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NYF 29: Donal vs Rotiz PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Zimmerman (ranked 3901 p4p, 24886 weight class) and Terry Ryan (ranked 413 p4p, 502 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ryan 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.
Zimmerman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zimmerman scores with a nice head shot.
Zimmerman misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Ryan with the counter takedown but Zimmerman avoids it easily.
Zimmerman throws a lazy uppercut
and Ryan counters with a single leg into guard. Zimmerman didn't expect that.
Ryan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ryan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan cracks Zimmerman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ryan trying to control the action but Zimmerman is working from the bottom.
Ryan just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Zimmerman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ryan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Zimmerman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ryan on the ground.
Zimmerman being controlled for a moment.
Ryan trying to control the position but Zimmerman is working away.
Zimmerman is trying to improve his position.
Ryan trying to control the position but Zimmerman is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zimmerman trying to remain calm as Ryan controls from the top position.
Zimmerman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ryan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zimmerman wants to get back to his feet.
Zimmerman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zimmerman tries to get out of the position.
Zimmerman is looking for a sweep.
Ryan has hold of Zimmerman's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Zimmerman tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Ryan cranks the arm and Zimmerman screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Zimmerman, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Terry Ryan!
Henry Zimmerman spoke after the fight, saying 'I...lost?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Baddock (ranked 3333 p4p, 2185 weight class) and Herbert Justen (ranked 359 p4p, 242 weight class). Justen has chosen Super Chargers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Baddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herbert Justen!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baddock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Justen backs up against the cage.
 It looks like Herbert Justen has been cut.
Baddock jabs Justen right on the nose. Justen blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Justen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baddock misses with a wild combination.
Justen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Baddock defends it well.
Baddock drops Justen with a beautiful combination! Justen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Baddock is looking for the KO!
 Justen is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baddock steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Justen is out on his feet! Baddock sets himself and nearly takes Justen's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brendan Baddock!
Brendan Baddock really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Champion Apparel logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Herbert Justen spoke after the fight, saying 'F*** '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Martins (ranked 2781 p4p, 3320 weight class) and Sage Rochester (ranked 230 p4p, 272 weight class). Martins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Monte Tiene Garabato. Diogo Martins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diogo Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sage Rochester!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rochester.
Rochester slips under a jab.
Martins moves forwards but Rochester connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rochester in his tracks.
Sage Rochester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martins leaves Rochester with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martins clinches up against the cage.
Martins looking to throw knees to the head but Rochester is blocking nicely.
Martins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rochester successfully pulls guard.
Rochester controlling the position.
Martins wants to get up but he can't break Rochester's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rochester working for a triangle but Martins defends it easily.
Rochester bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martins's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rochester tries to free his leg and advance position but Martins is retaining full guard.
Rochester throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martins keeping moving, preventing Rochester from controlling successfully.
Martins has his feet on Rochester's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rochester blocks a head kick by Martins.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch but Rochester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martins instigates a clinch.
Martins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rochester has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rochester has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rochester jumps guard and drags Martins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Martins wants to stand but Rochester has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rochester is working an open guard so Martins takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rochester shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Martins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martins wants to stand and escape but Rochester is having none of it.
Rochester trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rochester prevents Martins from getting back to his feet.
Rochester looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Martins tries to clinch but Rochester is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rochester scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martins doesn't seem bothered though.
Martins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rochester shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martins as he avoids it easily.
Rochester thuds a left hand into Martins's body.
Rochester looks to throw the jab but Martins is out of range.
Martins moves into the clinch.
Martins tries to throw a body punch but Rochester avoids it by throwing Martins back against the cage.
Martins tries a knee to the head but Rochester blocks it.
Martins prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diogo Martins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sage Rochester.
Rochester misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins misses with a knee strike.
Martins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rochester tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Martins tries to land a knee to the head but Rochester blocks with his arms.
Martins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Martins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rochester blocks it with crossed arms.
Rochester is trying to push Martins away but Martins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rochester pulls guard effortlessly.
Rochester has a closed guard, preventing Martins from standing up.
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 Diogo Martins will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rochester cracks Martins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rochester tries to clinch up but Martins circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rochester fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martins checks it well.
Nice uppercut there from Martins.
Martins lands with a hook. Rochester tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rochester shoots in but no luck this time.
