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WFC New York 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franko Pamblo (ranked 5226 p4p, 24788 weight class) and TJ Stuber (ranked 360 p4p, 415 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franko Pamblo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, TJ Stuber!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pamblo tries to clinch up.
Stuber throws a series of punches but Pamblo avoids them all with ease.
Stuber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pamblo moves into range and clinches up with Stuber.
Stuber is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stuber tries to pull guard but Pamblo won't allow it.
Stuber wants a takedown but no success here.
Franko Pamblo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Stuber.
Pamblo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pamblo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stuber gets tackled into the cage by Pamblo. Pamblo maintains the clinch.
Stuber taking a breather.
A short right from Stuber on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stuber is trying to pull guard but Pamblo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pamblo manages to break the clinch.
Pamblo is looking to clinch but Stuber is avoiding it.
Pamblo rushes Stuber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pamblo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stuber.
Stuber wants to get back to striking at distance but Pamblo won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuber tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pamblo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stuber tries to pull guard but Pamblo won't allow it.
Pamblo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pamblo wants to clinch up but Stuber keeps it at a distance.
Pamblo tries to close the distance and clinch but Stuber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pamblo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pamblo rushes Stuber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pamblo keeps control of Stuber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pamblo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pamblo clinches.
Pamblo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franko Pamblo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pamblo is looking to clinch.
Stuber is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stuber shoots in but Pamblo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pamblo closes the distance and pushes Stuber back into the cage.
Pamblo stops a takedown attempt from Stuber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuber lands a takedown into guard.
Pamblo keeping full guard, as Stuber tries to pass.
Stuber looks winded!
Stuber won't allow Pamblo to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stuber scoring with some ground and pound.
Pamblo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stuber is controlling him.
Pamblo is looking to stand back up but Stuber counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Pamblo.
Pamblo is trying to stand up here but Stuber is controlling him well.
Pamblo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pamblo scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Stuber manages to mount him!
Stuber looking to control but Pamblo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pamblo is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Stuber has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamblo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Pamblo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stuber on the ground.
Stuber tries to keep control of the position but Pamblo is staying busy.
Pamblo is trying to stand back up.
Stuber is cranking Pamblo's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Pamblo! He's tightened the choke and Pamblo is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). TJ Stuber!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Professor Dickweed (ranked 22425 p4p, 23074 weight class) and Jumba Jookiba (ranked 267 p4p, 255 weight class). Professor Dickweed had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Professor Dickweed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 36 - 0, fighting out of London, Jumba Jookiba!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Dickweed as Jookiba shoots in.
Jookiba fails with the takedown
and Dickweed holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dickweed content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jookiba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickweed blocks it with crossed arms.
Jookiba wants a takedown but no success here.
Professor Dickweed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jumba Jookiba.
Dickweed turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jookiba sneaks out the side door and pushes Dickweed away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Jookiba fails with the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jookiba tries to clinch there but Dickweed circles away.
Dickweed is looking to counter the offense by Jookiba and move into the clinch.
Dickweed drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dickweed is pushing down on Jookiba's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jookiba is fighting to maintain full guard but Dickweed has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jookiba is looking to improve his position.
Dickweed content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jookiba is trying to control but can't.
Dickweed trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickweed is working for a submission of some sort.
Jookiba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dickweed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dickweed slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dickweed is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jookiba sees it coming and defends easily.
Jookiba wants to get back to his feet.
Jookiba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dickweed seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jookiba is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Professor Dickweed!
Professor Dickweed thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Camacho (ranked 5604 p4p, 2957 weight class) and The Pdo Cock Muncher (ranked 224 p4p, 135 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Toni Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Pdo Cock Muncher!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cock Muncher takes one on the button.
 It looks like The Pdo Cock Muncher has been cut.
Cock Muncher slips under a jab.
Camacho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Camacho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cock Muncher doesn't seem bothered though.
Cock Muncher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Camacho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Camacho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Cock Muncher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Camacho throws a right hand that Cock Muncher ducks under and follows up with a left that Cock Muncher also avoids with ease.
Camacho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cock Muncher at a distance.
Cock Muncher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Camacho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cock Muncher misses with a combination
and Camacho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camacho throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Camacho misses.
Camacho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cock Muncher's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Camacho lands with a nice body punch.
Camacho scores with a nice head shot.
 Cock Muncher is rocked!
Camacho lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Cock Muncher - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Camacho!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toni Camacho!
A relieved looking Toni Camacho 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perez Phillips (ranked 2953 p4p, 3699 weight class) and Stinky Stonk (ranked 419 p4p, 488 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Perez Phillips!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stinky Stonk!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips tries to keep at a distance but Stonk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stonk swings wildly with an uppercut but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phillips wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stonk has him pressed against the cage.
Stonk misses with some punches.
Stonk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stonk throws a punch but it's blocked by Phillips.
Stonk working aggressively here.
