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RISE 134 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cozad (ranked 6227 p4p, 2884 weight class) and Ghost Chai (ranked 518 p4p, 286 weight class). Ghost Chai 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Cozad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghost Chai!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cozad.
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cozad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cozad wants to stall.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cozad taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cozad's elbow.
Chai tries a body shot but Cozad blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chai is trying to maintain a safe position but Cozad gets an underhook and turns Chai into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai effectively controlling the action here.
Cozad tries to stall but Chai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chai being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Cozad drives through and clinches with Chai against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad is pushing Chai up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cozad is trying to stall.
Chai taking a breather.
Chai trying to control the position but instead, Cozad has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chai into the cage.
Cozad leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chai stalling in the clinch but Cozad improves position.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
Chai works on Cozad's body with a couple of short punches.
Cozad taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chai letting Cozad take a breather here.
A right hand to the body from Chai.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Chai works on Cozad's body with a couple of short punches.
Chai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cozad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 It looks like Mike Cozad has been cut.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cozad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai throws a good cross that connects.
Chai throws the kick towards the body but Cozad avoids it.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cozad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Cozad 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.
Chai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chai misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chai is looking to score with low kicks.
Oooooh!!! Chai has knocked Cozad down with a huge combo! Chai steps away and waves a wobbly Cozad back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Cozad is rocked!
Chai looks to land a left hand but Cozad moved out of range nicely.
Cozad half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ghost Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai misses with a hook. Cozad ducked under it nicely.
Cozad is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chai.
The fighters circling - Cozad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Cozad takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Chai cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ghost Chai!
Ghost Chai 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fezzik Montoya (ranked 3380 p4p, 3207 weight class) and Thomas Rose (ranked 346 p4p, 322 weight class). Montoya comes to the cage accompanied by The Other thing. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Thomas Rose enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fezzik Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Rose!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose takes a swing at Montoya's ribcage but misses.
Montoya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Montoya throws a poor cross that misses
and Rose counters with a nice right hand that sends Montoya toppling to the canvas! Montoya scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rose finish him?!
It looks like Fezzik Montoya has been cut.
Montoya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Montoya tries to clinch up.
A big left from Rose misses.
Montoya lands a jab to the head.
 It looks like Thomas Rose has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montoya swinging wildly here.
Montoya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch combination from Montoya misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montoya.
Nice sprawl there from Rose as Montoya shoots in.
A combination from Montoya does no damage.
Montoya's corner calls for a 1-2. Montoya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Montoya lands a jab to the head.
Montoya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Montoya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Rose.
Rose prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rose presses Montoya against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Montoya is breathing heavily.
Rose pushes Montoya back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
Rose is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rose obliges.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Montoya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rose lands a good knee to the midsection. Montoya won't want to take too many of those.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose gets through Montoya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
Montoya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose is working Montoya over against the cage.
Rose lands a hook that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rose landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rose obliges.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rose lands a body shot.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Rose.
A shot in the inside from Rose.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Rose lands with a right to the head.
Rose lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Montoya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rose scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Montoya is rocked!
Rose creates a bit of distance for himself, with Montoya pressed up against the cage and cracks Montoya with a massive uppercut! Montoya goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Rose!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Rose!
A victorious Thomas Rose 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 1922 p4p, 2546 weight class) and Bruno Miranda (ranked 256 p4p, 333 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Miranda!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Miranda misses its intended target.
Meridius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been told by Meridius's head coaches at Punch Fit that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Miranda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meridius.
Miranda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Meridius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meridius defending well as Miranda loads up on a big left hand.
Meridius is looking to counter punch.
Bruno Miranda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miranda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Meridius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miranda throws a hook but Meridius blocks it.
It looked like Meridius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Miranda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meridius manages to avoid it.
Miranda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miranda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miranda. Meridius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miranda misses with an uppercut
and Meridius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miranda misses with a two punch combination.
Meridius appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miranda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meridius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Miranda with a lazy takedown attempt
and Meridius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Bruno Miranda has been cut.
Miranda moves to clinch but Meridius breaks away
and Meridius counters with a huge left! Miranda is in big trouble! He's backing up but Meridius isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Miranda from any more damage. A dominating finish by Meridius!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Meridius!
After winning the bout, Maximus Meridius 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Khinchegashvili (ranked 1198 p4p, 1403 weight class) and Master Leader (ranked 169 p4p, 198 weight class). Leader is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Champions - Kanye West (ft Travis Scott, Quavo, etc…). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Khinchegashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Leader!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leader looks to land a combination but Khinchegashvili avoids it well.
