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OFK 235 - Wayne Vs Do Urden PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nico DiAngelo (ranked 2793 p4p, 14376 weight class) and Masada The Zealot (ranked 347 p4p, 552 weight class). Masada The Zealot will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nico DiAngelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 47 - 0, fighting out of New York, Masada The Zealot!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Zealot tries to clinch but DiAngelo moves away
and DiAngelo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Zealot wants to clinch.
DiAngelo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The Zealot misses with the combination.
DiAngelo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The Zealot has DiAngelo up against the cage in a clinch.
DiAngelo jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DiAngelo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Zealot defends well.
The Zealot with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Zealot throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as DiAngelo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Zealot scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
DiAngelo working for a triangle but The Zealot defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DiAngelo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
DiAngelo seems to be working for a kimura but The Zealot defends the submission attempt.
DiAngelo is looking for a kimura but The Zealot is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for DiAngelo to get the leverage.
The Zealot is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
DiAngelo seems to be looking for submissions.
The Zealot really doesn't want to stay on the ground with DiAngelo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
DiAngelo seems to be looking for submissions.
DiAngelo is looking for a kimura here.
DiAngelo is trying to work for a kimura but The Zealot is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DiAngelo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Zealot has managed to free his arm - good work.
DiAngelo is working for a submission of some sort.
DiAngelo is trying to control. The Zealot wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
DiAngelo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can The Zealot defend it? DiAngelo steps over the head and cranks it - The Zealot is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for DiAngelo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nico DiAngelo!
Nico DiAngelo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Altitude Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naiki Nekele (ranked 1295 p4p, 3361 weight class) and Oscar Meyer (ranked 62 p4p, 133 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Naiki Nekele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nekele throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nekele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Meyer on the side of the head.
Nekele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meyer.
Meyer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nekele misses with a looping right.
Meyer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nekele lands a big right hand that sends Meyer crashing to the mat! Nekele stays standing though and waves Meyer back to his feet!
 Meyer is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer thuds his right hand into Nekele's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 It looks like Naiki Nekele has been cut.
Meyer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Meyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Nekele finish him?
Nekele weaves into range and cracks Meyer right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Meyer goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Nekele is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Naiki Nekele!
Naiki Nekele 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 1191 p4p, 2741 weight class) and Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr (ranked 167 p4p, 363 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slow jab from Mendy misses its intended target.
Mendy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maximus Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mendy fails with a takedown attempt.
Mendy shoots in but Maximus Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Ragout Mendy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maximus Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mendy on the side of the head.
Mendy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Mendy. Those never looked like landing.
Maximus Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maximus Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maximus Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mendy goes for a double leg but Maximus Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maximus Jr continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maximus Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Maximus Jr.
Mendy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maximus Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mendy throws a lazy uppercut
and Maximus Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Maximus Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Good standup being displayed there by Maximus Jr as he connects with a hook.
 Mendy is rocked!
Maximus Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Mendy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maximus Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mendy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maximus Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maximus Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Mendy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maximus Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mendy's knee momentarily.
Mendy seems to have got his legs back now.
Decent striking displayed by Maximus Jr there.
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!
Maximus Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendy.
Maximus Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mendy dives in and grabs Maximus Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maximus Jr pushes down on Mendy's head and hops out.
And Maximus Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Mendy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Maximus Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mendy takes one to the side of the head.
Maximus Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Maximus Jr drops Mendy with a straight right hand, right on the button! Maximus Jr 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 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr!
A relieved looking Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 1309 p4p, 1733 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 77 p4p, 100 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiger. Craven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Craven tries a head kick but it misses.
Craven catches Tiger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Craven tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Craven throws the left hand but Tiger avoids the punch easily.
Craven scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice leg kick from Tiger, right into the meat of the thigh.
Craven throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tiger on the side of the head.
Tiger throws the left hand but Craven avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Craven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tiger counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Craven!
Tiger in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Craven tries to bench press Tiger off him but Tiger keeps the position.
Tiger throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Craven is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tiger is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Tiger wants to control the pace but Craven is squirming around nicely.
Tiger prevents Craven from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Craven is looking to escape.
