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KONFLIKT 9 - Bring The Pain PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Alves is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Alves!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crack! A monster head kick from Alves and Orton falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Alves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Diego Alves!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nemean Athos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wu Tang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nemean Athos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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 Los Angeles, Nemean Athos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wu Tang!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Athos throws a jab when Tang was well out of range.
Tang dodges the punch combination from Athos.
Nemean Athos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Athos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tang changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Athos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tang misses with the ground and pound.
Tang scoring with punches and elbows.
Tang postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tang working the ground and pound but Athos is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Tang crashes against the mat.
Athos tries to bench press Tang off him but Tang keeps the position.
Tang misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tang fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Athos misses with a double jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Athos as he connects with a hook.
Tang shoots in for a takedown but Athos shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Athos finds it's way through Tang's defenses.
Athos circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Tang to the canvas! Tang doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Athos keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nemean Athos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Magas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Pickel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pickel has chosen Kiss Me, I'm Shitfaced as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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225 lbs
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268 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Magas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Pickel!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Magas or perhaps it was just good defense by Pickel which made him look bad.
Mike Magas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pickel should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Magas connects with a high kick.
Magas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Magas tries to bum rush Pickel with a series of wild strikes but Pickel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magas throws a combination. Pickel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pickel blocks a head kick by Magas.
Magas looks to land a combination but Pickel avoids it well.
Magas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Magas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pickel.
Pickel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magas tries to clinch but Pickel is having none of it.
Magas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Magas.
Pickel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Pickel misses.
A left and a right from Magas both land. Nice combination.
Magas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pickel tries to avoid it but Magas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pickel to the ground. Pickel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Magas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Magas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pickel shoots in and bounces Magas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Magas has momentary wrist control but Pickel slips an elbow through the middle.
Pickel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pickel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magas controls Pickel momentarily but Pickel frees himself.
Magas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Magas wants to stand up but Pickel is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pickel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pickel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pickel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magas misses with a double jab.
Magas throws a series of punches but Pickel moves out of range.
Pickel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Magas but Magas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A left and a right from Magas both land. Nice combination.
Magas misses with a two punch combination.
Pickel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magas lands a jab-cross combination.
Magas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pickel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magas tries for a takedown but Pickel circles away easily
so Pickel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Magas is breathing heavily.
Pickel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickel wants to pass the guard but Magas is keeping the position.
Magas wants to sweep but no luck.
Magas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Magas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pickel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pickel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pickel chips away with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Magas stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Magas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magas tries a head kick but it misses.
Pickel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pickel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pickel throws a body punch but Magas moves out of range.
Pickel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Magas counters with a stiff right hand.
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.
Magas misses with a double jab.
Magas misses with the combination.
Pickel throws out a leg kick but Magas moves out of range and Pickel only half commits.
Pickel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pickel throws an overhand right that lands on Magas's shoulder, as Magas tries to avoid the shot.
Magas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pickel keeps the fight on the outside.
Magas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magas throws a one two combo.
Magas sizes up Pickel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Magas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pickel walks into a stiff left hand from Magas.
Magas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pickel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Magas!
Magas tries to reverse the position but Pickel maintains control.
Pickel lands a nice shot to the head.
Pickel working the ground and pound effectively.
Magas regains half guard.
Pickel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magas's head.
Magas tries to kick Pickel off but Pickel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Magas regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pickel.
Pickel prevents Magas from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pickel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pickel throwing strikes from guard but Magas blocks nicely.
Pickel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Magas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Magas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pickel's hands.
Pickel tries to bum rush Magas with a series of wild strikes but Magas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pickel scores with a takedown into Magas's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pickel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pickel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Magas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pickel!
Magas wants to stand but Pickel is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Pickel can't escape the position.
Magas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magas stands up from mount. Strange move.
Magas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magas throws a one two combo.
It looks like Martin Pickel has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magas tests Pickel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magas throws a combination. Pickel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pickel is rocked!
Magas lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Pickel is looking to close the distance but Magas sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Pickel crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Pickel is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mike Magas!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spencer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Back Up" by Pitbull. Miguel Dominguez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power |
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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 Los Angeles, Anthony Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer misses with a body kick.
