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STC2| Grand Prix Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shirley Crabtree (ranked 5118 p4p, 4082 weight class) and Bottom Feeder (ranked 457 p4p, 397 weight class). Crabtree comes to the ring accompanied by The Chopper - Predator Soundtrack. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shirley Crabtree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bottom Feeder!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crabtree throws a looping overhand right but Feeder ducks down to avoid it.
Feeder darts in and clinches Crabtree up against the ropes.
Feeder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crabtree has a couple of punches blocked by Feeder.
Feeder misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Feeder fails to land.
Feeder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Feeder misses with the head strike.
Crabtree swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Feeder is trying to break free.
Crabtree stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crabtree blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Feeder tries a body shot but Crabtree blocks it.
Crabtree definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Feeder working aggressively here.
Feeder misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crabtree misses with a body punch.
Crabtree digs a right hand underneath Feeder's ribcage. Feeder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Feeder tries to work over Crabtree's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crabtree tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Crabtree fails to land.
Crabtree misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crabtree misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crabtree throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crabtree lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crabtree misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Crabtree creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crabtree scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Feeder lands a nice shot to the body.
Feeder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crabtree tries to work over Feeder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crabtree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crabtree misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Crabtree.
Feeder blocks an uppercut.
Crabtree tries to throw a body punch but Feeder avoids it by throwing Crabtree back against the ropes.
Crabtree swings wildly with an uppercut but Feeder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crabtree throws a head punch that misses.
Crabtree tries to work over Feeder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Feeder misses with a punch on the inside.
Crabtree misses with the head strike.
Feeder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Feeder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crabtrees head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crabtree fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feeder misses with some punches.
Feeder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Feeder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 It looks like Bottom Feeder has been cut.
Feeder throws a hook but Crabtree blocks it.
Crabtree scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 Feeder is rocked!
Feeder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crabtree.
Feeder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crabtree takes a swing at Feeder's ribcage but misses.
Crabtree is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Feeder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crabtree doesn't manage to clinch there - Feeder circles away.
Crabtree rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Feeder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crabtree comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crabtree throws a head kick that misses.
Feeder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Feeder throws an overhand right that lands on Crabtree's shoulder, as Crabtree tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Crabtree on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crabtree misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Feeder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feeder lands a head shot.
Jab by Crabtree.
Feeder throws a body punch but Crabtree moves out of range.
Crabtree takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 It looks like Shirley Crabtree has been cut.
Crabtree throws a shot from downtown. Feeder moves away and avoids it.
Crabtree tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crabtree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Feeder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Feeder throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crabtree counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Feeder thinking.
Crabtree closes the distance and pushes Feeder back into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Feeder fails to land.
Feeder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crabtree swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Feeder.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Feeder misses with a punch on the inside.
Crabtree swings wildly with an uppercut but Feeder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crabtree can't find room to land a body shot as Feeder controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree blocking some punches.
Feeder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Feeder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crabtree backwards.
Feeder lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crabtree backwards.
Feeder lands a body shot.
Feeder tries to throw a body punch but Crabtree avoids it by throwing Feeder back against the ropes.
Crabtree misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crabtree swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crabtree prevents a body shot from Feeder.
Feeder can't break the clinch.
Crabtree throws a head punch that misses.
Crabtree misses with a punch on the inside.
Crabtree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Feeder pushes Crabtree back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crabtree lands with a right to the head.
Feeder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Feeder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crabtree swings wildly with an uppercut but Feeder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crabtree swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Feeder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Feeder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crabtree fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crabtree swings wildly with an uppercut but Feeder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crabtree has a couple of punches blocked by Feeder.
Feeder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crabtree throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Feeders head.
Crabtree lands with a left to the head.
Crabtree throws a punch but it's blocked by Feeder.
Feeder tries to throw a body punch but Crabtree avoids it by throwing Feeder back against the ropes.
Feeder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crabtree swings wildly with an uppercut but Feeder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crabtree working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Feeder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Feeder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Feeder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Feeder blocks an uppercut.
Feeder misses with a punch on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree lands a left hand.
Feeder tries a body shot but Crabtree blocks it.
Crabtree misses with a hook from the clinch.
