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NYF 61 Donal vs Vogels PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Cinco (ranked 2339 p4p, 3861 weight class) and Craven Moorehead (ranked 227 p4p, 338 weight class). Craven Moorehead told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Esteban Cinco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craven Moorehead!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moorehead takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cinco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moorehead shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Moorehead wants to work for an arm triangle but Cinco is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cinco trying to hold on to Moorehead's head to control him but Moorehead postures up.
Moorehead wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cinco keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moorehead is working for a kimura but Cinco is defending it quite comfortably.
Cinco tries to roll over but Moorehead keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cinco looking for submissions off his back.
Moorehead wants to pass the guard but Cinco is defending well.
Cinco wants to control but Moorehead is keeping busy.
Cinco is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moorehead in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Cinco tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Moorehead!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Craven Moorehead!
Craven Moorehead tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Valero (ranked 2390 p4p, 4729 weight class) and Frontino Melfighi (ranked 167 p4p, 265 weight class). Frontino Melfighi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Edwin Valero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frontino Melfighi!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melfighi misses with a few strikes there.
Valero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Valero misses with a head kick.
Melfighi drives through and clinches with Valero against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Valero has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Melfighi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Melfighi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valero moves away.
Melfighi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Melfighi lands with a nice body punch.
Melfighi avoids the head kick by Valero.
Valero is breathing heavily.
Valero throws a head kick but Melfighi moves out of range.
Edwin Valero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Melfighi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Melfighi.
Melfighi delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melfighi has closed the distance and engaged Valero in a clinch.
Melfighi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Melfighi lands a shot to the body.
Melfighi lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Melfighi - that landed with a thud.
Melfighi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Melfighi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melfighi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short left from Melfighi.
Melfighi lands a shoulder strike.
Melfighi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Valero seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Melfighi can turn it around.
Melfighi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Melfighi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valero throws a lazy head kick
and Melfighi counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Valero down! Melfighi is looking to finish but Valero is intelligently defending himself.
 Valero is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melfighi wanted to stand there but Valero had control of the position.
Oh Valero is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Melfighi gets to his feet. Valero looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Melfighi lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frontino Melfighi!
Frontino Melfighi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Dean (ranked 2330 p4p, 2095 weight class) and Ricardo Cruz (ranked 273 p4p, 246 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Randall Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dean sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Dean takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dean scores with a body shot.
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dean avoids it really well and circles away.
Dean connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Dean looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Dean.
Cruz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Dean.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
Nice body punch from Dean.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Dean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dean swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Dean's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Dean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Dean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Dean throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dean bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cruz moves out of range as Dean throws a body kick.
Dean misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz looks to land a combination. Dean sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dean was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dean punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Dean lands with a right hand.
Dean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Dean saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dean was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Randall Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cruz.
Dean cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Dean misses with a body shot.
Cruz stuns Dean with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dean slips under a jab.
Dean drops Cruz with a beautiful combination! Cruz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dean is looking for the KO!
 Cruz is rocked!
Cruz throws a sloppy body shot
and Dean counters with a right hand from hell and Cruz is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randall Dean!
Randall Dean thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joanderson Ribeiro (ranked 1493 p4p, 1981 weight class) and Ricky Alvarez (ranked 152 p4p, 202 weight class). Ribeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Tropkillaz-Gorilla. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joanderson Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvarez.
Ribeiro throws the kick towards the body but Alvarez avoids it.
Ribeiro loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Ribeiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Alvarez.
Alvarez feints a jab promting Ribeiro to slip. Alvarez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ribeiro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 It looks like Joanderson Ribeiro has been cut.
Ribeiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ribeiro.
Alvarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alvarez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribeiro misses with a low kick.
Alvarez slips a jab from Ribeiro.
A little jabbing left from Alvarez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.
Alvarez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ribeiro tried to counter with a leg kick but Alvarez avoided it.
Ribeiro misses with a two punch combination.
Ribeiro connects with a jab.
Ribeiro lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ribeiro misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ribeiro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alvarez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alvarez slips a jab from Ribeiro.
Good work by Alvarez as he checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Ribeiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ribeiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ribeiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez throws a head kick that half lands.
Joanderson Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ribeiro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ribeiro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alvarez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez throws a hook but Ribeiro avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Alvarez.
Ribeiro is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BAM! Alvarez delivers a spinning backfist that drops Ribeiro like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Ricky Alvarez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kieran Ware (ranked 2580 p4p, 2242 weight class) and Moussa Bouba (ranked 307 p4p, 266 weight class). Kieran Ware has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kieran Ware!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moussa Bouba!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ware, pushing him back against the cage.