Stonk swings wildly with an uppercut but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stonk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stonk throws a punch but it's blocked by Phillips.
Stonk misses with a punch on the inside.
Phillips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stonk.
Stonk misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phillips backwards.
Stonk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stonk lands a shoulder strike.
Stonk working aggressively here.
Phillips working hard to break the clinch.
Stonk throws a punch but it's blocked by Phillips.
Phillips blocks an uppercut.
Stonk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stonk misses with the head strike.
Stonk throws a head punch that misses.
Phillips blocking some punches.
Phillips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stonk lands an uppercut.
Stonk throws a punch but it's blocked by Phillips.
Stonk lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stonk throws a head punch that misses.
Phillips blocking some punches.
Stonk lands a hook that snaps the head of Phillips backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stonk connects with a big uppercut there that sends Phillips tumbling to the ground! Stonk follows him down into his guard.
 Phillips is rocked!
Stonk controlling from the top position.
Oh Phillips is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phillips is looking to stand up but Stonk isn't so interested in that idea.
Stonk slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stonk taking a breather here.
Phillips seems to have got his legs back now.
Stonk advances to mount.
Stonk moves to the back.
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.
Good control from Stonk.
Phillips wants to get back to his feet.
Stonk just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Let's hope that Stonk has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stinky Stonk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stonk has closed the distance and engaged Phillips in a clinch.
Phillips looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Stonk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stonk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phillipss head.
Phillips blocking some punches.
Phillips is trying to break the clinch but Stonk is controlling him.
Stonk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stonk throws a punch but it's blocked by Phillips.
Stonk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stonk lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stonk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stonk throws a head punch that misses.
Stonk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stonk fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stonk misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phillips.
Stonk lands a shoulder strike.
Stonk dips a shoulder and cracks Phillips with a mighty uppercut! Phillips falls back against the cage and Stonk unloads with a barrage of strikes! Phillips is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Stonk screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stinky Stonk!
Stinky Stonk is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Stinky Stonk 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Rauta (ranked 1697 p4p, 4053 weight class) and Lars Phantom (ranked 224 p4p, 482 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Rauta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Phantom!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phantom on the side of the head.
Phantom tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Phantom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rauta drops Phantom with a huge uppercut! Phantom drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Rauta is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nyrkki Rauta!
Nyrkki Rauta retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Nyrkki Rauta made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morbius Manifesto (ranked 2245 p4p, 3056 weight class) and Lamberto De Mattos (ranked 110 p4p, 141 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morbius Manifesto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lamberto De Mattos !
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Mattos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manifesto was well out of range. Poor timing from De Mattos .
Manifesto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Manifesto cracks De Mattos with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! De Mattos looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Manifesto finish him?
It looks like Lamberto De Mattos has been cut.
Manifesto fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked De Mattos out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Morbius Manifesto!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Boy (ranked 1993 p4p, 3199 weight class) and David Snake (ranked 97 p4p, 147 weight class). Big Boy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Boy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Snake!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Snake.
Boy cracks Snake with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like David Snake has been cut.
Boy lands a big uppercut and Snake crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Snake looks OK. Boy waves Snake back to his feet!
Snake is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boy darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Snake's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Boy before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Boy!
Big Boy retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Big Boy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Russian (ranked 1065 p4p, 2808 weight class) and Nero La Croix (ranked 129 p4p, 306 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Big Russian has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Big Russian seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Russian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 70 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nero La Croix!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russian rushes La Croix and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
La Croix blocking some punches.
Russian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
La Croix told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
La Croix blocking some punches.
Russian misses with some punches.
La Croix blocks an uppercut.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by La Croix.
La Croix jumps guard.
Russian stops La Croix from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Russian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by La Croix.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by La Croix.
La Croix turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and La Croix manages to end up in side control.
Russian tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Will La Croix go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix decides to stand up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by La Croix.
La Croix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russian moves into the clinch.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Russian.
La Croix jumps into guard, dragging Russian to the mat.
Russian stops La Croix from standing up.
Russian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for La Croix on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Russian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Russian.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Croix wants to take the fight to the mat but Russian manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by La Croix.
La Croix breaks from the clinch.
Russian closes the distance and clinches.
La Croix wants to take the fight to the mat but Russian manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Russian dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Russian has managed to clinch.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that La Croix can do to turn this around?
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La Croix wants the takedown. Russian is fighting it off but La Croix persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Russian's guard against the cage.
Russian is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and La Croix dives into side control.
Nero La Croix has got the better of the ground game so far.
La Croix stands up and we're back to a striking position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russian closes the distance and clinches.
La Croix manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
La Croix wants to stand up but Russian is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Russian clinches with his opponent.
La Croix is working for takedown but Russian is calmly controlling the position for now.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by La Croix.
La Croix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Russian moves into range and clinches up with La Croix.
La Croix blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by La Croix.
