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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Nailes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler comes to the cage accompanied by Livin On A Prayer. Nailes has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Rusty Nailes 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drake Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rusty Nailes!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nailes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nailes is trying to break the clinch but Tyler has him pressed against the cage.
Tyler manages to pull guard.
Tyler looking to control.
Tyler scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nailes looks gassed!
Nailes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nailes leaves Tyler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tyler closes the distance and clinches.
Nailes tries to pull guard but Tyler won't allow it.
Tyler pulls guard.
Tyler manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nailes is trying to escape the mount but Tyler keeps good control and instead manages to take Nailes's back.
Tyler lands with a hammerfist to the side of Nailes's head.
Tyler is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nailes takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Tyler has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Nailes's body.
Tyler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyler is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Tyler gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Tyler gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Tyler apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nailes sprawls well initially but Tyler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tyler in particular looking to stall.
Tyler trying to mount his opponent but Nailes defends it.
Tyler uses his free foot to push down on Nailes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nailes.
Nailes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nailes tries to hold on but Tyler postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nailes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyler scoring with strikes but Nailes is staying in there.
Tyler sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tyler punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tyler lands a big elbow.
Tyler avoids the attempt from Nailes to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tyler is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Nailes has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Nailes!
Nailes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyler is keeping the position for now.
Tyler trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nailes manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Tyler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tyler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyler forces Nailes back against the cage and clinches.
Nailes takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Tyler.
Tyler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nailes throws the left hand but Tyler avoids the punch easily.
Nailes throws a right and a left that Tyler avoids nicely.
Tyler clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tyler breaks the clinch.
Nailes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nailes wants it to stay on the feet.
Tyler moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler pulls guard effortlessly.
Tyler trying to control the position here.
Tyler keeping full guard, as Nailes tries to pass.
Nailes wants to stand but Tyler is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tyler controls Nailes momentarily but Nailes frees himself.
Nailes wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nailes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Tyler.
Nailes lunges at Tyler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyler's hand.
Tyler shoots in but Nailes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Tyler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nailes misses with a wild combination.
Nailes gets caught flat footed, as Tyler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tyler won't allow Nailes to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nailes working a defensive guard here.
Tyler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nailes is keeping the position for now.
Nailes looking to control.
Tyler trying to control the position from guard on top but Nailes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tyler closes the distance and clinches up with Nailes, looking for a takedown. Tyler pushes Nailes against the cage but Nailes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nailes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nailes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tyler momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyler is defended easily by Nailes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tyler misses the shot to the body.
Tyler walks into a straight right hand from Nailes.
Nailes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nailes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nailes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nailes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rusty Nailes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nailes misses with a double jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nailes loads up on a big right hand but Tyler slips the punch.
Tyler clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Tyler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Tyler dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nailes works over Tyler's head and body with a nice combination.
Tyler feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tyler gets to his feet - Nailes follows without any prompting.
Tyler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tyler lands in his opponent's guard.
Nailes wants to get back to his feet but Tyler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tyler wants to control from the top but Nailes keeps moving.
Nailes managing to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyler tries to free his leg and advance position but Nailes is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is in close to Nailes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tyler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tyler stops Nailes from standing up.
Tyler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyler scoring with some ground and pound.
Nailes keeping moving, preventing Tyler from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nailes seems keen to control Tyler's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nailes scores with a three punch combo!
Tyler doesn't manage to clinch there - Nailes circles away.
Nailes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nailes looks to land a combination but Tyler avoids it well.
Nailes throws a jab when Tyler was well out of range.
Tyler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tyler is looking to take a break and control but Nailes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nailes wants to control but Tyler postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nailes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nailes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nailes is pushing Tyler's head away, looking to escape. Tyler manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Nailes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Tyler stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tyler decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nailes to his feet.
Nailes throws a right hand that Tyler ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyler also avoids with ease.
Nailes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nailes sprawls well. Nailes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet.
