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AFC 5 - Title Shots PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yehuda Mandelcorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall Flagg has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yehuda Mandelcorn's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yehuda Mandelcorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randall Flagg!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandelcorn misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Flagg.
Mandelcorn throws a low kick but Flagg avoids it.
Mandelcorn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mandelcorn scores with a hook.
Flagg scores with a shot to the body.
Mandelcorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flagg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mandelcorn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flagg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn scores with a punch to the head.
Mandelcorn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flagg tries to close the distance and clinch but Mandelcorn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mandelcorn lands a jab-cross combination.
Flagg is rocked!
Mandelcorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flagg.
Flagg is still on wobbly legs! Can Mandelcorn finish him?
Flagg throws a lazy body kick
and Mandelcorn counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Flagg! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Mandelcorn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yehuda Mandelcorn!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mace Windu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silver Surfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Silver Surfer enters the cage!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mace Windu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silver Surfer!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surfer lands with a straight right. Windu didn't see that one coming.
Windu darts in and clinches Surfer up against the cage.
Windu lands an elbow just above Surfer 's eye.
Surfer blocks an elbow strike from Windu.
With the fighters up against the cage, Windu throws an elbow but misses.
Windu lands a nice elbow.
Windu lands an elbow just above Surfer 's eye.
Surfer avoids the elbow strike from Windu, against the cage.
Windu prevents Surfer from breaking the clinch.
Windu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Windu pushes off an throws an elbow but Surfer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Surfer blocks an elbow strike.
Surfer has clasped his hands together around Windu's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Surfer decides to stand up, so the ref orders Windu to his feet.
Windu tries to clinch up but Surfer circles away and keeps his distance.
Surfer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Windu tries to avoid it but Surfer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Windu to the ground. Windu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Surfer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Windu rushes Surfer and presses him up against the cage.
Surfer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Windu lands an elbow just above Surfer 's eye.
Surfer blocks an elbow strike.
Windu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Windu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Surfer's brow.
Windu lands an elbow inside that Surfer shrugs off.
A nice left hand lands by Surfer.
Windu lands an elbow inside.
Surfer jumps into guard, dragging Windu to the mat.
Surfer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Windu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Windu wanted to stand there but Surfer had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surfer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Surfer looks gassed!
Windu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Surfer is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Surfer is on top in guard.
Windu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Windu wants to get back to his feet but Surfer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Surfer stands and steps away. Windu gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Surfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Windu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Surfer is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Windu! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mace Windu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fail Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores has chosen Mr vegas HOT FUK as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fail Baroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Omar Flores!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Flores scoring with punches from side control.
Baroni is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flores grinds an elbow into Baroni's temple.
Oh Baroni is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baroni tries to improve position but can't.
Baroni taking a bit of punishment here - Flores scoring with strikes.
Flores has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Baroni!
Flores postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Baroni looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Flores connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Flores fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Flores.
Flores is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Flores!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Omar Flores!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crane Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jep Zlasd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crane Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jep Zlasd!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zlasd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zlasd throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zlasd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adams drives through and clinches with Zlasd against the cage.
Zlasd goes for a takedown attempt but Adams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zlasd catches Adams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No joy there for Zlasd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams tries to clinch up but Zlasd circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams ducks right into an uppercut from Zlasd.
Zlasd tests Adams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Zlasd.
Zlasd lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zlasd keeps the fight on the outside.
Zlasd shoots in and drives through. Adams sprawls well.
Zlasd shoots in for a takedown but Adams shows good takedown defense.
Crane Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jep Zlasd.
Adams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adams drives through and clinches with Zlasd against the cage.
Zlasd can't get the takedown.
Adams scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws an elbow but it misses.
Adams lands a nice elbow.
Adams lands an elbow that stopped Zlasd in his tracks for a moment.
Adams is pressed up against the cage. Zlasd has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adams down to the mat. Adams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Adams tries to clinch but Zlasd moves out of range.
Adams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adams tries to clinch but Zlasd moves out of range.
Adams moves away from the strike by Zlasd.
Zlasd lands with a hook. Adams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adams wants to clinch.
Adams tries to clinch up but Zlasd circles away and keeps his distance.
