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NYF Fight Night 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wagner (ranked 3458 p4p, 5242 weight class) and Ranganathan Iyer (ranked 379 p4p, 491 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ranganathan Iyer!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iyer misses with a straight left.
Wagner scores with a hook.
Wagner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bruce Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iyer shoots in and gets a takedown into Wagner's guard.
Wagner is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Iyer presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Wagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iyer's elbow.
Wagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Wagner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wagner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Iyer looking to stall.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Iyer controls his hands.
Wagner misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner tries to work over Iyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Iyer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wagner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Iyer controls his hands.
Wagner presses Iyer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Iyer prevents a body shot from Wagner.
Wagner misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wagner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Iyer controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iyer's elbow.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Iyer controls his hands.
Wagner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Iyer or not.
Iyer looks winded!
Wagner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wagner can't find room to land a body shot as Iyer controls the action.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Iyer controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wagner misses with a punch to the body.
Iyer prevents a body shot from Wagner.
Wagner tries to work over Iyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wagner misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner can't find room to land a body shot as Iyer controls the action.
Wagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iyer's elbow.
Iyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wagner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Iyer is looking to clinch but Wagner is avoiding it.
Iyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Iyer fails to land the takedown.
Iyer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iyer shoots in but Wagner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A low kick lands for Wagner.
Wagner leaves Iyer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bruce Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ranganathan Iyer.
Nice defenses there by Iyer.
Wagner throws a hook to the side of Iyer's head but Iyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iyer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wagner swivels and escapes.
Wagner appears to be looking for a big counter.
An inside leg kick lands from Wagner.
Iyer moves away from the strike by Wagner.
Wagner loads up on a big right hand but Iyer slips the punch.
Iyer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wagner defends it well.
Iyer misses with a body shot
enabling Wagner to counter with a crisp jab.
Wagner misses with a hook. Iyer ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wagner.
Iyer dives in and grabs Wagner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wagner pushes down on Iyer's head and hops out.
Wagner misses with a wild combination.
Iyer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wagner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Iyer on the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Iyer blocks the low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iyer shoots in for a takedown but Wagner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wagner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wagner throws a shot from downtown. Iyer moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Iyer.
And Iyer tries to counter it with a takedown but Wagner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wagner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wagner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Wagner dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wagner misses with an uppercut. Iyer saw that one coming.
Iyer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Iyer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wagner bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wagner lands a head shot.
Wagner scores with a nice head shot.
Wagner cracks Iyer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iyer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Iyer defending well as Wagner loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wagner.
Decent striking displayed by Wagner there.
Wagner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wagner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Iyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
Iyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Iyer on the side of the head.
Iyer throws a body punch but Wagner moves out of range.
Iyer is looking to clinch but Wagner is avoiding it.
Iyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wagner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wagner throws a chopping leg kick but Iyer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wagner. That's going to slow Iyer down.
Wagner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iyer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wagner sprawls well. Wagner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Iyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Wagner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wagner throws a shot from downtown. Iyer moves away and avoids it.
Iyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wagner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wagner.
Wagner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iyer can do to turn this around?
Wagner lands a really nice looking cross but Iyer seems unphased.
Wagner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Iyer throws a head kick that misses.
Iyer staying out of range there.
Wagner misses with a looping left.
Wagner throws a jab when Iyer was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Iyer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Iyer back to the cage. Wagner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wagner looks to throw the jab but Iyer is out of range.
Iyer fails with the takedown.
Iyer is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Wagner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iyer looks for a takedown but Wagner sprawls well.
Bruce Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ranganathan Iyer.
Iyer walks into a jab.
Iyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
Iyer wants to counter the offense by Wagner and move into the clinch position.
Wagner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wagner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Iyer on the side of the head.
 Iyer is rocked!
Wagner closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Iyer out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Wagner!
Bruce Wagner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Nunes (ranked 3850 p4p, 4683 weight class) and Bruce Wolfe (ranked 270 p4p, 319 weight class). Mateus Nunes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateus Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wolfe.
