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GC 485: Rahl VS Tyberos PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teriibe Galgo (ranked 2174 p4p, 1529 weight class) and Jolly Roger (ranked 301 p4p, 225 weight class). Roger has chosen Under Jolly Roger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teriibe Galgo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jolly Roger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roger misses with a wild body shot.
Galgo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Galgo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Galgo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roger throws a jab when Galgo was well out of range.
Galgo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roger. Galgo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Galgo throws out a loose jab but Roger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roger throws a lazy uppercut
and Galgo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Galgo misses with a hook.
Roger throws a body punch but Galgo moves out of range.
Galgo looks to land a left hand but Roger moved out of range nicely.
Roger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roger thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Galgo swinging wildly here.
Galgo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galgo misses with a straight left.
Roger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galgo was well out of range. Poor timing from Roger.
Galgo lands a head shot.
Galgo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Galgo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roger doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from Galgo.
Galgo cracks Roger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Galgo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Donk. Galgo catches Roger right on the button with a cross.
Jolly Roger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galgo throws a hook to the side of Roger's head but Roger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galgo manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Galgo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Galgo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Galgo misses with a straight right.
Roger ducks under a wild hook from Galgo.
Roger takes a swing at Galgo's ribcage but misses.
Roger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galgo tests Roger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Galgo rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Galgo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roger's head.
Roger misses with a body shot.
Galgo throws a hook but Roger blocks it.
Roger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roger takes a swing at Galgo's ribcage but misses.
Roger throws a looping overhand right but Galgo ducks down to avoid it.
Galgo throws a right and a left that Roger avoids nicely.
Roger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Galgo throws a good cross that connects.
Roger throws a looping overhand right but Galgo ducks down to avoid it.
Roger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Galgo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Galgo misses with a looping right.
Roger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galgo was well out of range. Poor timing from Roger.
Roger throws a body punch but Galgo moves out of range.
Galgo throwing a counter right hand but Roger manages to avoid it.
Galgo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galgo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roger.
Roger scores with a shot to the body.
Roger moves away from the strike by Galgo.
Roger moves away from the strike by Galgo.
Galgo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galgo.
Roger throws a jab when Galgo was well out of range.
A left and a right from Galgo both land. Nice combination.
Galgo looks to land a right hand but Roger moved out of range.
Galgo missing with a left hand there. Roger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roger swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Galgo counter with a right hand.
Roger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Galgo counters with a three punch combo that has Roger backing up. Roger nods at Galgo to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Galgo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roger throws a jab but it's blocked by Galgo.
Roger swings for the body but Galgo moves out of range.
Galgo lands with a hook. Roger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Galgo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Galgo misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roger throws a big shot that misses.
Galgo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roger misses with a jab to the body
and Galgo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Galgo counters with a huge left! Roger is in big trouble! He's backing up but Galgo isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Roger from any more damage. A dominating finish by Galgo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teriibe Galgo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ledley King (ranked 1076 p4p, 1141 weight class) and Mandlenkosi Thulani (ranked 54 p4p, 60 weight class). Thulani has chosen Zara - Sojaboy as his entrance music. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ledley King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mandlenkosi Thulani!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thulani was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Thulani does a little dance to reset his feet.
King has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Thulani lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
Thulani misses with a straight left.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thulani was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Thulani fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Thulani does it's job there.
 King is rocked!
Thulani fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks King square on the jaw! Damn, King is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mandlenkosi Thulani!
A relieved looking Mandlenkosi Thulani 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Muesli (ranked 2303 p4p, 2225 weight class) and Uwe Eggert (ranked 84 p4p, 83 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Muesli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uwe Eggert!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muesli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eggert.
Muesli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Muesli.
A jab lands there for Muesli.
Eggert clobbers Muesli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Eggert scores with a head kick.
 It looks like Tyrone Muesli has been cut.
Muesli looks to score with a jab to the body but Eggert is just out of range.
Eggert throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Eggert walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Eggert looks to score with a jab to the body but Muesli is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eggert throws the left hand but Muesli avoids the punch easily.
Eggert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muesli.
Eggert connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Muesli's hands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Eggert dodges the punch combination from Muesli.
Muesli lands a glancing blow to the side of Eggert's head.
Eggert takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eggert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muesli manages to avoid it.
Muesli dodges the punch combination from Eggert.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eggert tries to bum rush Muesli with a series of wild strikes but Muesli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eggert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uwe Eggert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muesli scores with a one two! Eggert had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Muesli throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Muesli misses its intended target.