Zlasd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Zlasd pushes him off.
Adams tries to clinch but Zlasd moves out of range.
Zlasd scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Zlasd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick from Adams misses.
Crane Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zlasd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams stuffs the takedown attempt from Zlasd. Zlasd gets slowly back to his feet.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zlasd looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adams misses with a kick to the body.
Zlasd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Zlasd circles away.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams has Zlasd up against the cage in a clinch.
Adams lands a knee to the body.
Zlasd looks gassed!
Knees to the body from Adams.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Zlasd blocks with his arms.
Adams lands an elbow inside.
Adams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zlasd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zlasd blocks an elbow strike.
Adams lands an elbow inside.
Zlasd managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Zlasd drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zlasd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zlasd gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zlasd wants to pass the guard but Adams is defending well.
Zlasd is trying to work for a kimura but Adams is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zlasd wants to free his trapped foot but Adams is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zlasd is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zlasd sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Adams is refusing to be controlled, as Zlasd sits in half guard.
Zlasd is thwarting Adams's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zlasd passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Adams!
Zlasd is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Adams has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Adams!
Zlasd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zlasd looking for a guillotine here but Adams defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams trying to control but Zlasd is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crane Adams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zlasd misses with a combination
and Adams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adams.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adams.
Zlasd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Adams tries to clinch there but Zlasd circles away.
Zlasd shoots in looking for a takedown. Adams tries to sprawl out of it but Zlasd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zlasd avoids a kick to the body.
Adams wants to clinch up but Zlasd keeps it at a distance.
Zlasd misses with a looping right.
Adams tries a head kick but it misses.
Crane Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zlasd throws a big shot that misses.
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zlasd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zlasd is trying to break free.
Zlasd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crane Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jep Zlasd.
Zlasd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adams lands a jab-cross combination.
Adams tries to clinch but Zlasd is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to clinch there but Zlasd circles away.
Adams is looking to clinch but Zlasd is avoiding it.
Zlasd drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zlasd has gone for a leg lock! Adams slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zlasd's guard.
Zlasd keeping busy on the bottom but Adams has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams wants to take a breather but Zlasd is having none of it.
Zlasd gets back to full guard.
Zlasd working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zlasd looking for a guillotine here but Adams defends easily.
Zlasd looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Adams has picked Zlasd up and slammed him! Zlasd can't keep hold of the triangle and Adams manages to pass to side control!
Zlasd is looking for a sweep.
Zlasd struggling a bit here.
Zlasd manages to get back to half guard.
Zlasd is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zlasd trying to control here.
Zlasd desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Zlasd trying to hold on to Adams's head to control him but Adams postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zlasd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zlasd wants to improve his position but Adams is controlling well.
That's four 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.
Zlasd regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zlasd is looking to sweep but instead, Adams has passed into half guard.
Adams tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Zlasd.
Adams trying to pass the guard but Zlasd defending well.
Zlasd makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zlasd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crane Adams dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Adams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zlasd lands with a right hand.
Zlasd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zlasd checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Zlasd misses.
Adams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zlasd might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A head kick misses from Zlasd.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Zlasd.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Zlasd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zlasd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zlasd.
Zlasd keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zlasd scores with a decent looking hook.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zlasd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zlasd keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adams moves out of range of the strikes.
Zlasd shoots in but no luck this time.
Adams misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zlasd.
Adams moves out of range as Zlasd strikes.
Zlasd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Adams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Adams lands an elbow inside.
Adams landing knees to the body.
Adams trying to land knees to the body.
Adams lands an elbow inside.
Zlasd gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Adams tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Zlasd has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Zlasd is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Adams can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Zlasd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zlasd can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adams is looking to escape.
Zlasd working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Adams turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Zlasd off and cradles Adams's limp body as Zlasd celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jep Zlasd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerrold Busby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Wasabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerrold Busby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucky Wasabi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Busby misses with a low kick.
Busby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Busby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wasabi blocks an elbow strike.
Wasabi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wasabi misses with an elbow strike.
Busby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Busby does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jerrold Busby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wasabi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Busby.
Busby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wasabi.
