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Ultimate Fighter I Finale PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shady Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Errol Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shady Marshall has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White 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
3 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Shady Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Errol Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman lands a brutal head kick. Marshall looks out on his feet and Zimmerman throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Errol Zimmerman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rj Paned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rj Paned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Harris!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paned clinches.
Harris jumps guard but Paned stands there with Harris around his waist. Harris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paned keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.
Paned has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Harris regains guard immediately.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Paned decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Paned moves out of range easily.
Harris throws a head kick but Paned moves out of range.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paned throws a head kick that misses.
Paned closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Harris did well to prevent Paned getting side control.
Paned lands with a punch from half guard.
Paned keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Paned is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Paned is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paned is working for a kimura but Harris is defending it quite comfortably.
Harris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paned might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Paned controlling from the top position.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Paned is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dwayne Harris was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Paned blocks a head kick by Harris.
Dwayne Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Harris.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Paned blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Paned moves out of range easily.
Harris looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Paned moves out of range easily.
Harris throws a head kick but Paned moves out of range.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paned really is a fat lump.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rj Paned will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Paned misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris throws a head kick but Paned moves out of range.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paned gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris pulls guard.
Paned controlling from the top position.
Harris trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Paned pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris is keeping the position for now.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paned stands up from Harris's guard - Paned perhaps looking for a knockout.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paned blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Paned closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harris to the mat! Harris manages to get full guard.
Paned tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Paned controls from within his opponent's guard.
Paned passes Harris's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paned stands up from half guard.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Paned misses with a head kick.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paned forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Paned lands a takedown into guard.
Harris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harris tries to stand but can't do so whilst Paned controls his leg.
Paned wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paned wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
Harris is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Paned is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paned trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to pass the guard but Paned defending well.
Rj Paned overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paned trying to hold on to Harris's head to control him but Harris postures up.
Paned on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paned tries to get out of the position.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Paned is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dwayne Harris was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rj Paned dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Harris throws a head kick but Paned moves out of range.
Harris lands a head kick. Paned smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Rj Paned has been cut.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paned closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harris to the mat! Harris manages to get full guard.
Paned works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Harris is trying to maintain the position but Paned is very close to passing his half guard.
Paned is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paned in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paned postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Harris looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Paned just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Harris is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Paned gets his way!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Harris looking very determined here, making life difficult for Paned.
Harris trying to control the position but Paned manages to sink in the hooks.
Harris manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Paned is now in side control.
Harris struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A lull in the action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Paned cracks Harris with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paned trying to control the position but Harris is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to get back to his feet.
Harris is trying to control Paned's posture but Paned avoids it.
Paned wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harris, who protects the arm well.
Harris is trying to improve his position.
Dwayne Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rj Paned is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rj Paned showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paned, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rj Paned!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Tiongson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Tiongson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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135 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, John Fuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Tiongson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuller throws a sloppy head kick
and Tiongson counters with a thumping low kick.
Fuller throws a sloppy head kick
and Tiongson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Tiongson throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Fuller is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dave Tiongson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Kharinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mallao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharinov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dave Mallao enters the cage!
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246 lbs
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Kharinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Mallao!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharinov misses with an uppercut. Mallao saw that one coming.
Kharinov misses with a hook. Mallao ducked under it nicely.
Mallao with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kharinov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Dave Mallao has been cut.
Kharinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kharinov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mallao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kharinov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mallao looks to clinch
and Kharinov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mallao's knee momentarily.
Kharinov cracks Mallao with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kharinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mallao with a poor takedown
and Kharinov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mallao looks gassed!
Kharinov lands with a straight right. Mallao didn't see that one coming.
Kharinov lunges at Mallao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mallao's hand.
Kharinov lands with a straight right. Mallao didn't see that one coming.
Kharinov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kharinov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mallao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kharinov can pounce on him.
Kharinov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kharinov lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kharinov, right into the meat.
Kharinov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kharinov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kharinov lands a slapping body shot.
Kharinov sizes up Mallao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That has opened up Dave Mallao's cut even more.
Kharinov thuds his right hand into Mallao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kharinov sends Mallao crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kharinov is motioning to the referee to let Mallao up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mallao is rocked!
Kharinov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mallao looks up at the clock. Bad move! Kharinov lands a right hand from hell, dropping Mallao. Kharinov pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Kharinov!
Sergey Kharinov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Balboa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa thows a leg kick but Romo checks it
and Romo counters with a low kick, right behind Balboa 's knee.
Romo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Romo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romo checks a low kick from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a body shot
and Romo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Romo avoids the head kick by Balboa.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Romo avoids it well.
Balboa misses with a left hand
and Romo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Balboa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Romo - the referee stops the clock and Balboa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Romo. Balboa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Romo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balboa 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Romo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Romo. That's going to slow Balboa down.
Romo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balboa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balboa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Romo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balboa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Romo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romo.
Romo throws a front kick that sends Balboa stumbling back into the cage.
Balboa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Romo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Romo.
Both fighters circling a little - Romo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Balboa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romo.
That kick from Romo tenderised Balboa's leg. Balboa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balboa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romo. Romo obviously looking to wear him down.