Craven tries to get to full guard but Tiger has control of the leg.
Tiger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Craven defending well though.
Craven regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tiger throws a big elbow that misses.
Tiger trying to control but Craven is working from the bottom.
Craven wants to get back to his feet but Tiger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Craven tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Craven looking for a sweep. Not yet Craven, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven is working hard here to advance position.
Tiger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tiger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Craven is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tiger defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Craven is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Craven looking for a sweep. Not yet Craven, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven tests Tiger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Craven fails to land.
Tiger is trying to stall.
Craven is looking to take this one to the mat.
Craven is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Craven stops a takedown attempt from Tiger.
Tiger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiger wants to clinch.
Tiger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Craven tries to counter with a takedown but Tiger is quick to defend against it.
Tiger's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tiger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Tiger as Craven shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Destin Craven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
Tiger lands a front kick.
Craven tries to land a leg kick but Tiger saw it coming and moves away.
Tiger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven misses with a straight left.
Craven lands a two punch combo.
Craven throws a big shot that misses.
Craven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiger can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craven looks to throw the jab but Tiger is out of range.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Craven.
Good standup being displayed there by Craven as he connects with a hook.
Tiger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left lands for Tiger.
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Craven is just out of range.
Craven missing with a left hand there. Tiger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Craven has a takedown stuffed.
Destin Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger throws a low kick but Craven moves out of range easily.
Tiger is looking to clinch but Craven is avoiding it.
Craven is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tiger misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Craven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiger slips a jab and a cross from Craven.
Tiger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Craven.
Craven fails with a takedown attempt.
Craven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tiger checks it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tiger checks a leg kick.
Craven lands a body shot.
Craven swings for the body but Tiger moves out of range.
Craven misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Craven.
Tiger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tiger wants it to stay on the feet.
Tiger tries a quick counter leg kick but Craven is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Craven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiger can do to turn this around?
Some bone on bone action there as Tiger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Craven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiger throws a good cross that connects.
Craven fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Destin Craven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Craven looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Craven.
Tiger blocks a jab.
Tiger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Craven takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tiger is looking to clinch.
It looked like Craven was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tiger.
Craven looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
Tiger forces Craven back against the cage and clinches.
Craven looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tiger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Craven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tiger to score with a decent uppercut.
Tiger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Craven is out of range and Tiger settles back down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tiger.
Tiger throws a solid leg kick but Craven takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tiger.
Craven scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Craven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Destin Craven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiger avoids a kick to the body.
And Tiger tries to counter it with a takedown but Craven pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger blocks a head kick by Craven.
Craven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Tiger misses.
Tiger clinches with his opponent.
Tiger tries to pull guard but Craven forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger.
Tiger manages to break the clinch.
Craven misses with an uppercut.
Tiger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Craven misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Tiger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tiger scores with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Craven.
Craven connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Craven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Craven under the eye.
Tiger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiger throws a low kick but Craven moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Craven.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tiger.
Tiger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Craven.
Craven throws a sloppy head kick and Tiger moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Craven. Those never looked like landing.
Craven fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Craven. Those never looked like landing.
Tiger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tiger scoring well with a low kick there.
Craven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craven misses with a double jab.
Craven avoids a kick to the body.
Tiger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Craven is out of range and Tiger settles back down.
Craven lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven throws a right hand that Tiger ducks under and follows up with a left that Tiger also avoids with ease.
Tiger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Craven just misses with a punch to the body.
Craven throws a sloppy head kick and Tiger moves out of range easily.
Tiger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Craven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Craven takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Craven connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tiger's hands.
Craven lands a jab-cross combination.
Tiger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Craven.
Tiger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tiger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Craven's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Craven misses its intended target.
Tiger feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Craven works the jab nicely.
Tiger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Craven misses with a head kick.
Craven throws a lazy head kick
and Tiger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tiger.
Tiger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Craven.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Destin Craven will probably get the nod.
That's time! Craven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tiger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Craven.
Craven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiger.