Bouba working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Bouba fails to land.
Bouba blocking some punches.
Bouba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bouba lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Bouba.
Bouba working aggressively here.
Ware has a couple of punches blocked by Bouba.
Ware misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bouba.
It looks like Kieran Ware has been cut.
Ware tries a body shot but Bouba blocks it.
Ware wants to get back to striking at distance but Bouba won't allow it.
Bouba keeps control of Ware as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bouba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ware blocking some punches.
Bouba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bouba has a couple of punches blocked by Ware.
Bouba blocking some punches.
Bouba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouba working aggressively here.
Ware tries to circle away but Bouba has him pinned against the cage.
Bouba working aggressively here.
Bouba working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ware misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bouba has a couple of punches blocked by Ware.
Ware blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bouba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bouba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bouba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bouba working aggressively here.
Bouba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ware backwards.
Ware lands a shoulder strike.
Bouba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bouba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bouba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bouba blocks an uppercut.
Bouba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bouba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bouba throws a punch but it's blocked by Ware.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bouba scores with a shot to the side of Ware's head.
Bouba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bouba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bouba misses with some punches.
Ware wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouba lands with a light punch inside.
Ware blocking some punches.
Ware blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bouba lands with a short shot to the head.
Bouba has a couple of punches blocked by Ware.
Bouba has a couple of punches blocked by Ware.
Ware tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bouba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ware doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bouba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ware misses with a punch on the inside.
Ware misses with a punch to the body.
Ware tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ware wants to get back to striking at distance but Bouba won't allow it.
Bouba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ware backwards.
Bouba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ware throws a punch but it's blocked by Bouba.
Bouba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ware tries to circle away but Bouba has him pinned against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bouba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bouba fails to land.
Bouba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bouba lands with a left to the head.
Bouba pushes Ware back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ware is rocked!
Bouba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bouba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Ware is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bouba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bouba fails to land.
Ware seems to have got his legs back now.
Ware tries to break free but Bouba pushes him back against the cage.
Bouba has a couple of punches blocked by Ware.
Bouba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ware blocking some punches.
Ware tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bouba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bouba working aggressively here.
Bouba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bouba scores with a shot to the side of Ware's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ware blocking some punches.
A short left from Bouba.
Bouba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bouba misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouba misses with some punches.
Ware definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch on the inside from Bouba fails to land.
Ware blocking some punches.
Bouba misses with some punches.
Bouba misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouba.
Bouba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ware backwards.
Ware throws a head punch that misses.
Ware has a couple of punches blocked by Bouba.
Ware's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ware swats away the attempt to clinch by Bouba.
Bouba pushes Ware up against the cage in a clinch.
Bouba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ware blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ware misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ware fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ware blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bouba.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moussa Bouba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kieran Ware's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bouba takes the fight into the clinch.
Bouba throws a head punch that misses.
Bouba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bouba blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ware.
Bouba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ware backwards.
Ware blocks an uppercut.
Bouba lands an uppercut.
Ware scores with a shot to the side of Bouba's head.
Moussa Bouba seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bouba misses with a punch on the inside.
Ware tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bouba swings wildly with an uppercut but Ware uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bouba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ware misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bouba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bouba lands a shoulder strike.
Ware tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ware lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bouba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ware.
Bouba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ware pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bouba slips under a jab.
Bouba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bouba.
Bouba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bouba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ware tries to throw a body punch but Bouba avoids it by throwing Ware back against the cage.
Ware working aggressively here.
Bouba misses with the head strike.
Bouba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bouba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ware backwards.
Ware blocking some punches.
Bouba swings wildly with an uppercut but Ware uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bouba.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouba.
Bouba misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ware swings wildly with an uppercut but Bouba uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bouba lands a right hand.
Bouba pushes Ware against the cage. Bouba is working some dirty boxing. Bouba pushes off with a quick right hook! Ware goes down! Ware tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bouba moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moussa Bouba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Lauzier (ranked 1441 p4p, 1715 weight class) and Carl Bremens (ranked 180 p4p, 208 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Lauzier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Bremens!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bremens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Lauzier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lauzier looks to land a left hand but Bremens moved out of range nicely.
Lauzier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bremens misses with a low kick.
Bremens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bremens throws a head kick but Lauzier moves out of range.
Lauzier throwing a counter right hand but Bremens manages to avoid it.
Lauzier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bremens slips a jab from Lauzier.
Bremens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lauzier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lauzier loads up on a big right hand but Bremens slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Lauzier blocks the leg kick.
Lauzier moves out of range of the body kick from Bremens.
Bremens throws a head kick but Lauzier moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bremens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lauzier checks a low kick from Bremens.