Khinchegashvili scores with a jab to the head.
Khinchegashvili throws out a loose jab but Leader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khinchegashvili stuns Leader with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leader connects with a nice looking jab.
Khinchegashvili lands with a straight right. Leader didn't see that one coming.
Khinchegashvili misses with a hook.
Khinchegashvili backing away here, and Leader unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Khinchegashvili throws a lazy uppercut
and Leader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khinchegashvili lands a nice hook to Leader's body. Leader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khinchegashvili paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leader takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khinchegashvili pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leader swats away the attempt to clinch by Khinchegashvili.
Khinchegashvili throws out a powerful jab.
Leader throws a looping overhand right but Khinchegashvili ducks down to avoid it.
Khinchegashvili throws a shot from downtown. Leader moves away and avoids it.
Leader is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Khinchegashvili with a body shot.
Khinchegashvili throws a jab but it's blocked by Leader.
An inside leg kick from Leader misses.
Khinchegashvili is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leader's coach down at Xtreme Black House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Leader's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Khinchegashvili throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leader's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khinchegashvili throws a shot from downtown. Leader moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Leader's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Leader misses with a body shot.
Khinchegashvili throws a big shot that misses.
Khinchegashvili with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leader is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khinchegashvili.
Leader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khinchegashvili.
Leader swings widly with a right hand
and Khinchegashvili counters with a right hand to the body.
Leader slips under a jab.
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!
Leader tries to land a leg kick but Khinchegashvili saw it coming and moves away.
Khinchegashvili appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khinchegashvili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leader.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Leader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khinchegashvili fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leader throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Khinchegashvili counters with a straight right hand.
Khinchegashvili connects with a single shot there.
Leader loses concentration momentarily and Khinchegashvili pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Leader crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Khinchegashvili finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Khinchegashvili!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Weismuller (ranked 593 p4p, 834 weight class) and Petar Popara (ranked 85 p4p, 120 weight class). Weismuller comes to the cage accompanied by Nobody Speak. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Weismuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petar Popara!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popara works the jab nicely.
Popara tries to clinch up.
Popara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Popara checks a low kick from Weismuller.
Weismuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popara moves away.
Weismuller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Popara's head.
Weismuller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Weismuller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Popara was well out of range. Poor timing from Weismuller.
Weismuller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Popara forces Weismuller back against the cage and clinches.
Weismuller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Popara backwards.
Weismuller misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Weismuller fails to land.
Weismuller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weismuller trying to control the position but instead, Popara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Weismuller into the cage.
Popara struggles to land a body shot inside as Weismuller controls his hands.
Popara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Popara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weismuller manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weismuller looks to score with a jab to the body but Popara is just out of range.
Popara misses with a shot to the body
and Weismuller counters with a right hand to the body.
Popara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weismuller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Weismuller throws a poor cross that misses
and Popara counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Popara looks to throw the jab but Weismuller is out of range.
Weismuller went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Weismuller.
Popara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Weismuller.
Weismuller throws a right hand that misses
and Popara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tommy Weismuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weismuller misses with a two punch combination.
Popara tries to close the distance and clinch but Weismuller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Popara blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Weismuller, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Popara misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weismuller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popara throws a jab when Weismuller was well out of range.
As Popara backs away, Weismuller returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Weismuller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Weismuller connects with a single shot there.
Weismuller misses with a leg kick.
Weismuller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Popara is looking to clinch but Weismuller is avoiding it.
Popara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Weismuller counters with a good low kick that Popara was not able to check.
Weismuller looks to score with a jab to the body but Popara is just out of range.
Weismuller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Weismuller misses
and Popara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Popara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, jab by Weismuller - just one landing.
Weismuller stuns Popara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Weismuller tries to land a leg kick but Popara saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Weismuller does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller connects with a looping right hand.
Popara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weismuller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Weismuller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Popara throws an overhand right that lands on Weismuller's shoulder, as Weismuller tries to avoid the shot.
Popara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Popara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Weismuller misses the target.
Weismuller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Popara misses with a jab to the body
letting Weismuller counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Weismuller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Popara misses.
Weismuller with a nice cross.
Weismuller misses with a hook
and Popara counters with a stiff right hand.
Weismuller lands with a right hand.
Popara checks the leg kick.
Popara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weismuller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Popara in his tracks.
Weismuller lands a nice shot to the body.
Popara tries to clinch there but Weismuller circles away.
Popara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weismuller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Popara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Weismuller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Weismuller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Weismuller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Popara was well out of range. Poor timing from Weismuller.
Popara is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Weismuller with a body shot.