Craven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tiger finds it's way round the side to connect with Craven's head.
Craven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Craven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiger.
Tiger wants to clinch up but Craven keeps it at a distance.
Tiger throws a leg kick but Craven moved away.
Tiger lands a leg kick that knocks Craven off balance momentarily.
Craven looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiger is just out of range.
Tiger throws a jab but it's blocked by Craven.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Craven throws an off balance right hand
and Tiger counters with a shoot takedown. Craven fights it but they end up in guard.
Tiger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tiger won't allow Craven to sweep him here.
Craven keeping full guard, as Tiger tries to pass.
Tiger prevents Craven from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tiger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tiger preventing the sweep.
Tiger trying to control but Craven is working from the bottom.
Tiger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tiger throwing strikes but missing.
Tiger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Craven's head.
Craven bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tiger's guard.
Tiger controlling Craven's posture.
Tiger keeping moving, preventing Craven from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven lands a couple of digs.
Craven won't allow Tiger to sweep him here.
Tiger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Great Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger can't keep his opponent in guard - Craven advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Craven is looking for a kimura here.
Craven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiger keeps working.
Tiger trying to control but Craven postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven wants to pass the guard but Tiger is defending well.
Craven is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tiger doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Craven.
Craven tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tiger knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Craven working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Tiger's thigh. Tiger counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Craven avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Destin Craven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tiger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Craven doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Tiger is tightening it up a little... Craven has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Craven reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Craven taps out! Nice BJJ there by Tiger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Great Tiger!
During a confident post fight interview, Great Tiger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Holloway (ranked 808 p4p, 1546 weight class) and Wasyl Plutov (ranked 119 p4p, 212 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Holloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wasyl Plutov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plutov misses with the combination.
Plutov tries a head kick but it misses.
Plutov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holloway's sensitive parts.
Holloway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holloway throws a push kick but Plutov slaps the foot to one side.
Holloway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Plutov throws out the jab.
Plutov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holloway misses with a low kick.
Plutov needs to keep his hands up - Holloway had a free shot at his head there.
Plutov pushes Holloway up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Plutov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holloway's brow.
Plutov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holloway.
Holloway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Plutov.
Holloway struggles to land a body shot inside as Plutov controls his hands.
Plutov swings wildly with an uppercut but Holloway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutov throws an elbow but it misses.
Plutov working Holloway over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway tries to work over Plutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
Plutov lands a hook that snaps the head of Holloway backwards.
Holloway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plutov blocks the body kick.
Holloway comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holloway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holloway scores with a nice head shot.
Plutov throws a right hand that Holloway ducks under and follows up with a left that Holloway also avoids with ease.
Holloway moves into the clinch.
Plutov throws a head punch that misses.
Holloway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holloway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Plutov misses with an elbow over the top.
Holloway lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holloway.
A right hand to the body from Holloway.
Holloway tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Holloway back against the cage.
Holloway lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holloway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Plutov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holloway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holloway lands with a short shot to the head.
Holloway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holloway works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Plutov looks winded!
Holloway tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Holloway back against the cage.
Holloway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Holloway.
Holloway lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Holloway breaks the clinch.
Holloway has managed to clinch.
Holloway stalling.
Plutov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Holloway up against the cage.
Holloway lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway tries to work over Plutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holloway breaks the clinch.
Holloway moves into the clinch successfully.
Plutov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plutov is looking to control Holloway's arms but Holloway gets an underhook and turns him. Now Plutov has his back to the cage.
Plutov misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Holloway.
Holloway tries to work over Plutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holloway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holloway tries a body shot but Plutov blocks it.
Holloway scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Plutov fails to land.
Plutov throws an elbow that misses.
Holloway cracks Plutov with a nice body shot.
Holloway lands with a short shot to the head.
Holloway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plutov tries a body shot but Holloway blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good body shot from Holloway.
Holloway lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holloway blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Holloway.
Plutov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holloway digs a right hand underneath Plutov's ribcage. Plutov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holloway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holloway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plutov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holloway.
Holloway scores with a kick to the midsection.
