combination.
Heceda lands a head shot.
Damato misses with a combination
and Heceda counters with a straight right hand.
Heceda lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damato misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Heceda does it's job there.
Heceda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Damato is rocked!
Damato shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Heceda defends it nicely.
Heceda lands with an uppercut that bounces Damato off the cage and back into range.
Damato is still on wobbly legs! Can Heceda finish him?
Damato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damato seems to have recovered his senses.
Heceda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heceda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damato can do to turn this around?
Damato fails to land the takedown.
Heceda jabs at Damato's body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Damato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Damato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heceda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Damato thinking.
Damato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heceda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damato fails with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Heceda as he connects with a hook.
Damato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Damato shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damato misses with a combination
and Heceda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heceda cracks Damato with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heceda drops Damato with a beautiful combination! Damato stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Heceda is looking for the KO!
Heceda is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heceda scores with a sloppy right hand. Damato should have avoided that one.
Damato shoots for a takedown but Heceda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Heceda drops Damato with a straight right hand, right on the button! Heceda follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Heceda!
A very excited looking Tommy Heceda 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 Eddie Ryan (ranked 1808 p4p, 3139 weight class) and Burrito Supreme (ranked 233 p4p, 376 weight class). Eddie Ryan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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168
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34
165
19 - 21 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burrito Supreme!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Supreme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Supreme throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Ryan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Supreme on his heels. He'll look to pass Supreme's guard now, I'm sure.
Ryan 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.
Supreme trying to control the position.
Ryan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Supreme wants to sweep here but Ryan controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supreme has his hands on Ryan's head, controlling the position.
Ryan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supreme is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Supreme not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ryan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Supreme wants to get back to full guard.
Supreme trying to control but Ryan postures up.
Ryan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Supreme is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Supreme moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supreme keeping full guard, as Ryan tries to pass.
Supreme is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Supreme wants to sweep but no luck.
Ryan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ryan drops back looking for a leg! Supreme is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Supreme manages to kick Ryan off! Ryan jumps back into Supreme's guard.
Ryan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ryan throws a big right hand that misses.
Supreme is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ryan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Supreme can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Supreme really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ryan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Supreme trying to keep a closed guard but Ryan is proving a slippery customer.
Ryan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Supreme is controlling Ryan's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Supreme throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Supreme looks to move away, Ryan throws a big counter combo but Supreme just gets out of the way.
Ryan misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Supreme! But no joy.
Supreme dives in for a single leg takedown but Ryan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Supreme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Ryan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No luck for Ryan with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a glancing blow to the side of Supreme's head.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ryan lands with an overhand left.
Jab, jab by Ryan - just one landing.
Supreme is rocked!
Supreme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Supreme is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryan finish him?
Supreme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ryan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Supreme working a defensive guard here.
Ryan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Ryan dominated that round.
That's time! Ryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick by Supreme misses
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Supreme misses
and Ryan scores with a counter punch that sends Supreme to the canvas! Ryan smells blood - he's punishing Supreme with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Supreme has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Ryan!
Eddie Ryan 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Minerva Wulf (ranked 857 p4p, 2350 weight class) and Chase Buchanan (ranked 49 p4p, 136 weight class). Wulf kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sanctus Dominus. Chase Buchanan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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145
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145
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Minerva Wulf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Chase Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wulf tries to bum rush Buchanan with a series of wild strikes but Buchanan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wulf ducks under a wild hook from Buchanan.
Wulf fails to land with a series of punches.
Buchanan misses with a takedown attempt - Wulf sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wulf defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Buchanan.
Wulf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buchanan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wulf tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Buchanan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wulf is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wulf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Buchanan wants to control from the top but Wulf keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulf is striking but Buchanan is not phased and passes to half guard.
Buchanan is trying to control the action in half guard but Wulf is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wulf is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Buchanan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Buchanan's back!
Wulf is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Buchanan is defending well though. Wulf let's go of the attempt for now.
Buchanan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wulf tries to keep control of the position but Buchanan is staying busy.
Buchanan trying to control but not successfully.
Buchanan showing good submission defense here.
Wulf has the hooks in. Buchanan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulf biding his time, controlling Buchanan.
Buchanan is really stuck here.
Wulf lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wulf not allowing Buchanan to control his hands.
Wulf looking for the choke but no joy.
