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BANZAI COMBAT 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bloomer (ranked 5827 p4p, 25363 weight class) and Greg Redman (ranked 600 p4p, 621 weight class). Greg Redman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matt Bloomer's chin.
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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 New York, Matt Bloomer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Redman!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloomer misses with a wild combination.
Bloomer pushes Redman up against the cage in a clinch.
Bloomer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Redman misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Bloomer to work.
Redman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Redman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloomer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Redman smiles and moves away.
A head kick from Bloomer lands but Redman takes it in his stride.
Bloomer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Greg Redman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman throws a hook but Bloomer blocks it.
Redman throws a head kick but Bloomer moves out of range.
A punch combination from Redman misses.
Bloomer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bloomer shoots in for a double leg but Redman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Bloomer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Redman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Bloomer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bloomer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Redman has time to react.
Redman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bloomer. That one must have hurt.
Bloomer instigates a clinch.
Bloomer is trying to drag Redman to the mat but Redman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Bloomer.
Bloomer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bloomer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bloomer has closed the distance and engaged Redman in a clinch.
Redman tries to break free but Bloomer pushes him back against the cage.
Redman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bloomer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Redman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bloomer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Redman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bloomer.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman tries to break free but Bloomer pushes him back against the cage.
Bloomer leaning against his opponent.
Bloomer breaks the clinch.
Bloomer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 It looks like Greg Redman has been cut.
Bloomer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bloomer staying calm.
Bloomer decides to stand up, so the ref orders Redman to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloomer has closed the distance and engaged Redman in a clinch.
Bloomer works on Redman's body with a couple of short punches.
Bloomer jumps guard and drags Redman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bloomer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bloomer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Redman defends it nicely.
Redman misses with a left hand
and Bloomer counters with a series of strikes. Redman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bloomer wants to clinch up but Redman keeps it at a distance.
Redman is looking for the big counter here.
Redman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Bloomer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Redman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bloomer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Redman defends it nicely.
Bloomer avoids a kick to the body.
Redman stuffs the takedown.
Redman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bloomer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Redman avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Bloomer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloomer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloomer tries to pull guard but Redman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bloomer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Redman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bloomer shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Redman throws a sloppy head kick and Bloomer moves out of range easily.
Redman slaps away a takedown attempt from Bloomer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bloomer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Redman can do to turn this around?
Bloomer rushes Redman and presses him up against the cage.
Redman wants to get back to striking at distance but Bloomer won't allow it.
Bloomer prevents Redman from breaking the clinch.
Bloomer taking a breather.
Redman is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloomer breaks the clinch.
Matt Bloomer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bloomer throws a sloppy head kick and Redman moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Redman misses.
Oooooh!!! Redman has knocked Bloomer down with a huge combo! Redman steps away and waves a wobbly Bloomer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Matt Bloomer has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bloomer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloomer shoots and misses
and Redman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Redman throws a series of punches but Bloomer avoids them all with ease.
Bloomer throws a right and a left that Redman avoids nicely.
Redman wants to counter with a clinch but Bloomer pushes him away.
Redman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bloomer with a poor takedown
and Redman counters by moving into the clinch.
Redman tries to circle away but Bloomer has him pinned against the cage.
Redman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bloomer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Redman's efforts to push away.
Bloomer lands a body punch.
Bloomer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Redman is trying to keep an underhook but Bloomer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Redman has one foot on Bloomer's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bloomer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Redman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greg Redman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloomer shoots in looking for a takedown but Redman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bloomer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Redman drops Bloomer with a beautiful combination! Bloomer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Redman is looking for the KO!
 Bloomer is rocked!
Redman knocks out Bloomer with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Redman before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Redman picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greg Redman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Rocha (ranked 5437 p4p, 25361 weight class) and Reynaldo Haley (ranked 495 p4p, 554 weight class). Lewis Rocha had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Lewis Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reynaldo Haley!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rocha counters with a straight right hand.
Rocha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rocha with a hook.
Haley misses with a takedown
and Rocha counters with a nice body shot.
Rocha pushes Haley away with a front kick.
Rocha lands with a cross.
Rocha lands a big head kick that sends Haley tumbling to the mat! Rocha takes a step backwards and waves Haley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lewis Rocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rocha can pounce on him.
Haley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rocha lands a big uppercut and Haley crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Haley looks OK. Rocha waves Haley back to his feet!
 Haley is rocked!
Haley looks winded!
Haley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rocha. Rocha obviously looking to wear him down.
Haley gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rocha defending well though.
Haley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rocha sees it coming and defends easily.