Bremens looks for the body kick but Lauzier saw that one coming.
Bremens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lauzier.
Lauzier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bremens.
Bremens ducks right into an uppercut from Lauzier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremens looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lauzier is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Lauzier misses.
Bremens throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Lauzier to counter with a crisp jab.
Lauzier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bremens.
Lauzier misses with a straight right.
Lauzier misses with a straight right.
Lauzier misses with a lunging right hand
and Bremens counters with a big head kick but Lauzier shrugs it off.
The fighters circling - Lauzier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lauzier throws a hook but Bremens avoids it easily.
Bremens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bremens plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Gabriel Lauzier has been cut.
Lauzier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lauzier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Bremens.
Lauzier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bremens.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bremens pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lauzier is out of range and Bremens settles back down.
It looked like Lauzier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bremens throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bremens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lauzier.
Lauzier throws a jab but it's blocked by Bremens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzier scores with a nice head shot.
Lauzier cracks Bremens with a good jab.
Bremens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bremens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lauzier.
Good standup being displayed there by Lauzier as he connects with a hook.
Bremens moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lauzier throws a looping overhand right but Bremens ducks down to avoid it.
Bremens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bremens attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bremens is looking to score with low kicks.
Bremens is looking to score with low kicks.
Lauzier tests Bremens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Lauzier as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Lauzier misses.
Bremens misses with a leg kick.
Lauzier misses with a looping left.
A jab from Lauzier misses.
Lauzier is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bremens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bremens scores with a kick to the body.
Lauzier takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lauzier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lauzier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bremens appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lauzier swats away the attempt to clinch by Bremens.
Lauzier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bremens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lauzier.
Lauzier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bremens tries a head kick but it misses.
Lauzier checks the leg kick.
Lauzier blocks a head kick by Bremens.
Lauzier misses with an uppercut. Bremens saw that one coming.
Lauzier moves out of range of the body kick.
A lazy left from Lauzier finds it's target.
Lauzier lands with a hook. Bremens tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bremens misses with a head kick.
Bremens throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lauzier misses with a hook. Bremens ducked under it nicely.
Bremens tries a quick counter leg kick but Lauzier is wise to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bremens misses
and Lauzier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bremens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lauzier checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Bremens.
Lauzier moves out of range as Bremens throws a body kick.
Bremens takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lauzier's corner calls for a 1-2. Lauzier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick lands for Bremens.
A jab from Lauzier misses.
Bremens throws a push kick but Lauzier slaps the foot to one side.
Lauzier throws out a loose jab but Bremens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bremens appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bremens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lauzier.
Bremens wants to slow Lauzier down by chopping away at his legs.
Lauzier takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Lauzier.
Lauzier throws a hook to the side of Bremens's head but Bremens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bremens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lauzier.
Bremens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 Gabriel Lauzier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Lauzier's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lauzier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lauzier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lauzier missing with a left hand there. Bremens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bremens throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lauzier.
Bremens is looking to score with low kicks.
Lauzier avoids a kick to the body.
Gabriel Lauzier is winning the standup battle so far.
Lauzier misses the jab.
A nice leg kick from Bremens, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bremens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lauzier avoids a kick to the body.
Bremens throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lauzier missing with a left hand there. Bremens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bremens looks to throw a body kick
and Lauzier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lauzier misses with an uppercut. Bremens saw that one coming.
Bremens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lauzier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bremens.
Lauzier throws a big shot that misses.
Lauzier avoids the head kick by Bremens.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bremens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremens digs a good body shot into Lauzier's ribs.
Lauzier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bremens on the side of the head.
Bremens tried to score with a low kick but Lauzier checks it.
Bremens throws a leg kick but Lauzier sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bremens bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lauzier will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lauzier misses with a looping left.
Bremens lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lauzier looks to land a right hand but Bremens moved out of range.
Lauzier is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch lands to the side of Bremens 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bremens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bremens misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lauzier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bremens counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lauzier's knee momentarily.
Bremens throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lauzier misses the target.
Bremens slips under a jab from Lauzier.
Lauzier throws a hook but Bremens avoids it easily.
Lauzier blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bremens moves out of range as Lauzier strikes.
Lauzier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bremens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bremens ducks under a wild hook from Lauzier.
Lauzier throws a shot from downtown. Bremens moves away and avoids it.
Bremens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bremens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lauzier.
Bremens misses with a low kick.
Bremens wants to land a leg kick but Lauzier is out of range.
Bremens tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lauzier is able to avoid easily.
Lauzier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bremens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lauzier.