Eggert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muesli.
Muesli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eggert swivels and escapes.
Eggert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muesli.
Muesli looks to land a right hand but Eggert moved out of range.
Eggert wants to counter with a clinch but Muesli pushes him away.
Eggert bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Muesli's head.
Eggert is looking to clinch.
Muesli throwing a counter right hand but Eggert manages to avoid it.
Eggert moves away from the strike by Muesli.
Eggert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Muesli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muesli misses with an uppercut
and Eggert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eggert jabs Muesli right on the nose. Muesli blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muesli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eggert circles away quickly and effectively.
Eggert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muesli manages to avoid it.
Muesli lands with a shot to the body.
Eggert is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A jab from Eggert misses.
Muesli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muesli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eggert in his tracks.
Nice uppercut there from Eggert.
Eggert closes the distance and clinches.
Muesli pulls guard successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Muesli has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Eggert pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muesli is keeping the position for now.
Muesli uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Eggert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eggert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muesli moves away.
Eggert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eggert with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Muesli scores with a takedown into Eggert's guard.
Eggert wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Muesli manages to pass to side control.
Eggert wants to improve his position but Muesli is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muesli is pressing down on Eggert's thigh, looking to free his foot. Eggert is holding on for now.
Muesli not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Eggert manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Muesli tries to free his leg and advance position but Eggert is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muesli engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Eggert is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Eggert looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Muesli in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eggert keeping moving, preventing Muesli from controlling successfully.
Eggert trying to keep a closed guard but Muesli is proving a slippery customer.
Muesli trying to control but Eggert is working from the bottom.
Eggert looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Muesli puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Eggert is controlling Muesli's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Eggert is trying to stand up here but Muesli is controlling him well.
Eggert is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eggert is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tyrone Muesli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Muesli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big left from Muesli misses.
Eggert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muesli misses with a wild body shot.
Eggert misses with a left hand
and Muesli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eggert has closed the distance and engaged Muesli in a clinch.
Eggert swings wildly with an uppercut but Muesli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muesli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eggert comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Muesli blocking some punches.
Muesli breaks the clinch.
Eggert instigates a clinch.
Muesli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eggert pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muesli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eggert lands an overhand right.
Eggert misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eggert throws out a loose jab but Muesli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eggert scores with a jab. Muesli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Muesli throws out a loose jab but Eggert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muesli throws a big shot that misses.
Eggert wants to counter the offense by Muesli and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Muesli misses.
Eggert takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Eggert lands the left hand.
Eggert tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Muesli.
A slow jab from Eggert misses its intended target.
Muesli is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Muesli scores with the left hand. Eggert knows he should have avoided that one.
Muesli looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Eggert is fending him off so far but Muesli persists. Nope, Eggert circles away and we're back to standing.
Muesli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Muesli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eggert scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eggert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muesli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Eggert jabs Muesli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eggert closes the distance but Muesli moves to the side
enabling Muesli to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyrone Muesli is winning the standup battle so far.
Muesli moves out of range as Eggert strikes.
Eggert misses with a hook. Muesli ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Muesli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muesli misses with an uppercut.
Eggert misses with a left hand
and Muesli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eggert throws a jab when Muesli was well out of range.
Muesli is looking for a counter combo.
Muesli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eggert.
Muesli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Muesli throws a hook but Eggert avoids it easily.
Eggert clinches with his opponent.
Muesli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eggert comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Eggert blocks an uppercut.
Muesli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eggert looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Eggert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eggert.
Eggert throws an elbow that misses.
Eggert missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Eggert.
Muesli is trying to break free.
Muesli tries a body shot but Eggert blocks it.
Eggert lands a nice uppercut.
Eggert manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muesli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Muesli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Eggert throws the left hand but Muesli avoids the punch easily.
Eggert looks to land a left hand but Muesli moved out of range nicely.
Muesli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No luck for Muesli with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Muesli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eggert misses with a straight left.
Muesli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eggert moves away from the strike by Muesli.
Eggert throws out a loose jab but Muesli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eggert looks to throw the jab but Muesli is out of range.
Muesli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eggert.
Muesli throws a hook but Eggert blocks it.
Muesli shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Eggert eats them both and turns towards Muesli to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A cross from Muesli lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eggert lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muesli looks to throw the jab but Eggert is out of range.