Buchanan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wulf is trying to control. Buchanan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan trying to control but Wulf postures up.
Wulf is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Buchanan defends it well.
Buchanan trying to hold on to Wulf's head to control him but Wulf postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wulf wants to work for an arm triangle but Buchanan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Buchanan is looking to control Wulf's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Buchanan avoid being mounted?
Wulf is taking a breather. Buchanan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
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. Wulf connects with a nice short shot to Buchanan's temple.
That's four 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.
Buchanan looking for submissions off his back.
Wulf moves into full mount! Buchanan won't be happy about that!
Wulf has hold of Buchanan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Buchanan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wulf stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Buchanan shoots in but no luck this time.
Minerva Wulf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chase Buchanan.
Wulf moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but Wulf won't allow it.
Wulf lands an elbow inside that Buchanan shrugs off.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but Wulf holds him up against the cage and eventually Buchanan drops back down to his feet.
Wulf lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Minerva Wulf dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Buchanan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Buchanan shoots in but Wulf avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wulf closes the distance and clinches.
Wulf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buchanan can do to turn this around?
Buchanan tries to pull guard but Wulf won't allow it.
Minerva Wulf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chase Buchanan.
Buchanan jumps guard but Wulf stands there with Buchanan around his waist. Buchanan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Wulf.
I was talking to Wulf's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wulf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
Wulf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but Wulf won't allow it.
Wulf lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wulf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buchanan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wulf walks away with a smile on his face. Buchanan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Minerva Wulf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buchanan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wulf counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wulf seems to be working for a kimura but Buchanan defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulf trying to mount his opponent but Buchanan defends it.
Wulf is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wulf keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wulf is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Buchanan trying to hold on to Wulf's head to control him but Wulf postures up.
Buchanan wants to get back to full guard but Wulf has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulf looking to take Buchanan's back but Buchanan rolls and after a scramble, Buchanan ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Buchanan to escape a tricky position.
Minerva Wulf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wulf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wulf is on top in guard.
Wulf trying to control but Buchanan is working from the bottom.
Wulf slips nicely into half guard.
Buchanan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wulf is working away from the top position though.
Buchanan is in trouble now - Wulf has advanced to mount!
Buchanan has given up his back here. Will Wulf look for the submission or keep pounding away?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulf avoiding Buchanan 's attempts to control his hands.
Wulf is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Buchanan has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Wulf looking for the RNC.
Buchanan trying to control the hands but Wulf breaks the grip.
Wulf controlling well, preventing Buchanan from escaping the position.
Wulf is trying to stick to Buchanan's back but Buchanan is turning into Wulf. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wulf's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Buchanan.
Buchanan is stalling in the full guard.
Wulf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulf is looking for a triangle but Buchanan pushes his legs off easily.
Buchanan stopping the sweep attempt from Wulf.
Wulf bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Buchanan's guard.
Wulf looking to pass the guard.
Buchanan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wulf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Buchanan keeping moving, preventing Wulf from controlling successfully.
Wulf might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Buchanan has his foot on Wulf's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wulf works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Minerva Wulf dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Buchanan shoots in and drives through. Wulf sprawls well.
Good shot there by Wulf.
Buchanan darts in looking for a takedown but Wulf gets double underhooks and turns Buchanan into the cage.
Wulf closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wulf lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wulf keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Buchanan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wulf pulls his head out easily.
Wulf winds up and cracks Buchanan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan trying to control from the bottom.
Wulf seems to be working for a kimura but Buchanan defends the submission attempt.
Wulf is looking to advance position but Buchanan won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulf wants to work for an arm triangle but Buchanan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wulf is just content to waste time from the top position. Buchanan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Wulf advances to half guard.
Buchanan trying to control from the bottom.
Wulf is trying to control. Buchanan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Buchanan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wulf scores with a couple of nice shots.
Buchanan is looking to improve his position.
Wulf trying to pass the guard but Buchanan defending well.
Wulf is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Buchanan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chase Buchanan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Buchanan trying to control from the bottom.
Buchanan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wulf pulls his head out easily.
Buchanan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wulf pulls his head out easily.
Minerva Wulf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buchanan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buchanan actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Wulf seems content to control.
Wulf is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Buchanan defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulf slows the pace down in half guard.