Bremens gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bremens throws a leg kick but Lauzier sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bremens throws a low kick but Lauzier moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Lauzier misses the target.
Bremens with the inside leg kick.
Lauzier throws a hook but Bremens avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lauzier misses the target.
Lauzier throws a hook to the side of Bremens's head but Bremens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lauzier blocks a head kick by Bremens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bremens throws a low kick, looking for Lauzier's leg but Lauzier calmly moves out of range.
Lauzier throwing a counter right hand but Bremens manages to avoid it.
Bremens throws a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lauzier misses the target.
Lauzier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lauzier misses with an uppercut
and Bremens counters with a nice leg kick.
Bremens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lauzier.
Bremens throws a leg kick but Lauzier moved away.
Lauzier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bremens tries a head kick but it misses.
Lauzier looks to land a left hand but Bremens moved out of range nicely.
Lauzier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bremens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lauzier throws a shot from downtown. Bremens moves away and avoids it.
Bremens throws a chopping leg kick but Lauzier manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lauzier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bremens moves out of range of the strikes.
Lauzier backing away here, and Bremens unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bremens scoring well with a low kick there.
Bremens misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Lauzier on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lauzier blocks a low kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Lauzier on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lauzier throws a hook but Bremens blocks it.
Bremens ducks under a wild hook from Lauzier.
Lauzier misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bremens.
Bremens slips under a jab from Lauzier.
Lauzier throws a poor cross that misses
and Bremens counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lauzier's knee momentarily.
Bremens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lauzier throws out the jab.
Lauzier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bremens throws a sloppy head kick and Lauzier moves out of range easily.
Good work by Lauzier as he checks the leg kick.
Lauzier changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bremens slips under a jab.
Bremens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lauzier.
An inside leg kick lands from Bremens.
Bremens throws a sloppy head kick and Lauzier moves out of range easily.
Lauzier is looking to counter punch.
Lauzier throws a lazy right hand but Bremens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bremens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bremens scores with a kick to the body.
Bremens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lauzier throws a shot from downtown. Bremens moves away and avoids it.
Lauzier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carl Bremens will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Lauzier's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bremens walks into a straight right hand from Lauzier.
Bremens looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lauzier misses with a straight left.
Bremens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bremens misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Lauzier misses.
Bremens misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lauzier takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bremens throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Lauzier to counter with a crisp jab.
Lauzier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bremens misses with a low kick.
Lauzier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bremens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bremens scores with a head kick.
Lauzier blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Lauzier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A good leg kick by Bremens.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bremens lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bremens slips a jab from Lauzier.
Bremens feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremens takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bremens slips under a jab from Lauzier.
Lauzier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lauzier throws the left hand but Bremens avoids the punch easily.
Bremens staying out of range there.
Lauzier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lauzier backing away here, and Bremens unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lauzier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lauzier throws a looping overhand right but Bremens ducks down to avoid it.
Bremens throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A clash of legs there as Lauzier blocks the low kick.
Bremens slips under a jab.
Lauzier lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bremens keeps Lauzier at a distance using the push kick.
Lauzier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lauzier throws the left hand but Bremens avoids the punch easily.
Lauzier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bremens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bremens has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lauzier is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Lauzier.
Lauzier looks to land a left hand but Bremens moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Lauzier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lauzier dips to his left and cracks Bremens with an uppercut!
Bremens fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lauzier checks it well.
Lauzier avoids the head kick by Bremens.
It looked like Lauzier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That kick from Bremens tenderised Lauzier's leg. Lauzier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lauzier blocks a head kick by Bremens.
Bremens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bremens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lauzier connects with a nice looking jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bremens.
Both fighters circling a little - Bremens finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lauzier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bremens blocks a jab.
Bremens throws a head kick but Lauzier moves out of range.
Bremens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lauzier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bremens misses with a head kick.
Lauzier connects with a jab.
Bremens misses with a body kick.
Bremens lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lauzier's sensitive parts.
Bremens moves out of range as Lauzier strikes.
Bremens feints a counter leg kick.
Lauzier missing with a left hand there. Bremens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bremens looks to score with a jab to the body but Lauzier is just out of range.
Bremens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lauzier.
Bremens slips a straight right by Lauzier.
Lauzier loads up on a big right hand but Bremens slips the punch.
Bremens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bremens ducks under a wild hook from Lauzier.
Lauzier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bremens.
Lauzier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Lauzier - just one landing.
Lauzier takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bremens thows a leg kick but Lauzier checks it
and Lauzier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bremens looks for the body kick but Lauzier saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bremens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bremens tries a low kick but Lauzier avoids it.
Bremens slips a jab from Lauzier.
