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EUFC 8: Mustain VS. Peters PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen AC/DC - Black Ice as his entrance music. Mark Scott is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Scott!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scott looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The fight stays on the outside here - Scott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pain gets a clinch.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Mark Scott has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pain.
Pain looking to throw knees to the head but Scott is blocking nicely.
Scott is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pain gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pain gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now.
Scott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pain is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pain wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Pain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now.
Pain trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Pain is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pain trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pain stands up over Scott, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pain tries to free his leg and advance position but Scott is retaining full guard.
Scott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pain.
Pain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Scott is trying to keep Pain in close.
Pain thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Scott thuds his shin into the meat of Pain's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scott has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pain crunches a lovely knee into Scott's ribcage.
Pain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pain with a knee to the head.
Pain connects with a knee to the head.
Pain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pain lands a nice knee to the body.
Pain tries a knee to the head but Scott blocks it.
Scott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scott tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Pain is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Scott pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Scott can't break the clinch.
Pain lands a nice knee to the body.
Pain lands a nice knee to the body.
Pain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pain crunches a lovely knee into Scott's ribcage.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but Scott blocks with his arms.
Pain trying to land knees to the body.
Pain avoiding damage as Scott throws knees to the body.
Pain with a knee to the head.
Scott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pain crunches a lovely knee into Scott's ribcage.
Pain wants a takedown.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
Scott stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Pain.
Pain connects with a knee to the head.
Pain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain scores a nice knee to the body.
Pain gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pain is trying to control the action in half guard but Scott is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pain takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pain wants to take a breather but Scott is having none of it.
Scott trying to control but Pain postures up.
Pain controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pain connects with a nice short shot to Scott's temple.
Pain takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pain works his way into full mount!
Pain landing strikes from the mount and Scott is in trouble!
Scott is rocked!
That has opened up Mark Scott's cut even more.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Pain connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Scott is still in real trouble! Can Pain finish him?
The cut above Mark Scott's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Scott seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain scoring with strikes but Scott is staying in there.
Mark Scott's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Scott's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fedor Pain!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Sproles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Beck will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Sproles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Beck!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sproles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sproles misses with a wild combination.
Sproles stuns Beck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beck shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Beck trying to control but Sproles is working from the bottom.
Beck is looking to advance position but Sproles has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Beck keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sproles stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Beck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sproles misses with the combination.
Sproles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Blake Beck has been cut.
Beck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beck throws an elbow but misses.
Beck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sproles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sproles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beck has him pressed against the cage.
Beck looking to stall.
Beck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beck tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sproles just stands there and leans against the cage.
Beck lands an elbow inside that Sproles shrugs off.
Sproles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Sproles misses.
Sproles misses with a two punch combination.
Beck misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brian Sproles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Beck.
Beck looks gassed!
Beck takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sproles.
Sproles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sproles scoring well with a low kick there.
Sproles scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Beck is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sproles looks to land a combination but Beck avoids it well.
Sproles throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Beck is still on wobbly legs! Can Sproles finish him?
Beck closes the distance and clinches up with Sproles, looking for a takedown. Beck pushes Sproles against the cage but Sproles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sproles throws a right hand that Beck ducks under and follows up with a left that Beck also avoids with ease.
Sproles lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Beck falls backwards - clearly groggy! Sproles dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Sproles!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rambo First Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rambo First Blood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rambo First Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Galvao!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
First Blood throws a series of punches but Galvao moves out of range.
A combination from First Blood does no damage.
First Blood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Galvao is fending him off so far but First Blood persists. Nope, Galvao circles away and we're back to standing.
First Blood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rambo First Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
First Blood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
First Blood misses with a hook. Galvao ducked under it nicely.
First Blood tries for a takedown but Galvao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rambo First Blood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
First Blood tries to clinch up.
First Blood misses with a takedown attempt - Galvao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
First Blood is breathing heavily.
First Blood misses with a takedown attempt - Galvao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
First Blood avoids the head kick by Galvao.