Martins is looking to counter punch.
Martins tries to clinch there but Rochester circles away.
Martins scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rochester tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rochester is rocked!
Rochester walks straight into a right hand from Martins - that's dropped him! Martins jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rochester from any more punishment! Rochester complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Diogo Martins!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neal Robson (ranked 4923 p4p, 3970 weight class) and Anton Messier (ranked 603 p4p, 535 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Neal Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Messier!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Robson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body kick there by Robson.
Robson misses with a hook
enabling Messier to counter with a crisp jab.
Robson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Anton Messier has been cut.
Robson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Robson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Messier doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robson throws a jab but it's blocked by Messier.
It seemed like Messier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Messier.
Robson throws a sloppy head kick and Messier moves out of range easily.
Robson missing with a left hand there. Messier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Messier is looking for the big counter here.
Robson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Messier is rocked!
Robson connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Messier out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neal Robson!
After winning the bout, Neal Robson 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 Jeffrey Tucker (ranked 2534 p4p, 3194 weight class) and Peter Andre (ranked 327 p4p, 397 weight class). Jeffrey Tucker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Andre's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Andre!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Andre lands with a straight right. Tucker didn't see that one coming.
Andre scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Andre looks to land a left hand but Tucker moved out of range nicely.
Andre throws a series of punches but Tucker avoids them all with ease.
Tucker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Andre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tucker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andre.
Andre misses with a hook.
Tucker throwing a counter right hand but Andre manages to avoid it.
Tucker misses with an uppercut.
Andre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tucker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andre throws a jab but it's blocked by Tucker.
Tucker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tucker throws a looping overhand right but Andre ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Tucker misses the target.
Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andre.
Andre scores with a body shot.
Tucker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Andre swings for the body but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tucker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tucker avoids the body shot from Andre.
Andre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tucker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Andre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Tucker misses the target.
Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
Andre is looking for the big counter here.
Andre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Andre clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andre has a couple of punches blocked by Tucker.
Tucker jumps guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tucker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Andre looking to pass the guard.
Tucker wants to stand up but Andre is controlling him.
Andre wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Andre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tucker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Andre is controlling him.
Andre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker wants to get back to his feet but Andre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Andre.
A little feinted left hand from Tucker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Andre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tucker is looking to counter punch.
Andre misses with a looping left.
Andre throws a lazy uppercut
and Tucker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tucker counters with a nice right hand that sends Andre toppling to the canvas! Andre scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tucker finish him?!
Andre is rocked!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Andre.
Andre is still on wobbly legs! Can Tucker finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andre moves into range and connects with a jab.
Andre seems to have recovered his senses.
Andre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tucker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tucker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Peter Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tucker counters with a crisp right hand that drops Andre! Tucker lets Andre back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Andre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Tucker misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre lands a jab to the nose.
Andre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andre throws a lazy right hand but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Tucker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andre throws a looping overhand right but Tucker ducks down to avoid it.
Tucker is looking for a counter combo.
Andre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tucker moves away from the strike by Andre.
Andre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andre jabs Tucker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Andre throws a right hand that misses
and Tucker counters with a crisp one two that drops Andre! Tucker thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Andre to his feet! Andre is in big trouble!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Andre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Andre throws a poor cross that misses
and Tucker counters with a huge right that knocks Andre out cold! Tucker is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeffrey Tucker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakagome Kakuzo (ranked 728 p4p, 3920 weight class) and Killua Zoldyck (ranked 97 p4p, 457 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakagome Kakuzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Killua Zoldyck!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoldyck throws a low kick but Kakuzo avoids it.
Zoldyck throws an overhand right that lands on Kakuzo's shoulder, as Kakuzo tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kakuzo.
Kakuzo lands a head kick. Zoldyck smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kakuzo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zoldyck checks a low kick from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo misses with a leg kick
enabling Zoldyck to counter with a crisp jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kakuzo - that will leave a mark!
Zoldyck with a nice calf kick.
Kakuzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Zoldyck circles away.
A little jabbing left from Zoldyck on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab from Zoldyck.
Kakuzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, 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!
Zoldyck misses with a wild body shot.
Zoldyck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zoldyck tries a low kick but Kakuzo avoids it.
Kakuzo lands with a hook. Zoldyck tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoldyck throws a wild body kick that Kakuzo sees coming a mile off.