Rusty Nailes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake Tyler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nailes thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Tyler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tyler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Tyler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Millit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasheed Tyree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Millit might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Cool Kids - I'm Mikey. Rasheed Tyree is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Millit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rasheed Tyree!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyree looks for a takedown but Millit sprawls well.
Millit throws a solid leg kick but Tyree takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Millit.
Tyree throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Millit.
Tyree fails to land the takedown.
Millit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Millit lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Millit.
It looks like Rasheed Tyree has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Millit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyree looks gassed!
Millit clinches.
Millit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Millit presses Tyree against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Millit drops Tyree onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Tyree is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Millit stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Millit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Millit lands a left hand.
Millit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Millit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tyree's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Millit knocks Tyree out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Millit!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bahug Lat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lewis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to It's a Fight -Three 6 Mafia. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerard Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bahug Lat!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lat circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lat lands a left and a right that sends Lewis crashing to the canvas! Lat dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Gerard Lewis has been cut.
Lat postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lewis looks a forlorn figure.
Lewis is rocked!
A big strike lands for Lat! That's really hurt Lewis and he's turned his back - Lat keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Lat jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bahug Lat!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sean melody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). melody has chosen 50 cent as his entrance music. Royce Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, sean melody!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie stuffs the takedown.
melody has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for melody on that attempt.
Royce Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of sean melody.
Gracie feints and as melody raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
melody utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie stands up from guard. Let's bang!
melody wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
melody misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in melody's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
melody wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie trying to control but melody is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
melody working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gracie has passed into half guard!
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
melody is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Royce Gracie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A head kick by melody misses
and Gracie counters with a head kick.
Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
melody looks gassed!
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
melody wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
melody is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gracie tries to control but melody wriggling away.
melody tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
melody tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
melody really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie landing punches.
Gracie tries to control but melody wriggling away.
Gracie avoids the attempt from melody to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
melody gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
melody is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Gracie manages to reverse the position and now he's in melody's guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie landing with the ground and pound.
melody looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
melody is breathing heavily.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gracie wants to get up but he can't break melody's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
melody is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gracie trying to control but melody is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie slips a straight right by melody.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and melody counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie missing with punches from the bottom.
melody seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
melody wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but melody pulls his head out easily.
melody is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. sean melody hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
melody drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
melody tightens his grip and picks Gracie up, before dumping him to the ground. Gracie manages to land in guard.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
melody trying to control here.
melody is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
melody trying to control here.
Gracie gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Gracie instigates a clinch.
melody's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but melody bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie tries to sprawl but melody drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sean melody showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
melody closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. melody fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but melody swivels and escapes.
melody lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
melody throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
melody with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is chipping away with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
melody tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but melody sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gracie working away.
melody taking punishment in the form of punches.
melody tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down melody's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gracie decides to stand back up. Gracie steps back and let's melody get back to his feet.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks for a takedown but melody sprawls well.
melody has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for melody!
melody is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
melody is trying desperately to improve position.
melody is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
melody is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
melody tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gracie looking to control but melody is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie controlling from mount.
melody wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gracie tries to control but melody wriggling away.
melody working to try and regain half guard.
melody is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie has hold of melody's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and melody manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Karalexis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otto Karalexis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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215 lbs
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211 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otto Karalexis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karalexis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevenson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karalexis lands with a slapping head kick.
Karalexis misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Karalexis.
Stevenson 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.
Karalexis connects with a high kick.
Stevenson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stevenson dives in and grabs Karalexis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karalexis pushes down on Stevenson's head and hops out.
Karalexis is looking to slow Stevenson down with leg kicks.
Karalexis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karalexis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevenson's sensitive parts.
Karalexis throws a front kick that sends Stevenson stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stevenson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karalexis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Karalexis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
Karalexis throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karalexis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karalexis.
Karalexis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stevenson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karalexis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karalexis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stevenson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Otto Karalexis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Karalexis, right into the meat.
Karalexis lands with a nice body kick.
Karalexis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karalexis connects with a leg kick. Stevenson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karalexis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stevenson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stevenson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karalexis can pounce on him.