Feeder throws a punch but it's blocked by Crabtree.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crabtree tries to throw a body punch but Feeder avoids it by throwing Crabtree back against the ropes.
Feeder throws a punch but it's blocked by Crabtree.
Crabtree blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crabtree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Crabtree fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crabtree.
Feeder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Crabtree.
It looked like Crabtree was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Feeder.
Crabtree sizes up Feeder with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crabtree clinches up with Feeder and pushes him back against the ropes.
Feeder is trying to force a seperation but Crabtree has the dominant position.
Crabtree lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Feeder backwards.
Feeder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Feeder blocking some punches.
Feeder wants to get back to striking at distance but Crabtree won't allow it.
Feeder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crabtree has a couple of punches blocked by Feeder.
Feeder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Feeder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crabtree gets through Feeder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Feeder working aggressively here.
Feeder scores with a nice hook to the head.
Feeder misses with the head strike.
Crabtree misses with a hook from the clinch.
Feeder blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Crabtree fails to land.
Crabtree misses with a punch on the inside.
Crabtree misses with a punch on the inside.
Feeder lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Feeder fails to land.
Crabtree has a couple of punches blocked by Feeder.
Feeder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Feeder blocks an uppercut.
Crabtree misses with the head strike.
Crabtree misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Feeder misses with a body punch.
Crabtree misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feeder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crabtree has Feeder pressed against the ropes, preventing Feeder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Feeder throws a punch but it's blocked by Crabtree.
Crabtree lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crabtree misses with a punch on the inside.
Feeder pushes Crabtree back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Crabtree misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crabtree tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Feeder's elbow.
Crabtree tries to throw a body punch but Feeder avoids it by throwing Crabtree back against the ropes.
Crabtree lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Feeder prevents a body shot from Crabtree.
Crabtree takes a shot to the head.
Feeder misses with a body punch.
Feeder scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crabtree prevents a body shot from Feeder.
A shot in the inside from Feeder.
Feeder has had enough of the clinch but Crabtree keeps him there for the moment.
Crabtree lands a shoulder strike.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Feeder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crabtree blocking some punches.
Feeder tries to throw a body punch but Crabtree avoids it by throwing Feeder back against the ropes.
Crabtree lands a right hand.
Feeder breaks the clinch.
Feeder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crabtree sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shirley Crabtree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crabtree throws a body shot but no joy.
Feeder throws a hook but Crabtree blocks it.
Feeder misses with a body shot.
Crabtree swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Feeder.
Crabtree thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crabtree showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Feeder.
Crabtree throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Feeder gets a clinch.
Crabtree misses with some punches.
Feeder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Feeder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shirley Crabtree dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Crabtree tries to clinch up but Feeder circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab lands there for Crabtree.
Feeder lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crabtree scores with a body shot.
Feeder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crabtree moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab lands there for Crabtree.
Crabtree tries to clinch there but Feeder circles away.
Crabtree works Feeder's body with a nice hook.
Crabtree misses the shot to the body.
Crabtree thows a left - swing and a miss!
Feeder's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crabtree connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Feeder scrambles back to his feet.
Feeder throws a shot from downtown. Crabtree moves away and avoids it.
Feeder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crabtree.
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!
Feeder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crabtree.
Crabtree moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Feeder is still on wobbly legs! Can Crabtree finish him?
Feeder throws a hook but Crabtree avoids it easily.
Crabtree keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Feeder seems to have recovered his senses.
Crabtree is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Feeder can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feeder drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crabtree displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Feeder throws out the jab.
Crabtree tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Feeder was well out of range. Poor timing from Crabtree.
Crabtree connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Feeder's hands.
That has opened up Bottom Feeder's cut even more.
Crabtree fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crabtree looks to land a right hand but Feeder moved out of range.
Feeder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crabtree.
Feeder moves in looking to clinch but Crabtree pushes him off.
Crabtree tries to clinch but Feeder is having none of it.
Feeder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crabtree throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Feeder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crabtree connects with the punch.
Crabtree moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Feeder.
Crabtree misses with a hook to the ribs.
Feeder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crabtree.
Crabtree swings wildly with an uppercut but Feeder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Feeder blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crabtree lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Feeder backwards.