Zoldyck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nakagome Kakuzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Kakuzo blocks the leg kick.
Zoldyck fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kakuzo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zoldyck did well to prevent Kakuzo getting side control.
Zoldyck wants to improve his position but Kakuzo is controlling well.
Kakuzo throwing shots but Zoldyck is blocking nicely.
Zoldyck felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kakuzo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kakuzo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zoldyck wants to improve his position but Kakuzo is controlling well.
Kakuzo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo prevents Zoldyck from improving his position.
Zoldyck keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoldyck moves into full guard.
Kakuzo won't allow Zoldyck to sweep him here.
Kakuzo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zoldyck is on top in guard.
Kakuzo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kakuzo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zoldyck defends well.
Zoldyck must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoldyck works over Kakuzo with some ground and pound from guard.
Kakuzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zoldyck stopping the sweep attempt from Kakuzo.
Zoldyck working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kakuzo's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kakuzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kakuzo is trying to control the position but Zoldyck postures up.
Kakuzo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kakuzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zoldyck wants to pass the guard but Kakuzo is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoldyck wants to control from the top but Kakuzo keeps moving.
Kakuzo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Zoldyck throws a big right hand that misses.
Zoldyck wants to control from the top but Kakuzo keeps moving.
Zoldyck lands a couple of elbows.
Kakuzo looking for a guillotine here but Zoldyck defends easily.
Kakuzo is looking to stand up but Zoldyck isn't so interested in that idea.
Kakuzo has his foot on Zoldyck's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zoldyck works his way back into a safe position though.
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 Nakagome Kakuzo will probably get the nod.
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.
Kakuzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zoldyck.
Good standup being displayed there by Zoldyck as he connects with a hook.
Kakuzo throws a right hand that Zoldyck ducks under and follows up with a left that Zoldyck also avoids with ease.
Kakuzo throws a shot from downtown. Zoldyck moves away and avoids it.
Zoldyck throws a head kick but Kakuzo moves out of range.
Kakuzo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kakuzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zoldyck only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Kakuzo.
Kakuzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Kakuzo.
Zoldyck misses with a right hand
and Kakuzo counters with a straight right hand.
Zoldyck ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nakagome Kakuzo is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoldyck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kakuzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kakuzo slips a jab and a cross from Zoldyck.
Kakuzo slips a jab from Zoldyck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoldyck misses the shot to the body.
Kakuzo has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zoldyck.
A shot in the inside from Zoldyck.
A short body shot lands from Zoldyck as the two fighters clinch.
Kakuzo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zoldyck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kakuzo tried to score with a low kick but Zoldyck checks it.
Kakuzo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zoldyck throws a leg kick which misses Kakuzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Kakuzo tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Kakuzo. That snapped Zoldyck's head back.
Kakuzo scores with a head kick.
Kakuzo throws a head kick that misses.
Kakuzo forces Zoldyck back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zoldyck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kakuzo tries to clinch but Zoldyck is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kakuzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Zoldyck works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kakuzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kakuzo goes for a double leg but Zoldyck avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zoldyck continues to drive forward.
Kakuzo drags the fight down to the ground.
Zoldyck landing with the ground and pound.
Kakuzo keeping moving, preventing Zoldyck from controlling successfully.
Zoldyck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nakagome Kakuzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zoldyck lands a couple of elbows.
Zoldyck stands up over Kakuzo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kakuzo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zoldyck wants to pass the guard but Kakuzo is keeping the position.
Kakuzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoldyck lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kakuzo wants to get back to his feet but Zoldyck passes into half guard.
Zoldyck is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kakuzo trying to control here.
Zoldyck not doing much here.
Kakuzo wants to get back to his feet.
Kakuzo trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kakuzo actively working from the bottom here.
Kakuzo trying to control but Zoldyck postures up.
Zoldyck blocks the strikes from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zoldyck uses his free foot to push down on Kakuzo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kakuzo.
Zoldyck is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zoldyck lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zoldyck pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zoldyck landing strikes from the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Killua Zoldyck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zoldyck keeps Kakuzo at a distance using the push kick.
Kakuzo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kakuzo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kakuzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zoldyck.
Some wild striking there from Kakuzo.
Zoldyck dodges the punch combination from Kakuzo.