Karalexis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevenson's calf.
Otto Karalexis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalexis scores with a leg kick.
Karalexis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karalexis connects with a leg kick. Stevenson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karalexis misses with a wild body shot.
Karalexis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stevenson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karalexis.
Stevenson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karalexis can pounce on him.
Stevenson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karalexis.
Karalexis scores with a head kick. Stevenson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Karalexis feints and then cracks Stevenson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevenson down.
Karalexis fakes the leg kick and cracks Stevenson in the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karalexis.
Karalexis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karalexis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevenson's sensitive parts.
Karalexis throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karalexis connects with a leg kick. Stevenson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karalexis throws a head kick that Stevenson semi-blocks.
Karalexis lands a high kick!
Karalexis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A good leg kick by Karalexis.
Karalexis lands a leg kick that knocks Stevenson off balance momentarily.
Karalexis throws a nice head kick!
Karalexis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karalexis lands a two punch combo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Karalexis. Stevenson shrugs it off though.
Karalexis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karalexis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevenson's calf.
Karalexis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karalexis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalexis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevenson's sensitive parts.
Karalexis works Stevenson's body with a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Karalexis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Karalexis tenderised Stevenson's leg. Stevenson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karalexis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stevenson will feel that in the morning.
Karalexis throws a head kick that half lands.
Stevenson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stevenson misses with a takedown attempt - Karalexis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karalexis is looking to slow Stevenson down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karalexis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karalexis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karalexis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevenson's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Karalexis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stevenson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stevenson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stevenson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stevenson fails with the takedown.
Karalexis scores with a leg kick.
Karalexis cracks Stevenson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karalexis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stevenson will feel that in the morning.
Karalexis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stevenson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karalexis circles away.
Karalexis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Karalexis.
Karalexis connects with an inside leg kick.
Karalexis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karalexis throws a front kick that sends Stevenson stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalexis connects with an inside leg kick.
Karalexis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karalexis.
Karalexis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karalexis connects with a leg kick. Stevenson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karalexis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karalexis scoring well with a low kick there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stevenson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Karalexis.
Karalexis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karalexis connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karalexis. That's going to slow Stevenson down.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Stevenson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Karalexis connects with a solid leg kick.
Karalexis is looking to slow Stevenson down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalexis thows a body kick. Stevenson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Karalexis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick from Karalexis lands but Stevenson takes it in his stride.
Chris Stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Karalexis.
Karalexis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karalexis is looking to slow Stevenson down with leg kicks.
Karalexis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karalexis scoring well with a low kick there.
Stevenson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karalexis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Karalexis lands a high kick!
Karalexis lands a leg kick that knocks Stevenson off balance momentarily.
Stevenson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karalexis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stevenson somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Karalexis.
Karalexis connects with a leg kick. Stevenson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karalexis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stevenson. That did some damage!
Stevenson shoots in and drives through. Karalexis sprawls well.
Karalexis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karalexis scores with a kick to the body.
Karalexis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Karalexis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stevenson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karalexis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Karalexis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karalexis.
Karalexis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalexis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stevenson's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Karalexis.
Karalexis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Otto Karalexis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karalexis.
Karalexis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevenson's sensitive parts.
A combination from Karalexis does no damage.
Karalexis throws a quick inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Stevenson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
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!
Stevenson slips a straight right by Karalexis.
Karalexis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karalexis wants it to stay on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Karalexis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karalexis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A good leg kick by Karalexis.
Stevenson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Karalexis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Karalexis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stevenson shoots in for a double leg but Karalexis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karalexis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karalexis thumps Stevenson with a low kick.
Stevenson lands with an overhand left.
Karalexis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevenson's calf.
Stevenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karalexis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stevenson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Karalexis lands with a kick to the temple. Stevenson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stevenson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karalexis as he avoids it easily.
Stevenson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karalexis. Karalexis obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevenson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalexis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karalexis cracks the inside of Stevenson's front leg.
Stevenson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karalexis can pounce on him.
Karalexis delivers a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Karalexis.