Dominguez throws a hook but Spencer avoids it easily.
Spencer throws a body punch but Dominguez moves out of range.
Dominguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Spencer does no damage.
Spencer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dominguez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spencer scores with a jab.
Dominguez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spencer throws a right hand that Dominguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Dominguez also avoids with ease.
Spencer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spencer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spencer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dominguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spencer.
Dominguez throws out a loose jab but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer blocks a jab.
Dominguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Spencer circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Dominguez scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spencer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Dominguez.
Dominguez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dominguez looks gassed!
Spencer punishes Dominguez's body with a nice straight punch.
Spencer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dominguez shoots in for a double leg but Spencer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anthony Spencer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Dominguez.
A shot to de liver by Spencer. Beautiful body shot.
Dominguez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spencer tries to avoid it but Dominguez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spencer to the ground. Spencer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dominguez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Spencer is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dominguez.
Dominguez throws and low kick but Spencer moves out of range easily.
Spencer scores with a nice strike.
Dominguez is rocked!
Spencer dances in with a quick combination. Dominguez is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Spencer snaps Dominguez's head back. Dominguez stumbles backwards against the cage. Spencer steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Dominguez's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Dominguez just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anthony Spencer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuyo Kano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jawana Die (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsuyo Kano could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jawana Die 's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitsuyo Kano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jawana Die !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Die tries to clinch up.
Kano has managed to clinch.
Kano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kano jabs at Die 's body.
Die gets a takedown into half guard.
Die thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kano to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Die pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kano is keeping the position for now.
Die stays in close to Kano's body and controls the position.
Kano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Die on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kano wants to sweep but no luck.
Die is pushing down on Kano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kano is fighting to maintain full guard but Die has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kano trying to control from the bottom.
Die uses his free foot to push down on Kano's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kano.
Kano is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
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.
Kano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kano wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Die .
Die tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kano prevents Die from taking his back.
Die looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Die wants to finish this one by submission but Kano is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Die .
Die moves to back 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.
Kano trying to control the position but Die manages to sink in the hooks.
Die is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Kano has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Die has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Kano taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Die doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jawana Die !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Jinks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, CJ Jinks !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva feints and then cracks Jinks 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jinks down.
Jinks blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva clinches.
Jinks wants a takedown.
Jinks tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Jinks tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
David Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Jinks .
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jinks manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Jinks with that takedown attempt.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick lands from Silva that sends Jinks to the canvas. Jinks tries to scramble back to his feet but Silva brings him back down into side control.
Jinks is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jinks is trying to improve his position.
Jinks is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Jinks looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Silva turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between ismael fonseca jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Pulanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, ismael fonseca jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Pulanski!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fonseca jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
fonseca jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Pulanski misses with a few strikes there.
Pulanski tries to bum rush fonseca jr with a series of wild strikes but fonseca jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
fonseca jr is looking to clinch but Pulanski is avoiding it.
fonseca jr 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.
Pulanski had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. fonseca jr is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pulanski Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take fonseca jr's back instead.
fonseca jr defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
fonseca jr grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
fonseca jr prevents Pulanski from getting a body triangle.
fonseca jr trying to control but not successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulanski has the hooks in. fonseca jr is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Pulanski lands strikes to the head.
Pulanski is punishing fonseca jr with strikes - can he finish him?!
Pulanski biding his time, controlling fonseca jr.
fonseca jr covers up after that shot from Pulanski.
fonseca jr controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Pulanski punishes fonseca jr with strikes from the back mount.
fonseca jr controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Pulanski connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for fonseca jr to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be fonseca jr right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
fonseca jr is breathing heavily.
Pulanski lands an elbow to the side of the head.
fonseca jr tries to escape but Pulanski has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Pulanski controlling the position well here. fonseca jr rolled but Pulanski kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Pulanski lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can fonseca jr hold on?!
Pulanski looking for the choke but no joy.
Pulanski scores with punches to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fonseca jr preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pulanski.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Pulanski.
Pulanski throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting fonseca jr!
Pulanski is landing with strikes from the back.
Pulanski throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting fonseca jr!
Pulanski has good solid back control here.