First Blood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Galvao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and First Blood counters with a good low kick that Galvao was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
First Blood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
First Blood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Galvao can't get the takedown.
Galvao turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Galvao manages to end up in side control.
Galvao tries for a kimura but First Blood is defending well.
Galvao tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galvao trying to control the action but First Blood is working from the bottom.
Galvao tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Galvao has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao tries for a kimura but First Blood is defending well.
Galvao thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A lull in the action here.
Galvao has knee on belly and moves into mount.
First Blood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Galvao on the ground.
First Blood wants to hold on but Galvao pushes him away.
Galvao goes for an armbar but he's not got it… First Blood turns into him and now he's in Galvao's guard.
Galvao looking for a sweep. Not yet Galvao, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvao controls First Blood momentarily but First Blood frees himself.
Galvao has his foot on First Blood's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. First Blood works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galvao wants to sweep here but First Blood controlling him for the moment.
Galvao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. First Blood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Galvao is tightening it up a little... First Blood has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! First Blood reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! First Blood taps out! nice BJJ there by Galvao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Andre Galvao!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dale Crum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Solo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Highway to the Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins. 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 Las Vegas, Dale Crum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Solo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crum goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Crum tries to clinch up but Solo circles away and keeps his distance.
Crum avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crum lands a nice knee to the body.
Solo tries to break the clinch but Crum is controlling the position.
Crum lands a hook that snaps the head of Solo backwards.
Solo avoiding damage as Crum throws knees to the body.
Crum lands an elbow inside that Solo shrugs off.
Solo tries to pull guard but Crum won't allow it.
Crum lands an elbow inside that Solo shrugs off.
Solo jumps guard but Crum stands there with Solo around his waist. Solo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Solo tries to break the clinch but Crum is controlling the position.
Crum holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Crum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Solo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dale Crum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Solo.
Crum lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Crum.
A short body shot lands from Solo as the two fighters clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Crum.
Crum is leaning against Solo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Solo avoiding damage as Crum throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solo wants a takedown.
Crum tries a knee to the head but Solo blocks it.
Solo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crum has him pressed against the cage.
Solo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Solo looks gassed!
Solo tries to pull guard but Crum won't allow it.
Come on Crum - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Crum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crum tries to land a knee to the head but Solo blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Solo.
A short body shot lands from Crum as the two fighters clinch.
Crum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crum taking a breather.
Crum prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crum scores a nice knee to the body.
Solo takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crum.
Crum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crum has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crum scores a nice knee to the body.
Crum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crum has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Crum.
Crum cracks Solo with a nice body shot.
Crum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crum is pressed up against the cage. Solo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crum down to the mat. Crum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Solo shoots in for a takedown but Crum shows good takedown defense.
Crum lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Solo at a distance.
Crum keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Solo looks for a takedown but Crum sprawls well.
Crum has closed the distance and engaged Solo in a clinch.
Crum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crum trying to land knees to the body.
Solo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Solo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Solo tries to pull guard but Crum won't allow it.
Solo avoids the elbow strike from Crum, against the cage.
Crum tries to land knees in the clinch but Solo avoids the damage to the body.
Crum wants to stall.
Crum gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Solo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crum misses with the head strike.
Solo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crum gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Solo tries to pull guard but Crum won't allow it.
A short right from Crum on the inside.
Crum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Solo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crum circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Crum as Solo shoots in.
Crum closes the distance and clinches.
Solo drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Solo trying to keep a closed guard but Crum is proving a slippery customer.
Solo 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solo trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Solo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crum tries to clinch up.
Crum tries to clinch up.
Solo closes the distance and clinches.
Crum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Solo blocks it with crossed arms.
Solo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crum tries to stall but Solo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Solo tightens his grip and picks Crum up, before dumping him to the ground. Crum manages to land in guard.
Solo passes Crum's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Solo drops an elbow to the side of Crum's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solo trying to control the action but Crum is working from the bottom.
Solo decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Crum dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Solo looks to land a combination. Crum sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crum has managed to clinch.
Solo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crum avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Crum tries to land knees in the clinch but Solo avoids the damage to the body.