Weismuller throws a big shot that misses.
Popara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weismuller looks to land a left hand but Popara moved out of range nicely.
Popara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Weismuller throws a hook but Popara avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Popara.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Weismuller 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.
Weismuller swings widly with a right hand
and Popara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Popara walks into a left hand.
Weismuller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Popara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Popara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weismuller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popara throws a big shot that misses.
Weismuller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Weismuller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Popara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Popara looks to score with a jab to the body but Weismuller is just out of range.
Weismuller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Weismuller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weismuller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weismuller throws a poor cross that misses
and Popara counters with a left and a right that stings Weismuller.
Weismuller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Popara throws a jab when Weismuller was well out of range.
As Popara backs away, Weismuller returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weismuller misses with a hook.
Popara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Weismuller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Popara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Popara on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Weismuller tries to work over Popara's front leg with a kick but Popara checks it.
Weismuller misses with a looping right.
Popara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weismuller.
Popara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Weismuller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Popara can do to turn this around?
Weismuller throws out a loose jab but Popara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popara looks to clinch
and Weismuller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Weismuller finds it's target.
Popara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Weismuller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Weismuller has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Popara staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller lands with a hook. Popara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Popara tries to close the distance and clinch but Weismuller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Popara swinging wildly here.
Weismuller slips under a jab.
Weismuller scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weismuller.
Weismuller just misses with a punch to the body.
Popara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Popara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Weismuller.
Weismuller slips a jab and a cross from Popara.
Popara misses with a hook. Weismuller ducked under it nicely.
Popara needs to keep his hands up - Weismuller had a free shot at his head there.
Weismuller lands an overhand right.
Tommy Weismuller is winning the standup battle so far.
Weismuller swings for the body but Popara moves out of range.
Popara throws out a counter right but Weismuller avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Weismuller catches Popara right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popara ducks under a wild hook from Weismuller.
Popara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Popara tries to close the distance and clinch but Weismuller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weismuller connects with a leg kick.
Weismuller looks to land a left hand but Popara moved out of range nicely.
Popara is looking to clinch but Weismuller is avoiding it.
Weismuller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Popara is looking to clinch.
Weismuller looks to throw the jab but Popara is out of range.
It seemed like Popara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Popara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Weismuller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Popara misses with a straight left.
Popara moves out of range of the strikes.
Popara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Weismuller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Popara. That did some damage!
Popara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller moves out of range as Popara strikes.
Popara tries to clinch up.
Weismuller misses with a right hand
and Popara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Popara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Weismuller finds it's way round the side to connect with Popara's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weismuller lands a leg kick that knocks Popara off balance momentarily.
Popara tries to clinch up.
A big left from Weismuller misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Popara! But no joy.
Weismuller throws an off balance right hand
and Popara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weismuller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weismuller misses with a straight left.
Popara let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Weismuller misses with a left hand
and Popara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weismuller throws a lazy uppercut
and Popara counters with a right hand to the body.
Popara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weismuller manages to avoid it.
Weismuller went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Popara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Weismuller - that will leave a mark!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Weismuller dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Weismuller throws an off balance right hand
and Popara counters with a right hand to the body.
Popara throws a lazy uppercut
and Weismuller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weismuller looks to score with a jab to the body but Popara is just out of range.
Weismuller thuds his shin into the meat of Popara's side.
Weismuller scores with a decent looking hook.
Popara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weismuller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weismuller throws a leg kick
and Popara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Popara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weismuller manages to avoid it.
Popara slips under a jab.
Weismuller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Popara! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weismuller with the inside leg kick.
Popara misses with a lunging right hand
and Weismuller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Popara forces Weismuller back against the cage and clinches.
Popara can't find room to land a body shot as Weismuller controls the action.
Weismuller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weismuller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popara staying out of range there.
Weismuller stuns Popara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Popara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weismuller throws a hook but Popara blocks it.
Popara moves into the clinch successfully.
Weismuller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weismuller lands with a short shot to the head.
Popara pushes off an throws an elbow but Weismuller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Popara.
Weismuller dodges an elbow strike from Popara.
Weismuller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Popara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Weismuller misses with a body punch.
Popara blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weismuller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weismuller working hard to break the clinch.
Tommy Weismuller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popara misses with a body punch.
Popara has a couple of punches blocked by Weismuller.
Popara lands with a right to the head.
Popara tries a body shot but Weismuller blocks it.
Popara can't find room to land a body shot as Weismuller controls the action.
Popara tries to throw a body punch but Weismuller avoids it by throwing Popara back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Weismuller.
Popara misses with a punch to the body.