Pulanski not allowing fonseca jr to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pulanski tries to get the hooks in deep but fonseca jr pushed the leg off.
Pulanski has fonseca jr flattened out and is raining down punches.
Pulanski connects with a big shot to the side of fonseca jr's head.
Pulanski lands an elbow to the side of the head.
fonseca jr wants to escape the position.
Pulanski gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Pulanski keeps control of the position easily here as fonseca jr tries to buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Pulanski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pulanski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
fonseca jr is trying to control Pulanski's posture but Pulanski avoids it.
Pulanski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pulanski swings around for an armbar but fonseca jr sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pulanski's guard.
Pulanski trying to control the position.
Pulanski trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pulanski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
fonseca jr tries to hold on but Pulanski postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulanski landing punches.
fonseca jr wants to hold on but Pulanski pushes him away.
Pulanski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pulanski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pulanski is landing with some decent strikes but fonseca jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pulanski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. fonseca jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pulanski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
fonseca jr's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pulanski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of fonseca jr's face.
Pulanski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pulanski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can fonseca jr hang on?
Pulanski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pulanski wants to control the pace but fonseca jr is squirming around nicely.
fonseca jr is trying to escape the mount.
Pulanski landing punches.
fonseca jr swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pulanski lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulanski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can fonseca jr hang on?
BOOM! Pulanski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
fonseca jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pulanski breaks from fonseca jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pulanski with the ground and pound from mount.
Yuri Pulanski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pulanski landing strikes from the mount.
Pulanski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pulanski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulanski is working for a guillotine from mount but fonseca jr frees his head quite easily.
fonseca jr is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Pulanski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
fonseca jr wants to hold on but Pulanski pushes him away.
Pulanski lands with some strikes.
Pulanski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Pulanski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
fonseca jr working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Pulanski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pulanski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
fonseca jr is trying to improve his position.
fonseca jr regains half guard.
fonseca jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pulanski working the head and body with strikes.
Pulanski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pulanski thows a huge punch but fonseca jr dodges it nicely.
Pulanski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fonseca jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pulanski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
fonseca jr wants to get back to his feet but Pulanski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
fonseca jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
fonseca jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pulanski wants to control from the top but fonseca jr keeps moving.
Pulanski won't allow fonseca jr to get back to his feet.
fonseca jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pulanski tries to free his leg and advance position but fonseca jr is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pulanski misses with a straight left.
Pulanski keeps the fight on the outside.
ismael fonseca jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
fonseca jr tries to clinch but Pulanski is having none of it.
Yuri Pulanski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulanski misses with a head kick.
Pulanski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here as Pulanski stalls from top position.
Pulanski working away.
fonseca jr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pulanski has just dragged him back down to the mat.
fonseca jr is trying to control Pulanski's posture but Pulanski avoids it.
fonseca jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pulanski's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fonseca jr is trying to control but can't.
Pulanski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed fonseca jr's head.
fonseca jr trying to control but Pulanski postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
fonseca jr is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Pulanski pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
fonseca jr works over Pulanski's head and body with a nice combination.
Pulanski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pulanski has fonseca jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Pulanski is looking to break free of the clinch but fonseca jr has double underhooks.
fonseca jr breaks from the clinch.
fonseca jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pulanski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for fonseca jr!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
fonseca jr wants to hold on but Pulanski pushes him away.
Pulanski with good strikes from the mount here!
fonseca jr is working to get back to half guard.
Pulanski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish fonseca jr?
Pulanski landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Pulanski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulanski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pulanski working the ground and pound effectively.
Pulanski cracks fonseca jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pulanski controlling from mount.
ismael fonseca jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pulanski cracks fonseca jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Pulanski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pulanski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Pulanski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane WiIliams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WiIliams has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Shane WiIliams acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane WiIliams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - WiIliams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Fisher finds it's target.
WiIliams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fisher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fisher keeps control of WiIliams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
WiIliams ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. WiIliams no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
WiIliams wants to sweep here but Fisher controlling him for the moment.
WiIliams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
WiIliams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fisher tries to free his leg and advance position but WiIliams is retaining full guard.
WiIliams striking off his back but it's not causing Fisher any problems.