Crum has Solo pushed against the cage.
Crum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Solo managing to block the knees to the body from Crum.
Solo fails to pull guard.
Crum lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Solo has had enough of the clinch but Crum keeps him there for the moment.
Crum stops a takedown attempt from Solo.
Dale Crum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Solo.
Crum lands a body shot.
Crum lands an elbow that stopped Solo in his tracks for a moment.
Crum tries to land knees in the clinch but Solo avoids the damage to the body.
Crum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Solo wants the takedown. Crum is fighting it off but Solo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Crum's guard against the cage.
Solo trying to control the position from guard on top but Crum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Solo looking to sit in guard and control but Crum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Solo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Crum puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crum is thwarting Solo's attempts to control the position.
Crum prevents Solo from improving his position.
Well, if Crum is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Crum is trying to control the action in half guard but Solo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Crum stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Solo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Solo is breathing heavily.
Solo trying to control here.
Crum stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Solo to get to his feet.
Solo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crum throws a head kick that half lands.
Crum closes the distance looking to clinch
and Solo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crum cracks Solo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Crum is looking to clinch.
Solo tries for a takedown but Crum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solo tries to clinch but Crum moves out of range.
Crum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Solo rushes Crum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Solo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Solo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Solo manages to pull guard.
Solo wants to stand up but Crum is controlling him.
Solo is looking for a triangle but Crum pushes his legs off easily.
Solo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crum is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solo wants to stand up but Crum is controlling him.
Crum stands and steps away. Solo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Crum tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Solo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crum darts in and clinches Solo up against the cage.
Crum's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Solo can't break the clinch.
Crum stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Crum lands a knee to the head.
Crum landing knees to the head.
Crum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Solo looking for a takedown.
Crum landing knees to the head.
Solo has had enough of the clinch but Crum keeps him there for the moment.
Crum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Solo blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Crum dominated that second round.
That's time! Crum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Crum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crum tries to bum rush Solo with a series of wild strikes but Solo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Solo keeps the fight on the outside.
Crum moves in looking to clinch but Solo pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Crum. No joy for Solo on that attempt.
Solo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crum manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crum misses with a knee to the head.
Solo dodges an elbow strike from Crum.
Crum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Solo can't break the clinch.
Crum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crum crunches a lovely knee into Solo's ribcage.
Solo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crum just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Solo blocks it with crossed arms.
Solo fails to pull guard.
Dale Crum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Solo.
Solo fails to pull guard.
Crum gets through Solo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Solo blocks a body shot from Crum.
Crum tries to land knees in the clinch but Solo avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Solo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Crum prevents it.
Crum lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crum misses with a body punch.
Crum lands an elbow that stopped Solo in his tracks for a moment.
Crum lands a damaging elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Solo fails to pull guard.
Crum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Solo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crum smiles and moves away.
Crum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Solo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Crum.
Crum clinches.
Crum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Crum.
Crum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Solo's face.
A knee to the head by Crum.
Dale Crum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Solo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crum gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crum is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solo wants to get back to striking at distance but Crum won't allow it.
Crum misses with an elbow over the top.
Crum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crum misses with a knee to the head.
Solo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crum smiles and moves away.
Solo tries to bum rush Crum with a series of wild strikes but Crum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Solo takes the fight into the clinch.
Crum tries a knee to the head but Solo blocks it.
Crum tries to land knees in the clinch but Solo avoids the damage to the body.
Crum tries a knee to the head but Solo blocks it.
Solo has Crum pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crum manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Solo has had enough of the clinch but Crum keeps him there for the moment.
Crum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Solo's elbow.
Solo breaks from the clinch.
Solo lands a two punch combo.
Crum tries to clinch up but Solo circles away and keeps his distance.
Solo throws a right and a left that Crum avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crum as he avoids it easily.
Crum wants to clinch
and Solo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Solo slips a nice elbow through Crum's hands, connecting with Crum's forehead.
Solo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Crum wants to get back to his feet.
Solo working Crum over with strikes.