Holloway lands a nice looking body shot.
Holloway lands a leg kick that knocks Plutov off balance momentarily.
Holloway thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Plutov if he has to take too many more of those.
Holloway jabs Plutov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holloway moves into the clinch.
Holloway blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Holloway.
Holloway lands a nice uppercut.
Holloway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holloway cracks Plutov with a nice body shot.
Holloway lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Holloway dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Plutov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holloway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Plutov. That did some damage!
Holloway misses with a double jab
and Holloway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holloway throws a nice looking combination but Plutov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holloway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plutov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holloway moves into the clinch.
Holloway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plutov can do to turn this around?
Holloway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Plutov misses the target.
Holloway's jab looks to have found its range, popping Plutov under the eye.
Holloway jabs Plutov right on the nose. Plutov blinks but takes it well.
Holloway lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Plutov throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Plutov.
Holloway looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Plutov takes one on the button.
Holloway pushes Plutov up against the cage in a clinch.
Plutov tries to work over Holloway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holloway lands with a left to the head.
Holloway avoiding damage as Plutov throws knees to the body.
Plutov stalling in the clinch but Holloway improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway digs a right hand underneath Plutov's ribcage. Plutov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Plutov is breathing heavily.
Holloway works on Plutov's body with a couple of short punches.
Holloway lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Holloway.
Holloway lands a body punch.
Holloway pushes Plutov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Holloway as the two fighters clinch.
Holloway cracks Plutov with a nice body shot.
Plutov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holloway lands a nice shot to the body.
Holloway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Max Holloway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holloway digs a right hand underneath Plutov's ribcage. Plutov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holloway lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holloway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Plutov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Holloway.
Plutov needs to keep his hands up - Holloway had a free shot at his head there.
Holloway fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Plutov is rocked!
Holloway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Plutov is still on wobbly legs! Can Holloway finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holloway throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Plutov seems to have recovered his senses.
Holloway with a nice calf kick.
Holloway connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Plutov's hands.
Holloway lands a nice hook to Plutov's body. Plutov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holloway ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holloway lands a right hook to the body.
Max Holloway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holloway thuds a left hand into Plutov's body.
Holloway drops Plutov with a beautiful combination! Plutov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Holloway is looking for the KO!
Holloway tests Plutov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holloway throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holloway lands a nice shot to the body.
Holloway fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holloway moves into the clinch.
Holloway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Holloway.
Holloway scores with a shoulder strike.
Holloway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway misses with a double jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holloway.
Holloway keeps the fight on the outside.
Holloway sends Plutov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Holloway is motioning to the referee to let Plutov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Holloway takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Holloway.
Holloway lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Plutov to his knees! Holloway keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Holloway!
Max Holloway took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FUClothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Barnes (ranked 677 p4p, 1494 weight class) and Uniesky Santaban (ranked 96 p4p, 204 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by We Want The Funk. 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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uniesky Santaban!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Santaban misses the target.
Santaban stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Santaban misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a single leg into guard. Santaban didn't expect that.
Santaban is looking to stand up but Barnes isn't so interested in that idea.
Santaban is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santaban keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Barnes connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barnes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Santaban avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Santaban keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santaban is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Santaban uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Barnes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santaban digs a good body shot into Barnes 's ribs.
Barnes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Santaban sneaks out the side door and pushes Barnes away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Santaban throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santaban lands a nice hook to Barnes 's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santaban connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
Santaban takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santaban rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santaban paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santaban moves to clinch but Barnes breaks away
and Barnes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barnes .
Barnes stops Santaban from standing up.
Santaban is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Santaban is trying to break free.
Barnes manages to pull guard.
Barnes 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.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Santaban wants to stand but Barnes is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santaban pushes Barnes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santaban.
Uniesky Santaban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santaban forces Barnes back against the cage and clinches.
Barnes tries a body shot but Santaban blocks it.
Barnes prevents Santaban from breaking the clinch.
Santaban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Santaban looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Santaban on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Santaban is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Barnes swings around for an armbar but Santaban sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Barnes 's guard.