Wasabi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Busby.
Busby moves in looking to clinch but Wasabi pushes him off.
Busby throws a body kick that misses.
Busby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Busby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wasabi.
Busby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wasabi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Busby's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Busby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wasabi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Busby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wasabi blocks it with crossed arms.
Busby is trying to break free.
Busby tries a knee to the head but Wasabi blocks it.
Wasabi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wasabi lands an elbow inside that Busby shrugs off.
Wasabi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wasabi lands an uppercut.
Wasabi is trying to maintain a safe position but Busby gets an underhook and turns Wasabi into the cage.
Wasabi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Busby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wasabi avoids the head kick by Busby.
Busby fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Busby.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Busby.
Wasabi slips under a jab from Busby.
Busby throws a series of punches but Wasabi moves out of range.
Busby is breathing heavily.
Busby tries to clinch but Wasabi is having none of it.
Busby misses with a leg kick.
Busby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wasabi, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Busby has had enough of the clinch but Wasabi keeps him there for the moment.
Wasabi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wasabi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Busby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Wasabi.
Wasabi lands a body punch.
Wasabi lands a knee to the head.
Wasabi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wasabi swings wildly with an uppercut but Busby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Busby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Busby lands a left and a right that sends Wasabi crashing to the canvas! Busby dives into mount looking to finish!
Wasabi is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Busby controlling the position easily from mount.
Wasabi is still in real trouble! Can Busby finish him?
Busby has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi seems to have recovered his senses.
Busby breaks from Wasabi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Busby controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerrold Busby dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wasabi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Busby.
Busby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wasabi manages to avoid it.
Busby scores with a jab.
Busby throws a front kick aimed at Wasabi's knee but Wasabi avoids it well.
Busby tries to clinch up but Wasabi circles away and keeps his distance.
Busby fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wasabi checks it well.
Wasabi avoids the body shot from Busby.
Busby tries to clinch up but Wasabi circles away and keeps his distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Busby, right into the meat.
Wasabi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Busby.
Wasabi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasabi swats away the attempt to clinch by Busby.
Wasabi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Busby.
Nice straight punches there by Busby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Busby.
Busby misses with a leg kick.
Busby attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Busby wants to clinch up but Wasabi keeps it at a distance.
Wasabi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wasabi moves out of range of the body kick from Busby.
Busby looks to land a body kick but Wasabi moved away.
Busby wants to clinch up but Wasabi keeps it at a distance.
Busby misses with an uppercut. Wasabi saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi slips a jab and a cross from Busby.
Busby misses with a straight left.
Busby tries to work over Wasabi's front leg with a kick but Wasabi checks it.
Busby throws a leg kick but Wasabi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Busby pushes Wasabi up against the cage in a clinch.
Busby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wasabi is looking to control Busby's arms but Busby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wasabi has his back to the cage.
Busby throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wasabi lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wasabi tries to land knees in the clinch but Busby avoids the damage to the body.
Wasabi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Busby is looking to break free of the clinch but Wasabi has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wasabi.
Busby misses with a knee to the head.
Wasabi misses with a knee strike.
Busby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Busby blocks an elbow strike from Wasabi.
Wasabi avoiding damage as Busby throws knees to the body.
Busby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wasabi's face.
Wasabi crunches a lovely knee into Busby's ribcage.
Wasabi scores with a knee to the head.
Wasabi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Busby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Busby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wasabi missing with knees to the body.
Busby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Busby using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Busby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Busby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wasabi.
Busby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Busby lands a left hand.
Wasabi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Busby misses with a knee strike.
Wasabi keeps control of Busby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Busby has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wasabi tries to land a knee to the head but Busby blocks with his arms.
Busby pushes off an throws an elbow but Wasabi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wasabi is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Busby throws an elbow but misses.
Busby managing to block the knees to the body from Wasabi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Busby.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Busby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wasabi's brow.
Busby misses with a knee to the head.
Busby lands a hook that snaps the head of Wasabi backwards.
Busby tries to land a knee to the head but Wasabi blocks with his arms.
Busby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Busby has Wasabi pushed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Wasabi.
Wasabi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Busby managing to block the knees to the body from Wasabi.