Karalexis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stevenson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Karalexis.
Karalexis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stevenson on the side of the head.
Karalexis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karalexis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karalexis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevenson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karalexis lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karalexis.
Karalexis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stevenson on the side of the head.
Karalexis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karalexis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karalexis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karalexis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stevenson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karalexis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karalexis.
Stevenson fails with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karalexis.
Karalexis thumps Stevenson with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karalexis scores with a head kick. Stevenson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stevenson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Karalexis keeps Stevenson at a distance using the push kick.
Good leg kick by Karalexis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karalexis thumps Stevenson with a low kick.
Chris Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karalexis throws a front kick that sends Stevenson stumbling back into the cage.
Karalexis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karalexis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karalexis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karalexis scores with a head kick. Stevenson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stevenson fails with a takedown attempt.
Karalexis connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Karalexis.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stevenson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Karalexis scores with a head kick. Stevenson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A good leg kick by Karalexis.
Karalexis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stevenson takes a step back to recover.
Karalexis digs a good hook to Stevenson's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevenson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karalexis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevenson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Karalexis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Otto Karalexis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karalexis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Karalexis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karalexis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 24:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 24:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Karalexis!
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Undercard bout
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jaddie kogkogsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kogkogsky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: all my life. Michael Scott has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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213 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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24
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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, Michael Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, jaddie kogkogsky!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kogkogsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scott leaves kogkogsky with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
kogkogsky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch combination from Scott misses.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Scott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott swats away the attempt to clinch by kogkogsky.
kogkogsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
You get the feeling that Scott really doesn't like being in this position too much.
kogkogsky thowing shots but they're missing.
kogkogsky won't let Scott get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kogkogsky goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Scott turns into him and now he's in kogkogsky's guard.
kogkogsky has his feet on Scott's thighs here. He's pushed Scott off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Scott screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). jaddie kogkogsky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Veliki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Starr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Veliki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Starr!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starr tries to keep at a distance but Veliki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Veliki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Starr.
Veliki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Veliki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Veliki.
Veliki tries to bum rush Starr with a series of wild strikes but Starr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Starr as Veliki shoots in.
Starr tries to clinch up but Veliki circles away and keeps his distance.
Starr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Veliki counters with a takedown into side control.
Starr tries to buck Veliki off but Veliki is having none of it.
Starr can't do much from the bottom here.
Veliki tries for a kimura but Starr is defending well.
Veliki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veliki swings around for an armbar but Starr sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Veliki's guard.
Starr trying to control but Veliki is working from the bottom.
Veliki pulls Starr in to control the position.
Starr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Veliki is proving hard to escape from.
Veliki pulls Starr in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veliki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Vladimir Veliki just wasn't active enough.
Veliki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Veliki counters with a takedown into side control.
Starr is trying to get back to half guard.
Starr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Starr looks gassed!
Veliki working the head and body with strikes.
Starr trying to control here.
Veliki controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Veliki is looking to work some ground and pound but Starr has wrist control.
Starr is trying to control the position but Veliki postures up.
Veliki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Veliki looking to pass the guard.
Veliki sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Veliki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Starr's head.
Veliki advances to half guard.
Ground and pound from Veliki.
Veliki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Veliki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Veliki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Starr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Starr controls Veliki momentarily but Veliki frees himself.
Veliki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Veliki postures up.
Starr is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Starr gets tackled into the cage by Veliki. Veliki maintains the clinch.
Starr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Veliki prevents it.
Starr is trying to push Veliki away but Veliki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Veliki manages to pull guard.
Veliki wants to stand but Starr is controlling the position.
Veliki is pulling down on Starr's head. It's preventing any offense from Starr, at least for the moment.
Veliki doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veliki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Starr!
Veliki controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Veliki.
It looks like Jordan Starr has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veliki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Veliki working for a guillotine from mount but Starr is in no mood to give up.
Starr is bucking up trying to escape but Veliki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Starr is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veliki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Veliki working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Starr looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Veliki! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vladimir Veliki!
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pop
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