Crabtree tries to throw a body punch but Feeder avoids it by throwing Crabtree back against the ropes.
Crabtree misses with a hook from the clinch.
Feeder misses with some punches.
Feeder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crabtree lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crabtree doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crabtree throws a head punch that misses.
Feeder presses Crabtree against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crabtree misses with a body punch.
Crabtree blocks a body shot from Feeder.
Feeder blocking some punches.
Feeder struggles to land a body shot inside as Crabtree controls his hands.
Crabtree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Feeder fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feeder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Feeder is looking to break free of the clinch but Crabtree has double underhooks.
Feeder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crabtree comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Feeder throws a jab but it's blocked by Crabtree.
Crabtree cracks Feeder with a good jab.
Feeder keeps the fight on the outside.
Crabtree moves out of range of the strikes.
Crabtree throws a series of punches but Feeder avoids them all with ease.
Feeder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crabtree moves away.
Oooooh!!! Crabtree has knocked Feeder down with a huge combo! Crabtree steps away and waves a wobbly Feeder back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crabtree takes a swing at Feeder's ribcage but misses.
Feeder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crabtree catches Feeder napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Feeder to the canvas!
Crabtree arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Feeder's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shirley Crabtree!
Our winner, Shirley Crabtree, 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.
Bottom Feeder was interviewed post fight and said 'Alright, so turns out my fists are better at making friends than enemies. Shoutout to my opponent for showing me some new moves—I'll be practicing those in front of the mirror for the next year. Don't worry, folks, I’ll be back once I put some ice on these welts.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Termineitor Latino (ranked 4133 p4p, 5161 weight class) and Ugrapurod Makagziadan (ranked 401 p4p, 461 weight class). Makagziadan has chosen FIGHT FIGHT as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Termineitor Latino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ugrapurod Makagziadan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makagziadan tests Latino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Termineitor Latino has been cut.
Makagziadan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Latino walks into a jab.
Latino definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Makagziadan misses the shot to the body.
Latino connects with a right hand. Makagziadan shakes it off.
It looks like Ugrapurod Makagziadan has been cut.
Latino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makagziadan.
A swing and a miss from Makagziadan.
Latino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makagziadan.
Latino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makagziadan manages to avoid it.
Makagziadan throws a poor cross that misses
and Latino counters with a nice uppercut.
Latino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Latino throws the left hand but Makagziadan avoids the punch easily.
Makagziadan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Latino to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makagziadan looks to throw the jab but Latino is out of range.
Makagziadan connects with a crisp jab.
Makagziadan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Makagziadan looks to land a combination. Latino sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Latino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makagziadan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Makagziadan missing with a left hand there. Latino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Latino is looking to counter punch.
Makagziadan misses with a lunging right hand
and Latino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Makagziadan thinking.
Latino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Latino misses with a hook. Makagziadan ducked under it nicely.
Makagziadan drops Latino with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Latino looks back up at him and smiles so Makagziadan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Latino is rocked!
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!
Makagziadan defending well as Latino loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Latino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Latino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Latino just misses with a punch to the body.
Makagziadan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Latino blocks a jab.
Latino clobbers Makagziadan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
BOOM! Makagziadan lands a beautiful left hook that drops Latino. Latino tries to recover but Makagziadan is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Latino lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ugrapurod Makagziadan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Greene (ranked 4448 p4p, 4199 weight class) and Earl McCoy (ranked 428 p4p, 406 weight class). Greene comes to the ring accompanied by 50 Cent- Many Men (Wish Death). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greene.
Greene thuds a left hand into McCoy's body.
Greene dips to his left and cracks McCoy with an uppercut!
Greene throws a hook to the side of McCoy's head but McCoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greene listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Greene misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCoy! But no joy.
McCoy has Greene up against the ropes in a clinch.
McCoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Greene working hard to break the clinch.
Greene wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCoy lands a hook that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCoy.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McCoy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCoy tries to throw a body punch but Greene avoids it by throwing McCoy back against the ropes.
Greene is trying to break free.
McCoy has a couple of punches blocked by Greene.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McCoy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCoy lands an uppercut.
Greene working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene can't break the clinch.
McCoy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene wants to get back to striking at distance but McCoy won't allow it.
McCoy has a couple of punches blocked by Greene.
McCoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greene wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Greene's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Greene can't break the clinch.
Greene is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
McCoy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Greene or not.
Greene looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCoy.
Greene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Greene is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Greene's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Greene has had enough of the clinch but McCoy keeps him there for the moment.
McCoy misses with some punches.
McCoy lands with a light punch inside.
McCoy has Greene pressed against the ropes, preventing Greene from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCoy.
Greene takes a shot to the head.
McCoy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Greene looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCoy prevents Greene from breaking the clinch.
McCoy keeps control of Greene as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCoy scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, McCoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCoy scores with a shot to the side of Greene's head.
Greene wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCoy has him pressed against the ropes.
McCoy lands a shoulder strike.
McCoy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Greene has had enough of the clinch but McCoy keeps him there for the moment.
Greene working hard to break the clinch.
Greene is trying to push McCoy away but McCoy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
McCoy lands with a left to the head.
Greene wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCoy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from McCoy.
Greene is rocked!
Greene is trying to break free.
Oh Greene is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greene can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from McCoy.
Greene is trying to break the clinch but McCoy is controlling him.
Greene seems to have got his legs back now.
McCoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McCoy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCoy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Greene manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Greene.
McCoy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCoy has Greene up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCoy.
McCoy lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCoy.
Greene is trying to break free.
McCoy scores with a shot to the side of Greene's head.
A nice left hand lands by McCoy.
Greene is trying to break free.
McCoy lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Greene's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCoy creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Greene's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Greene drops to his knees and McCoy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earl McCoy!
Our winner, Earl McCoy, 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.
The defeated Bobby Greene had this to say: 'Man if this was Streetbeefs, he’d be dead.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Case Knightley (ranked 4242 p4p, 4219 weight class) and Hung Takedo (ranked 413 p4p, 410 weight class). Takedo has chosen Best Way To Die as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Case Knightley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Case Knightley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hung Takedo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takedo lands a nice shot to the body.
Knightley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knightley scores with a jab.
Knightley throws a lazy uppercut
and Takedo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Case Knightley has been cut.
Knightley throws a right hand that misses
and Takedo counters with a nice right hand that sends Knightley toppling to the canvas! Knightley scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Takedo finish him?!
Knightley is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knightley keeps the fight on the outside.
Oh Knightley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knightley misses with an uppercut. Takedo saw that one coming.
Knightley is holding his hands too far apart here. Takedo throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Knightley is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hung Takedo!
A very excited looking Hung Takedo 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuto Yoshida (ranked 4224 p4p, 4220 weight class) and El President (ranked 408 p4p, 409 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuto Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, El President!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
President on the wrong end of a nice hook.
President takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
El President seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. President darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yoshida lands a jab to the head.
President swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida scores with a nice head shot.
President misses with a straight left.
Yoshida gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! President gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El President!
Yuto Yoshida spoke after the fight, saying 'Did I ever mention I love pizza ?!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demyan Pulaski (ranked 4201 p4p, 4295 weight class) and Khamzat Magomedov (ranked 405 p4p, 420 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demyan Pulaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khamzat Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pulaski is fending him off so far but Magomedov persists. Nope, Pulaski circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Pulaski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pulaski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pulaski wants it to stay on the feet.
Pulaski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Magomedov shoots in but Pulaski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Pulaski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Magomedov.
Demyan Pulaski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khamzat Magomedov.
Magomedov shoots in looking for a takedown. Pulaski tries to sprawl out of it but Magomedov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Pulaski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pulaski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Magomedov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov shoots for a takedown but Pulaski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pulaski takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pulaski.
Pulaski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulaski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Magomedov or not.
Magomedov goes for a takedown attempt but Pulaski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pulaski looks to land a right hand but Magomedov moved out of range.
Pulaski clinches.
Magomedov tries to pull guard but Pulaski won't allow it.
Pulaski digs a right hand underneath Magomedov's ribcage. Magomedov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Pulaski as the two fighters clinch.
Pulaski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pulaski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov goes for a double leg but Pulaski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Pulaski continues to drive forward.
Pulaski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Magomedov misses with a takedown attempt
and Pulaski counters with a stiff right hand.
Magomedov shoots and misses
and Pulaski counters with a nice uppercut.
Magomedov looks winded!