Buchanan is trying to maintain the position but Wulf is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Buchanan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wulf swivels and escapes.
Minerva Wulf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chase Buchanan.
Buchanan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wulf counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wulf has managed to clinch.
Buchanan misses with a body punch.
Wulf works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Wulf.
Wulf lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buchanan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wulf smiles and moves away.
A lazy left from Wulf finds it's target.
Wulf gets a double leg takedown into Buchanan's guard.
Wulf pushes down on Buchanan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Buchanan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wulf scores with a couple of nice shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wulf slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buchanan actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Minerva Wulf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wulf 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minerva Wulf!
Minerva Wulf 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 Paul Sight (ranked 1626 p4p, 1064 weight class) and Krisko Kurtev (ranked 238 p4p, 169 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 33 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sight tries to bum rush Kurtev with a series of wild strikes but Kurtev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kurtev clinches up against the cage.
Sight is trying to break free.
Sight manages to break the clinch.
Sight lands a nice hook to Kurtev's body. Kurtev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kurtev momentarily.
Sight lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sight.
Kurtev slips under a jab.
Kurtev shoots in but no luck this time.
Kurtev fails to land the takedown.
Kurtev moves into the clinch.
Kurtev tries to score a body lock takedown but Sight shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Paul Sight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krisko Kurtev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurtev.
Kurtev has picked Sight up - he's going for a ride! Kurtev dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kurtev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kurtev thows a huge punch but Sight dodges it nicely.
Kurtev wants to control but Sight is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sight looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kurtev uses his free foot to push down on Sight's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sight.
Kurtev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kurtev lands a nice shot to the head.
Kurtev cracks Sight with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurtev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sight's face.
Kurtev looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Sight covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krisko Kurtev!
A victorious Krisko Kurtev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Remi Johnson (ranked 710 p4p, 1556 weight class) and Keith Seng (ranked 104 p4p, 205 weight class). Keith Seng 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remi Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Seng!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seng 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 Remi Johnson has been cut.
Seng swings widly with a right hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Seng takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson with a jab.
Seng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Seng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been informed that Seng has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Seng counters with a crisp right hand that drops Johnson! Seng lets Johnson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Johnson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seng ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Seng misses.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Seng dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Seng moves out of range.
Seng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keith Seng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seng tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Seng's head back.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Seng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Johnson backs off Seng throws a huge counter combo but Johnson manages to avoid it all.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Seng saw that one coming.
Seng tries a quick counter leg kick but Johnson is wise to it.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Seng let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seng missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson moves out of range as Seng strikes.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Seng counters with a nice body shot.
Seng swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seng is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seng is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson stands up and beckons Seng to join him on the feet.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Seng sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Seng misses with a looping right.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Seng had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Seng.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Seng.
Johnson throws a big counter combination but Seng scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seng.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seng.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Seng backpedaling.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Seng bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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 Remi Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Remi Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Seng leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Seng now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Seng.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Seng releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson throws a hook but Seng blocks it.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson throws a hook but Seng avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seng takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Seng gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Seng is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seng under the eye.
Seng scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson slips a jab from Seng.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Seng moved out of range.
Johnson misses with a hook. Seng ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a one two! Seng had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seng misses with a series of wild punches.
Seng throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Seng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Seng drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Seng misses with a kick to the body
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Seng ducks down to avoid it.
Seng doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
A left lands for Johnson.
Seng lands a big right hand that sends Johnson crashing to the mat! Seng stays standing though and waves Johnson back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seng circles away quickly and effectively.
Seng looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Seng with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Seng counters with a crisp right hand that drops Johnson! Seng lets Johnson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Remi Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Keith Seng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Seng.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Seng manages to avoid it.
Seng goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Seng is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Johnson cracks Seng with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab by Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keith Seng will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Remi Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson looks to land a combination but Seng avoids it well.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Seng counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch combination from Seng misses.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Seng manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seng! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seng takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Seng has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Seng on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Seng takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Seng takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seng was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Nice cross by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Seng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Seng.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seng on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Remi Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Seng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Seng swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Seng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Seng tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Remi Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seng looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Seng works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Seng misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Seng turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a right hand that Seng ducks under and follows up with a left that Seng also avoids with ease.
Seng takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seng.
Seng throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seng avoids the body shot from Johnson.
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 Remi Johnson.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remi Johnson!