Zoldyck counters with a body kick.
Zoldyck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kakuzo. Kakuzo obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoldyck throws a push kick but Kakuzo slaps the foot to one side.
Kakuzo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zoldyck, pushing him back against the cage.
Zoldyck manages to break the clinch.
Kakuzo has his takedown stuffed
and Zoldyck counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuzo moves in looking to clinch but Zoldyck pushes him off.
Kakuzo tries to clinch but Zoldyck moves out of range.
Kakuzo misses with a wild combination.
Kakuzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zoldyck fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kakuzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zoldyck keeps the fight on the outside.
Kakuzo checks a low kick from Zoldyck.
Zoldyck misses with a body shot.
Kakuzo staying out of range there.
Kakuzo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kakuzo lands with an overhand left.
Zoldyck takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kakuzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo slips under a jab from Zoldyck.
Kakuzo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakuzo shoots in for a takedown but Zoldyck shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zoldyck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kakuzo checks a leg kick.
Kakuzo throws a sloppy head kick and Zoldyck moves out of range easily.
Kakuzo misses with a wild combination.
Zoldyck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kakuzo connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick lands for Kakuzo.
Kakuzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zoldyck.
Zoldyck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kakuzo as he connects with a hook.
Zoldyck misses the body punch
letting Kakuzo counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Zoldyck misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Zoldyck checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zoldyck misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Kakuzo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kakuzo.
Zoldyck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kakuzo moves away.
Kakuzo scores with a nice body kick.
Kakuzo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kakuzo throws a body punch but Zoldyck moves out of range.
Kakuzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kakuzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zoldyck looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo blocks a low kick nicely.
Killua Zoldyck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zoldyck fails to land with a series of punches.
Kakuzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zoldyck tries to counter with a clinch but Kakuzo shakes him off and moves away.
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!
Kakuzo tries to land a body kick
and Zoldyck counters with a series of strikes. Kakuzo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zoldyck tries to sprawl but Kakuzo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kakuzo is looking to advance position but Zoldyck won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kakuzo prevents Zoldyck from improving his position.
Kakuzo winds up and cracks Zoldyck with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zoldyck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kakuzo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nakagome Kakuzo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kakuzo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nakagome Kakuzo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russ Simons (ranked 825 p4p, 1569 weight class) and Léo Saint-Clair (ranked 95 p4p, 184 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Saint-Clair's choice of entrance music: Seine Saint-Denis Style - Suprême NTM. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Russ Simons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Léo Saint-Clair!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint-Clair ducks under a wild hook from Simons.
Russ Simons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Saint-Clair misses.
Saint-Clair has managed to clinch.
Simons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simons working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simons blocking some punches.
Simons blocking some punches.
Simons stalling in the clinch but Saint-Clair improves position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Saint-Clair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simons tries to stall but Saint-Clair uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint-Clair leaning against his opponent.
Simons misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Saint-Clair.
Simons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Simons - that landed with a thud.
Simons throws a head punch that misses.
Simons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saint-Clair backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint-Clair lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Simons scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saint-Clair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Saint-Clair.
A head punch on the inside from Saint-Clair fails to land.
Simons pushes Saint-Clair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Saint-Clair - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Simons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simons lands a body shot in the clinch.
Simons stalling in the clinch but Saint-Clair improves position.
Simons blocking some punches.
Saint-Clair stalling.
Saint-Clair lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simons backwards.
Saint-Clair working aggressively here.
Simons is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saint-Clair is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Simons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint-Clair.
Saint-Clair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint-Clair prevents a body shot from Simons.
Saint-Clair looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Simons struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint-Clair controls his hands.
Saint-Clair prevents a body shot from Simons.
Simons lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Saint-Clair.
Saint-Clair scores with a shoulder strike.
Saint-Clair has a couple of punches blocked by Simons.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Simons has a couple of punches blocked by Saint-Clair.
Simons lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Simons.
A head punch on the inside from Saint-Clair fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Simons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint-Clair has a couple of punches blocked by Simons.
Saint-Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simons is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Saint-Clair has Simons pushed against the cage.
Simons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint-Clair prevents a body shot from Simons.
Saint-Clair blocks a body shot from Simons.
Saint-Clair makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saint-Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint-Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simons has a couple of punches blocked by Saint-Clair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Clair lands with a short shot to the head.
