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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damon Rekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Allen struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jack Allen looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damon Rekker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Allen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen wants to clinch.
Allen 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.
Allen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rekker is proving hard to escape from.
Allen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Allen is posturing up here but Rekker has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Allen tries to roll out but it's too tight and Allen has to tap! Slick submission there by Rekker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damon Rekker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Nobre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Jones!
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, Miguel Nobre!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Miguel Nobre has been cut.
Nobre looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nobre tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Nobre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nobre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Nobre looks up at the clock. Bad move! Jones lands a right hand from hell, dropping Nobre. Jones pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Mcarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Johnson 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Johnson!
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, Ryan Mcarthy!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcarthy shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Mcarthy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mcarthy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Mcarthy shoots in.
Paul Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Mcarthy.
Mcarthy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Mcarthy looks gassed!
Johnson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mcarthy falls backwards - clearly groggy! Johnson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Chora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Wendell Gomes enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Chora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wendell Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chora will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chora steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomes.
Gomes moves in looking to clinch but Chora pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomes gets the takedown into side control.
Chora tries to escape but Gomes is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes trying to control the position but Chora is working away.
Chora being controlled for a moment.
Chora is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes is looking to take a break and control but Chora is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomes stands up.
Gomes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chora counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gomes's guard now.
Chora decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gomes shoots and misses
and Chora counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gomes!
Chora tries to control but Gomes wriggling away.
Gomes is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Chora locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Gomes is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pedro Chora!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stoner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Stoner 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Stoner!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoner drops Coleman with a beautiful combination! Coleman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stoner is looking for the KO!
It looks like Ronnie Coleman has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Stoner engages and cracks Coleman with a massive lead left hook - Coleman tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Stoner is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Stoner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bailey Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey Hendricks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ian Phillips's chin.
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159 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bailey Hendricks!
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, Ian Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phillips doesn't seem bothered though.
Phillips takes the fight into the clinch.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but Hendricks blocks with his arms.
Phillips trying to land knees to the body.
Phillips jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hendricks walks away with a smile on his face. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Phillips looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hendricks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Phillips on the ground.
Phillips is looking to take a break and control but Hendricks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phillips is looking for a kimura but Hendricks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Phillips to get the leverage.
Hendricks is not content to let Phillips control the position.
Phillips passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hendricks!
Hendricks wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Phillips misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Phillips tries to control but Hendricks wriggling away.
Phillips looking to ground and pound but Hendricks is blocking nicely.
Phillips is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Phillips has control of Hendricks's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hendricks regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throwing strikes here but Hendricks is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
BOOM! Phillips connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Phillips misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Phillips controlling from mount.
Phillips trying to control but Hendricks is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Phillips has control of Hendricks's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hendricks regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Phillips unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips has hold of Hendricks's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hendricks manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Phillips thowing shots but they're missing.
Phillips has control of Hendricks's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hendricks regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Phillips throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hendricks because Phillips loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Phillips dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Phillips drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Ian Phillips has been cut.
Phillips looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hendricks stuffs the takedown attempt from Phillips. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet.
Bailey Hendricks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Phillips.
Phillips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hendricks.
Phillips slips a jab and a cross from Hendricks.
Phillips fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hendricks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Phillips wants to clinch.
Phillips misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Phillips will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ian Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendricks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Phillips tries for a takedown but Hendricks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks scores with a shot to the body.
Hendricks throws a wild body kick that Phillips sees coming a mile off.
Hendricks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phillips doesn't seem bothered though.
Hendricks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hendricks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to de liver by Hendricks. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hendricks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendricks tests Phillips's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hendricks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phillips tries for a takedown but Hendricks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hendricks drops Phillips with a right and a left! Hendricks comes rushing in but Phillips regains his composure and manages to keep Hendricks in guard.
Phillips is rocked!
Hendricks wants to stand but Phillips is controlling his posture from full guard.
Phillips is still in real trouble! Can Hendricks finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips is trying to keep Hendricks in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hendricks is one step ahead there.
Phillips seems to have recovered his senses.
Phillips throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Phillips is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hendricks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hendricks's guard.
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendricks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phillips thows a big elbow that misses.
Phillips is pushing down on Hendricks's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hendricks is fighting to maintain full guard but Phillips has managed to sneak the leg through.
Phillips passes to side control.
Phillips grinds an elbow into Hendricks's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Phillips in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Phillips throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Phillips landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hendricks looks calm but he's in trouble here. Phillips gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hendricks is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Phillips lets go of the hold and Hendricks can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ian Phillips!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arturo Gatti III has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arturo Gatti III!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Pepper!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Pepper or perhaps it was just good defense by Gatti III which made him look bad.