An out of breath Remi Johnson 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Schwartz Gomez (ranked 391 p4p, 801 weight class) and Ricardo Cruz (ranked 58 p4p, 121 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cruz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but Cruz drags him back down.
Cruz has an Americana. Gomez didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Cruz is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Cruz hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ricardo Cruz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Pellegrini (ranked 270 p4p, 845 weight class) and Doko Dokov (ranked 41 p4p, 117 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Pellegrini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dokov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pellegrini - the referee stops the clock and Dokov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pellegrini. Dokov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dokov tries to clinch there but Pellegrini circles away.
Pellegrini pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dokov is out of range and Pellegrini settles back down.
Dokov misses with a takedown
and Dokov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pellegrini fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Doko Dokov has been cut.
Pellegrini throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Pellegrini misses the target.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Pellegrini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dokov instigates a clinch.
Pellegrini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pellegrini throws the left hand but Dokov avoids the punch easily.
Dokov wants to counter the offense by Pellegrini and move into the clinch position.
Dokov defending well as Pellegrini loads up on a big left hand.
Dokov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pellegrini on his heels. He'll look to pass Pellegrini's guard now, I'm sure.
Pellegrini kicks Dokov off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dokov tries to clinch up.
Dokov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pellegrini can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dokov wants to clinch up but Pellegrini keeps it at a distance.
Pellegrini throws a looping overhand right but Dokov ducks down to avoid it.
Pellegrini lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dokov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dokov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dokov looks to clinch
and Pellegrini counters with a nice uppercut.
Dokov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dokov tries to clinch
and Pellegrini counters with an inside leg kick.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Pellegrini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick from Pellegrini, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pellegrini throws a series of punches but Dokov moves out of range.
Dokov doesn't manage to clinch there - Pellegrini circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pellegrini. That's going to slow Dokov down.
Pellegrini tries a low kick but Dokov avoids it.
Pellegrini connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dokov's hands.
Pellegrini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dokov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pellegrini throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pellegrini throws a body shot but no joy.
Pellegrini throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Dokov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pellegrini swats away the attempt to clinch by Dokov.
Dokov wants to clinch.
Dokov throws a combination that misses
and Pellegrini counters with an outside leg kick.
Dokov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pellegrini bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dokov's head backwards.
Dokov shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokov is looking to clinch.
Pellegrini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dokov tries to clinch up.
Pellegrini thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dokov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vinnie Pellegrini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doko Dokov.
Dokov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pellegrini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dokov is looking to clinch.
Dokov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pellegrini avoids it really well and circles away.
Pellegrini misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dokov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dokov ducks right into an uppercut from Pellegrini.
Nice jab there from Pellegrini.
Dokov closes the distance and clinches.
Pellegrini breaks from the clinch.
Pellegrini circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokov is looking to clinch.
Pellegrini with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pellegrini throws a body kick that misses.
Dokov tries to clinch
letting Pellegrini counter with a right hand.
Dokov throws a series of punches but Pellegrini avoids them all with ease.
Dokov throws a series of punches but Pellegrini moves out of range.
Dokov wants to clinch up but Pellegrini keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Pellegrini misses.
Dokov pushes Pellegrini up against the cage in a clinch.
Pellegrini struggles to land a body shot inside as Dokov controls his hands.
Dokov tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pellegrini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pellegrini breaks from the clinch.
Pellegrini is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dokov checks a low kick from Pellegrini.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Pellegrini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doko Dokov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pellegrini swings widly with a right hand
and Dokov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pellegrini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dokov has a takedown stuffed.
Dokov is looking to clinch.
Dokov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pellegrini scores with a body shot.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Pellegrini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dokov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pellegrini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dokov.
Pellegrini pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dokov is out of range and Pellegrini settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pellegrini lands with a cross.
Pellegrini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dokov can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Pellegrini.
Pellegrini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dokov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pellegrini circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Dokov. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrini fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pellegrini lands a big right hand that sends Dokov crashing to the mat! Pellegrini stays standing though and waves Dokov back to his feet!
Dokov is rocked!
That has opened up Doko Dokov's cut even more.
A head kick by Pellegrini - that's a beauty! Dokov is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Pellegrini can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vinnie Pellegrini!
During a confident post fight interview, Vinnie Pellegrini thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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