Saint-Clair misses with a punch to the body.
Saint-Clair misses with some punches.
Simons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saint-Clair lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simons is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Simons trying to control the position but instead, Saint-Clair has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simons into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Saint-Clair being controlled against the cage.
Simons is trying to maintain a safe position but Saint-Clair gets an underhook and turns Simons into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Russ Simons.
Simons throws a looping overhand right but Saint-Clair ducks down to avoid it.
Simons throws out a loose jab but Saint-Clair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint-Clair tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Léo Saint-Clair 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.
Saint-Clair throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simons counters with a straight right hand.
Saint-Clair moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by Saint-Clair.
Simons looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saint-Clair lands a nice shot to the body.
Saint-Clair fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint-Clair misses the target.
Saint-Clair moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Saint-Clair.
 It looks like Russ Simons has been cut.
Simons missing with a left hand there. Saint-Clair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Simons throws a lazy uppercut
and Saint-Clair counters with a right hand to the body.
Simons throws a right hand that misses
and Simons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Simons.
Saint-Clair uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simons.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint-Clair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Léo Saint-Clair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saint-Clair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simons manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saint-Clair. Saint-Clair circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Simons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint-Clair.
Saint-Clair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint-Clair.
Saint-Clair slips a jab from Simons.
Simons misses with a right hand
and Saint-Clair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Simons lands.
We've been informed that Saint-Clair has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Simons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint-Clair.
Simons throws out a loose jab but Saint-Clair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simons misses with a hook.
Simons throws a sloppy body shot
and Saint-Clair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simons lands with a cross.
Simons scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint-Clair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Clair thows a left - swing and a miss!
Simons misses the jab.
Saint-Clair let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big left from Simons misses.
Simons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint-Clair.
Simons swings away with a body shot that misses
and Simons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simons loads up on a big right hand but Saint-Clair slips the punch.
Saint-Clair steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Simons.
A big left from Simons misses.
Saint-Clair throws a lazy uppercut
and Simons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simons dodges the punch combination from Saint-Clair.
Jab, jab by Simons - just one landing.
Saint-Clair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simons.
A little jabbing left from Saint-Clair on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Simons throws a right hand that misses
enabling Saint-Clair to counter with a crisp jab.
Russ Simons's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons digs a good body shot into Saint-Clair's ribs.
Simons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saint-Clair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simons throws a lazy right hand but Saint-Clair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint-Clair slips under a jab.
Simons tries to move into range but Saint-Clair moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Simons looks to land a left hand but Saint-Clair moved out of range nicely.
Simons's corner calls for a 1-2. Simons obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Simons is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Saint-Clair connects with a looping right hand.
Simons misses with a hook.
Simons looks to land a left hand but Saint-Clair moved out of range nicely.
Simons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint-Clair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint-Clair blocks a jab.
Simons swings widly with a right hand
and Simons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Russ Simons's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Saint-Clair moves out of range as Simons strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simons loads up on a big right hand but Saint-Clair slips the punch.
Saint-Clair slips under a jab from Simons.
Saint-Clair tries to clinch there but Simons circles away.
Simons throws an off balance right hand
enabling Saint-Clair to counter with a crisp jab.
Simons closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Simons misses with an uppercut. Saint-Clair saw that one coming.
Saint-Clair moves into the clinch successfully.
Simons is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Saint-Clair's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint-Clair.
A head punch on the inside from Saint-Clair fails to land.
Saint-Clair misses with some punches.
Saint-Clair misses with some punches.
Simons lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saint-Clair or not.
Simons taking a breather.
Simons is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saint-Clair lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Léo Saint-Clair will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Russ Simons's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Simons takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saint-Clair misses with a hook
and Simons counters with a nice uppercut.
Simons clobbers Saint-Clair with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saint-Clair throws a right and a left that Simons avoids nicely.
Saint-Clair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Simons.
Saint-Clair digs a good body shot into Simons's ribs.
Saint-Clair looks to land a left hand but Simons moved out of range nicely.
Saint-Clair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint-Clair throws a poor cross that misses
and Simons counters with a nice right hand that sends Saint-Clair toppling to the canvas! Saint-Clair scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Simons finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simons swings widly with a right hand
and Saint-Clair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint-Clair has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Simons on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Simons misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint-Clair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simons misses with a right hand
and Saint-Clair counters with a straight right hand.