Wolfe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nunes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nunes scores with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wolfe. That's going to slow Nunes down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nunes.
Nunes checks a leg kick.
Wolfe swings for the body but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nunes connects with a right hand. Wolfe shakes it off.
Wolfe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nunes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wolfe. That did some damage!
Wolfe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nunes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolfe throws a big shot that misses.
Wolfe misses with a straight left.
Wolfe throws a jab but it's blocked by Nunes.
Nunes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nunes. Wolfe shrugs it off though.
Some wild striking there from Wolfe.
Wolfe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Nunes as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nunes lands with a cross.
Nice combo by Nunes! Oh, that's hurt him - Wolfe falls to the canvas and Nunes follows him into side control.
Wolfe is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nunes is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Wolfe is trying to escape and Nunes transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Wolfe is forced to tap! Nice work there by Nunes! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mateus Nunes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Case (ranked 3385 p4p, 3896 weight class) and Ritanzo Benzo (ranked 328 p4p, 366 weight class). Justin Case has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Case!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ritanzo Benzo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case lands with an overhand left.
Benzo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Case looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Benzo!
Benzo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Case wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benzo is trying to buck Case off.
Benzo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Benzo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Benzo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Case. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Benzo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Case has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Benzo struggling a bit here.
We've been hearing that Case has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Benzo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Benzo struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benzo is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Case is staying active.
Case tries to move to mount but Benzo blocks the move with his legs.
Case is working hard here to advance position.
Benzo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Case wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Benzo is not content to let Case control the position.
Case grinds an elbow into Benzo's temple.
Case scores with a couple of short elbows.
Benzo tries to improve position but can't.
Case tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benzo is trying to control Case's posture but Case avoids it.
Case tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Case has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Benzo is trying to get back to half guard.
Case tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Case is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benzo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Benzo is trying to control Case's posture but Case avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benzo is trying to get back to half guard.
Benzo prevents Case from moving into mount.
Case in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Case cracks Benzo with a big elbow.
Benzo prevents Case from moving into mount.
Case wants to control but Benzo is keeping him busy.
Benzo is trying to improve his position.
Case working away.
Benzo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Benzo wants to get back to his feet but Case drags him back down.
Case is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benzo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benzo is not content to let Case control the position.
Case is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Benzo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Benzo is not content to let Case control the position.
Case in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benzo is looking to reverse the position.
Benzo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Case dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice shot by Benzo.
Case steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benzo.
Case looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Case fails with the takedown
and Benzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Case throws an overhand right that lands on Benzo's shoulder, as Benzo tries to avoid the shot.
Case is looking to chop away at Benzo's legs.
Benzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benzo slips under a jab.
Benzo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Case.
Case steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benzo.
Benzo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Case.
Case just misses with a punch to the body.
Benzo moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Benzo defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Case. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Case scores with a decent looking hook.
Ritanzo Benzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case throws a hook to the side of Benzo's head but Benzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benzo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Case is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benzo can do to turn this around?
Case shoots in and bounces Benzo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Benzo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Case won't allow Benzo to get back to his feet.
Benzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Case is one step ahead there.
Benzo keeping moving, preventing Case from controlling successfully.
Case advances position into side control!
Benzo is trying to control Case's posture but Case avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case lands a few punches from side control.
An elbow from Case crashes against the mat.
Case wants to control but Benzo is keeping him busy.
Case tries for a kimura but Benzo is defending well.
Case grinds an elbow into Benzo's temple.
Benzo is looking for a sweep.
Benzo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Justin Case overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benzo can't do much from the bottom here.
Case working the ground and pound.
Case lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case tries to advance to mount but can't.
Case lands an elbow.
Benzo wants to get back to his feet.
Case working away.
Benzo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Case has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Case wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Benzo, who protects the arm well.
Case lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Benzo is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Case prevents Benzo from escaping the position.