Popara swings wildly with an uppercut but Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popara lands an elbow just above Weismuller 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Popara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Popara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Weismuller's brow.
Popara has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Weismuller seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Popara can turn it around.
Popara pushes Weismuller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Popara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weismuller's elbow.
Petar Popara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Popara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Popara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weismuller takes an elbow to the temple.
Weismuller blocks an elbow strike from Popara.
Popara struggles to land a body shot inside as Weismuller controls his hands.
Weismuller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Popara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Weismuller scores with a punch to the head.
Popara is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller throws a leg kick but Popara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Popara.
Weismuller misses with a body shot.
Popara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Weismuller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Popara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Weismuller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooh!!! Popara has knocked Weismuller down with a huge combo! Popara steps away and waves a wobbly Weismuller back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Tommy Weismuller has been cut.
Popara throws a jab when Weismuller was well out of range.
Weismuller throwing a counter right hand but Popara manages to avoid it.
Weismuller scores with a punch to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Weismuller.
Weismuller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Weismuller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice jab there from Weismuller.
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 Tommy Weismuller.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Weismuller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Weismuller!
After winning the bout, Tommy Weismuller 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Esposito (ranked 525 p4p, 860 weight class) and Yaya Kouame (ranked 70 p4p, 113 weight class). Kouame is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2Pac - All Eyez On Me. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonardo Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yaya Kouame!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kouame listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kouame misses with an uppercut
and Esposito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Esposito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kouame lands the left hand.
Esposito looks to land a right hand but Kouame moved out of range.
It seemed like Kouame was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kouame misses with a straight left.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Kouame.
It appears Esposito was looking to counter with a kick there.
Esposito throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kouame misses with a hook.
Kouame misses with an uppercut
and Esposito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Esposito throws a hook but Kouame avoids it easily.
Kouame is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Esposito punishes Kouame's body with a nice straight punch.
Kouame cracks Esposito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been told by Esposito's head coaches at FIST OF FURY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kouame misses with a straight left.
Esposito tried to counter with a leg kick but Kouame avoided it.
A swing and a miss from Esposito.
Kouame misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito punishes Kouame's body with a nice straight punch.
Kouame throws a right hand that misses
and Kouame takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kouame misses with a left hand
and Esposito scores with a counter punch that sends Kouame to the canvas! Esposito smells blood - he's punishing Kouame with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kouame has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Esposito!
Leonardo Esposito decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nogueira (ranked 3600 p4p, 1844 weight class) and Dexter Roussel (ranked 444 p4p, 249 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Roussel's choice of entrance music: Manau - J'ai laissé là bas . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Roussel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roussel throws a looping overhand right but Nogueira ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roussel. Nogueira does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Roussel.
Nogueira has a takedown stuffed.
Nogueira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roussel defends well and Nogueira ends up having to push Roussel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nogueira wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira goes for a takedown attempt but Roussel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nogueira dives in for a single leg takedown but Roussel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Roussel slows down the pace here.
Roussel stops a takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Roussel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nogueiras head.
Nogueira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Roussel after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira is working for takedown but Roussel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Roussel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nogueira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nogueira pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nogueira can't keep his opponent in guard - Roussel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nogueira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nogueira wants to get back to full guard.
Roussel is trying to control. Nogueira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nogueira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nogueira is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roussel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roussel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nogueira wants to improve his position but Roussel is controlling well.
Roussel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nogueira is looking for a sweep. Roussel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to control but Roussel is keeping busy.
Nogueira gets full guard.
Roussel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Roussel connects with a couple of short punches.
Nogueira working for a triangle but Roussel defends it easily.
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nogueira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roussel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roussel is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Nogueira has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Roussel is looking to defend but Nogueira has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Roussel! Nogueira pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Roussel taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diego Nogueira!
During a confident post fight interview, Diego Nogueira 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Higgins (ranked 246 p4p, 509 weight class) and Giro Inhanamoto (ranked 29 p4p, 62 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Higgins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giro Inhanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inhanamoto slips a jab from Higgins.
Higgins misses with a lunging right hand
and Higgins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Higgins connects with a body shot.
Inhanamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Higgins can pounce on him.
Higgins lands a slapping body shot.
Higgins scores with a body shot.
Inhanamoto looks winded!
Higgins misses with an uppercut
and Inhanamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Higgins scores with a sloppy right hand. Inhanamoto should have avoided that one.
Inhanamoto lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Higgins misses its intended target.
Higgins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Higgins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Higgins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Higgins swings widly with a right hand
and Higgins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Higgins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Higgins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Higgins throws a jab when Inhanamoto was well out of range.