Pulaski gets in close and instigates 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!
Pulaski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulaski works on Magomedov's body with a couple of short punches.
Pulaski lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Pulaski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pulaski.
Pulaski lands a shoulder strike.
Pulaski lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Pulaski on the inside.
Pulaski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pulaski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magomedovs head.
A short left from Pulaski.
Pulaski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pulaski lands an uppercut.
Magomedov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pulaski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magomedovs head.
Pulaski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magomedov is trying to pull guard but Pulaski turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Pulaski scores with a shot to the side of Magomedov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulaski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pulaski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pulaski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pulaski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pulaski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pulaski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
Magomedov is rocked!
Pulaski digs a right hand into Magomedov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Magomedov's gas tank.
Pulaski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magomedov is still on wobbly legs! Can Pulaski finish him?
Magomedov is trying to pull guard but Pulaski turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Magomedov seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pulaski.
Pulaski pushes Magomedov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Pulaski gets through Magomedov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Pulaski.
Pulaski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pulaski lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Pulaski.
Pulaski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulaski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pulaski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Pulaski.
Pulaski is working Magomedov over against the ropes.
Pulaski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pulaski works on Magomedov's body with a couple of short punches.
Pulaski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pulaski dips a shoulder and cracks Magomedov with a mighty uppercut! Magomedov falls back against the ropes and Pulaski unloads with a barrage of strikes! Magomedov is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Pulaski screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demyan Pulaski!
During a confident post fight interview, Demyan Pulaski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jethro King (ranked 4237 p4p, 4273 weight class) and Giorgi Gorgodze (ranked 414 p4p, 418 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jethro King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giorgi Gorgodze!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorgodze fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging King to the ground. Gorgodze is now in King's guard.
Gorgodze is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Gorgodze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gorgodze.
King keeping moving, preventing Gorgodze from controlling successfully.
Gorgodze controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gorgodze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorgodze postures up and lands a big shot to King's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgodze not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gorgodze scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gorgodze throwing shots but missing, from side control.
King can't do much from the bottom here.
Gorgodze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gorgodze lands a nice forearm strike.
It looks like Jethro King has been cut.
You can see the frustration on King's face as Gorgodze controls the position.
Gorgodze working the head and body with strikes.
Gorgodze working the ground and pound but King is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorgodze misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gorgodze postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
King taking a bit of punishment here - Gorgodze scoring with strikes.
Gorgodze scoring with punches and elbows.
Gorgodze looking to punish the body of his opponent here but King is avoiding damage well.
Gorgodze lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
King parries the strikes from Gorgodze easily there. Gorgodze is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable King to escape.
King takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
King is rocked!
Gorgodze content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Oh King is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorgodze scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh King is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Gorgodze can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgi Gorgodze!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Lee Ray (ranked 4173 p4p, 4046 weight class) and Balder Bull Jr (ranked 403 p4p, 396 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Lee Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Balder Bull Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull Jr loads up on a big right hand but Ray slips the punch.
Bull Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Ray misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bull Jr! But no joy.
Bull Jr throws a hook but Ray blocks it.
Ray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bull Jr.
Ray connects with the punch.
It looks like Balder Bull Jr has been cut.
Bull Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Bull Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bull Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ray.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Ray takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bull Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ray counters with a nice body shot.
Ray lands a slapping body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ray misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull Jr lands an overhand right.
Ray definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ray takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bull Jr misses with a straight left.
Ray slips a straight right by Bull Jr.
Bull Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ray.
Balder Bull Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull Jr slips a jab and a cross from Ray.
Bull Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Ray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bull Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bull Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ray throws out the jab.
Bull Jr moves out of range as Ray strikes.
Ray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull Jr scores with a nice right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ray.
Bull Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ray.
Bull Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ray moves away.
Ray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bull Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Ray is just out of range.
Bull Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ray misses with a wild body shot.
Bull Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bull Jr misses the shot to the body.
Ray takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bull Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ray slips a jab from Bull Jr.
Bull Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bull Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Ray is just out of range.
Bull Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Ray misses with a straight right.
Bull Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A cross from Bull Jr lands.
Ray throws a looping overhand right but Bull Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Bull Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ray moves away.
Ray is looking for a counter combo.
Ray looks to land a right hand but Bull Jr moved out of range.