Santaban postures up.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uniesky Santaban dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barnes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santaban counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Santaban's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Santaban moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Barnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santaban moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Derrick Barnes has been cut.
Barnes cracks Santaban with an open hand slap.
Santaban blocks a jab.
Barnes with a nice calf kick.
Santaban has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santaban misses with a looping left.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Santaban throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santaban throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Santaban's leg. Santaban is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Santaban misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes .
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santaban throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barnes .
Santaban wants to stand up but Barnes is controlling him.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Santaban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santaban is keeping the position for now.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnes stands and throws Santaban's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barnes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Barnes 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Santaban tries to escape but Barnes is in control.
Barnes scores with punches from side control.
Santaban pushes Barnes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Barnes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Barnes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Barnes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes cracks Santaban with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Santaban is rocked!
Barnes lands an elbow.
Santaban is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Santaban is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Santaban is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barnes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Barnes in side control, throwing shots but Santaban defends.
Barnes is chipping away with strikes.
Barnes scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santaban on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Santaban is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barnes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Barnes cracks Santaban with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Barnes immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Santaban is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Barnes !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Barnes !
A victorious Derrick Barnes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mono Loco (ranked 671 p4p, 1258 weight class) and Cadence Collins (ranked 73 p4p, 139 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cadence Collins was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mono Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cadence Collins!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Loco has control of Collins's left arm, preventing Collins from doing any damage.
Loco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Loco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Loco controlling the position.
Loco is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Collins passes Loco's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Loco works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Loco seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Loco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Loco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Collins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Collins wants to control from the top but Loco keeps moving.
Loco can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Collins controls the pace.
Collins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Loco works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Collins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Loco keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Loco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Collins manages to get himself to full guard.
Loco trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Collins controlling the position.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Loco from controlling successfully.
Collins is striking off his back. Loco thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Collins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Collins is pressing down on Loco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Collins controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Loco trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins controlling Loco's posture.
Collins is trying to keep Loco in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Collins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Loco did well to prevent Collins getting side control.
Loco tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Collins has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Collins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Collins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Loco really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Loco bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Loco wants to pass the guard but Collins is keeping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collins working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Loco has passed into half guard!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cadence Collins dominated that round.
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.
Collins dives in and scores a takedown into Loco's guard.
Collins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cadence Collins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Loco keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Loco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Collins manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins is controlling Loco's posture.
Loco trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco is sitting in close to Collins's body. Collins has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Loco is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Loco is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Collins.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cadence Collins!
After winning the bout, Cadence Collins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Surianglek Sitsongrit (ranked 360 p4p, 1401 weight class) and Sao Alela (ranked 59 p4p, 191 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alela's choice of entrance music: Cryin' Like a Bitch. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surianglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sao Alela!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alela, as that shot connected.
Alela throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alela swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Alela misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alela slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Alela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Alela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alela down.
Alela wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Alela.
It appears Sitsongrit was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Sao Alela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Alela misses.
Alela throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alela shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sitsongrit napping and manages to drive through into side control!
What's Sitsongrit going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Sitsongrit tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sitsongrit keeps working.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alela's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Alela prevents Sitsongrit from standing back up.
Sitsongrit's coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Sitsongrit won't allow Alela to pass to mount.
Alela throwing shots but Sitsongrit is blocking nicely.
Sitsongrit is trying to control but can't.
Sitsongrit pushes Alela off looking to stand but Alela dives back in and keeps control.
Alela wants to take a breather but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Alela trying to pass the guard but Sitsongrit defending well.
Sitsongrit tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Alela manages to move to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alela controlling from mount.
Alela punching from mount but Sitsongrit doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sitsongrit is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sitsongrit is looking to get to half guard.
Sitsongrit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sitsongrit keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Alela is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela throwing strikes here but Sitsongrit is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Alela can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sitsongrit is looking to escape.
Sitsongrit regains half guard.