Case tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Case landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Case in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Case 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.
Justin Case dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Case pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benzo is out of range and Case settles back down.
Nice takedown defense from Benzo. No joy for Case on that attempt.
Case with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benzo to score with a decent uppercut.
Benzo cracks a nice hook into Case's ribs.
Benzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Case looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benzo is fending him off so far but Case persists. Nope, Benzo circles away and we're back to standing.
Benzo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Case fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Case. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Case throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benzo counters with a good, hard body kick but Case shrugs it off.
Benzo's corner calls for a 1-2. Benzo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benzo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Justin Case has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Case throws a push kick but Benzo slaps the foot to one side.
Benzo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Case.
Benzo moves away from the strike by Case.
Benzo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Benzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Case.
Benzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benzo.
 Case is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Benzo. No joy for Case on that attempt.
Case shoots for a double leg takedown but Benzo sprawls well. He's pushed Case's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Benzo. No joy for Case on that attempt.
Case drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oh Case is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Case. Benzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benzo lands a leg kick that knocks Case off balance momentarily.
Case shoots in but Benzo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Case seems to have got his legs back now.
Case will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Case on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benzo slaps away a takedown attempt from Case, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benzo scores with a spinning back kick!
A low kick lands for Benzo.
Benzo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ritanzo Benzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benzo misses with a body kick.
Benzo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Case throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benzo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Case with a body shot.
Case misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Benzo scores with a body shot.
Benzo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Case walks into a straight right hand from Benzo.
Benzo lands with a nice body punch.
Benzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benzo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benzo tries a body shot but Case blocks it.
Benzo is leaning against Case and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Case backwards.
Case is looking for a takedown.
Benzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Case backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Benzo.
Case has Benzo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benzo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ritanzo Benzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Still in the clinch, Benzo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benzo lands with a right to the head.
Case is trying to break the clinch but Benzo is controlling him.
Benzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Case uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benzo misses with a body punch.
Benzo throws a head punch that misses.
Benzo throws a head punch that misses.
Benzo lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Case jumps guard but Benzo stands there with Case around his waist. Case gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Case tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Case prevents a body shot from Benzo.
Benzo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ritanzo Benzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Case has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Eriksson (ranked 3902 p4p, 2393 weight class) and Reece Robertson (ranked 399 p4p, 273 weight class). Eriksson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, THICC THICCLY. Reece Robertson 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ludvig Eriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reece Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ludvig Eriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robertson manages to avoid it.
Robertson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Robertson tries a head kick but it misses.
Eriksson fails to land with a series of punches.
Eriksson misses with a lunging right hand
and Robertson counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Eriksson down! Robertson is looking to finish but Eriksson is intelligently defending himself.
Eriksson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Eriksson has his foot on Robertson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robertson works his way back into a safe position though.
Robertson wants to control from the top but Eriksson keeps moving.
Eriksson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Robertson's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robertson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Eriksson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Robertson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eriksson is trying to drag Robertson to the mat but Robertson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Robertson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robertson.
Eriksson throws a punch but it's blocked by Robertson.
Robertson dodges an elbow strike from Eriksson.
A short body shot lands from Robertson as the two fighters clinch.
Robertson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Robertson blocking some punches.
Eriksson misses with some punches.
Robertson stops a takedown attempt from Eriksson.
Robertson lands a nice shot to the body.
Robertson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eriksson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robertson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Horrible takedown attempt by Eriksson or perhaps it was just good defense by Robertson, which made it look bad.
Robertson unleashes a big counter combination but Eriksson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludvig Eriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eriksson misses with a left hand
and Robertson counters with a leg kick.
Robertson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Robertson ducks under a wild hook from Eriksson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson dives in and scores a takedown into Robertson's guard.
Eriksson is standing up over Robertson. Robertson looks to escape but Eriksson dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eriksson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Robertson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Robertson is trying to stand but he's just given Eriksson his back.
Eriksson looking for the RNC.