Bull Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bull Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ray had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Bull Jr.
Bull Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Ray. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bull Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bull Jr misses with an uppercut
and Ray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ray throws a lazy right hand but Bull Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ray misses with a straight right.
Ray jabs at Bull Jr's body.
Bull Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bull Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Ray circles away.
Bull Jr staying out of range there.
Bull Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Ray off the ropes and back into range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bull Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Ray counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Ray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ray connects with a body shot that sends Bull Jr's belly button to the back.
Ray takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ray ducks under a wild hook from Bull Jr.
Bull Jr tests Ray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ray lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Bull Jr sprawling to the canvas. Ray follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Bull Jr hang on?
Bull Jr is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Ray sits in half guard.
Bull Jr is still in real trouble! Can Ray finish him?
Ray seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bull Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ray is trying to work for a kimura but Bull Jr is defending well.
Bull Jr is not content to let Ray control the position.
Ray is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ray trying to control from half guard but Bull Jr is working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ray is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bull Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ray.
Ray seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bull Jr is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Charles Lee Ray!
After winning the bout, Charles Lee Ray thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Rua (ranked 3770 p4p, 3823 weight class) and Diego Lopez (ranked 378 p4p, 382 weight class). Lopez has chosen 2PAC - All Eyez on Me as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Rua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopez! But no joy.
Rua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lopez slips a jab from Rua.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Lopez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rua on the side of the head.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Rua throwing a counter right hand but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Lopez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
It looked like Rua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lopez lands the left hand.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Rua saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez slips under a jab from Rua.
Rua definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lopez tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lopez!
Rua moves away from the strike by Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua misses with a shot to the body
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rua connects with a body shot that sends Lopez's belly button to the back.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Rua swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lopez tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lopez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rua's head.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Lopez lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez blocks a jab.
Lopez lands with a right hand.
Lopez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lopez connects with a right hand. Rua shakes it off.
Lopez lands a really nice looking cross but Rua seems unphased.
Oooooh!!! Lopez has knocked Rua down with a huge combo! Lopez steps away and waves a wobbly Rua back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rua is rocked!
Lopez closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rua! Lopez dives in looking to finish! Rua is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Lopez!
In his post fight interview, Diego Lopez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bio Frankenstein (ranked 2508 p4p, 2700 weight class) and Devyn Howell (ranked 264 p4p, 286 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bio Frankenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devyn Howell!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankenstein gets caught napping as Howell dives in and scores a takedown. Frankenstein manages to retain guard.
Frankenstein has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Howell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Howell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Howell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Howell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Howell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Howell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frankenstein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Frankenstein is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Howell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Frankenstein has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Howell has managed to get both his arms back between Frankenstein's legs - danger averted.
Frankenstein is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Howell is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell advances to half guard.
Frankenstein actively working from the bottom here.
Howell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Frankenstein is just riding it out for now. Howell eventually gives up the hold.
Howell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Howell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Frankenstein could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Frankenstein tries to get to full guard but Howell has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Howell is working for a kimura but Frankenstein is defending it quite comfortably.
Howell seems to be looking for submissions.
Frankenstein looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Frankenstein wants to control but Howell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Howell wants to work for an arm triangle but Frankenstein is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Frankenstein works his way to full guard. Good work.
Frankenstein looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frankenstein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frankenstein is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Howell defends well.
Frankenstein keeping moving, preventing Howell from controlling successfully.
Frankenstein is looking to sweep but instead, Howell has passed into half guard.
Howell wants to control but Frankenstein is keeping him busy.
Frankenstein looking for submissions off his back.
Howell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four 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.
Howell wants to control but Frankenstein is keeping him busy.
My spies in New York Public Gym inform me that Howell has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Frankenstein wants to control but Howell is keeping busy.
Frankenstein looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Howell wants to control but Frankenstein is keeping him busy.
Howell wants to free his trapped foot but Frankenstein is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Frankenstein looking for submissions off his back.
Frankenstein is defending against the submission attempts here by Howell.
Howell is working for a kimura but Frankenstein is defending it quite comfortably.
Frankenstein looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Frankenstein wants to improve his position but Howell is controlling well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Howell trying to control from half guard but Frankenstein is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Frankenstein tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Howell has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Frankenstein tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Frankenstein wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Frankenstein is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Frankenstein is working hard here to advance position.
