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Event:
Emma One
Date: May 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Sonnen works the jab nicely.
Sonnen throws a head kick that misses.
Sonnen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Big Man takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been informed that Sonnen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dao Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Big Man on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sonnen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sonnen.
Big Man throws a series of punches but Sonnen avoids them all with ease.
Big Man takes one on the button.
Sonnen scores with a head kick. Big Man tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Big Man walks into a left hand.
Sonnen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Big Man takes one to the side of the head.
#ROC2#
Big Man is rocked!
Sonnen feints and then cracks Big Man's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Big Man down.
Oh Big Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sonnen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Big Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Big Man seems to have got his legs back now.#T1#
Sonnen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Big Man sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sonnen - that will leave a mark!
Big Man takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Sonnen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sonnen.
Sonnen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sonnen catches Big Man with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice shot by Sonnen.
Sonnen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen drops Big Man with a big left hand! Big Man is injured, injured bad! Sonnen jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dao Sonnen! Dao Sonnen retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Dao Sonnen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
KFC 11
Date: Apr 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Martin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Big Man's calf.
Martin tries to land a leg kick but Big Man saw it coming and moves away.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Martin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Big Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Big Man takes a shot to the head.
Big Man missing with knees to the body.
Martin lands a right hand.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Big Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Martin manages to break the clinch.
Martin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Big Man.
Big Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Big Man tries to clinch
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Big Man throws a right hand that misses
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Big Man takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
#T1#
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Big Man's calf.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Big Man drops his hands momentarily and Martin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Big Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
Big Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Big Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martin counters with a nice body kick.
#T2#
An inside leg kick lands from Martin.
Martin lands a head kick. Big Man smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Big Man's head.#ROC#
Big Man is rocked!
Martin lands a body shot.
Big Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?
Big Man moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Big Man seems to have recovered his senses.
Big Man checks a low kick from Martin.#CL2#
Martin tries to keep at a distance but Big Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martin takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL2#
Big Man closes the distance and clinches.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T3#
Big Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Big Man avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Martin.
Big Man trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Martin.
Big Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Big Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC#
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Big Man throws a hook but Martin blocks it.#CL2#
Martin tries to keep at a distance but Big Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Big Man has Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
Big Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Big Man takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Big Man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martin lands the left hand.
Martin feints a jab and as Big Man dips his head, Martin unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Big Man right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Big Man falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Martin smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frank Martin!
A victorious Frank Martin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
KFC 9.
Date: Apr 01, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Bacca clinches up against the cage.
Bacca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Big Man backwards.
Bacca lands a body punch.
Bacca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Bacca.
Big Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Big Man.
Big Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bacca.
Big Man prevents a body shot from Bacca.
Bacca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bacca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bacca has a couple of punches blocked by Big Man.
Big Man blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Big Man throws an elbow but misses.
Bacca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Big Man backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bacca can't find room to land a body shot as Big Man controls the action.
Big Man trying to land knees to the body.
Bacca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Big Man lands a good knee to the midsection. Bacca won't want to take too many of those.
Bacca misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Big Man.
Bacca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Big Man blocking some punches.
#T1#
Bacca blocks the elbow strike.
Bacca lands with a right to the head.
Big Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bacca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Big Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bacca pushes Big Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bacca throws a punch but it's blocked by Big Man.
Big Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bacca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Big Man backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bacca.
Bacca trying to stall but Big Man improves his position.
Big Man takes a shot to the head.
Big Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bacca blocks an elbow strike.
Bacca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Big Man stalling in the clinch but Bacca improves position.
Bacca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Big Man backwards.
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!
Big Man misses with an elbow strike.
Bacca throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Big Man.
Nice body punch from Bacca - that landed with a thud.
Big Man looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T2#
Bacca throws a punch but it's blocked by Big Man.
Big Man creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bacca struggles to land a body shot inside as Big Man controls his hands.
Bacca swings wildly with an uppercut but Big Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Big Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bacca's defenses.
Big Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Big Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bacca.
Bacca lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Big Man.
Bacca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Big Man trying to land knees to the body.