Crum is controlling Solo's trapped leg to prevent Solo from advancing to side control.
Solo trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hans Solo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crum throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Solo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Solo wants to clinch but Crum slips to the side
and Crum finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Crum clinches.
Solo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crum lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crum lands an elbow inside that Solo shrugs off.
Crum lands a nice elbow.
Crum breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crum slips a jab and a cross from Solo.
Crum goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hans Solo.
I think Crum has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dale Crum!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaka Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Zulu throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zulu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zulu defending well though.
Zulu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson wants to stand up but Zulu is controlling the position.
Zulu is trying to stand.
Johnson is trying for a kimura here. Zulu looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Johnson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Johnson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernandez Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernandez Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martinez circles away.
Meridius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meridius throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Martinez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Meridius!
Meridius tries to lock up and control but Martinez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Meridius is working to get back to half guard.
Martinez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Meridius has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Meridius!
Martinez has Meridius pulled in close to control his posture.
Meridius trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meridius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martinez is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius is working hard here to advance position.
Martinez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Martinez controlling from mount.
Martinez is working for a guillotine from mount but Meridius frees his head quite easily.
Martinez prevents Meridius from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Martinez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Martinez avoids the attempt from Meridius to control.
Martinez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Meridius turns into him and now he's in Martinez's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Meridius drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Martinez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Meridius has Martinez in his guard.
Martinez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Meridius is trying to keep Martinez in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Meridius keeps moving.
Martinez landing with the ground and pound.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez looks gassed!
Meridius is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martinez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Martinez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Meridius isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Martinez stacks Meridius on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Martinez!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Meridius stalks Martinez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Martinez's face. Martinez staggers backwards, shaken.
Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Meridius in a clinch.
Martinez drags the fight down to the ground.
Meridius tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.
Martinez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Meridius stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
Meridius trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernandez Martinez 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.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meridius has his takedown stuffed
and Martinez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martinez.
Martinez postures up.
Meridius working for a triangle but Martinez defends it easily.
Meridius is trying to keep Martinez in close.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound.
Martinez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Martinez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Meridius's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius looking for a guillotine here but Martinez defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez distracts Meridius with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martinez wants to stand but Meridius is controlling his posture from full guard.
Meridius looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Martinez has picked Meridius up and slammed him! Meridius can't keep hold of the triangle and Martinez manages to pass to side control!
Martinez takes a little break here. Meridius wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Meridius is looking for a sweep.
Meridius is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meridius is looking for a sweep.
Meridius on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Martinez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Meridius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martinez working away.
Meridius is trying to get back to half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Meridius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Meridius misses with a two punch combination.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meridius shoots and misses
and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown. Meridius fights it but they end up in guard.
Meridius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Martinez is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Meridius Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Martinez's back instead.
Martinez trying to control but not successfully.
Meridius loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Martinez hold on?
Meridius is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Martinez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Meridius is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Martinez has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Meridius has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Martinez taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Meridius doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Maximus Meridius!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus Flannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus Flannigan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flannigan shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flannigan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Flannigan backs up against the cage.
Lee tries to bum rush Flannigan with a series of wild strikes but Flannigan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flannigan connects with the punch.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Flannigan moves out of range easily.
Flannigan tries to clinch
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
Lee has Flannigan pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flannigan blocks a body shot from Lee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lee working aggressively here.
Flannigan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flannigan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
Lee cracks the inside of Flannigan's front leg.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Flannigan.
Flannigan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flannigan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flannigan off to one side.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seamus Flannigan.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flannigan, pushing him back against the cage.
Flannigan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee clinches.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Flannigan looks gassed!
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flannigan.
Flannigan is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Lee.
The referee calls for Lee to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flannigan managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Flannigan looking to stall.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee stalls.
Lee gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Flannigan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flannigan trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flannigan's elbow.
Flannigan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flannigan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Flannigan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Flannigan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lee throws a push kick but Flannigan slaps the foot to one side.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flannigan moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flannigan throws a head kick that misses.