Rocha controlling the position well.
Haley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rocha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rocha looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rocha controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rocha is looking for a sweep. Haley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rocha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Haley on the ground.
Rocha desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rocha stuffs the takedown.
Lewis Rocha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reynaldo Haley.
Rocha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rocha feints a jab promting Haley to slip. Rocha then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Haley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rocha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rocha scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rocha lands a left and a right that send Haley crashing to the mat, dazed. Rocha thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Haley has his takedown stuffed
and Rocha counters with a nice right hand that sends Haley toppling to the canvas! Haley scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rocha finish him?!
Haley is still on wobbly legs! Can Rocha finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haley seems to have recovered his senses.
Rocha feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Haley collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lewis Rocha!
After winning the bout, Lewis Rocha 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 Roberto Nunes (ranked 4500 p4p, 4362 weight class) and Nuori Ukkonen (ranked 461 p4p, 457 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nuori Ukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes takes a swing at Ukkonen's ribcage but misses.
Ukkonen connects with a right hand. Nunes shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Ukkonen.
A combination from Ukkonen does no damage.
Nunes throws a body punch but Ukkonen moves out of range.
Ukkonen throws the left hand but Nunes avoids the punch easily.
Nunes throws a jab when Ukkonen was well out of range.
Ukkonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Nunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Nunes feints and as Ukkonen raises his hands in defense, Nunes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nunes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nunes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nunes looking to pass the guard.
Ukkonen working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ukkonen on the ground.
Nunes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nunes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nunes is in close to Ukkonen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nunes is in close to Ukkonen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nunes trying to control but Ukkonen is working from the bottom.
Nunes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkonen trying to control the position.
Ukkonen wants to sweep here but Nunes controlling him for the moment.
Nunes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ukkonen has momentary wrist control but Nunes slips an elbow through the middle.
Ukkonen working for a triangle but Nunes defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ukkonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nunes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes with a nice head shot there.
Nunes wants to control from the top but Ukkonen keeps moving.
Ukkonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nunes distracts Ukkonen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ukkonen has momentary wrist control but Nunes slips an elbow through the middle.
Nunes controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ukkonen is trying to control the position but Nunes postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ukkonen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nunes defends well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nunes slips under a jab from Ukkonen.
Ukkonen throws a looping overhand right but Nunes ducks down to avoid it.
Ukkonen lands a nice shot that snaps Nunes's head back.
It looks like Roberto Nunes has been cut.
Ukkonen ducks under a wild hook from Nunes.
Ukkonen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nunes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nunes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Nunes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Nunes's cut.
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.
Ukkonen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ukkonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ukkonen missing with a left hand there. Nunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ukkonen scores with the left hand. Nunes knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Nunes. Beautiful body shot.
Ukkonen lands with a hook. Nunes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ukkonen misses with a looping left.
Ukkonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ukkonen scores with a sloppy right hand. Nunes should have avoided that one.
Nunes is rocked!
Nuori Ukkonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nunes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ukkonen defends well and Nunes ends up having to push Ukkonen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Oh Nunes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ukkonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ukkonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ukkonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Nunes.
Nunes seems to have got his legs back now.
Ukkonen throws a big uppercut that drops Nunes! More strikes from Ukkonen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nunes lies dazed against the cage as Ukkonen celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuori Ukkonen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nuori Makunochi (ranked 3879 p4p, 4173 weight class) and Israel Palestinov (ranked 388 p4p, 400 weight class). Israel Palestinov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 Helsinki, Nuori Makunochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Israel Palestinov!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makunochi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nuori Makunochi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palestinov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Makunochi with a hook.
Palestinov looks up at the clock. Bad move! Makunochi lands a right hand from hell, dropping Palestinov. Makunochi pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuori Makunochi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ejiri Kenzo (ranked 4546 p4p, 3822 weight class) and Hans Job (ranked 424 p4p, 384 weight class). Kenzo comes to the cage accompanied by KICK BACK. Ejiri Kenzo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ejiri Kenzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Job!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Job uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenzo.
Kenzo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Job looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kenzo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Job misses with a hook to the body
and Kenzo counters with a straight right hand.
Job looks to throw the jab but Kenzo is out of range.
Job scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kenzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Job counters with a three punch combo that has Kenzo backing up. Kenzo nods at Job to acknowledge the strikes.
Kenzo is rocked!
Job walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kenzo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Job swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kenzo's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Job!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anakin Osborne (ranked 3897 p4p, 3492 weight class) and James Jones (ranked 399 p4p, 361 weight class). James Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anakin Osborne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Jones!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osborne lands with a shot to the body.