Sitsongrit looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alela prevents Sitsongrit from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sitsongrit pushes Alela off looking to stand but Alela dives back in and keeps control.
Alela is working for a kimura but Sitsongrit is defending it quite comfortably.
Alela not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alela prevents Sitsongrit from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in half guard, Alela seems content to control.
Sitsongrit gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sao Alela dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alela throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit thumps Alela with a low kick.
Alela throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alela.
A little jabbing left from Alela on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alela turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Sitsongrit. No joy for Alela on that attempt.
Sitsongrit scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alela doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit pushes Alela up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit stops a takedown attempt from Alela.
Sitsongrit is pressed up against the cage. Alela has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sitsongrit down to the mat. Sitsongrit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sao Alela.
Alela lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit's head back.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Alela throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it well.
Alela lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alela throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Alela turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sitsongrit forces Alela back against the cage and clinches.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a double jab.
Alela connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Alela.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Alela takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Alela keeps it at a distance.
Alela closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Alela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alela's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Alela moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Alela avoids it.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alela takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alela's corner calls for a 1-2. Alela obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sitsongrit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Sitsongrit. No joy for Alela on that attempt.
Alela keeps the fight on the outside.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Alela.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Alela throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit jabs Alela to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alela throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a right and a left that Alela avoids nicely.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit defending well as Alela loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alela. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit tries to work over Alela's front leg with a kick but Alela checks it.
Alela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alela slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Alela on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alela scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alela has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alela tries for a takedown but Sitsongrit manages to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alela.
Sitsongrit stops a takedown attempt from Alela.
Alela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Alela's front leg but catches the back leg as Alela tries to avoid it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sitsongrit enables Alela to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sitsongrit manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sitsongrit wants to stand and escape but Alela is having none of it.
Sitsongrit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sitsongrit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit pulls Alela in close to his closed guard and prevents Alela from doing any damage or advancing position.
Alela passes Sitsongrit's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surianglek Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Alela throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alela scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Sitsongrit darts in and clinches Alela up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alela.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alela has picked Sitsongrit up - he's going for a ride! Alela dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sitsongrit kicks off Alela and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alela misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alela.
Alela slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alela bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alela connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit gets a clinch.
Alela throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alela breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alela drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sitsongrit defends it well.
Alela shoots in and drives through. Sitsongrit sprawls well.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Alela avoids it.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alela.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crunch! Sitsongrit slams his shin into Alela's torso.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alela stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alela moves away.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Alela.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Alela.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Alela takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit misses with a two punch combination.
Alela tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alela.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alela stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Alela does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Alela down.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
Alela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alela misses with a straight right.
Alela walks into a left hand.
A lazy left from Sitsongrit finds it's target.
Alela tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from Alela.
Alela throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela with a jab.
Alela lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Alela.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Alela's leg. Alela is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alela throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Alela misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
Alela takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab lands there for Alela.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alela's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alela scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Alela does no damage.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alela moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Alela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Alela circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alela.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alela.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alela throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Alela fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Alela has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Alela avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Alela takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Alela loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Alela sees coming a mile off.
Alela checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Alela moves out of range.
It seemed like Alela was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Alela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alela gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Surianglek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sitsongrit 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surianglek Sitsongrit!
Surianglek Sitsongrit decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Line (ranked 148 p4p, 741 weight class) and Athos Knox (ranked 22 p4p, 104 weight class). Line kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Knox has chosen Click Click Boom | Saliva as his entrance music. Gustav Line 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Athos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox misses with a right hand
and Line connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Athos Knox has been cut.
Line with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Line tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Knox manages to circle out of the way.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Line is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Knox misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Line misses the target.
Knox misses with a left hand
and Line counters with a crisp right hand that drops Knox! Line lets Knox back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Knox is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox looks to throw the jab but Line is out of range.
Line looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Line has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Line there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knox misses with a left hand
and Line counters with a slapping leg kick.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Line seems unphased.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Line under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line staying out of range there.
Line throws the kick towards the body but Knox avoids it.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Line moves into the clinch successfully.