Big Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Bacca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Big Man backwards.
Big Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bacca avoids it.
Big Man blocks an uppercut.
Big Man throws an elbow that misses.
Big Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Bacca avoids the damage to the body.
Bacca lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bacca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bacca struggles to land a body shot inside as Big Man controls his hands.
#T3#
Big Man utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bacca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Big Man landing knees to the body.
Bacca is breathing heavily.
Big Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Bacca.
Big Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Big Man.
Bacca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bacca is working Big Man over against the cage.
Nice elbow from Big Man.
Big Man lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Chew Bacca has been cut.
Big Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bacca managing to block the knees to the body from Big Man.
Bacca has a couple of punches blocked by Big Man.
Bacca blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Bacca on the inside.
Bacca working aggressively here.
Big Man missing with knees to the body.
Bacca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bacca.
Bacca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Big Man throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Big Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Big Man tries a knee to the head but Bacca blocks it.
Bacca dodges an elbow strike from Big Man.
Big Man connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bacca's face.
Big Man misses with the head strike.
Big Man misses with a knee strike.
Bacca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bacca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Big Man throws an elbow but it misses.
Big Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bacca's defenses.
Good body shot from Bacca.
Big Man lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bacca.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Big Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bacca struggles to land a body shot inside as Big Man controls his hands.
Big Man lands an elbow inside that Bacca shrugs off.
Bacca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bacca throws a punch but it's blocked by Big Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chew Bacca will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chew Bacca's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Big Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Bacca.
Good standup being displayed there by Bacca as he connects with a hook.
Big Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Big Man lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#CL#
Bacca closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Big Man on the inside.
Good body shot from Bacca.
Bacca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Bacca on the inside.
Big Man misses with some punches.
Bacca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bacca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Big Man's elbow.
A short uppercut from Bacca.
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!
Bacca stalling in the clinch but Big Man improves position.
Big Man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T1#
Bacca pushes Big Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bacca avoids a wild elbow strike from Big Man.
Big Man lands a nice elbow.
Big Man scores with a shoulder strike.
Bacca pushes Big Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bacca lands with a right to the head.
Bacca tries to throw a body punch but Big Man avoids it by throwing Bacca back against the cage.
Bacca lands a right hand.
Bacca misses with some punches.
Big Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bacca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bacca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bacca can't find room to land a body shot as Big Man controls the action.
Big Man lands an elbow inside.
Chew Bacca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Big Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Big Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bacca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Big Man backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Big Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bacca - that landed with a thud.
Big Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bacca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Big Man looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T2#
Bacca can't find room to land a body shot as Big Man controls the action.
Big Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bacca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bacca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bacca blocks the elbow strike.
Big Man lands an elbow inside that Bacca shrugs off.
Bacca is working Big Man over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Big Man.
Big Man unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Big Man lands with a light punch inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Big Man.
Big Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bacca.
Big Man looking to throw knees to the head but Bacca is blocking nicely.
Bacca pushes Big Man back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bacca has a couple of punches blocked by Big Man.
Bacca misses with the head strike.
Big Man tries to land a knee to the head but Bacca blocks with his arms.
#T3#
Bacca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Big Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bacca.
Bacca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Big Man backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Big Man.
Big Man crunches a lovely knee into Bacca's ribcage.
Big Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bacca.
Bacca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bacca lands with a left to the head.
Bacca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bacca.
Bacca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bacca throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Bacca.
Big Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Big Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bacca's defenses.
Bacca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Bacca.
A short right from Bacca.
Bacca blocks an elbow strike from Big Man.
Big Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Bacca backwards. #T4#
Bacca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Big Man backwards.
Bacca throws a head punch that misses.
Big Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Bacca.
Big Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bacca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Big Man pushes off an throws an elbow but Bacca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bacca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Big Man landing knees to the head.
Big Man blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bacca fails to land.
Big Man blocks an uppercut.
Big Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bacca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bacca pushes Big Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Big Man as Bacca tries to tie him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bacca pushes Big Man back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Bacca.
Big Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Bacca uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chew Bacca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chew Bacca's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Bacca instigates a clinch.