Lauzier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bremens. Bremens obviously looking to wear him down.
Lauzier blocks a jab.
Lauzier scores with a sloppy right hand. Bremens should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Lauzier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lauzier loads up on a big right hand but Bremens slips the punch.
Bremens scores with a head kick.
Lauzier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lauzier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lauzier looks to throw the jab but Bremens is out of range.
Lauzier looks to throw the jab but Bremens is out of range.
Bremens attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bremens misses with a head kick.
Bremens attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gabriel Lauzier.
Well Lauzier has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Lauzier!
A very excited looking Gabriel Lauzier 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Lorenz Blackwater (ranked 1507 p4p, 2002 weight class) and Stevie Janowski (ranked 190 p4p, 227 weight class). Blackwater comes to the cage accompanied by A$AP Rocky - Everyday. Janowski has chosen Going Down as his entrance music. Stevie Janowski told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lorenz Blackwater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stevie Janowski!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janowski jabs Blackwater to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blackwater swings for the body but Janowski moves out of range.
It seemed like Janowski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice jab there from Janowski.
Janowski throws a wild body kick that Blackwater sees coming a mile off.
Janowski throws a body punch but Blackwater moves out of range.
Good shot there by Janowski.
Blackwater avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blackwater with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Janowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Janowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice shot lands for Blackwater.
Janowski catches Blackwater with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janowski staying out of range there.
Blackwater slips a jab from Janowski.
Blackwater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Janowski misses with a body punch
and Blackwater counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Blackwater.
Blackwater staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick from Blackwater.
Janowski throws a hook to the side of Blackwater's head but Blackwater sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Blackwater counters with a quick kick to the body but Janowski blocks it.
Blackwater swings widly with a right hand
and Janowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blackwater's knee momentarily.
Blackwater uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Janowski.
Janowski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blackwater is out of range.
Blackwater throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Janowski.
Janowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blackwater misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Janowski misses.
Blackwater lands with a hook. Janowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A bone on bone clash there as Blackwater blocks the leg kick.
Blackwater misses with a double jab
and Janowski counters with a low kick, right behind Blackwater 's knee.
Janowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Janowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackwater.
Janowski 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Janowski looks to throw the jab but Blackwater is out of range.
Janowski throws a body kick that misses.
Blackwater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackwater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Janowski.
Janowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blackwater will feel that in the morning.
Blackwater has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Janowski.
Janowski blocks the body kick.
Janowski misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Blackwater does no damage.
Janowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blackwater misses with an uppercut
and Janowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blackwater's knee momentarily.
We've been told by Blackwater's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Janowski slips under a jab from Blackwater.
Janowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackwater.
Blackwater missing with a left hand there. Janowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Janowski scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janowski scores with a head kick.
Janowski misses with a head kick.
Janowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blackwater throwing a counter right hand but Janowski manages to avoid it.
Janowski throws a low kick, looking for Blackwater's leg but Blackwater calmly moves out of range.
Blackwater misses with a straight left.
Janowski misses with a wild body shot.
Janowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blackwater connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Janowski scrambles back to his feet.
Blackwater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blackwater thinks about countering with a head kick.
Blackwater throws a body kick that misses.
Janowski misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Blackwater on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blackwater throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No joy there for Blackwater, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Janowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Janowski takes a swing at Blackwater's ribcage but misses.
Janowski throws a right hand that misses
and Blackwater counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Blackwater throws a push kick but Janowski slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackwater.
Blackwater stalks Janowski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Janowski's face. Janowski staggers backwards, shaken.
Janowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Janowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janowski lands a nice looking body kick.
Janowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blackwater has time to react.
Janowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blackwater goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blackwater avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Janowski looks to move away, Blackwater throws a big counter combo but Janowski just gets out of the way.
A big right from Janowski misses.
Blackwater bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blackwater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Janowski dips to his left and cracks Blackwater with an uppercut!
Blackwater throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blackwater throws a nice head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Janowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Janowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackwater is just out of range.
Blackwater is looking to land body kicks.
Blackwater tries to land a front kick but Janowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Janowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Janowski ducks under a wild hook from Blackwater.
Janowski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blackwater scores with a nice strike.
Blackwater walks into a left hand.
A punch combination from Janowski misses.
Janowski works the jab nicely.
Blackwater misses with a hook
and Blackwater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Janowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blackwater is out of range and Janowski settles back down.
Janowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackwater.
Blackwater takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blackwater blocks the body kick.
Janowski jabs Blackwater right on the nose. Blackwater blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janowski fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Blackwater on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blackwater swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Janowski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Janowski moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Janowski misses.