Simons drops Saint-Clair with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Saint-Clair looks back up at him and smiles so Simons waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Saint-Clair is rocked!
Saint-Clair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint-Clair is still on wobbly legs! Can Simons finish him?
Saint-Clair connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jeez, Russ Simons's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Simons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint-Clair seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint-Clair slips under a jab.
Simons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint-Clair darts in trying to clinch
and Simons counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint-Clair throws a hook to the side of Simons's head but Simons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simons throws a right hand that misses
and Saint-Clair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Russ Simons's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Léo Saint-Clair!
Léo Saint-Clair seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gillechriosd McCoy (ranked 850 p4p, 1283 weight class) and Alcide Almunecar (ranked 112 p4p, 166 weight class). McCoy comes to the cage accompanied by YxngB - The Irish. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gillechriosd McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almunecar misses with an uppercut. McCoy saw that one coming.
Almunecar defending well as McCoy loads up on a big left hand.
Almunecar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McCoy misses with a straight left.
Almunecar slips a jab from McCoy.
McCoy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Almunecar swings widly with a right hand
and McCoy counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Alcide Almunecar has been cut.
Almunecar lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar throws a head kick but McCoy moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from McCoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Almunecar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar throws a lazy head kick
and McCoy counters with a straight right hand.
Almunecar misses with an uppercut. McCoy saw that one coming.
McCoy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Almunecar.
Almunecar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCoy.
McCoy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A chopping leg kick lands by Almunecar.
McCoy blocks a leg kick.
McCoy dips to his left and cracks Almunecar with an uppercut!
McCoy swings widly with a right hand
and Almunecar counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Gillechriosd McCoy has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy fails to land with a series of punches.
McCoy shoots in and drives through. Almunecar sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCoy misses with a straight right.
Almunecar throws a poor cross that misses
and McCoy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Almunecar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Almunecar throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from McCoy misses the target.
McCoy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almunecar counters with a straight right hand.
 McCoy is rocked!
McCoy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar throws a monster overhand right that drops McCoy! Almunecar follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alcide Almunecar!
After winning the bout, Alcide Almunecar 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 Olivier Dujardin (ranked 442 p4p, 784 weight class) and Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 59 p4p, 102 weight class). Dujardin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sosa by Leto & Guy2bezbar. The crowd seem to be enjoying Babcock's choice of entrance music: 70. Olivier Dujardin 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivier Dujardin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dujardin throws out a loose jab but Babcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babcock swings for the body but Dujardin moves out of range.
Babcock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dujardin to score with a decent uppercut.
Dujardin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Babcock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dujardin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Babcock tries to get to full guard but Dujardin has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dujardin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Babcock is positioning himself well to prevent Dujardin advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dujardin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Babcock defending well though.
Babcock preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Babcock tries to roll over but Dujardin keeps him under control.
Babcock moves into full guard.
Dujardin won't allow Babcock to sweep him here.
Babcock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dujardin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dujardin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dujardin preventing the sweep.
Dujardin throwing strikes but missing.
Dujardin is looking to work some ground and pound but Babcock has wrist control.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Dujardin from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Babcock wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Dujardin misses the target.
Babcock drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dujardin defends it well.
Babcock moves forwards but Dujardin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dujardin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Babcock tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dujardin connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin misses with an uppercut
and Babcock counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dujardin trying to control but Babcock postures up.
Babcock lands strikes from half guard.
Dujardin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dujardin moves into full guard.
Dujardin looking to control.
Babcock lands a couple of digs.
Dujardin trying to control the position.
Dujardin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dujardin trying to control from the bottom.
We've been informed that Babcock has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dujardin has hold of Babcock's hands but Babcock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dujardin is looking for a sweep. Babcock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Babcock is thwarting Dujardin's attempts to control the position.
Dujardin wants to get back to full guard.
Babcock wants to take a breather but Dujardin is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Babcock.
Babcock works his way into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BOOM! Babcock connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dujardin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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 Olivier Dujardin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Babcock looks to land a combination but Dujardin avoids it well.
Babcock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dujardin throws out the jab.