Frankenstein trying to control the hands but Howell breaks the grip.
Howell tries to get the hooks in deep but Frankenstein pushed the leg off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Frankenstein is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Howell gets his way!
Howell is persistently looking for the submission but Frankenstein is defending it well.
Frankenstein manages to reverse the position and now he's in Howell's guard. Nice work there by Frankenstein.
Howell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Frankenstein drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Frankenstein jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Frankenstein is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Howell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Howell has escaped and now he's on top!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Frankenstein had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Howell defends it easily.
Howell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Frankenstein escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Howell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Howell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Frankenstein controls Howell momentarily but Howell frees himself.
Frankenstein working for a triangle but Howell defends it easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Howell trying to control but Frankenstein is working from the bottom.
Howell wants to pass the guard but Frankenstein is keeping the position.
Howell slips nicely into half guard.
Howell prevents Frankenstein from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frankenstein is looking to control Howell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Frankenstein avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devyn Howell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Howell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Frankenstein did well to prevent Howell getting side control.
Frankenstein actively working from the bottom here.
Howell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Howell wants to take a breather but Frankenstein is having none of it.
Howell wants to work for an arm triangle but Frankenstein is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Howell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Frankenstein has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Howell escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Howell!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankenstein is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Howell's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Devyn Howell has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankenstein looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Howell wants to control but Frankenstein is keeping him busy.
Howell trying to mount his opponent but Frankenstein defends it.
Howell wants to control but Frankenstein is keeping him busy.
Howell wants to work for an arm triangle but Frankenstein is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Howell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Frankenstein regains full guard. Nicely done.
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.
Howell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Frankenstein keeping full guard, as Howell tries to pass.
Howell trying to control the position from guard on top but Frankenstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frankenstein has his foot on Howell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Howell works his way back into a safe position though.
Frankenstein working for a triangle but Howell defends it easily.
Howell looking to pass the guard.
Howell trying to control but Frankenstein is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankenstein throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Howell wants to control from the top but Frankenstein keeps moving.
Frankenstein has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Howell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Howell trying to control but Frankenstein is working from the bottom.
Howell is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Howell pushes down on Frankenstein's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four 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.
Frankenstein trying to hold on to Howell's head to control him but Howell postures up.
Howell is working for a submission of some sort.
Howell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Frankenstein is just riding it out for now. Howell eventually gives up the hold.
Frankenstein trying to control but Howell postures up.
Howell prevents Frankenstein from improving his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Howell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Frankenstein sees it coming and defends easily.
Howell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Frankenstein knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Frankenstein desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Howell wants to free his trapped foot but Frankenstein is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Howell is keen to just control but Frankenstein is a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Howell dives in and scores a takedown into Frankenstein's guard.
Frankenstein wants to sweep here but Howell controlling him for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Howell trying to control the position from guard on top but Frankenstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frankenstein being controlled here, momentarily.
Frankenstein is looking to stand up but Howell isn't so interested in that idea.
Howell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frankenstein is keeping the position for now.
Frankenstein trying to keep a closed guard but Howell is proving a slippery customer.
Frankenstein is looking for a triangle but Howell pushes his legs off easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Howell drops back looking for a leg! Frankenstein is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Frankenstein manages to kick Howell off! Howell jumps back into Frankenstein's guard.
Frankenstein is looking for a triangle but Howell pushes his legs off easily.
Howell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Frankenstein's guard.
Well,Frankenstein is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Howell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Frankenstein is trying to get back to full guard.
That's eight 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.
Frankenstein is refusing to be controlled, as Howell sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Frankenstein manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Frankenstein not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Howell trying to control but Frankenstein is working from the bottom.
Frankenstein looking for a guillotine here but Howell defends easily.
Howell passes Frankenstein's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Howell passes to side control.
Howell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Frankenstein, who protects the arm well.
Frankenstein manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Howell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Frankenstein has managed to free his arm - good work.
Howell is working for a kimura but Frankenstein is defending it quite comfortably.
Howell is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frankenstein is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devyn Howell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Howell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Devyn Howell!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Devyn Howell!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Devyn Howell!
Devyn Howell wins by unanimous decision!
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