Inhanamoto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Higgins with a body shot.
Inhanamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Higgins circles away.
Higgins half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab from Higgins does it's job there.
Higgins throws a body kick that misses
letting Inhanamoto counter with a right hand.
Inhanamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inhanamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Higgins.
Inhanamoto blocks a head kick by Higgins.
Inhanamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Higgins half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Inhanamoto blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inhanamoto. Higgins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inhanamoto pushes Higgins up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Higgins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Higgins tries to throw a body punch but Inhanamoto avoids it by throwing Higgins back against the cage.
Inhanamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Inhanamoto pushes Higgins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto lands an uppercut.
Inhanamoto lands an uppercut.
A short left from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Inhanamoto misses with some punches.
Higgins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inhanamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Higgins fails to land.
Higgins takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Higgins.
Higgins misses with a body punch.
Inhanamoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Higgins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Higgins lands an uppercut.
Inhanamoto misses with some punches.
Inhanamoto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Higgins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Inhanamoto can turn it around.
Inhanamoto blocks a body shot from Higgins.
Inhanamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Inhanamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Higgins backwards.
Higgins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Inhanamoto lands an uppercut.
Inhanamoto prevents a body shot from Higgins.
Inhanamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Higgins tries to work over Inhanamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Inhanamoto prevents a body shot from Higgins.
Higgins can't find room to land a body shot as Inhanamoto controls the action.
Inhanamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto misses with the head strike.
Inhanamoto digs a right hand into Higgins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Higgins's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto works on Higgins's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inhanamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inhanamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Inhanamoto blocking some punches.
A short right from Inhanamoto.
Higgins prevents a body shot from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto misses with a body punch.
Higgins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Higgins backwards.
Inhanamoto digs a right hand underneath Higgins's ribcage. Higgins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Inhanamoto tries to work over Higgins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Higgins tries a body shot but Inhanamoto blocks it.
Inhanamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Higgins throws a head punch that misses.
Higgins tries a body shot but Inhanamoto blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inhanamoto misses with some punches.
Higgins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Inhanamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Higgins lands a body punch.
Inhanamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Higgins's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giro Inhanamoto 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.
A big left from Higgins misses.
Inhanamoto throws out a counter right but Higgins avoids it with no problem.
Inhanamoto misses with a hook.
Inhanamoto throws a series of punches but Higgins moves out of range.
Higgins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Higgins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Higgins takes a swing at Inhanamoto's ribcage but misses.
Inhanamoto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Higgins's hands.
Higgins misses with a lunging right hand
and Inhanamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Higgins misses its intended target.
Inhanamoto darts in and clinches Higgins up against the cage.
Inhanamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Inhanamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins misses with the head strike.
Inhanamoto lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Inhanamoto as Higgins tries to tie him up.
Inhanamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Inhanamoto tries to throw a body punch but Higgins avoids it by throwing Inhanamoto back against the cage.
Inhanamoto tries to throw a body punch but Higgins avoids it by throwing Inhanamoto back against the cage.
Higgins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Inhanamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Inhanamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Higgins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Higgins misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Higgins.
Higgins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto lands a left hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice left hand lands by Higgins.
Higgins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Inhanamoto is breathing heavily.
Inhanamoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Higgins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Inhanamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Inhanamoto blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Inhanamoto.
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!
Inhanamoto misses with a body punch.
Giro Inhanamoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Higgins working aggressively here.
Higgins struggles to land a body shot inside as Inhanamoto controls his hands.
Higgins misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto is working Higgins over against the cage.
Inhanamoto blocks an uppercut.
Higgins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Inhanamoto is keeping busy.
Inhanamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Higgins backwards.
Inhanamoto lands a right hand.
Inhanamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Inhanamoto blocking some punches.
Higgins blocks a body shot from Inhanamoto.
Higgins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Inhanamoto.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Inhanamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto lands a body punch.
Inhanamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Inhanamoto tries to work over Higgins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Inhanamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Inhanamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Inhanamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Higgins or not.
A short right from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto pushes Higgins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Inhanamoto.
Higgins tries a body shot but Inhanamoto blocks it.
Inhanamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Inhanamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Inhanamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Higgins backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Inhanamoto.
A nice left hand lands by Inhanamoto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Inhanamoto on the inside.
Higgins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inhanamoto's elbow.
Inhanamoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Inhanamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Higgins controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Inhanamoto.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inhanamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Higgins is rocked!
Inhanamoto creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Higgins's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Higgins drops to his knees and Inhanamoto pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giro Inhanamoto!
Giro Inhanamoto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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