Robertson is trying to get back to his feet but Eriksson has full control of the position and if anything, Robertson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Eriksson is controlling the position but Robertson somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Eriksson is looking for a kimura here.
Eriksson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Robertson's head.
Eriksson thows a huge punch but Robertson dodges it nicely.
Eriksson wants to get back to his feet.
Eriksson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Eriksson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Eriksson lands a nice shot that snaps Robertson's head back.
Eriksson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Robertson to counter with a crisp jab.
Eriksson misses with a jab to the body
and Robertson counters with a nice uppercut.
Eriksson misses with a wild body shot.
Eriksson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Robertson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eriksson.
Eriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robertson manages to avoid it.
Eriksson shoots in but Robertson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eriksson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robertson counters with a three punch combo that has Eriksson backing up. Eriksson nods at Robertson to acknowledge the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reece Robertson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Robertson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Robertson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reece Robertson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eriksson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eriksson throws a looping overhand right but Robertson ducks down to avoid it.
Robertson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robertson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eriksson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Eriksson misses with an uppercut
letting Robertson counter with a right hand.
Eriksson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Eriksson misses with an uppercut. Robertson saw that one coming.
A jab from Eriksson does it's job there.
Robertson staying out of range there.
Robertson throws a series of punches but Eriksson moves out of range.
Eriksson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reece Robertson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eriksson misses with a left hand
and Robertson counters with a left and a right that stings Eriksson.
Robertson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eriksson throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson slips a straight right by Eriksson.
Robertson catches Eriksson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Eriksson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Robertson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robertson lands a high kick!
Eriksson is rocked!
Eriksson misses with a lunging right hand
and Robertson counters with a left right combination that sends Eriksson crashing to the mat - Robertson wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Eriksson out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reece Robertson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Thompson (ranked 2433 p4p, 2290 weight class) and Bernard Ramsey (ranked 285 p4p, 268 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bernard Ramsey!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsey lands a nice shot that snaps Thompson's head back.
Thompson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Ramsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramsey punishes Thompson's body with a nice straight punch.
Ramsey connects with a body shot that sends Thompson's belly button to the back.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Ramsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson misses the jab.
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramsey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramsey counters with a nice body kick.
Ramsey takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Ramsey.
Ramsey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Ramsey keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramsey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Ramsey on the inside.
Ramsey has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Ramsey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ramsey has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Ramsey.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Ramsey is controlling the position.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Ramsey has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson tries to break free but Ramsey pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramsey lands a left hand.
Ramsey has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Thompson lands with an uppercut that bounces Ramsey off the cage and back into range.
Ramsey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thompson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ramsey lands a big head kick that sends Thompson tumbling to the mat! Ramsey takes a step backwards and waves Thompson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Thompson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Ramsey.
Thompson throws a poor cross that misses
and Ramsey counters with a big right hand! Oh Thompson is in trouble here! Ramsey follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernard Ramsey!
A very excited looking Bernard Ramsey 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.
In defeat, Jackson Thompson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you for standing by me through thick and thin. Your unwavering support keeps me going. Keep believing in me, because I'm not done yet. The Bull will rise again.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Jacobson (ranked 2388 p4p, 3001 weight class) and Kieran Ware (ranked 284 p4p, 360 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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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kieran Ware!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ware misses with an uppercut.
Ware swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacobson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jacobson misses with a hook.
Jacobson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ware has time to react.
Ware throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by Jacobson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jacobson.
Jacobson misses with a two punch combination.
Ware tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacobson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ware.
Jacobson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ware circles away quickly and effectively.
Jacobson scores with a sloppy right hand. Ware should have avoided that one.
Jacobson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ware.
Ware takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobson lands a slapping body shot.
Ware misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Jacobson misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Jacobson.
The crowd cheers as Jacobson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ware doesn't seem phased though.
Jacobson lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ware looks to land a right hand but Jacobson moved out of range.
Ware takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ware staying out of range there.
