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Syn' 188: Beyond Remedy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Siegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Siegel's choice of entrance music: No Ceiling. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Siegel!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Siegel.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Siegel tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Siegel closes the distance and clinches.
Siegel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Siegel struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Siegel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Siegel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Siegel or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Siegel'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.
Siegel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones blocks a body shot from Siegel.
A short left from Siegel.
Siegel lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegel controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees to the body from Siegel.
Jones gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Siegel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Siegel.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Siegel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Siegel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones stalling away here and it's allowed Siegel to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Siegel throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones preventing the sweep.
Siegel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Siegel wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Siegel defends well.
Siegel postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siegel pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Siegel passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Siegel.
Jones stops Siegel from passing to mount.
Siegel advances to full mount.
A nice elbow there by Siegel.
Jones tries to hold on but Siegel postures up.
Siegel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siegel misses with a head shot.
Siegel working Jones over with strikes here.
Jones wants to hold on but Siegel pushes him away.
Jones is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Siegel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Siegel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Siegel misses with a head shot.
Siegel lands a nice shot to the head.
Siegel unloads with some shots from mount but Jones bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siegel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Jones is rocked!
Siegel unloading with bombs!
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Siegel prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Siegel cracks Jones with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Siegel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Feodore Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Lachance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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280 lbs
12 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Feodore Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Lachance!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lachance.
Lachance scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sabre stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Lachance lands a few punches from side control.
Sabre manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lachance throwing shots but Sabre is blocking nicely.
Lachance performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lachance thows a huge punch but Sabre dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachance is trying to control the action in half guard but Sabre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lachance performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tim Lachance wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sabre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lachance tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachance manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lachance works his way into side control.
Lachance controls the position from side control.
Lachance tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lachance has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lachance trying to control the position but Sabre is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachance looking to control but instead Sabre has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Sabre is controlling Lachance's trapped leg to prevent Lachance from advancing to side control.
Sabre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lachance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachance missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lachance thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sabre is defending against the submission attempts here by Lachance.
Lachance seems to be looking for submissions.
Sabre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabre has his hands on Lachance's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Lachance dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sabre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lachance.
Sabre walks into a straight right hand from Lachance.
Sabre leaves Lachance with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lachance fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Feodore Sabre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Lachance.
Lachance closes the distance and clinches up with Sabre, looking for a takedown. Lachance pushes Sabre against the cage but Sabre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachance shoots and misses
and Sabre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lachance!
Sabre controlling from mount.
Lachance keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sabre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lachance wants to hold on but Sabre pushes him away.
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.
Sabre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lachance is trying to escape the mount.
Tim Lachance has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lachance wants to hold on but Sabre pushes him away.
Sabre content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachance is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lachance fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lachance misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tim Lachance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lachance gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sabre counters with a nice uppercut.
Lachance fails with the takedown
and Sabre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachance is trying to control but can't.
Lachance moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lachance lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sabre!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lachance swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Lachance!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Remy Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoost comes to the cage accompanied by Man With A Harmonica. Remy Hoost has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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183 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remy Hoost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoost misses with a low kick.
Hoost tries to score with a low kick but Marsh moves his leg out of the way.
Hoost moves away from the strike by Marsh.
Marsh throws a body punch but Hoost moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Hoost.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marsh is defended easily by Hoost.
Marsh fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoost scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh shoots for a double leg takedown but Hoost sprawls well. He's pushed Marsh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Remy Hoost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Marsh.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
Marsh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marsh fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marsh.
Marsh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marsh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoost scores with a spinning back kick!
Marsh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoost tries to avoid it but Marsh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoost to the ground. Hoost escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh connects with a nice looking jab.
Hoost misses with a head kick.
Hoost cracks the inside of Marsh's front leg.
Hoost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hoost, right into the meat.
Hoost turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoost fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marsh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoost throws a hook to the side of Marsh's head but Marsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoost stuffs the takedown attempt from Marsh. Marsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoost tries to work over Marsh's front leg with a kick but Marsh checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost throws a leg kick that misses.