Janowski lands a slapping body shot.
Janowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Janowski thuds his right hand into Blackwater's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab by Blackwater.
Janowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blackwater slips a jab and a cross from Janowski.
An attempted straight right counter from Blackwater misses the target.
Blackwater misses with a jab, cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blackwater checks a leg kick.
Blackwater scores with the left hand. Janowski knows he should have avoided that one.
Blackwater thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blackwater connects with a good right hand that stumbles Janowski. Janowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janowski misses with a body kick.
Blackwater throws a sloppy head kick and Janowski moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Janowski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski throws an off balance right hand
and Blackwater connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blackwater throws a right and a left that Janowski avoids nicely.
Janowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Janowski throws a sloppy body shot
and Blackwater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blackwater works the jab nicely.
Blackwater throws a lazy right hand but Janowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Janowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blackwater slips under a jab from Janowski.
Janowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Janowski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stevie Janowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Janowski with the inside leg kick.
Janowski slips a jab and a cross from Blackwater.
Janowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blackwaters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Janowski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blackwater.
Janowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blackwater misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janowski walks into a left hand.
Blackwater misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Janowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Blackwater takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lorenz Blackwater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackwater throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Janowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blackwater pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackwater avoids the body shot from Janowski.
Lorenz Blackwater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Blackwater, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Janowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Janowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blackwater moves out of range as Janowski throws a body kick.
Janowski throws a body kick that misses.
Janowski misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater thuds his shin into the meat of Janowski's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janowski lands with an uppercut that bounces Blackwater off the cage and back into range.
Blackwater lands with a kick to the temple. Janowski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Janowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Janowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
No joy there for Blackwater, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Janowski throws the kick towards the body but Blackwater avoids it.
Janowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blackwater moves out of range as Janowski strikes.
Blackwater slips under a jab from Janowski.
Janowski jabs Blackwater to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blackwater is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackwater tries to bum rush Janowski with a series of wild strikes but Janowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Janowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blackwater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Janowski.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stevie Janowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Blackwater misses with a wild combination.
Blackwater tries to land a front kick but Janowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blackwater throws a nice looking combination but Janowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Janowski misses the jab.
Blackwater needs to keep his hands up - Janowski had a free shot at his head there.
Blackwater with a jab.
Janowski ducks under a wild hook from Blackwater.
Janowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Janowski does it's job there.
Blackwater looks for the body kick but Janowski saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Blackwater seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blackwater just misses with a punch to the body.
Janowski throws a leg kick
and Blackwater counters with a left and a right that stings Janowski.
Janowski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackwater misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater lands a right hook to the body.
Janowski lands a slapping body shot.
Blackwater walks into a stiff left hand from Janowski.
Blackwater scores with a jab.
Blackwater throws a hook but Janowski avoids it easily.
Blackwater slips under a jab.
Blackwater is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Janowski.
Janowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Janowski lands a glancing blow to the side of Blackwater's head.
Blackwater misses with a left hand
and Blackwater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blackwater thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for Blackwater. That snapped Janowski's head back.
Janowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blackwater.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackwater chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Janowski can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blackwater.
Blackwater missing with a left hand there. Janowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Janowski with a hook.
Blackwater throws an overhand right that lands on Janowski's shoulder, as Janowski tries to avoid the shot.
Janowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Blackwater throws a combination that misses
and Janowski counters with a nice body shot.
Blackwater misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Blackwater checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Janowski swings for the body but Blackwater moves out of range.
Blackwater misses with a looping left.
Janowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackwater moves away.
Janowski throws a body punch but Blackwater moves out of range.
Blackwater misses with a double jab
and Janowski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab by Janowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janowski slips under a jab from Blackwater.
Janowski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Janowski throws a head kick that misses.
Blackwater looks for the body kick but Janowski saw that one coming.
Janowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blackwater tries a head kick but it misses.
Janowski shapes to counter with a head kick.
Blackwater fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Janowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blackwater moves forwards but Janowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blackwater moves away from the strike by Janowski.
Janowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blackwater throws a left and a right that both miss
and Janowski counters with a nice body shot.
Blackwater misses with a left hand
and Janowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Janowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blackwater is rocked!
Janowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blackwater has time to react.
Oh Blackwater is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Janowski throws a quick head kick that knocks Blackwater silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Janowski is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stevie Janowski!
An out of breath and clearly excited Stevie Janowski thanked 30th Century Beer Store for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Young (ranked 2168 p4p, 4874 weight class) and Yandy Mujica (ranked 155 p4p, 270 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yandy Mujica!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Young swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mujica.