Fisher wants to get up but he can't break WiIliams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fisher drops back looking for a leg! WiIliams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and WiIliams manages to kick Fisher off! Fisher jumps back into WiIliams's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but WiIliams moves away.
WiIliams ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Fisher throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WiIliams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from WiIliams misses.
Fisher misses with an uppercut. WiIliams saw that one coming.
WiIliams stuns Fisher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
TJ Fisher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
WiIliams shoots for a takedown but Fisher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
WiIliams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fisher lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and WiIliams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from WiIliams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
WiIliams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Fisher misses.
Fisher keeps the fight on the outside.
Fisher throws a leg kick but WiIliams sees it coming and moves out of range.
WiIliams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fisher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
WiIliams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
WiIliams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
WiIliams looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with WiIliams, pushing him back against the cage.
Fisher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
WiIliams fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fisher sprawls well initially but WiIliams persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fisher actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, WiIliams seems content to control.
WiIliams lands strikes from half guard.
WiIliams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
WiIliams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fisher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fisher wants to sweep but no luck.
WiIliams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
WiIliams trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fisher wriggles free and stands up.
Fisher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WiIliams shoots for a takedown but Fisher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
TJ Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane WiIliams.
Fisher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fisher swats away the attempt to clinch by WiIliams.
WiIliams lands with a hook. Fisher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
WiIliams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fisher takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher tries to bench press WiIliams off him but WiIliams keeps the position.
WiIliams working the head with strikes.
Fisher tries to buck WiIliams off but WiIliams is having none of it.
Fisher is working hard here to advance position.
WiIliams landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fisher throws WiIliams to one side and escapes!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
WiIliams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fisher to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Fisher lands an impressive looking overhand right. WiIliams doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from WiIliams.
WiIliams wants to clinch up but Fisher keeps it at a distance.
Shane WiIliams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher scores with a sloppy right hand. WiIliams should have avoided that one.
Fisher lands a really nice looking cross but WiIliams seems unphased.
Fisher works WiIliams's body with a nice hook.
WiIliams takes one to the side of the head.
Fisher throws a looping overhand right but WiIliams ducks down to avoid it.
WiIliams circles away from the clinch attempt.
WiIliams throws a right hand that Fisher ducks under and follows up with a left that Fisher also avoids with ease.
Fisher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
WiIliams doesn't manage to clinch there - Fisher circles away.
WiIliams throws a lazy right hand but Fisher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
WiIliams scores with a shot to the body.
WiIliams tries to clinch there but Fisher circles away.
WiIliams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisher forces WiIliams back against the cage and clinches.
Fisher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
WiIliams misses with a body shot.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but WiIliams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fisher thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shane WiIliams will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fisher scores with the left hand. WiIliams knows he should have avoided that one.
WiIliams misses with a few strikes there.
WiIliams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fisher tries to avoid it but WiIliams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fisher to the ground. Fisher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fisher moves in looking to clinch but WiIliams pushes him off.
Fisher has WiIliams up against the cage in a clinch.
Fisher breaks the clinch.
WiIliams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fisher.
WiIliams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
WiIliams tries to clinch up but Fisher circles away and keeps his distance.
WiIliams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
WiIliams fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fisher sprawls well initially but WiIliams persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fisher is looking to escape.
WiIliams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fisher is not content to let WiIliams control the position.
WiIliams frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Fisher that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher is looking to improve his position but WiIliams isn't that keen on the idea.
WiIliams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fisher?
WiIliams trying to control but Fisher is having none of it.
WiIliams lands a big elbow.
Fisher is rocked!
WiIliams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Fisher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
WiIliams unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Fisher wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! WiIliams celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane WiIliams!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Valens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mariucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valens comes to the cage accompanied by "Break Stuff" by Limp Bizkit. Michael Mariucci is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Valens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Mariucci!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mariucci checks a leg kick.
Mariucci connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Valens lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mariucci's sensitive parts.
Mariucci takes one on the button.
Valens has closed the distance and engaged Mariucci in a clinch.
Mariucci tries to break the clinch but Valens is controlling the position.
Valens missing with knees to the body.
Valens manages to break the clinch.