Eggert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muesli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muesli circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Eggert looks to move away, Muesli throws a big counter combo but Eggert just gets out of the way.
Eggert moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Muesli.
Eggert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muesli.
Eggert rushes Muesli and presses him up against the cage.
Muesli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eggert has him pressed against the cage.
Muesli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eggert tries a knee to the head but Muesli blocks it.
Eggert lands an elbow that stopped Muesli in his tracks for a moment.
Muesli lands with a light punch inside.
Eggert lands an elbow inside.
Eggert is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muesli is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muesli tries to circle away but Eggert has him pinned against the cage.
Muesli takes an elbow to the temple.
Eggert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eggert scores with a jab to the body.
Eggert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uwe Eggert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Muesli's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Muesli lands with a shot to the body.
Muesli defending well as Eggert loads up on a big left hand.
Eggert throws a head kick that misses.
Eggert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Muesli was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Eggert just misses with a punch to the body.
Eggert walks into a jab.
Muesli misses with a hook.
Muesli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eggert looks to land a right hand but Muesli moved out of range.
Muesli throws a lazy right hand but Eggert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Eggert.
Muesli throws the left hand but Eggert avoids the punch easily.
Eggert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eggert throws a poor cross that misses
and Muesli counters with a nice uppercut.
Eggert connects with a looping right hand.
Some wild striking there from Eggert.
A slow jab from Muesli misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Muesli misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muesli throws a lazy right hand but Eggert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muesli defending well as Eggert loads up on a big left hand.
Eggert moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Muesli feints a jab promting Eggert to slip. Muesli then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Eggert slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Eggert throws an off balance right hand
and Muesli counters with a left to the body.
Eggert moves out of range as Muesli strikes.
Nice defenses there by Muesli.
Muesli throws a hook but Eggert avoids it easily.
Muesli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muesli moves out of range as Eggert strikes.
Eggert is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Muesli throws out a loose jab but Eggert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muesli throws an overhand right that lands on Eggert's shoulder, as Eggert tries to avoid the shot.
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!
Muesli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Eggert momentarily.
Muesli lands with an overhand left.
Muesli slips a jab from Eggert.
Eggert has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Muesli throws a series of punches but Eggert moves out of range.
Muesli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eggert jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Eggert scores with a nice strike.
Muesli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eggert drops his hands momentarily and Muesli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Muesli misses with the combination.
Eggert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muesli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muesli is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Eggert moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uwe Eggert!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Don (ranked 1662 p4p, 2581 weight class) and Oaza Madero (ranked 71 p4p, 89 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Monty Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oaza Madero!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madero misses with a right hand
and Don cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Madero misses with a shot to the body
and Madero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Madero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Madero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Don gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Madero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Don keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Madero.
Madero throws a predictable looking body shot
and Don cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Madero misses with a straight left.
Madero moves forwards but Don connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Madero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oaza Madero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Madero scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madero misses the jab.
Don changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Madero looks to land a left hand but Don moved out of range nicely.
Madero shoots in for a takedown but Don shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Don misses with a takedown attempt - Madero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Madero's jab looks to have found its range, popping Don under the eye.
Don takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Madero connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Madero lands a jab.
Don thows a left - swing and a miss!
Madero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Madero manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Don on his heels. He'll look to pass Don's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madero lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Don looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madero is in close to Don's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Madero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Don working for a triangle but Madero defends it easily.
Madero won't allow Don to sweep him here.
Madero lands a couple of digs.
Don has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Madero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Madero landing with the ground and pound.
Madero with a nice head shot there.
Don keeping moving, preventing Madero from controlling successfully.
Madero distracts Don with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Don trying to control the position.
Madero throwing strikes from guard but Don blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madero scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Madero lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Madero trying to control but Don is working from the bottom.
Madero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Don throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Madero lands a couple of elbows.
Don is rocked!
Madero lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Madero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Madero content to stall in guard here.
Madero working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Don's head.
Oh Don is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Madero wants to control from the top but Don keeps moving.
Don seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madero scoring with punches to the head and body.
Madero postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Don's head off the mat! Don is out! He's out! Madero jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Oaza Madero!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tang Cao (ranked 2630 p4p, 1752 weight class) and Ollie Sanders (ranked 370 p4p, 255 weight class). Cao comes to the cage accompanied by Song of the Waking City - Jucifer. 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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29
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2 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tang Cao !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ollie Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanders throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cao slips under a jab from Sanders.