Knox blocking some punches.
Line breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Line lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Line's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Line scrambles back to his feet.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Line doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox lands a big uppercut and Line crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Line looks OK. Knox waves Line back to his feet!
Line is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Line staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knox sends Line crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Knox is motioning to the referee to let Line up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Line is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Line misses with a looping right.
Line ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Line seems to have got his legs back now.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Line's head but Line sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Line was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox cracks Line with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Line looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Knox finish him?
Line takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Line looks up at the clock. Bad move! Knox lands a right hand from hell, dropping Line. Knox pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Athos Knox!
Athos Knox decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Wayne (ranked 122 p4p, 247 weight class) and Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 16 p4p, 36 weight class). Do Urden has chosen Junna Through the fire and flames as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Drizzt Do Urden was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Wayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizzt Do Urden!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Urden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Do Urden tests Wayne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Do Urden throws a leg kick which misses Wayne's front leg but catches the back leg as Wayne tries to avoid it.
Do Urden lands a glancing blow to the side of Wayne's head.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Do Urden throws a shot from downtown. Wayne moves away and avoids it.
Wayne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wayne scores with a nice right hand.
Do Urden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Do Urden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wayne's sensitive parts.
Do Urden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Do Urden throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do Urden throws a nice looking combination but Wayne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Do Urden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Do Urden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Do Urden misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Do Urden misses.
Do Urden misses with a hook
and Wayne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Do Urden thinking.
Wayne checks the leg kick.
Wayne is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wayne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Do Urden moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wayne.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Do Urden misses the jab.
Wayne lands with an uppercut that bounces Do Urden off the cage and back into range.
Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Do Urden.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do Urden moves away.
Do Urden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Do Urden scores with a leg kick.
Do Urden connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne walks into a straight right hand from Do Urden.
Do Urden throws a leg kick
and Wayne counters with a nice right hand that sends Do Urden toppling to the canvas! Do Urden scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wayne finish him?!
Do Urden is rocked!
A big left from Do Urden misses.
Do Urden is still on wobbly legs! Can Wayne finish him?
Do Urden throws a lazy uppercut
and Wayne counters with a good low kick that Do Urden was not able to check.
Do Urden throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Do Urden.
Do Urden seems to have recovered his senses.
Wayne checks the leg kick.
Wayne scores with a spinning back kick!
Wayne misses with a low kick as Do Urden jumps back.
Do Urden loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
Do Urden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice uppercut there from Do Urden.
Do Urden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wayne doesn't seem bothered though.
Do Urden throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wayne.
And Wayne counters with a quick kick to the body but Do Urden blocks it.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Do Urden.
Wayne takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Do Urden.
Do Urden fails to land with a series of punches.
Wayne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Do Urden throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Do Urden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Wayne.
Wayne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Do Urden lands the left hand.
Wayne throws the kick towards the body but Do Urden avoids it.
Wayne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Do Urden misses.
Wayne cracks Do Urden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick misses from Wayne.
Do Urden lands with a straight right. Wayne didn't see that one coming.
Wayne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wayne backs up against the cage.
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!
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Do Urden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Do Urden misses with a low kick as Wayne jumps back.
Do Urden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Do Urden with a nice cross.
Wayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Wayne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Do Urden is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wayne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Do Urden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
Wayne is looking to counter punch.
Do Urden throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Do Urden scores with a jab to the body.
Do Urden throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Do Urden scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drizzt Do Urden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wayne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Do Urden misses with a two punch combination.
Wayne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wayne throws a hook but Do Urden avoids it easily.
Do Urden scores with a hook to the body. Wayne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Do Urden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wayne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Do Urden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Do Urden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wayne.
A cross from Do Urden lands.
Do Urden scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Do Urden.
Do Urden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wayne counters with a huge left! Do Urden is in big trouble! He's backing up but Wayne isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Do Urden from any more damage. A dominating finish by Wayne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Wayne!
Damian Wayne retains his welterweight title!
Damian Wayne decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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