Wasabi misses with some punches.
Busby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wasabi crunches a lovely knee into Busby's ribcage.
Busby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Busby darts in and clinches Wasabi up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Busby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi misses with a knee to the head.
Busby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wasabi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Busby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Busby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Busby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Busby tries to clinch up.
Busby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Busby throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Busby thuds a left hand into Wasabi's body.
A swing and a miss from Busby.
Busby wants to clinch up but Wasabi keeps it at a distance.
Busby throws a right hand that Wasabi ducks under and follows up with a left that Wasabi also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wasabi keeps the fight on the outside.
Busby tries a head kick but it misses.
Wasabi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerrold Busby dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice body punch from Busby.
Busby chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Busby tries to score with a low kick but Wasabi moves his leg out of the way.
Wasabi checks a low kick from Busby.
Busby throws a leg kick but Wasabi moved away.
Wasabi misses the body punch
and Wasabi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Busby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wasabi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Busby's corner calls for a 1-2. Busby obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wasabi is rocked!
Busby takes the fight into the clinch.
Wasabi is still on wobbly legs! Can Busby finish him?
Lucky Wasabi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Busby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wasabi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Busby's brow.
Wasabi seems to have recovered his senses.
Wasabi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wasabi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Busby blocks it with crossed arms.
Wasabi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wasabi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wasabi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Busby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Busby leaning against his opponent.
Busby is trying to break the clinch but Wasabi has him pressed against the cage.
Busby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Busby feints and then cracks Wasabi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wasabi down.
Jerrold Busby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Busby misses with a looping left.
Busby throws a hook but Wasabi avoids it easily.
Wasabi blocks a head kick by Busby.
Wasabi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Busby slips under a jab.
Busby tries to clinch up but Wasabi circles away and keeps his distance.
Busby fails to land with a series of punches.
Busby misses with a series of wild punches.
Wasabi checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Busby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Busby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wasabi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Busby misses with a few strikes there.
Busby throws a lazy uppercut
and Wasabi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Busby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wasabi manages to avoid it.
Busby throws a leg kick
enabling Wasabi to counter with a crisp jab.
Wasabi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Busby.
An inside leg kick from Busby misses.
Wasabi tries a head kick but it misses.
Wasabi avoids the head kick by Busby.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wasabi checks a leg kick.
Wasabi digs a good body shot into Busby's ribs.
Busby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Busby throws a right hand that misses
and Wasabi counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busby tries to clinch but Wasabi is having none of it.
Busby tries to clinch up.
Wasabi drops his hands momentarily and Busby takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wasabi ducks under a wild hook from Busby.
Wasabi avoids the head kick by Busby.
Wasabi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wasabi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Busby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wasabi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Busby is keeping busy.
Wasabi looking to throw knees to the head but Busby is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Busby.
Busby avoiding damage as Wasabi throws knees to the body.
Wasabi tries a knee to the head but Busby blocks it.
Busby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Busby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Busby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Busby misses with a double jab
and Wasabi counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Busby! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Wasabi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucky Wasabi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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205 lbs
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217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sampson throws a right hand that dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Sampson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
dos Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sampson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dos Santos lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Sampson crumples to the floor! dos Santos milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rogerio dos Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ripp Arrm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Rivera has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ripp Arrm!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Arrm or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivera which made him look bad.
Arrm changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rivera looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Arrm has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Arrm looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rivera really wants to buck Arrm off and get back to his feet.
Arrm with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rivera is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Arrm locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Rivera is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ripp Arrm!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Hyvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eirik Sverd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyvonen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One Morning Left - Jack The Flipper (Where's My Bodyguard?). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jiri Hyvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eirik Sverd!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyvonen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sverd looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hyvonen looking to control but instead Sverd has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Hyvonen wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Sverd uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Sverd has his foot on Hyvonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hyvonen works his way back into a safe position though.
Sverd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hyvonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hyvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sverd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sverd is looking for a triangle but Hyvonen pushes his legs off easily.
Hyvonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Sverd is retaining full guard.
Sverd is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hyvonen is breathing heavily.
Hyvonen wants to get back to full guard.