Sanders scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Cao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cao at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cao .
A cross from Sanders lands.
Cao misses with a kick to the body.
Sanders feints and then cracks Cao 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cao down.
Sanders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanders misses with a hook.
Sanders slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders looks to land a right hand but Cao moved out of range.
Cao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ollie Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanders looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been told by Cao 's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sanders lands a big right hand that sends Cao crashing to the mat! Sanders stays standing though and waves Cao back to his feet!
Cao is rocked!
It looks like Tang Cao has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh Cao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cao is breathing heavily.
Sanders fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Cao square on the jaw! Damn, Cao is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ollie Sanders!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ollie Sanders thanked Real Men Juice for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darken Rahl (ranked 453 p4p, 1132 weight class) and ReaperLord Tyberos (ranked 44 p4p, 108 weight class). Tyberos has chosen Today We Hunt! as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Darken Rahl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ReaperLord Tyberos!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahl scores with a jab. Tyberos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rahl.
Tyberos stuns Rahl with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyberos avoids the body shot from Rahl.
Rahl throws a hook but Tyberos avoids it easily.
Tyberos slips under a jab from Rahl.
Tyberos throws a hook but Rahl avoids it easily.
Donk. Rahl catches Tyberos right on the button with a cross.
ReaperLord Tyberos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahl with a hook.
Rahl is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tyberos misses with a body shot.
Rahl drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tyberos sprawls and moves away.
Rahl feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tybeross jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tyberos throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyberos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rahl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyberos moves away from the strike by Rahl.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tyberos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tyberos swats away the attempt to clinch by Rahl.
Rahl definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tyberos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyberos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rahl shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rahl was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tyberos is not content to let Rahl control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tyberos's face as Rahl controls the position.
Tyberos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tyberos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rahl's best efforts.
Rahl trying to control the pace.
Rahl wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyberos keeps working.
Tyberos wants to get back to full guard.
Rahl not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rahl landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rahl looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rahl working Tyberos over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahl moves into full mount! Tyberos won't be happy about that!
Tyberos is desperately trying to improve his position but Rahl has a good base and remains in mount.
Tyberos regains half guard.
Rahl landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tyberos tries to roll over but Rahl keeps him under control.
Rahl is taking a breather. Tyberos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tyberos is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos has hold of Rahl's hands but Rahl slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rahl is just content to waste time from the top position. Tyberos takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rahl stopping the sweep attempt from Tyberos.
Tyberos keeping moving, preventing Rahl from controlling successfully.
Rahl preventing the sweep.
Tyberos throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Tyberos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyberos is striking but Rahl is not phased and passes to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rahl connects with a nice short shot to Tyberos's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Rahl seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Rahl.
Rahl seems to be looking for submissions.
Tyberos is staying active underneath Rahl, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rahl lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyberos has hold of Rahl's hands but Rahl slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still in half guard, Rahl seems content to control.
Tyberos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tyberos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tyberos looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyberos, not yet.
Rahl will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyberos can't keep his opponent in guard - Rahl advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darken Rahl 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.
Tyberos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rahl quickly recovers to half guard.
Tyberos moves into full mount! Rahl won't be happy about that!
Tyberos with shots to the head and body - Rahl looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Tyberos.
Tyberos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tyberos looking to ground and pound but Rahl is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyberos raining down shots from the mount!
Rahl holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tyberos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rahl is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rahl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyberos can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyberos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tyberos dominating with strikes here.
Darken Rahl overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyberos controlling his opponent.
Tyberos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rahl is looking to escape.
Tyberos dominating with strikes here.
Tyberos with the ground and pound from mount.
Tyberos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyberos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tyberos won't let Rahl get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tyberos thowing shots but they're missing.
Tyberos scoring with strikes but Rahl is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos looking to ground and pound but Rahl is blocking nicely.
Rahl wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyberos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tyberos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rahl's face.
Tyberos dominating with strikes here.
Tyberos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyberos thowing shots but they're missing.
Rahl is trying to stand.
Tyberos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rahl is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tyberos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rahl takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tyberos with good strikes from the mount here!
Rahl wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tyberos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tyberos throws a strike there. Rahl manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Rahl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyberos.
Tyberos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tyberos throwing shots but Rahl is blocking nicely.
Rahl looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tyberos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tyberos is trying to control the action in half guard but Rahl is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyberos working the head and body with strikes.
Tyberos wants to control but Rahl is keeping him busy.