Young connects with a looping right hand.
Donk. Young catches Mujica right on the button with a cross.
Mujica on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Young lands with a slapping head kick.
Young cracks Mujica with an open hand slap.
Young thuds his right hand into Mujica's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mujica walks into a stiff left hand from Young.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mujica is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A big right from Young misses.
Young lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mujica's sensitive parts.
Young thumps Mujica with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mujica lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Mujica uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Young tries to keep at a distance but Mujica has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Mujica lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Young blocks a body shot from Mujica.
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mujica back to the cage. Young follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Young with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mujica chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Young can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a hook but Mujica blocks it.
Young lands a nice shot to the body.
Mujica takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Mujica.
Mujica looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mujica keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mujica! But no joy.
Mujica uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Mujica tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Mujica misses.
Young throws a nice outside leg kick.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mujica.
Mujica is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mujica misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young throws a hook but Mujica blocks it.
Mujica unleashes a big counter combination but Young bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Young scores with a three punch combo!
Young dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mujica. That did some damage!
Young throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Young misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mujica to counter with a crisp jab.
Young connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mujica avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mujica is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mujica takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Young throws a right and a left that Mujica avoids nicely.
Young dips to his left and cracks Mujica with an uppercut!
Young tries to bum rush Mujica with a series of wild strikes but Mujica uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Young keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mujica slips under a jab from Young.
Young throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mujica's head.
Young looks to throw the jab but Mujica is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Young dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Young darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A left and a right from Young both land. Nice combination.
Mujica is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Young lands a right hook to the body.
Young connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Young throws a combination that misses
and Mujica counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mujica misses with a body punch
and Young counters with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young lands with a thumping leg kick.
Young looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mujica with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Young to score with a decent uppercut.
We've been informed that Mujica has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Eddie Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mujica misses the shot to the body.
Mujica will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Young throws a series of punches but Mujica moves out of range.
Mujica on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mujica's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young throws a front kick that sends Mujica stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheers as Young lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mujica doesn't seem phased though.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mujica slips a straight right by Young.
Mujica has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Young throws a right and a left that Mujica avoids nicely.
Mujica lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Young lands a really nice looking cross but Mujica seems unphased.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Young throws a right and a left that Mujica avoids nicely.
Mujica tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Mujica.
Young is looking for a counter combo.
Mujica throws a series of strikes that have Young backpedaling.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mujica closes the distance and clinches.
Mujica is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Mujica is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Young throws a body punch but Mujica moves out of range.
Mujica throws a counter combo.
Young scores with a punch to the head.
Mujica walks forward, straight into a front kick from Young.
Young thuds his right hand into Mujica's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mujica moves out of range of the strikes.
As Young backs off Mujica throws a huge counter combo but Young manages to avoid it all.
Young missing with a left hand there. Mujica was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mujica slips under a jab.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mujica can do to turn this around?
Young is looking to slow Mujica down with leg kicks.
Young looks to throw the jab but Mujica is out of range.
Mujica throws a combination that misses
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mujica walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Young comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice jab there from Young.
Young feints and then cracks Mujica's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mujica down.
Young connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Young dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Young moves away from the strike by Mujica.
Yandy Mujica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young looks to land a right hand but Mujica moved out of range.
Mujica let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Young lands a leg kick that knocks Mujica off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Young.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Mujica ducks down to avoid it.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Despite the aggression on Mujica's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Young.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Mujica does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mujica unleashes a big counter combination but Young bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mujica has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Young connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and Mujica counters with a series of strikes. Young will be more careful next time no doubt.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mujica throws a counter combo.
Young slips a jab and a cross from Mujica.
Mujica falls off balance throwing a combination
and Young counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Young misses the jab.
Mujica on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
Young swinging wildly here.
Mujica has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mujica.
Mujica slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mujica misses with a double jab
and Young makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Mujica unleashes a big counter combination but Young bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A nice leg kick from Young, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mujica uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mujica tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Mujica chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Young can pounce on him.
Young scoring well with a low kick there.
Young scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Mujica doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mujica is looking for the big counter here.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mujica.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a series of punches but Mujica avoids them all with ease.
Mujica is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Young rather than just go for the knockout.
Mujica just misses with a punch to the body.
Mujica takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Young lands a jab.
Eddie Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and Mujica counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young takes a swing at Mujica's ribcage but misses.
Mujica blocks a head kick by Young.
As Young backs off Mujica throws a huge counter combo but Young manages to avoid it all.
Mujica throws a one two combo.