Marsh shoots for a takedown but Hoost saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marsh closes the distance and clinches up with Hoost, looking for a takedown. Marsh pushes Hoost against the cage but Hoost circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Hoost.
Hoost tries to land a front kick but Marsh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marsh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Randy Marsh has been cut.
Hoost waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marsh.
Nice shot lands for Hoost.
Hoost lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost throws a right hand that Marsh ducks under and follows up with a left that Marsh also avoids with ease.
Hoost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsh.
Hoost scores with a leg kick.
Hoost connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hoost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoost throws a sloppy head kick and Marsh moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Hoost tenderised Marsh's leg. Marsh is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoost stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hoost wants it to stay on the feet.
Good exchange - Marsh coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Hoost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marsh misses with a looping right.
Hoost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Hoost tenderised Marsh's leg. Marsh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hoost looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Marsh.
Marsh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marsh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Remy Hoost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hoost.
A slow jab from Hoost misses its intended target.
Hoost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marsh drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hoost is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marsh is controlling him.
Marsh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marsh blocks the body kick.
Marsh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoost lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hoost.
Marsh staying out of range there.
Hoost buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Remy Hoost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoost throws a sloppy head kick and Marsh moves out of range easily.
Marsh slips under a jab from Hoost.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoost throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marsh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsh. Hoost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsh looks for a takedown but Hoost sprawls well.
Hoost connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hoost misses with a head kick.
Marsh scores with a takedown into Hoost's guard.
Marsh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hoost looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marsh is one step ahead there.
Marsh throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Remy Hoost has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hoost throws a hook to the side of Marsh's head but Marsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Hoost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Hoost dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hoost is looking to slow Marsh down with leg kicks.
Hoost tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marsh is able to avoid easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marsh.
Hoost lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marsh avoids a kick to the body.
Marsh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hoost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsh moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hoost 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 Marsh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marsh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hoost as he avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Marsh.
Nice takedown defense from Hoost. No joy for Marsh on that attempt.
Remy Hoost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Marsh.
Marsh drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh stops Hoost from standing up.
Marsh controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marsh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hoost looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to control but Hoost is keeping him busy.
Marsh might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hoost kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoost is looking to get back to his feet here but Marsh is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hoost's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Hoost knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marsh on the ground.
Marsh has got one arm under Hoost's chin. This could be trouble... Hoost trying to control the other hand but Marsh gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Hoost has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Randy Marsh!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lombardo Limba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Limba's entrance music is The Prodigy - Voodoo People. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
24 - 16 - 0 |
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183 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lombardo Limba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinny Russo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Russo lands with a nice body punch.
Russo looks for a takedown but Limba sprawls well.
Limba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Vinny Russo has been cut.
Limba looks to land a body kick but Russo moved away.
Limba misses with a straight right.
Russo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Limba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Russo throws a head kick that misses
and Limba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Limba has time to react.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Limba.
Limba misses with a body shot.
Russo is looking to score with low kicks.
Russo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Limba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Russo swings for the body but Limba moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limba misses with a body kick.
Limba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Limba avoids the body shot from Russo.
Limba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Russo.
The fighters circling - Russo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Limba is looking to clinch but Russo is avoiding it.
Russo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Russo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Limba.
Both fighters circling a little - Limba finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Russo throws an overhand right that lands on Limba's shoulder, as Limba tries to avoid the shot.
Limba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Russo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Limba moves forwards but Russo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Russo throws a lazy right hand but Limba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limba tries to land a front kick but Russo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Russo blocks a head kick by Limba.
Russo throws the kick towards the body but Limba avoids it.
Limba throws a head kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Russo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Limba throws a low kick but Russo avoids it.
Limba connects with the punch.
Limba blocks a jab.
Russo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Limba, pushing him back against the cage.
Limba landing knees to the body.