Jimmy Valens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valens misses with a wild body shot.
Valens takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valens lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mariucci backs up against the cage.
It looks like Michael Mariucci has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mariucci throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valens stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mariucci lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mariucci.
It looks like Jimmy Valens has been cut.
Jab by Mariucci.
Valens is rocked!
Valens moves into range and clinches up with Mariucci.
Valens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valens thuds a left hand into Mariucci's body.
Mariucci chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valens can pounce on him.
Mariucci on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Valens throws and low kick but Mariucci moves out of range easily.
Valens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Valens is breathing heavily.
Mariucci is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valens.
Valens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mariucci.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Valens gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mariucci throws out a loose jab but Valens uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A choreographed right hand from Mariucci misses the target.
Valens closes the distance and clinches.
Valens breaks the clinch.
Mariucci misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valens, right into the meat.
Valens ducks under a wild hook from Mariucci.
Valens fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mariucci is out of range.
Valens throws a hook to the side of Mariucci's head but Mariucci sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Mariucci misses.
Valens misses with a hook. Mariucci ducked under it nicely.
Valens takes a swing at Mariucci's ribcage but misses.
Valens ducks under a wild hook from Mariucci.
Valens has Mariucci up against the cage in a clinch.
Valens trying to land knees to the body.
Mariucci has had enough of the clinch but Valens keeps him there for the moment.
Mariucci managing to block the knees to the body from Valens.
Valens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mariucci.
Mariucci wants to break free but Valens has control.
Mariucci wants to stall.
Valens trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mariucci lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valens blocking some punches.
Valens lands a knee to the body.
Mariucci wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mariucci tries to stall but Valens uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mariucci wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mariucci has had enough of the clinch but Valens keeps him there for the moment.
Mariucci is looking to break free of the clinch but Valens has double underhooks.
Mariucci is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mariucci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mariucci has had enough of the clinch but Valens keeps him there for the moment.
Mariucci is trying to break the clinch but Valens has him pressed against the cage.
Mariucci tries to break the clinch but Valens is controlling the position.
Mariucci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valens has him pressed against the cage.
Valens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mariucci misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mariucci lands a really nice looking cross but Valens seems unphased.
Valens feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mariucci's calf.
Mariucci throws a shot from downtown. Valens moves away and avoids it.
Mariucci swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valens.
Mariucci moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mariucci throws a right and a left that Valens avoids nicely.
Mariucci checks a low kick from Valens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mariucci 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.
Valens misses with a body shot
and Valens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mariucci keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Valens feints and then cracks Mariucci's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mariucci down.
Valens closes the distance and clinches.
Valens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Valens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mariucci.
Mariucci has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Valens missing with knees to the body.
Valens scores a nice knee to the body.
Valens breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Mariucci misses.
Mariucci slow jab from Valens misses its intended target.
Valens connects with a solid leg kick.
Mariucci throws the left hand but Valens avoids the punch easily.
Mariucci swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valens connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valens throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mariucci looks to score with a jab to the body but Valens is just out of range.
Mariucci tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Valens finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mariucci misses with an uppercut. Valens saw that one coming.
Mariucci walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Valens moves away from the strike by Mariucci.
Mariucci uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mariucci lands the left hand.
Mariucci misses with a hook.
Mariucci's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
No joy there for Mariucci, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valens with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valens with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mariucci misses with an uppercut.
Valens connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mariucci misses with a looping right.
Valens rushes Mariucci and presses him up against the cage.
Valens crunches a lovely knee into Mariucci's ribcage.
Valens landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Valens.
Mariucci is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mariucci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mariucci is trying to break the clinch but Valens has him pressed against the cage.
Mariucci wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mariucci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mariucci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valens has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mariucci is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mariucci is looking to break free of the clinch but Valens has double underhooks.
Valens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mariucci.
Mariucci is looking to break free of the clinch but Valens has double underhooks.
Mariucci avoiding damage as Valens throws knees to the body.
Mariucci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valens prevents Mariucci from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Valens dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Valens 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mariucci cracks Valens with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Valens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mariucci is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Valens flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Valens is out cold! Mariucci holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Mariucci!
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