Flannigan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Flannigan tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flannigan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flannigan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Flannigan backing up. Flannigan nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flannigan, pushing him back against the cage.
Flannigan successfully pulls guard.
Flannigan is looking to sinch up a triangle. Lee throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Flannigan's body to avoid the submission. Flannigan has instead reached around Lee's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Flannigan arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Seamus Flannigan!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Mustain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pain Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peters has chosen BringThe Pain as his entrance music. 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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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Mustain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pain Peters!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustain tries to clinch up but Peters circles away and keeps his distance.
Mustain gets the takedown into side control.
Mustain gets to mount! Peters was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mustain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Peters is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Mustain.
Peters is working to get back to half guard.
Mustain scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Peters is rocked!
Peters is trying to escape the mount.
Peters is still in real trouble! Can Mustain finish him?
Peters is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mustain working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustain connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Peters is looking to improve his position but Mustain isn't that keen on the idea.
Mustain landing punches.
Peters takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustain connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mustain cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mustain with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mustain cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mustain punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mustain controlling from the full mount.
Mustain lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mustain working the ground and pound effectively.
Mustain landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustain cracks Peters with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Mustain.
Mustain pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mustain controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Mustain.
Mustain with a couple of short strikes.
Mustain punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mustain is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Peters has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Peters is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mustain looking to finish Peters with some ground and pound. This is bad for Peters!
Mustain lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mustain lands with some strikes.
Mustain working the ground and pound effectively.
Mustain has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Peters's face.
Peters is trying to escape the mount.
Mustain looking for a guillotine from mount but Peters is having none of it.
Mustain is breathing heavily.
Mustain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Peters hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mustain dominating with strikes here.
Peters taking shots to the head.
Mustain is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Peters is surviving well by controlling Mustain's body position as best he can.
Peters can't escape the position.
Mustain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Peters can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mustain is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mustain putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mustain landing shots from mount.
Peters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mustain landing strikes from the mount.
Peters can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mustain lands a nice shot to the head.
Peters can't escape the position.
Mustain connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mustain scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Peters?
Mustain lands a big elbow.
Mustain trying to control but Peters is having none of it.
Mustain working for a guillotine from mount but Peters is in no mood to give up.
Peters working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustain looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Peters taking shots to the head.
Mustain lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Mustain dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Peters has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Peters seems to have recovered his senses.
Mustain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mustain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mustain dominating with strikes here.
Mustain scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Peters is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Peters gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peters looking for submissions off his back.
Mustain passes the guard and advances to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustain connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Peters is breathing heavily.
Mustain putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Peters working to try and regain half guard.
Kyle Mustain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mustain lands a nice shot to the head.
Mustain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peters can do to turn this around?
Mustain scoring with strikes but Peters is staying in there.
Peters is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mustain is landing with some decent strikes but Peters is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mustain prevents Peters from getting the reversal.
Peters in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Peters is looking to get to half guard.
Mustain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Peters is looking to escape.
Peters is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mustain with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters is desperately trying to improve his position but Mustain has a good base and remains in mount.
Mustain controlling from the full mount.
Mustain's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mustain avoids the attempt from Peters to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mustain cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mustain looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mustain is landing with some decent strikes but Peters is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Peters is desperately trying to improve his position but Mustain has a good base and remains in mount.
Mustain working for a guillotine from mount but Peters is in no mood to give up.
Peters is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustain content just to control the position here.
Peters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peters regains half guard.
Peters is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Mustain pulls his head out easily.
Peters moves into full guard.
Peters looking for a sweep. Not yet Peters, not yet.
Peters is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peters is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peters looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters keeping moving, preventing Mustain from controlling successfully.
Mustain stopping the sweep attempt from Peters.
Peters working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mustain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mustain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peters is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peters is looking for a triangle but Mustain pushes his legs off easily.
Peters is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peters had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mustain is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Peters Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mustain's back instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peters working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Mustain is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Peters has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Mustain taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pain Peters!
Pain Peters is the new bantamweight champion!
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