Romo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Romo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Romo lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa needs to keep his hands up - Romo had a free shot at his head there.
Romo thumps Balboa with a low kick.
Romo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balboa's sensitive parts.
Balboa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Balboa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A good leg kick by Romo.
Balboa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Romo scores with a kick to the body.
Balboa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Romo lands a high kick!
Romo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Romo connects with an inside leg kick.
Romo cracks the inside of Balboa's front leg.
Romo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Romo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romo throws a leg kick which misses Balboa's front leg but catches the back leg as Balboa tries to avoid it.
Romo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balboa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Balboa's head.
Romo scoring well with a low kick there.
Romo feints and then cracks Balboa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balboa down.
Balboa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romo connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romo thumps Balboa with a low kick.
Romo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romo scores with a leg kick.
Romo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Decent striking displayed by Romo there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romo.
Romo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Balboa's head.
It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Romo jabs Balboa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Romo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo throws a nice head kick!
Balboa takes one to the chin there.
Balboa is rocked!
Romo scores with a nice right hand.
Romo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balboa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balboa 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.
Romo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Romo with a hook.
Balboa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romo to score with a decent uppercut.
Romo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balboa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romo to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Balboa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Balboa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romo can pounce on him.
Romo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kyle Romo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Romo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balboa.
A head kick by Balboa misses
and Romo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Romo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Romo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Romo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romo throws a front kick that sends Balboa stumbling back into the cage.
Romo cracks Balboa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Balboa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romo.
Romo connects with a leg kick. Balboa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Balboa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Romo finds it's way round the side to connect with Balboa's head.
Romo connects with a crisp jab.
Romo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crunch! Romo slams his shin into Balboa's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balboa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Romo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balboa looks to score with a jab to the body but Romo is just out of range.
Romo cracks the inside of Balboa's front leg.
Romo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romo can pounce on him.
Jab by Romo.
Romo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Balboa will feel that in the morning.
Romo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romo connects with an inside leg kick.
Romo is looking to slow Balboa down with leg kicks.
Romo scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo lands with a slapping head kick.
Romo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Romo cracks Balboa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Romo feints and then cracks Balboa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balboa down.
Romo fakes the leg kick and cracks Balboa in the body.
Balboa throws a sloppy head kick
and Romo counters with a good low kick that Balboa was not able to check.
Romo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Balboa's calf.
Romo scoring well with a low kick there.
Romo lands with a slapping head kick.
Romo cracks the inside of Balboa's front leg.
Romo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balboa. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Romo.
Romo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Romo throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Romo.
Balboa throws a lazy body kick
letting Romo counter with a right hand.
Romo lands a really nice looking cross but Balboa seems unphased.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romo.
An inside leg kick lands from Romo.
Balboa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Romo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Balboa's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romo is looking to slow Balboa down with leg kicks.
Romo throws a leg kick which misses Balboa's front leg but catches the back leg as Balboa tries to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romo.
Romo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Balboa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romo.
Romo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Romo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romo can pounce on him.
Balboa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Romo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romo.
Good leg kick by Romo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romo is looking to slow Balboa down with leg kicks.
A jab lands there for Romo.
Balboa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Romo cracks the inside of Balboa's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa misses with a head kick.
Balboa misses with an uppercut
and Romo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Balboa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Balboa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Romo cracks Balboa with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kyle Romo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Romo feints and then cracks Balboa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balboa down.
Romo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balboa. Romo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balboa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
John Kyle Romo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A clash of legs there as Romo blocks the low kick.
Romo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Romo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balboa. That did some damage!
Romo scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romo lands with a kick to the temple. Balboa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Balboa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romo. Romo obviously looking to wear him down.
Romo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Balboa under the eye.
Romo connects with an inside leg kick.
Romo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Romo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balboa's sensitive parts.
Romo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Romo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romo dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
Romo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balboa.
Romo works Balboa's body with a nice hook.
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!
Romo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Romo lands a head kick. Balboa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balboa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balboa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Balboa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romo can pounce on him.
Romo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Romo connects with a leg kick. Balboa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Romo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Balboa's calf.
Romo lands with a slapping head kick.
Balboa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romo.
Balboa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Romo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Balboa scrambles back to his feet.
Romo is looking to slow Balboa down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo with a jab.
Romo scores with a hook to the body. Balboa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good shot there by Romo.
Balboa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Romo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balboa. That did some damage!
Romo throws a head kick that Balboa semi-blocks.
Romo connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Balboa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romo.
Romo connects with a jab.
Romo throws a head kick that half lands.
Romo keeps Balboa at a distance using the push kick.
Romo cracks Balboa with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo cracks a nice hook into Balboa's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romo.
Balboa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romo. Romo obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Romo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balboa's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Romo. That's going to slow Balboa down.
Romo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Balboa's head.
Balboa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Romo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Balboa takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa misses with a head kick.
Rocky Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Kyle Romo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Romo connects with a leg kick. Balboa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Kyle Romo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Romo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Kyle Romo!
John Kyle Romo took some time post fight to say the following; 'Give me money, Papang!!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clive Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Likienstine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jester. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Clive Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Likienstine!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Likienstine closes the distance and clinches.