Russo throws a head punch that misses.
Russo pushes Limba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Limba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Russo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo lands with a light punch inside.
Russo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Russo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Limba prevents a body shot from Russo.
Russo throws a head punch that misses.
Limba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russo's elbow.
Limba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Russo is struggling to control the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Russo.
Limba misses with a punch to the body.
Russo lands a shoulder strike.
Russo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Limba pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Russo.
Limba tries to throw a body punch but Russo avoids it by throwing Limba back against the cage.
Russo has a couple of punches blocked by Limba.
Limba trying to control the position but instead, Russo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Limba into the cage.
Russo wants to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Russo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Limba looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vinny Russo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinny Russo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Limba misses with a body kick.
Russo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Russo wants to land a leg kick but Limba is out of range.
Russo moves into the clinch.
Russo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Russo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Limba.
Limba stalling the fight.
Russo controlling the action here for a moment.
Russo tries to work over Limba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo just leaning against Limba, taking a breather.
Russo avoiding damage as Limba throws knees to the body.
Russo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Russo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Limba working aggressively here.
Russo tries to work over Limba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Limba stalling.
Russo wants to stall.
Russo misses with a body punch.
Limba trying to land knees to the body.
Russo blocks a body shot from Limba.
Limba lands a good knee to the midsection. Russo won't want to take too many of those.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Russo tries to throw a body punch but Limba avoids it by throwing Russo back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo works on Limba's body with a couple of short punches.
Russo works on Limba's body with a couple of short punches.
Limba is pressed up against the cage. Russo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Limba down to the mat. Limba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lombardo Limba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Russo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Russo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Limba looks to throw the jab but Russo is out of range.
Limba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo throws a low kick but Limba moves out of range easily.
Limba staying out of range there.
Russo misses with a hook
and Limba makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Russo really felt that one!
A good leg kick by Limba.
Russo slips a jab and a cross from Limba.
Limba throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Russo is breathing heavily.
Limba throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Limba.
Limba swinging wildly here.
Limba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Russo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Russo instigates a clinch.
Limba looking to stall.
Limba gets underhooks to prevent Russo's takedown attempt.
Lombardo Limba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinny Russo.
Russo blocks a body shot from Limba.
Russo blocks an uppercut.
Limba tries to land a knee to the head but Russo blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Russo.
Russo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Russo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Limba.
Russo misses with a body punch.
Russo misses with the head strike.
Russo can't find room to land a body shot as Limba controls the action.
Russo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Limba misses with a punch to the body.
Vinny Russo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Limba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russo's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Limba prevents a body shot from Russo.
Russo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Limba looking to slow down the pace here.
Limba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russo avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lombardo Limba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinny Russo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Limba slips a straight right by Russo.
Russo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Limba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Russo throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Limba misses.
Limba wants to clinch up but Russo keeps it at a distance.
Russo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Limba.
Limba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Russo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Limba. That one must have hurt.
Jab by Limba.
Russo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Russo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Limba misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limba misses with a kick to the body.
Russo connects with a single shot there.
Limba misses with a body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A hook to the body from Russo.
Russo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Limba prevents it.
Limba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Russo swings wildly with an uppercut but Limba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Russo can't find room to land a body shot as Limba controls the action.
Limba misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limba tries to land knees in the clinch but Russo avoids the damage to the body.
Russo scores with a shot to the side of Limba's head.
Russo has a couple of punches blocked by Limba.
Russo misses with a punch to the body.
Russo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Russo.
Russo is working for takedown but Limba is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Russo has a couple of punches blocked by Limba.
Limba struggles to land a body shot inside as Russo controls his hands.
Limba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Russo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Russo looking for a takedown.
Lombardo Limba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinny Russo.
A right hand to the body from Limba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo taking a breather.
Russo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from Russo.
Russo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Russo.
Russo can't find room to land a body shot as Limba controls the action.
Russo misses with the head strike.
Limba'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.