Sverd is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hyvonen is not content to let Sverd control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyvonen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hyvonen won't allow Sverd to pass to mount.
Hyvonen is not content to let Sverd control the position.
Hyvonen trying to control but Sverd postures up.
Hyvonen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hyvonen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sverd puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sverd is working for a kimura but Hyvonen is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hyvonen controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sverd prevents Hyvonen from improving his position.
Hyvonen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hyvonen.
Sverd tries to free his leg and advance position but Hyvonen is retaining full guard.
That's four 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.
Hyvonen has control of Sverd's left arm, preventing Sverd from doing any damage.
Hyvonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sverd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sverd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hyvonen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sverd!
Hyvonen controlling from the full mount.
Hyvonen lands a big shot there that rocks Sverd but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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 Jiri Hyvonen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hyvonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hyvonen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sverd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hyvonen!
Hyvonen is working to get back to half guard.
Hyvonen tries to control the position but Sverd now has his back.
Hyvonen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sverd on the ground.
Hyvonen won't enjoy being in this position. Sverd looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Hyvonen is tapping - it's over boys! Sverd picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eirik Sverd!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Braddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tap Taparoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Braddock could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tap Taparoo's chin.
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Braddock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tap Taparoo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braddock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taparoo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Braddock! Taparoo is out on his feet! Braddock rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Taparoo is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Taparoo is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Braddock!
James Braddock is the new middleweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Shagowitcz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Rando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shagowitcz comes to the cage accompanied by I got erection - Turbo negro. Desmond Shagowitcz looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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170 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Desmond Shagowitcz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Rando!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rando connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shagowitcz looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Shagowitcz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rando is fending him off so far but Shagowitcz persists. Nope, Rando circles away and we're back to standing.
Shagowitcz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rando manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rando controlling the action here.
Shagowitcz is in trouble now - Rando has advanced to mount!
Rando content just to control the position here.
Rando landing shots from mount.
Rando lands a big elbow.
Rando is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Shagowitcz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rando darts in and clinches Shagowitcz up against the cage.
Shagowitcz tries to pull guard but Rando holds him up against the cage and eventually Shagowitcz drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Shagowitcz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rando content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rando works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Shagowitcz working for a triangle but Rando defends it easily.
Shagowitcz looking for a guillotine here but Rando defends easily.
Rando is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
I looks like Rando might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shagowitcz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rando with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shagowitcz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rando passes into half guard.
Shagowitcz wants to sweep but Rando has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shagowitcz is trying to get back to half guard.
Shagowitcz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Shagowitcz seems a little lost for a moment, as Rando dominates the positioning.
Rando decides to stand back up. Rando steps back and let's Shagowitcz get back to his feet.
Shagowitcz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rando's waist but Rando gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shagowitcz off to one side.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rando.
Shagowitcz scores a takedown into full mount!
Shagowitcz swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rando is now in Shagowitcz's guard. A big mistake from Shagowitcz there, giving up the dominant position!
Shagowitcz is looking for a triangle but Rando pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rando looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shagowitcz has his foot on Rando's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rando works his way back into a safe position though.
Rando preventing the sweep.
Rando tries to stand but Shagowitcz is controlling from the bottom.
Shagowitcz looking for a sweep. Not yet Shagowitcz, not yet.
Rando tries to stand but Shagowitcz is controlling from the bottom.
Rando avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shagowitcz can't keep his opponent in guard - Rando advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shagowitcz tries to roll over but Rando keeps him under control.
Shagowitcz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rando's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rando's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Rando dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rando doesn't manage to clinch there - Shagowitcz circles away.
Shagowitcz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rando's guard.
Shagowitcz wants to pass the guard but Rando is keeping the position.
Rando is pulling down on Shagowitcz's head. It's preventing any offense from Shagowitcz, at least for the moment.
Shagowitcz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rando looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shagowitcz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rando is keeping the position for now.
Rando looking for a sweep. Not yet Rando, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rando shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rando showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rando controlling the action here.
Shagowitcz is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Rando is tapping! Great win for Shagowitcz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Desmond Shagowitcz!
Desmond Shagowitcz is the new welterweight champion!
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