Big Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bacca.
Big Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Big Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bacca misses with the head strike.
Big Man utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bacca can't find room to land a body shot as Big Man controls the action.
Big Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Bacca avoids the damage to the body.
Big Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Big Man unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bacca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Big Man unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Big Man lands an elbow inside.
Big Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Big Man unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bacca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T1#
Big Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Big Man with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Big Man gets through Bacca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Big Man.
Big Man lands a knee to the head.
Big Man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Big Man working Bacca over with knees to the body.
Big Man holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Big Man.
Bacca takes a knee to the side of the body.
Big Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Big Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bacca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bacca takes a knee to the side of the body.
Big Man stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Big Man landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T2#
Big Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bacca's defenses.
Big Man unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bacca throws a punch but it's blocked by Big Man.
Big Man crunches a lovely knee into Bacca's ribcage.
Bacca misses with a punch on the inside.
Big Man with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Big Man putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bacca in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Big Man connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bacca's face.
Big Man landing knees to the body.
Big Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Big Man.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bacca lands a shoulder strike.
Big Man throws an elbow but it misses.
Bacca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Big Man blocks an uppercut.
Bacca misses with some punches.
Bacca gets through Big Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Big Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bacca fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Bacca.
Bacca is working Big Man over against the cage.
Bacca struggles to land a body shot inside as Big Man controls his hands.
Big Man working Bacca over with knees to the body.
Big Man lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Big Man.
Big Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bacca's defenses.
Big Man lands an elbow inside.
Bacca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Big Man's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Big Man.
Big Man misses with a knee strike.
Bacca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bacca lands an 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!
Bacca lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bacca.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Big Man obliges.
Bacca managing to block the knees to the body from Big Man.
#T4#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Big Man as Bacca tries to tie him up.
Bacca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Big Mans head.
Big Man tries to land a knee to the head but Bacca blocks with his arms.
Chew Bacca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bacca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bacca scores with a shot to the side of Big Man's head.
A hook to the body from Bacca.
Bacca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bacca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Big Mans head.
Bacca dodges an elbow strike from Big Man.
Big Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bacca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bacca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bacca lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Big Man or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bacca works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Bacca.
Bacca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bacca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bacca lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Big Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bacca 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Julius Big Man!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Julius Big Man!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight as a draw!
Julius Big Man wins by majority decision!
Julius Big Man 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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Event:
KFC 8.
Date: Mar 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Big Man moves out of range easily.
Big Man ducks under a wild hook from Michaels.#CL2#
Michaels has closed the distance and engaged Big Man in a clinch.
Big Man lands a right hand.
Big Man lands an elbow just above Michaels 's eye.
Big Man lands a good knee to the midsection. Michaels won't want to take too many of those.
Big Man is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Big Man unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Big Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Big Man lands an elbow inside that Michaels shrugs off.
Big Man misses with an elbow strike.
Big Man is pushing Michaels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Big Man scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Big Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Joseph Michaels has been cut.
Big Man throws an elbow that misses.
Big Man lands a damaging elbow.
Michaels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Big Man prevents a takedown attempt there.
Big Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michaels is defending well for now.
Big Man has Michaels pressed against the cage, preventing Michaels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Michaels is trying to drag Big Man to the mat but Big Man just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Julius Big Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Michaels.
Michaels is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Big Man to keep the fight standing.
Michaels managing to block the knees to the body from Big Man.
#TD2#
Big Man is fighting off a takedown attempt but Michaels is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Big Man to the mat. Big Man regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Michaels trying to control but Big Man is working from the bottom. #T2#
Michaels tries to free his leg and advance position but Big Man is retaining full guard.
Michaels slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Michaels has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Devils Den New York. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Big Man tries to bench press Michaels off him but Michaels keeps the position.
Michaels cracks Big Man with a big right hand but Big Man just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Michaels working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Big Man wants to control but Michaels postures up.#T3##SUB2#
Michaels thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Michaels has an Americana. Big Man didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Michaels is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Michaels hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Joseph Michaels!
Joseph Michaels took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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