Williams is trying to break free.
Likienstine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Williams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Likienstine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Likienstine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Williams really is a fat lump.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Likienstine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clive Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Likienstine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Likienstine tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Likienstine tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Likienstine tries to clinch
so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Likienstine is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
Likienstine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Likienstine blocks nicely.
Likienstine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Likienstine's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Likienstine trying to control here.
Williams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Likienstine is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.
Williams has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Likienstine defend it? Williams steps over the head and cranks it - Likienstine is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Clive Williams!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paquito Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paquito Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberts should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Roberts throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Jake Roberts has been cut.
Diaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Diaz tenderised Roberts's leg. Roberts is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaz throws an overhand right that has Roberts reeling! Diaz follows up with more punches and Roberts is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paquito Diaz!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxxi Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolan Tiongson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolan Tiongson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Maxxi Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rolan Tiongson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiongson misses with a body punch
and Moon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moon drops Tiongson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tiongson looks back up at him and smiles so Moon waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Tiongson is rocked!
It looks like Rolan Tiongson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiongson misses with a right hand
and Moon counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Tiongson badly! He tries to strike back but Moon puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Tiongson out cold! Oh man, Tiongson will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Maxxi Moon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ismael Gesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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162 lbs
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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 London, Ismael Gesta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Jack!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gesta napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gesta has one of Jack's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Jack is putting a hurting on Gesta here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gesta is looking for a sweep.
Jack throws an elbow but Gesta slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gesta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jack on the ground.
Jack misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jack is working Gesta over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jack is putting a hurting on Gesta here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jack misses with the ground and pound.
Jack is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gesta knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gesta defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack landing strikes.
Jack looks up at the clock and then as Gesta takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jack smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jack is trying to get an arm triangle but Gesta is defending well.
Jack fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jack working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jack misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
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.
Jack is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gesta is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jack creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jack looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gesta is avoiding damage well.
Gesta dodges the ground and pound from Jack.
Jack is putting a hurting on Gesta here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack in side control, throwing shots but Gesta defends.
Gesta taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jack postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gesta dodges the ground and pound from Jack.
Jack throws a strike aimed at the side of Gesta's head but Gesta avoids it well.
Jack throws an elbow but Gesta slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gesta sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jack is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gesta has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jack tries to score with some ground and pound. Gesta controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gesta parries the strikes from Jack easily there. Jack is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gesta to escape.
Jack postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jack scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gesta taking a bit of punishment here - Jack scoring with strikes.
Jack landing a few strikes.
Jack landing a few strikes.
Jack lands some shots froms side control.
Gesta is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Oh Gesta is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jack working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Gesta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jack landing a few strikes.
Jack scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Gesta is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Jack can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Jack!
Dwayne Jack is the new lightweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Scalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kapitan Tutan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rocky Scalante has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rocky Scalante seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Scalante!
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, Kapitan Tutan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Scalante misses.
Scalante digs a good hook to Tutan's body.
Tutan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Scalante manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tutan darts in trying to clinch
and Scalante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Kapitan Tutan has been cut.
Scalante misses with a wild body shot.
Kapitan Tutan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tutan wants to clinch but Scalante slips to the side
and Scalante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tutan moves to clinch but Scalante breaks away
and Scalante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tutan shoots in but no luck this time.
Tutan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scalante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutan tries to clinch up but Scalante circles away and keeps his distance.
Tutan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scalante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tutan looks to clinch
and Scalante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scalante circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tutan closes the distance and clinches up with Scalante, looking for a takedown. Tutan pushes Scalante against the cage but Scalante circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tutan.
Rocky Scalante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kapitan Tutan.
Tutan misses with a hook to the body
and Scalante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tutan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scalante counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rocky Scalante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tutan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tutan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tutan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tutan tries for a takedown but Scalante sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Scalante misses with a looping right.
Tutan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scalante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Kapitan Tutan's cut even more.
Tutan closes the distance and clinches up with Scalante, looking for a takedown. Tutan pushes Scalante against the cage but Scalante circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Scalante connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scalante takes a swing at Tutan's ribcage but misses.
Tutan tries to clinch up
and Scalante makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tutan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tutan looks to land a left hand but Scalante moved out of range nicely.
Scalante is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tutan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scalante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tutan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Scalante is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tutan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scalante defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tutan.
Tutan darts in trying to clinch
letting Scalante counter with a right hand.
The cut above Kapitan Tutan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Scalante circles away from the clinch attempt
and Scalante counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tutan slips a straight right by Scalante.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scalante slaps away a takedown attempt from Tutan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tutan wants to clinch
and Scalante counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Scalante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kapitan Tutan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tutan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scalante.
Scalante lands a nice looking body shot.
Tutan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tutan wants to clinch
and Scalante counters with a crisp one two that drops Tutan! Scalante thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tutan to his feet! Tutan is in big trouble!
Tutan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tutan wants to clinch
and Scalante counters with a right hand from hell and Tutan is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocky Scalante!
Rocky Scalante is the new middleweight champion!
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