Rahl pushes Tyberos off looking to stand but Tyberos dives back in and keeps control.
Tyberos works his way into side control.
Rahl is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tyberos is controlling him well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyberos looks for a takedown but Rahl sprawls well.
Rahl drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tyberos sprawls and moves away.
Tyberos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rahl wants to get back to his feet.
Tyberos thows a huge punch but Rahl dodges it nicely.
Tyberos stops Rahl from getting back to his feet.
Tyberos misses with a head shot. Rahl uses the momentum to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos throws a strike but Rahl rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tyberos trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyberos wants to hit a sweep here but Rahl passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tyberos there!
Tyberos is looking to improve his position but Rahl isn't that keen on the idea.
Tyberos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rahl looking to finish Tyberos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tyberos!
Tyberos is desperately trying to improve his position but Rahl has a good base and remains in mount.
Rahl lands a big elbow.
Rahl prevents Tyberos from getting the reversal.
Rahl landing shots from mount.
Tyberos tries to hold on but Rahl postures up.
Rahl scoring with strikes but Tyberos is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos is wriggling around trying to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahl fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tyberos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rahl looking to control but Tyberos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rahl lands a heavy elbow.
Tyberos regains half guard.
Rahl is looking to take a break and control but Tyberos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, if Rahl is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos is pressing down on Rahl's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rahl pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyberos is keeping the position for now.
Tyberos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyberos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tyberos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahl has hold of Tyberos's hands but Tyberos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rahl wants to get back to his feet.
Tyberos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tyberos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tyberos misses with a head shot. Rahl uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rahl avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyberos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darken Rahl clearly takes that round.
That's time! Rahl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rahl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tyberos! But no joy.
Rahl misses with an uppercut.
Tyberos with the counter takedown but Rahl avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Rahl misses the target.
Tyberos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice shot by Tyberos.
Tyberos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rahl preventing the sweep.
Tyberos keeping moving, preventing Rahl from controlling successfully.
Tyberos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos working a defensive guard here.
Tyberos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tyberos wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyberos is on top in guard.
Rahl wants to get back to his feet but Tyberos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tyberos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Rahl manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Rahl is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tyberos is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rahl to the mat. Rahl regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rahl is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tyberos throws a strike but Rahl rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tyberos trying to strike off his back.
Tyberos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rahl manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rahl wants to stand up but Tyberos is controlling him.
Tyberos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyberos won't allow Rahl to get back to his feet.
Tyberos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rahl keeping moving, preventing Tyberos from controlling successfully.
Tyberos throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos advances position into side control!
An elbow from Tyberos crashes against the mat.
Tyberos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tyberos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tyberos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rahl some visible discomfort.
Rahl is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tyberos asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tyberos is trying to ground and pound but Rahl uses the momentary lack of control by Tyberos to regain half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rahl won't allow Tyberos to pass to mount.
Tyberos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rahl's head.
Rahl looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tyberos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tyberos connects with a nice short shot to Rahl's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyberos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyberos throwing shots but Rahl is blocking nicely.
Tyberos working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rahl fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyberos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rahl fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A swing and a miss from Tyberos.
Rahl loads up on a big right hand but Tyberos slips the punch.
Tyberos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rahl feinted with a counter takedown.
Rahl looks for a takedown but Tyberos sprawls well.
Tyberos looking to score a takedown here. Rahl is defending well but Tyberos drives through and ends up in Rahl's guard.
Rahl wants to stand up but Tyberos is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos postures up in Rahl's guard and throws a big left but Rahl blocks it.
Tyberos prevents Rahl from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyberos advances to half guard.
Tyberos misses with a head shot. Rahl uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rahl wants to stand but Tyberos is controlling the position.
Rahl preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyberos prevents Rahl from getting back to his feet.
Tyberos is looking to work some ground and pound but Rahl has wrist control.
Tyberos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tyberos throwing strikes but missing.
Tyberos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rahl keeping full guard, as Tyberos tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tyberos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rahl.
Tyberos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rahl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Tyberos misses.
Rahl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rahl gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tyberos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tyberos throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahl can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tyberos controls the pace.
Tyberos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyberos throws a strike but Rahl rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tyberos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tyberos is trying to push Rahl off with his feet but Rahl grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Tyberos's ankles and Tyberos is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Darken Rahl!
Darken Rahl retains his featherweight title!
Darken Rahl gave a mention to Conquer in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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