Ware looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ware throws a big shot that misses.
Ware throws a big shot that misses.
Ware takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jacobson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ware rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jacobson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jacobson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ware is rocked!
BAM! Jacobson delivers a spinning backfist that drops Ware like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Marshall Jacobson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Tokoro (ranked 1648 p4p, 2378 weight class) and Kobe Gray (ranked 212 p4p, 272 weight class). Tokoro comes to the cage accompanied by Blksmiith - Gore-Tex Covers my Soul. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hideo Tokoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Gray!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gray shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tokoro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gray takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tokoro slaps away a takedown attempt from Gray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gray looks winded!
Gray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tokoro counters with a right hand to the body.
Hideo Tokoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobe Gray.
Tokoro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kobe Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Tokoro.
Gray is rocked!
Tokoro jabs Gray to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gray is still on wobbly legs! Can Tokoro finish him?
Tokoro lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gray falls backwards - clearly groggy! Tokoro dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hideo Tokoro!
Hideo Tokoro really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 30th Century Beer Store logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucca Decker (ranked 2636 p4p, 24616 weight class) and Atticus Nelson (ranked 308 p4p, 551 weight class). Atticus Nelson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Atticus Nelson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lucca Decker's chin.
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucca Decker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Atticus Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Decker counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Atticus Nelson has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Decker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Nelson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDecker.
A nice leg kick from Decker, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nelson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Decker counters with a big right hand! Oh Nelson is in trouble here! Decker follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucca Decker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russ Simons (ranked 1115 p4p, 2671 weight class) and Marcelo Castro (ranked 133 p4p, 327 weight class). Marcelo Castro acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Russ Simons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Castro!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simons lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Marcelo Castro has been cut.
Simons's corner calls for a 1-2. Simons obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Simons misses.
Simons stalks Castro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Castro's face. Castro staggers backwards, shaken.
Simons on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Simons throws a series of punches but Castro avoids them all with ease.
Castro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simons was well out of range. Poor timing from Castro.
Simons lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simons catches Castro with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Castro forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Russ Simons!
A relieved looking Russ Simons thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Marcelo Castro stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congrats to Him, he was the better fighter today'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Traumen (ranked 255 p4p, 2596 weight class) and Zeke Hester (ranked 36 p4p, 252 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Traumen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeke Hester!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hester looks to clinch
and Traumen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Traumen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hester walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Zeke Hester has been cut.
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Traumen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hester closes the distance looking to clinch
and Traumen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hester tries to clinch there but Traumen circles away.
Hester closes the distance and clinches.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Traumen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hester's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hester throws an elbow but it misses.
Traumen breaks from the clinch.
Traumen scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Traumen scores with a jab to the head.
Hester is looking to clinch but Traumen is avoiding it.
Traumen jabs Hester to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Traumen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hester under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hester is rocked!
Hester tries to clinch but Traumen moves out of range.
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Traumen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Traumen attempts a counter takedown but Hester avoids it well and moves away.
It looks like Traumen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Traumen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hester is still on wobbly legs! Can Traumen finish him?
Donk. Traumen catches Hester right on the button with a cross.
Hester tries to clinch up.
Traumen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Traumen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hester tries to clinch but Traumen is having none of it.
Hester wants to clinch.
Traumen swats away the attempt to clinch by Hester.
Hester seems to have recovered his senses.
Traumen sizes up Hester with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hester tries to clinch but Traumen is having none of it.
Hester 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.
Hester wants to clinch up but Traumen keeps it at a distance.
Hester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Traumen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hester looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traumen throws a wild body kick that Hester sees coming a mile off.
Traumen misses the jab.
Traumen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zeke Hester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hester tries to clinch there but Traumen circles away.
Hester tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Traumen counters with a nice uppercut.
Traumen's corner calls for a 1-2. Traumen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Traumen circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hester to the canvas! Hester doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Traumen keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Traumen!
A very excited looking Lucas Traumen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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pop
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