Limba working Russo over with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limba landing knees to the body.
Russo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Limba up against the cage.
Russo has a couple of punches blocked by Limba.
Russo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Limba backwards.
A short right from Russo on the inside.
Limba blocks a body shot from Russo.
A body shot lands from Limba.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Russo.
Limba working aggressively here.
Russo tries to throw a body punch but Limba avoids it by throwing Russo back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vinny Russo.
I think Russo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Lombardo Limba!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Vinny Russo!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Vinny Russo!
Vinny Russo wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MANY MEN. Gracie has chosen Hydraulix 13.5 - D.A.V.E. the Drummer & Alex Calver as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tiger Jones had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
23 - 17 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiger Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Jones slips under a jab.
Gracie instigates a clinch.
Gracie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie taking a breather.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gracie.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has control of Gracie's left arm, preventing Gracie from doing any damage.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big left from Gracie misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gracie enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gracie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Gracie's guard.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Jones trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie tries to strike from the bottom.
Gracie working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Aaron Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiger Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Aaron Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones controlling the action here.
Gracie trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Gracie moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gracie is tightening it up a little... Jones has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Jones reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Jones taps out! nice BJJ there by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aaron Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Levin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28
154 lbs
22 - 6 - 0 |
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162 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Angelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Levin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelo shoots for a double leg takedown but Levin sprawls well. He's pushed Angelo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Angelo tries for a takedown but Levin circles away easily
and Levin counters with a three punch combo that has Angelo backing up. Angelo nods at Levin to acknowledge the strikes.
Angelo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Levin defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Angelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angelo shoots for a takedown but Levin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Levin stuffs the takedown.
Angelo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Levin counter with a right hand.
Levin gets caught napping as Angelo dives in and scores a takedown. Levin manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Angelo manages to get himself to full guard.
Angelo is looking for a triangle but Levin pushes his legs off easily.
Levin is looking to stand up but Angelo won't let him.
Angelo pushes a forearm under Levin's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Levin is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Angelo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Evangelisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Marx (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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174 lbs
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Evangelisti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Marx!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx blocks a low kick nicely.
Evangelisti throws out a loose jab but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marx throws a leg kick which misses Evangelisti's front leg but catches the back leg as Evangelisti tries to avoid it.
Marx throws a leg kick but Evangelisti moved away.
Evangelisti walks into a straight right hand from Marx.
Marx throws a chopping leg kick but Evangelisti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Evangelisti moves out of range of the body kick from Marx.
Evangelisti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Evangelisti slips under a jab.
Evangelisti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marx takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Evangelisti jabs Marx to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Evangelisti blocks the low kick.
Evangelisti misses the jab.
Evangelisti misses with a looping right.
Evangelisti scores with the left hand. Marx knows he should have avoided that one.
Marx throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evangelisti avoids the head kick by Marx.
Marx blocks a low kick nicely.
Marx shoots in and drives through. Evangelisti sprawls well.
Evangelisti throws a right hand that Marx ducks under and follows up with a left that Marx also avoids with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marx.
Marx looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Evangelisti as Marx shoots in.
Evangelisti lands with a kick to the temple. Marx shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Evangelisti throws a head kick that misses.
Evangelisti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marx.
Marx sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evangelisti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evangelisti punishes Marx's body with a nice straight punch.
Evangelisti lands a nice hook to Marx's body. Marx takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marx ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
Marx walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marx.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick but Marx moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marx.
Evangelisti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evangelisti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Evangelisti misses the jab.
Marx looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Evangelisti thumps Marx with a low kick.
Marx fails with a takedown attempt.
Dante Evangelisti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Marx.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Evangelisti's waist but Evangelisti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marx off to one side.
Evangelisti throws a head kick that misses.
Marx closes the distance and clinches up with Evangelisti, looking for a takedown. Marx pushes Evangelisti against the cage but Evangelisti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Evangelisti misses with a combination
and Marx makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Evangelisti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evangelisti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marx walks into a stiff left hand from Evangelisti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Evangelisti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice jab there from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Evangelisti lands with a hook. Marx tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Evangelisti swings for the body but Marx moves out of range.