La Croix tries to score a body lock takedown but Russian shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
La Croix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russian moves into the clinch.
La Croix blocks an uppercut.
La Croix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Russian closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
La Croix goes for a takedown attempt but Russian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Big Russian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nero La Croix.
Russian clinches with his opponent.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Croix pulls guard successfully.
Russian won't allow La Croix to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Russian moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Russian is fighting off a takedown attempt but La Croix is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Russian to the mat. Russian regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
La Croix stands up and waves to Russian to follow him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Russian dominated that second 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.
Russian darts in and clinches La Croix up against the cage.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La Croix.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
La Croix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russian has closed the distance and engaged La Croix in a clinch.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
La Croix manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
La Croix wants to get back to his feet but Russian is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Russian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Russian rushes La Croix and presses him up against the cage.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
La Croix gets control of Russian's arms and successfully pulls guard. La Croix will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
La Croix wants to stand but Russian is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
La Croix tries to keep at a distance but Russian has taken the fight into the clinch.
La Croix pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Russian won't allow La Croix to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if La Croix can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Russian clearly takes that round.
That's time! Russian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Russian closes the distance and pushes La Croix back into the cage.
La Croix jumps guard.
Russian gets to his feet. La Croix looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Russian forces La Croix back against the cage and clinches.
La Croix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Russian instigates a clinch.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Russian uses from the top position.
La Croix wants to stand up but Russian is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russian decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on La Croix, up you get!
Russian has La Croix up against the cage in a clinch.
La Croix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russian has La Croix up against the cage in a clinch.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Croix ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. La Croix no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
La Croix wants to stand up but Russian is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Russian stands and steps away. La Croix gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Russian has closed the distance and engaged La Croix in a clinch.
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
La Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by La Croix.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian is pressed up against the cage. La Croix has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Russian down to the mat. Russian avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Russian darts in and clinches La Croix up against the cage.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Croix breaks the clinch.
La Croix gets tackled into the cage by Russian. Russian maintains the clinch.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Croix breaks the clinch.
Russian moves into range and clinches up with La Croix.
La Croix manages to pull guard.
La Croix is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Russian is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Russian decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on La Croix, up you get!
Russian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Russian had his way with Nero La Croix in 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. This is the final round!
Russian clinches with his opponent.
La Croix jumps guard.
Russian prevents La Croix from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Russian moves into range and clinches up with La Croix.
La Croix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Russian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with La Croix, pushing him back against the cage.
La Croix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Russian moves into the clinch.
Big Russian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Russian misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russian lands a left hand.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Croix has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Russian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
La Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La Croix manages to break the clinch.
Russian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with La Croix, pushing him back against the cage.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Croix blocks an uppercut.
La Croix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nero La Croix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Russian pushes La Croix up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Croix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Croix jumps into guard, dragging Russian to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Croix wants to stand but Russian is controlling the position.
Russian stands up and waves to La Croix to follow him.
Russian pushes La Croix up against the cage in a clinch.
La Croix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Big Russian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russian clinches with his opponent.
La Croix breaks the clinch.
Russian clinches up against the cage.
La Croix decides to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Croix is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Russian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Russian, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Russian!
Big Russian 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Batu Otgonbayar (ranked 778 p4p, 1189 weight class) and Vizual Mercenary (ranked 104 p4p, 171 weight class). Mercenary has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Vizual Mercenary looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Batu Otgonbayar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vizual Mercenary!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otgonbayar clinches.
Mercenary looks winded!
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercenary struggles to land a body shot inside as Otgonbayar controls his hands.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otgonbayar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mercenary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Otgonbayar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Mercenary tries to work over Otgonbayar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Otgonbayar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Mercenary breaks the clinch.
Otgonbayar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mercenary misses the jab.
Otgonbayar has closed the distance and engaged Mercenary in a clinch.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar lands a right hand.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercenary uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otgonbayar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Otgonbayar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercenary blocking some punches.
Otgonbayar misses with the head strike.
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otgonbayar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
Mercenary blocks an uppercut.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Otgonbayar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Otgonbayar.
A short right from Otgonbayar on the inside.
Otgonbayar scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Mercenary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Otgonbayar lands an uppercut.
Otgonbayar lands a left hand.
Mercenary is rocked!
Otgonbayar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary is still on wobbly legs! Can Otgonbayar finish him?
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
Otgonbayar misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercenary uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary seems to have recovered his senses.
Otgonbayar misses with the head strike.
Mercenary takes a shot to the head.
Otgonbayar has a couple of punches blocked by Mercenary.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otgonbayar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
Otgonbayar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar misses with the head strike.
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otgonbayar pushes Mercenary against the cage. Otgonbayar is working some dirty boxing. Otgonbayar pushes off with a quick right hook! Mercenary goes down! Mercenary tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Otgonbayar moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Batu Otgonbayar!
Batu Otgonbayar is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Batu Otgonbayar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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