Jones throws a low kick but Osborne avoids it.
Jones looks to throw a body kick
and Osborne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Osborne throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
A big right from Osborne misses.
Jones looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Osborne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Osborne throws a monster overhand right that drops Jones! Osborne follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anakin Osborne!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Troy Knight (ranked 3100 p4p, 3916 weight class) and Panished Snake (ranked 334 p4p, 389 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 London, Troy Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panished Snake!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snake tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Snake steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Knight.
Good work by Snake as he checks the leg kick.
Snake shoots in but no luck this time.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Snake lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That kick from Knight tenderised Snake's leg. Snake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Snake lands a right hook to the body.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Snake ducks down to avoid it.
Snake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Knight throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Snake.
Knight throws a head kick but Snake moves out of range.
Snake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Knight throws a big counter combination but Snake scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake throws a series of punches but Knight avoids them all with ease.
Knight tries to counter with a takedown but Snake is quick to defend against it.
Knight throws a head kick but Snake moves out of range.
Snake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knight throws the left hand but Snake avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Snake tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Knight misses.
A nice side step and Snake releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Snake is looking to land body kicks.
Troy Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Troy Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Knight. No joy for Snake on that attempt.
Troy Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Panished Snake.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Snake moved out of range.
Knight looks to land a body kick but Snake moved away.
Knight sets himself, and Snake steps forward looking for the clinch! Knight avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Snake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knight defends it nicely.
Knight pushes Snake away with a front kick.
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!
Snake takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Knight misses.
Knight pushes Snake away with a front kick.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Snake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knight but Knight pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knight lands a nice leg kick that just misses Snake's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Snake.
Knight lands a nice looking kick to the body. Snake takes a step back to recover.
Knight has been working on his balance at Shut Up & Train!, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Snake.
Knight scores with a one two! Snake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Snake is rocked!
Knight weaves into range and cracks Snake right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Snake goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Knight is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Troy Knight!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Silva (ranked 3494 p4p, 3150 weight class) and Junior Daniel (ranked 187 p4p, 163 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zaid Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Daniel!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daniel. Daniel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Daniel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniel.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Daniel misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Daniel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daniel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva swings for the body but Daniel moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daniel's head backwards.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Daniel.
Daniel's coach down at Alpha Brasil was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Daniel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Daniel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice hook to Daniel's body. Daniel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daniel throws a sloppy body shot
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Daniel cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Daniel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch combination from Daniel misses.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Daniel counters with a nice body shot.
Daniel jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Daniel misses with a wild body shot.
Silva looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Daniel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Daniel avoids the body shot from Silva.
Daniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Daniel lands a body shot.
Daniel lands a body shot.
Daniel misses with a few strikes there.
Silva takes a swing at Daniel's ribcage but misses.
Daniel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Daniel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with the left hand. Daniel knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniel throws a counter combo.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniel.
A jab from Daniel misses.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Daniel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zaid Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daniel doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Silva misses.
A nice side step and Daniel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Daniel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Daniel.
It looks like Zaid Silva has been cut.
Daniel misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva slips under a jab.
Daniel just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniel misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Daniel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daniel lands a right hook to the body.
Silva sizes up Daniel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daniel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniel manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniel. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Zaid Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zaid Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daniel.
Nice shot by Daniel.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva lands a nice hook to Daniel's body. Daniel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniel moves away.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Junior Daniel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses the body punch
and Daniel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daniel moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daniel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Daniel misses with a shot to the body
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Daniel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Daniel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Daniel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Daniel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Daniel just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniel was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Daniel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Daniel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva cracks Daniel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Silva backs off Daniel throws a huge counter combo but Silva manages to avoid it all.
Daniel jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Daniel does no damage.
Daniel misses with a wild combination.
Daniel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daniel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva misses the body punch
and Daniel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel slips under a jab from Silva.
Daniel throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniel misses with a left hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Daniel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Daniel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniel lands a right hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Daniel.
A quick step to the side and Silva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniel throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniel swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniel works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Daniel avoids the body shot from Silva.
Junior Daniel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniel.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Daniel's head but Daniel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Daniel misses.
Daniel misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva lands a nice hook to Daniel's body. Daniel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daniel swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Junior Daniel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zaid Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Daniel avoids the body shot from Silva.
Daniel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Daniel throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniel.
Silva jabs Daniel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daniel looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a hook but Daniel blocks it.