Young throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mujica stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mujica slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Young, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Young!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Pancho Garcia (ranked 599 p4p, 1238 weight class) and Michel Santos (ranked 76 p4p, 132 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Thors Hammer - Mexico. Santos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DMX - Intro. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michel Santos!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos thuds his right hand into Garcia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos throws a leg kick that misses.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Garcia won't be happy with that.
Santos wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Santos tries to move into full mount but can't pass Garcia's legs.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face as Santos controls the position.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia manages to work his way to half guard, despite Santos's best efforts.
Santos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Garcia is not content to let Santos control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Garcia haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Santos uses his free foot to push down on Garcia's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Garcia.
Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Garcia can't escape the position.
Santos controlling his opponent.
Santos lands a couple of good shots and Garcia has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Santos is riding his opponent, not letting Garcia buck him off.
Santos softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to control Garcia but Garcia is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Garcia manages to reverse the position and now he's in Santos's guard. Nice work there by Garcia.
Santos working for submissions but it's allowed Garcia to get to half guard.
Garcia is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garcia slows the pace down in half guard.
Santos is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Santos trying to control but Garcia postures up.
Garcia seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santos has his hands clasped together around Garcia's back. He's all about the action.
Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Garcia advances to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcia is working for a submission of some sort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcia misses the jab.
Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Garcia as he checks the leg kick.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garcia swivels and escapes.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Garcia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santos is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Garcia throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia cracks Santos on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Santos falls backwards against the cage. Garcia follows up with more strikes that drop Santos to his knees. Garcia keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Santos! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elwyn Donal (ranked 168 p4p, 1259 weight class) and Oscar Vogels (ranked 25 p4p, 165 weight class). Elwyn Donal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Elwyn Donal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Vogels!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donal scores with a nice head shot.
Donal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vogels scores with a kick to the body.
Vogels tries to work over Donal's front leg with a kick but Donal checks it.
Vogels throws a body kick that misses.
Vogels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vogels blocks a low kick nicely.
Vogels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donal.
Vogels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vogels turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vogels scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vogels throws a head kick that Donal semi-blocks.
Donal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donal swings for the body but Vogels moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vogels throws a looping overhand right but Donal ducks down to avoid it.
Donal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vogels now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vogels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donal slips a straight right by Vogels.
Donal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oscar Vogels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vogels throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Donal's head.
It looks like Elwyn Donal has been cut.
Donal checks a low kick from Vogels.
Vogels throws a head kick that misses.
And Donal counters with a quick kick to the body but Vogels blocks it.
Donal avoids the head kick by Vogels.
Donal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vogels lands a high kick!
Vogels checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vogels! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogels throws a lazy head kick
and Donal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vogels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donal's sensitive parts.
Vogels ducks under a wild hook from Donal.
Vogels moves out of range as Donal throws a body kick.
Vogels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donal throws a leg kick but Vogels sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vogels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Vogels.
Vogels connects with a nice looking jab.
Donal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donal takes one to the chin there.
Donal throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donal throws out the jab.
Donal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vogels.
A little feinted left hand from Donal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Donal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vogels.
Donal keeps Vogels at a distance using the push kick.
Donal loads up on a big right hand but Vogels slips the punch.
Donal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've been told by Donal's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vogels.
And Donal counters with a quick kick to the body but Vogels blocks it.
Vogels throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vogels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donal moves away.
Donal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vogels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vogels knocks Donal to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vogels looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vogels tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vogels tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vogels working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Vogels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elwyn Donal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vogels throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Donal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Vogels. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vogels.
A head kick by Vogels misses
and Donal counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vogels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vogels attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vogels throws a head kick but Donal moves out of range.
Donal was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vogels looks to throw the jab but Donal is out of range.
Donal is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donal throws a lazy right hand but Vogels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vogels sizes up Donal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Donal.
Donal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vogels lands a jab to the head.
Vogels tries a low kick but Donal avoids it.
Donal looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Donal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vogels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vogels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vogels wants to land a leg kick but Donal is out of range.
Vogels misses with a straight right.
Donal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vogels was well out of range. Poor timing from Donal.
Vogels appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vogels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donal.
Vogels looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick from Vogels misses.
Vogels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donal. Donal obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vogels misses with a leg kick
and Donal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Donal.
Vogels blocks a jab.
Vogels throws a front kick aimed at Donal's knee but Donal avoids it well.
A head kick by Vogels misses
and Donal counters with a nice right hand that sends Vogels toppling to the canvas! Vogels scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Donal finish him?!
Donal steps in with a hook that catches Vogels right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Donal follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Vogels looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elwyn Donal!
Elwyn Donal retains his light heavyweight title!
After the fight, Elwyn Donal was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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