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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yavor Stanchev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren McPunchface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanchev comes to the cage accompanied by BT feat The Roots - Tao Of The Machine. Yavor Stanchev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yavor Stanchev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darren McPunchface!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPunchface clinches.
Stanchev misses with the head strike.
Stanchev lands a body shot in the clinch.
McPunchface lands a good knee to the midsection. Stanchev won't want to take too many of those.
McPunchface with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stanchev has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McPunchface taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stanchev working hard to break the clinch.
Stanchev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stanchev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stanchev tries to circle away but McPunchface has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McPunchface.
Stanchev trying to control the position but instead, McPunchface has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stanchev into the cage.
McPunchface lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanchev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stanchev has had enough of the clinch but McPunchface keeps him there for the moment.
Stanchev tries to break the clinch but McPunchface is controlling the position.
McPunchface throws a head punch that misses.
McPunchface misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on McPunchface - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McPunchface presses Stanchev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McPunchface keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stanchev's efforts to push away.
Stanchev trying to stall but McPunchface improves his position.
McPunchface landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for McPunchface to work.
McPunchface slowing the pace effectively.
A right hook to the body lands for McPunchface.
Stanchev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McPunchface up against the cage.
Stanchev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McPunchface takes a shot to the head.
Stanchev blocks a body shot from McPunchface.
Stanchev throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Stanchev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McPunchface.
Stanchev taking a breather.
Stanchev is looking to break free of the clinch but McPunchface has double underhooks.
McPunchface has a couple of punches blocked by Stanchev.
McPunchface fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stanchev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stanchev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stanchev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanchev.
McPunchface misses with the head strike.
McPunchface breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McPunchface missing with a left hand there. Stanchev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stanchev is looking to counter punch.
Darren McPunchface seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Stanchev misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanchev takes a swing at McPunchface's ribcage but misses.
McPunchface slips under a jab.
McPunchface misses with a lunging right hand
and Stanchev counters with a nice body shot.
McPunchface throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stanchev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanchev lands a right hook to the body.
McPunchface takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McPunchface looks to land a combination but Stanchev avoids it well.
Stanchev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McPunchface throws a poor cross that misses
and Stanchev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stanchev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McPunchface momentarily.
No joy there for McPunchface, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McPunchface wants to clinch.
Stanchev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McPunchface takes one to the chin there.
McPunchface is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanchev looks to land a left hand but McPunchface moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanchev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanchev misses with a wild body shot.
McPunchface keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanchev scores with a nice strike.
Stanchev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanchev. McPunchface does a little dance to reset his feet.
McPunchface throws out a counter right but Stanchev avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Stanchev.
McPunchface is still on wobbly legs! Can Stanchev finish him?
Stanchev throws an overhand right that lands on McPunchface's shoulder, as McPunchface tries to avoid the shot.
Stanchev moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMcPunchface.
McPunchface seems to have recovered his senses.
Stanchev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McPunchface.
McPunchface looks to throw the jab but Stanchev is out of range.
We've been informed that McPunchface has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A jab lands there for McPunchface.
Stanchev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McPunchface walks into a jab.
Stanchev just misses with a punch to the body.
Stanchev sets himself, and McPunchface steps forward looking for the clinch! Stanchev avoids it this time.
McPunchface misses with an uppercut
and Stanchev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yavor Stanchev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McPunchface swings widly with a right hand
letting Stanchev counter with a right hand.
McPunchface misses with an uppercut
and Stanchev counters with a crisp right hand that drops McPunchface! Stanchev lets McPunchface back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Stanchev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McPunchface moves into the clinch.
McPunchface swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McPunchface misses with a hook from the clinch.
McPunchface manages to break the clinch.
McPunchface gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Stanchev - that landed with a thud.
McPunchface throws a head punch that misses.
McPunchface lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stanchev backwards.
McPunchface lands a left hand.
McPunchface escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McPunchface closes the distance but Stanchev moves to the side
and Stanchev counters with a straight right hand.
Stanchev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yavor Stanchev is winning the standup battle so far.
McPunchface takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanchev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McPunchface manages to avoid it.
Stanchev lands with a nice body punch.
Stanchev cracks McPunchface with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Stanchev has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McPunchface to stand back up!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McPunchface has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stanchev can't find room to land a body shot as McPunchface controls the action.
Stanchev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stanchev missing with a left hand there. McPunchface was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McPunchface moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McPunchface throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stanchev scores with a counter punch that sends McPunchface to the canvas! Stanchev smells blood - he's punishing McPunchface with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! McPunchface has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yavor Stanchev!
A determined Yavor Stanchev didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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