Evangelisti moves out of range as Marx strikes.
Dante Evangelisti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Evangelisti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marx takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marx looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evangelisti misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marx counters with a nice body kick.
Jab by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws a right hand that misses
and Marx counters with a shoot takedown. Evangelisti fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marx landing with the ground and pound.
Marx stopping the sweep attempt from Evangelisti.
Marx throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evangelisti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marx working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Evangelisti's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evangelisti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Evangelisti keeping moving, preventing Marx from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx postures up in Evangelisti's guard and throws a big left but Evangelisti blocks it.
Marx loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evangelisti wants to sweep but no luck.
Marx working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marx stopping the sweep attempt from Evangelisti.
Marx postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marx accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marx wants to control from the top but Evangelisti keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marx wants to control from the top but Evangelisti keeps moving.
Marx is working Evangelisti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Evangelisti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marx working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marx wants to control from the top but Evangelisti keeps moving.
Evangelisti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marx throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marx advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marx is working away from the top position though.
Marx has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Evangelisti manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Evangelisti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marx.
Evangelisti misses with a body kick.
Evangelisti cracks the inside of Marx's front leg.
Marx shoots in for a takedown but Evangelisti shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evangelisti misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evangelisti swings for the body but Marx moves out of range.
Marx throws a lazy uppercut
and Evangelisti counters with a good low kick that Marx was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Marx will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Evangelisti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Evangelisti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti tries to land a leg kick but Marx saw it coming and moves away.
Marx dodges the punch combination from Evangelisti.
Marx fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marx walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Evangelisti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti lands a body shot.
Marx looks to land a combination but Evangelisti avoids it well.
Dante Evangelisti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evangelisti throws a sloppy head kick
and Marx counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Marx throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marx throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti misses the body punch
and Marx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marx misses with a low kick as Evangelisti jumps back.
Evangelisti misses with a body shot.
Marx stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti scores with a jab. Marx acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti checks a low kick from Marx.
Marx throws a push kick but Evangelisti slaps the foot to one side.
That kick from Evangelisti tenderised Marx's leg. Marx is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Marx blocks the leg kick.
Evangelisti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marx keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Marx blocks the leg kick.
Evangelisti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marx counters with a slapping leg kick.
No joy there for Evangelisti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evangelisti throws a lazy right hand but Marx sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marx scores with a takedown into Evangelisti's guard.
Evangelisti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marx trying to control the position from guard on top but Evangelisti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marx throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evangelisti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Evangelisti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Evangelisti escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marx gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marx is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Evangelisti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Evangelisti wants to stand but Marx is controlling the position.
Marx working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marx keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Evangelisti's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evangelisti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dante Evangelisti.
I think Evangelisti 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Dante Evangelisti!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Dante Evangelisti!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Dante Evangelisti!
Dante Evangelisti wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gattsu Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gundar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Eagle Lands. Thorsen has chosen Thunder struck- ACDC as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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234 lbs
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273 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gattsu Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gundar Thorsen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsen cracks Emelianenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thorsen tries to keep at a distance but Emelianenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thorsen scores with a hook to the body.
Thorsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Thorsen blocks it.
Thorsen lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gattsu Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorsen throws a series of strikes that have Emelianenko backpedaling.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorsen clobbers Emelianenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Emelianenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thorsen counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thorsen.
It looks like Gattsu Emelianenko has been cut.
Thorsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thorsen counters with an outside leg kick.
Thorsen throws a leg kick but Emelianenko moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Thorsen counters with a nice body shot.
Thorsen connects with a crisp jab.
Thorsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Thorsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thorsen gets in close and tags Emelianenko with a short punch that almost sends Emelianenko to the mat! Oh Emelianenko is in big trouble! He turns his back on Thorsen, trying to create some distance but Thorsen rushes him, striking wildly and Emelianenko goes down! The referee tackles Thorsen into the cage to end the fight! Thorsen is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gundar Thorsen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conquer This (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Iljong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iljong has chosen Last of the Mohicans - Promontory as his entrance music. Conquer This 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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conquer This!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Iljong!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iljong.
This lands a right hook to the body.
This with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Iljong to score with a decent uppercut.
Iljong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Iljong keeps the fight on the outside.
Iljong throws a combination that misses
and This counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This misses with a hook to the body
and Iljong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Iljong scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Iljong.
This lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Iljong throws a sloppy body shot
and This counters with a nice uppercut.
This tries to clinch but Iljong moves out of range.
Iljong misses with a body shot.
This misses with a head kick.
This lunges at Iljong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Iljong's hand.
Iljong doesn't manage to clinch there - This circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This misses with a wild body shot.
This misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Iljong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from This.
This connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Iljong momentarily.
A big right from Iljong misses.
Iljong misses with a combination
and This counters with a nice uppercut.
Iljong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from This. That one must have hurt.
Iljong checks the leg kick.
This misses with a wild combination.
Iljong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This scores with a head kick. Iljong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
This doesn't manage to clinch there - Iljong circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This slips under a jab from Iljong.
Iljong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on This. That did some damage!
Iljong throws a head kick that misses.
Iljong moves away from the strike by This.
Iljong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This tries to clinch there but Iljong circles away.
Iljong throws a lazy right hand but This sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This moves out of range as Iljong strikes.
This misses with a right hand
and Iljong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Iljong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Iljong throws a head kick but This moves out of range.
This uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iljong.
Iljong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from This misses.
A slow jab from Iljong misses its intended target.
This throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Iljong.
A left lands for Iljong.
Good shot there by This.
A nice inside leg kick there by This. That's going to slow Iljong down.
Iljong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from This.
Iljong wants to clinch up but This keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for This.
Iljong looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This misses with a kick to the body.
Iljong misses the shot to the body.
This tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Iljong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iljong moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This lands an uppercut.
This struggles to land a body shot inside as Iljong controls his hands.
This cracks Iljong with a nice body shot.
Iljong misses with a body punch.
This lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This tries a body shot but Iljong blocks it.
This lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Iljong fails to land.
Iljong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iljong's elbow.
Iljong misses with a punch to the body.
Iljong misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from This.
Iljong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thiss head.
Iljong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iljong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This can't find room to land a body shot as Iljong controls the action.
This pushes Iljong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iljong takes a shot to the head.
Iljong blocks a body shot from This.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conquer This dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
This connects with the punch.
This tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This dips to his left and cracks Iljong with an uppercut!
This tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by This.
Iljong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but This checks it well.
Iljong throws the left hand but This avoids the punch easily.
This thuds a left hand into Iljong's body.
This fails in his attempt to clinch.
This scores with the left hand. Iljong knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iljong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Iljong misses.
This fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iljong misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iljong moves out of range of the leg kick from This.
This avoids a punch combination nicely.
This throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iljong misses with a few strikes there.
This tests Iljong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This slips under a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Iljong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from This fails to land.
This throws a punch but it's blocked by Iljong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iljong is looking to control This's arms but This gets an underhook and turns him. Now Iljong has his back to the cage.
Iljong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. This is defending well for now.
This lands a shoulder strike.
This lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Iljong is breathing heavily.
This misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from This.
Iljong is rocked!
This lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Iljong is still on wobbly legs! Can This finish him?
Iljong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This working aggressively here.
This throws a punch but it's blocked by Iljong.
This tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for This.
This is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iljong can do to turn this around?
This working aggressively here.
This working aggressively here.
This throws a head punch that misses.
This tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conquer This has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has a couple of punches blocked by Iljong.
Iljong blocks an uppercut.
Iljong blocking some punches.
This working aggressively here.
This stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This misses with some punches.
Iljong seems to have recovered his senses.
This goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Iljong trying to control the position but instead, This has worked for underhooks and has pushed Iljong into the cage.
This lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iljong prevents a body shot from This.
This makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by This.
This tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Iljong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Iljong misses with a body punch.
This lands with a short shot to the head.
This lands a shoulder strike.
This goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This blocks a body shot from Iljong.
Iljong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with This's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for This.
This goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This lands a nice uppercut.
This lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Iljong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from This fails to land.
This dips a shoulder and cracks Iljong with a mighty uppercut! Iljong falls back against the cage and This unloads with a barrage of strikes! Iljong is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - This screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conquer This!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ace Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Cristos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko comes to the cage accompanied by Sully Erna - Avalon. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cristos's choice of entrance music: Cypress Hill - Hand on the Pump. Ace Darko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ace Darko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Cristos!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko throws a hook to the side of Cristos's head but Cristos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cristos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darko's calf.
Darko misses with a body shot.
Darko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cristos scores with a leg kick.
Ace Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darko throws a sloppy body shot
and Cristos counters with a head kick.
Cristos misses with an uppercut
and Darko counters with a head kick. That will keep Cristos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A bone on bone clash there as Darko blocks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cristos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cristos throws a front kick aimed at Darko's knee but Darko avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Cristos misses.
Cristos misses with a hook. Darko ducked under it nicely.
Darko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cristos.
Cristos defending well as Darko loads up on a big left hand.
Darko throws a low kick but Cristos moves out of range easily.
Martin Cristos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko thows a body shot but no joy.
Cristos lands a nice looking body kick.
Cristos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cristos lands a head kick. Darko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cristos enables Darko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cristos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cristos is trying to control the position but Darko postures up.
Cristos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko won't allow Cristos to sweep him here.
Cristos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darko.
Darko trying to control but Cristos is working from the bottom.
Darko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Darko wants to control from the top but Cristos keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cristos trying to keep a closed guard but Darko is proving a slippery customer.
Cristos working for a triangle but Darko defends it easily.
Darko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Darko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cristos can't keep his opponent in guard - Darko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Darko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Darko lands strikes from half guard.
Darko works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cristos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Darko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Darko unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cristos tries to reverse the position but Darko maintains control.
Cristos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristos wants to control but Darko is having none of it.
Cristos regains half guard.
Darko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cristos keeps working.
Darko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Darko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cristos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Darko pulls his head out easily.
Darko is keen to just control but Cristos is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Cristos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Darko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darko misses with an uppercut
and Cristos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Cristos.
Darko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cristos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cristoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cristos is out of range.
Cristos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cristos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darko.
Cristos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darko is out of range.
Darko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Darko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darko moves out of range of the leg kick from Cristos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cristos.
Darko throws a jab but it's blocked by Cristos.
Darko misses the shot to the body.
Cristos scores with a sloppy right hand. Darko should have avoided that one.
Darko misses with a low kick.
Darko throws a chopping leg kick but Cristos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Cristos.
Darko scores with a decent looking hook.
Darko lands a high kick!
Cristos tries to land a leg kick but Darko saw it coming and moves away.
Darko throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cristos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Darko misses
and Cristos counters with a stiff right hand.
Cristos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cristos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cristos throws a sloppy head kick and Darko moves out of range easily.
Darko 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.
Cristos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cristos is breathing heavily.
Darko distracts Cristos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Darko wants to pass the guard but Cristos is keeping the position.
Darko slips nicely into half guard.
Darko trying to control the action but Cristos is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristos is in trouble now - Darko has advanced to mount!
Darko landing strikes from the mount and Cristos is in trouble!
It looks like Martin Cristos has been cut.
Cristos is desperately trying to improve his position but Darko has a good base and remains in mount.
Darko lands a nice shot to the head.
Cristos is rocked!
Darko looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Cristos covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ace Darko!
Ace Darko retains his welterweight title!
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