Daniel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Daniel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Daniel is looking for the big counter here.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Daniel throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Silva catches Daniel right on the button with a cross.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Daniel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Daniel misses the shot to the body.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva blocks a jab.
Daniel misses with a straight right.
Daniel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel misses the shot to the body.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Daniel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Daniel saw that one coming.
Daniel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Daniel! But no joy.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring 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!
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Daniel tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zaid Silva's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniel manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Daniel misses.
Daniel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniel lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel misses the shot to the body.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Daniel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Daniel on the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Daniel lands a body shot.
Daniel throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniel swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Daniel manages to avoid it.
Silva swings for the body but Daniel moves out of range.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Daniel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Daniel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daniel drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniel.
It seemed like Daniel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A left and a right from Daniel both land. Nice combination.
Zaid Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Daniel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniel. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniel connects with a right that clearly hurt Silva. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Daniel proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Silva collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Daniel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ochi Tomouchi (ranked 3674 p4p, 2881 weight class) and Kalle Kaataja (ranked 426 p4p, 366 weight class). Kalle Kaataja has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ochi Tomouchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kaataja!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaataja lands a really nice looking cross but Tomouchi seems unphased.
Tomouchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mighty MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Tomouchi misses the shot to the body.
Kaataja blocks a low kick nicely.
Kaataja checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kaataja ducks under a wild hook from Tomouchi.
Kaataja has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kaataja moves in looking to clinch but Tomouchi pushes him off.
A jab from Kaataja misses.
Kaataja lands a nice shot that snaps Tomouchi's head back.
Tomouchi is rocked!
Tomouchi misses with a low kick.
Oh Tomouchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tomouchi throws out a leg kick but Kaataja moves out of range and Tomouchi only half commits.
Tomouchi seems to have got his legs back now.
Kaataja throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaataja throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaataja misses with an uppercut. Tomouchi saw that one coming.
A jab from Kaataja misses.
Kaataja throws out a loose jab but Tomouchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomouchi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kalle Kaataja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaataja blocks a low kick nicely.
Kaataja looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Kaataja misses.
Tomouchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaataja.
Tomouchi misses the shot to the body.
Tomouchi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaataja misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaataja cracks Tomouchi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kaataja has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tomouchi to stand back up!
Kaataja slips a straight right by Tomouchi.
Tomouchi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kaataja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomouchi throws out the jab.
Kaataja throws a series of punches but Tomouchi avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Tomouchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kaataja connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Tomouchi covering up! Kaataja comes in with a big uppercut and Tomouchi goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kalle Kaataja!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Calderon (ranked 2683 p4p, 2971 weight class) and Bentley Rocha (ranked 186 p4p, 201 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Calderon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bentley Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rocha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Calderon throws a hook but Rocha blocks it.
Rocha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calderon.
Calderon lands a jab.
It looks like Bentley Rocha has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Calderon.
Rocha scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rocha tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calderon is not content to let Rocha control the position.
The ground and pound from Rocha seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rocha throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Calderon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rocha on the ground.
Rocha misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha trying to control the position but Calderon is working away.
Calderon parries the strikes from Rocha easily there. Rocha is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Calderon to escape.
Rocha throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Calderon is not content to let Rocha control the position.
Rocha working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rocha sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Calderon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha tries for a kimura but Calderon is defending well.
Rocha tries for a kimura but Calderon is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocha sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Calderon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Calderon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Rocha crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha is trying to get an arm triangle but Calderon is defending well.
Rocha working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rocha looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rocha working the ground and pound but Calderon is defending the strikes.
Rocha is trying to get an arm triangle but Calderon is defending well.
Calderon is not content to let Rocha control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha tries to move to mount but Calderon blocks the move with his legs.
Calderon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Calderon tries to get out of the position.
Rocha keeps trying to improve his position.
Rocha working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Calderon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocha throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bentley Rocha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bentley Rocha's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Calderon sprawls well. Calderon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rocha gets slowly back to his feet.
Rocha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bentley Rocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch but Calderon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Calderon misses with a looping right.
Rocha shoots and misses
and Calderon counters with a straight right hand.
Junior Calderon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bentley Rocha.
Calderon connects with a body shot that sends Rocha's belly button to the back.
Rocha tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Calderon defends well and Rocha ends up having to push Calderon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch but Calderon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rocha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Calderon tries to avoid it but Rocha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Calderon to the ground. Calderon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've been informed that Rocha has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Calderon scores with a nice strike.
Rocha is rocked!
Rocha tries to get into range but Calderon steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Rocha! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Calderon scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junior Calderon!
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RATING
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