Babcock tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dujardin lands a glancing blow to the side of Babcock's head.
A swing and a miss from Dujardin.
Babcock with the counter takedown but Dujardin avoids it easily.
Babcock throws a body shot but no joy.
Dujardin throws out a loose jab but Babcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babcock tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Olivier Dujardin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dujardin throws a big shot that misses.
Babcock drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dujardin defends it well.
Babcock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dujardin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dujardin looks to land a left hand but Babcock moved out of range nicely.
Babcock misses with a body shot.
Babcock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dujardin misses with a right hand
so Babcock counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jesse Thomas Babcock has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dujardin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Dujardin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dujardin is keeping the position for now.
Babcock trying to control but Dujardin is working from the bottom.
Dujardin keeping full guard, as Babcock tries to pass.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Dujardin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock is in close to Dujardin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Babcock preventing the sweep.
Babcock throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babcock postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Babcock scoring with punches to the head and body.
Babcock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dujardin striking off his back but it's not causing Babcock any problems.
Dujardin keeping full guard, as Babcock tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Babcock ducks under a wild hook from Dujardin.
Babcock moves out of range as Dujardin strikes.
Dujardin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dujardin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dujardin throws the left hand but Babcock avoids the punch easily.
Babcock is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dujardin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin misses with a looping left.
Babcock swinging wildly here.
Babcock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dujardin.
Dujardin throws out a loose jab but Babcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dujardin swings widly with a right hand
and Babcock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dujardin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Babcock scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Babcock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Babcock postures up and lands a big shot to Dujardin's brow.
Dujardin lands some strikes from the bottom.
Dujardin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Babcock passes Dujardin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dujardin wants to control but Babcock is keeping busy.
Dujardin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Babcock connects with a couple of short punches.
Babcock forces his way into half guard.
Dujardin wants to improve his position but Babcock is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dujardin gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Thomas Babcock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Babcock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dujardin.
Babcock misses with an uppercut.
Dujardin shoots in but Babcock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Babcock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babcock has closed the distance and engaged Dujardin in a clinch.
Babcock lands a nice shot to the body.
Dujardin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dujardin.
Babcock drops his hands momentarily and Dujardin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dujardin looks to land a right hand but Babcock moved out of range.
Babcock misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babcock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dujardin just misses with a punch to the body.
Babcock changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Babcock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dujardin rather than just go for the knockout.
A slow jab from Dujardin misses its intended target.
Dujardin has a takedown stuffed.
Olivier Dujardin is winning the standup battle so far.
Dujardin misses the jab.
Babcock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babcock stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olivier Dujardin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babcock tries to clinch up
and Dujardin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Babcock thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dujardin manages to avoid it.
Dujardin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Babcock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dujardin.
Dujardin scores with a sloppy right hand. Babcock should have avoided that one.
A big left from Dujardin misses.
And Babcock tries to counter it with a takedown but Dujardin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Babcock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dujardin.
Babcock changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Babcock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Babcock avoids the body shot from Dujardin.
Dujardin loads up on a big right hand but Babcock slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dujardin was well out of range. Poor timing from Babcock.
Babcock scores with a jab to the head.
Dujardin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fighters circling - Dujardin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Babcock misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Babcock.
Dujardin tests Babcock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dujardin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin misses with an uppercut. Babcock saw that one coming.
Babcock throws a jab when Dujardin was well out of range.
Dujardin lands a jab to Babcock's midsection.
Babcock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dujardin circles away quickly and effectively.
Dujardin misses with an uppercut.
Babcock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dujardin missing with a left hand there. Babcock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dujardin.
Babcock blocks a jab.
Dujardin missing with a left hand there. Babcock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier Dujardin clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dujardin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babcock with the counter takedown but Dujardin avoids it easily.
Dujardin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dujardin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Babcock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babcock staying out of range there.
And Babcock tries to counter it with a takedown but Dujardin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dujardin lands a nice shot to the body.
Babcock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babcock with the counter takedown but Dujardin avoids it easily.
Jab by Dujardin.
Babcock takes a swing at Dujardin's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dujardin tries to keep at a distance but Babcock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dujardin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Babcock misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dujardin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babcock struggles to land a body shot inside as Dujardin controls his hands.
Babcock tries to work over Dujardin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babcock leaning his opponent against the cage.
Babcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dujardin's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Babcock.
A head punch on the inside from Dujardin fails to land.
Dujardin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Babcock tries to work over Dujardin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dujardin.
Babcock stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock just leaning against Dujardin, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Babcock's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Dujardin breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Babcock.
Dujardin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babcock drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dujardin defends it well.
Dujardin misses with an uppercut. Babcock saw that one coming.
Babcock changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Babcock swings for the body but Dujardin moves out of range.
Dujardin shoots in looking for a takedown. Babcock tries to sprawl out of it but Dujardin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Babcock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Dujardin misses its intended target.
Dujardin scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dujardin finds it's way round the side to connect with Babcock's head.
Babcock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dujardin.
Dujardin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Babcock.
And Babcock tries to counter it with a takedown but Dujardin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Babcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Dujardin is just out of range.
Babcock connects with a body shot.
Babcock lands a lovely overhand right.
Dujardin throws a shot from downtown. Babcock moves away and avoids it.
Dujardin lands with a good body shot.
Dujardin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dujardin lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin blocks a jab.
Dujardin tries to counter with a takedown but Babcock is quick to defend against it.
Dujardin throws a jab when Babcock was well out of range.
Babcock staying out of range there.
Dujardin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babcock struggling a bit here.
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Babcock is trying to improve his position.
Dujardin working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier Dujardin had his way with Jesse Thomas Babcock in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Babcock avoids the body shot from Dujardin.
Babcock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Babcock with the counter takedown but Dujardin avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Babcock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dujardin throws a hook to the side of Babcock's head but Babcock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babcock wants to counter with a clinch but Dujardin pushes him away.
Babcock slips under a jab from Dujardin.
Dujardin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babcock moves away.
Dujardin throws a shot from downtown. Babcock moves away and avoids it.
Babcock changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dujardin throws a jab when Babcock was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dujardin.
A slow jab from Babcock misses its intended target.
Dujardin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Babcock changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dujardin misses the jab.
Dujardin sets himself, and Babcock steps forward looking for the clinch! Dujardin avoids it this time.
Dujardin lands a nice shot that snaps Babcock's head back.
Dujardin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Babcock shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Babcock showed some decent athleticism there.
Dujardin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dujardin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dujardin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Babcock can do to turn this around?
Dujardin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Babcock counters with a takedown into side control.
Jesse Thomas Babcock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babcock looks up at the clock and then as Dujardin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Babcock smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Babcock works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Babcock working away.
Dujardin gets back to half guard.
Dujardin trying to control from the bottom.
Dujardin gets back to full guard.
Dujardin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Babcock throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin looking for a sweep. Not yet Dujardin, not yet.
Babcock trying to control but Dujardin is working from the bottom.
Babcock stopping the sweep attempt from Dujardin.
Babcock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dujardin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Babcock distracts Dujardin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dujardin has momentary wrist control but Babcock slips an elbow through the middle.
Babcock throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dujardin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dujardin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dujardin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Babcock moves into the clinch.
Babcock wants to take the fight to the mat but Dujardin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dujardin's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Babcock.
Babcock slows down the pace here.
Dujardin prevents a body shot from Babcock.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesse Thomas Babcock.
I think Dujardin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Olivier Dujardin!
Olivier Dujardin retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Olivier Dujardin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elwyn Donal (ranked 258 p4p, 1004 weight class) and Toti Rotiz (ranked 40 p4p, 157 weight class). Rotiz has chosen Southtown as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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195 cm
30
215
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Elwyn Donal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toti Rotiz!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donal misses with a body shot.
Donal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rotiz checks it well.
Rotiz forces Donal back against the cage and clinches.
Donal can't find room to land a body shot as Rotiz controls the action.
Donal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rotizs head.
Rotiz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Donal smiles and moves away.
Donal lands a big head kick that sends Rotiz tumbling to the mat! Donal takes a step backwards and waves Rotiz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rotiz is rocked!
It looks like Toti Rotiz has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rotiz gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Donal points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Rotiz wakes up just in time to hear Donal thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elwyn Donal!
Elwyn Donal retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Elwyn Donal started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Toti Rotiz had this to say: 'I was hurt, my cat is sick, it's raining outside, heard someone fart in the arena... I should have never lost, I'm the real winner.'.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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