Pepper shoots in looking for a takedown. Gatti III tries to sprawl out of it but Pepper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gatti III manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pepper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gatti III pinned against the cage. Gatti III gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Arturo Gatti III has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Pepper.
Gatti III throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gatti III sends Pepper crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gatti III is motioning to the referee to let Pepper up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Pepper is rocked!
It looks like Tommy Pepper has been cut.
Pepper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gatti III but Gatti III pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pepper is still on wobbly legs! Can Gatti III finish him?
Pepper moves out of range of the strikes.
Pepper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gatti III throws out the jab.
Gatti III throws out a loose jab but Pepper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pepper fails to land with a series of punches.
Pepper looks gassed!
Gatti III loads up on a big right hand but Pepper slips the punch.
Gatti III is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pepper.
Pepper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pepper seems to have recovered his senses.
Gatti III fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti III closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti III lands with a short shot to the head.
Gatti III pushes Pepper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gatti III lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pepper is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gatti III is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pepper.
Gatti III lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gatti III digs a right hand into Pepper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pepper's gas tank.
Gatti III turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti III throws an elbow but Pepper slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gatti III wants to control but Pepper is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatti III throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gatti III tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatti III knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pepper on the ground.
Gatti III is looking to take a break and control but Pepper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gatti III connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pepper some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pepper sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gatti III lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pepper at a distance.
Gatti III getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gatti III lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Pepper falls backwards - clearly groggy! Gatti III dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Gatti III!
Arturo Gatti III is the new lightweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Luciano has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Luciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Dance!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dance circles away quickly and effectively.
Dance avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dance shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dance showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luciano.
Luciano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luciano misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Luciano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Luciano.
Dance tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luciano swivels and escapes.
Luciano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Luciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dance dodges the punch combination from Luciano.
Nice shot by Luciano.
Dance lands a head shot.
Some wild striking there from Luciano.
A punch combination from Luciano misses.
A head kick misses from Dance.
Luciano throws a right hand that Dance ducks under and follows up with a left that Dance also avoids with ease.
Luciano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dance on the side of the head.
Luciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dance blocks a jab.
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.
Luciano throws a series of punches but Dance avoids them all with ease.
Luciano takes a swing at Dance's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Dance misses
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luciano misses with a double jab.
Luciano throws a series of punches but Dance moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Luciano.
Luciano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luciano misses with a series of wild punches.
Dance misses with a takedown attempt - Luciano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Luciano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dance's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dance shoots in for a takedown but Luciano shows good takedown defense.
Charles Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Dance.
Luciano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dance dodges the punch combination from Luciano.
Luciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dance circles away quickly and effectively.
Luciano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dance counters with a nice double leg into side control. Luciano won't be happy with that.
Luciano manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dance's best efforts.
Dance is trying to control. Luciano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dance thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luciano's head.
Luciano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dance's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dance's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Dance prevents Luciano from getting a body triangle.
Luciano keeps control of the position as Dance tries to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dance manages to reverse the position and now he's in Luciano's guard. Nice work there by Dance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dance passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Dance will probably get the nod.
That's time! Luciano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dance walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Luciano moves out of range as Dance throws a body kick.
Charles Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dance moves away from the strike by Luciano.
Luciano fails with the takedown
enabling Dance to counter with a crisp jab.
Luciano looks to land a combination but Dance avoids it well.
Luciano misses with a few strikes there.
Dance with a lazy takedown attempt
and Luciano counters with a series of strikes. Dance will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano misses with a double jab
so Dance counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Luciano keeping moving, preventing Dance from controlling successfully.
Luciano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance passes Luciano's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dance working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dance working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dance is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Luciano has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dance working over Luciano with some ground and pound. Luciano looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dance working over Luciano with some ground and pound. Luciano looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dance tries to pass to full mount but Luciano defends it.
Luciano pushes Dance off looking to stand but Dance dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dance missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dance sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Luciano defending well though.
Dance not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dance throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dance tries to pass to full mount but Luciano defends it.
Luciano wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Luciano throws a sloppy body shot
and Dance decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Luciano's guard.
Dance wants to pass the guard but Luciano is keeping the position.
Dance throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance cracks Luciano with a solid left hand.
Dance postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dance postures up in Luciano's guard and throws a big left but Luciano blocks it.
Dance with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luciano wants to stand but Dance is controlling the position.
Dance slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dance tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Luciano dodges the ground and pound from Dance.
Dance working the ground and pound.
Luciano pushes Dance away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dance gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Luciano defending against the ground and pound.
Dance connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Luciano some visible discomfort.
Luciano is rocked!
It looks like Charles Luciano has been cut.
A big shot lands for Dance! That's hurt Luciano! Will he recover? Dance fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Dance!
Bill Dance is the new welterweight champion!
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