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MLC 23: Mankins v. Melkonyan PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Crushkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chubby Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crushkin comes to the cage accompanied by Arcturus - Ad Absurdum. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Crushkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chubby Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Crushkin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Johnson throwing shots but Crushkin is blocking nicely.
Johnson looks to land a strike but Crushkin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crushkin keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crushkin trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crushkin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crushkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crushkin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Crushkin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Crushkin!
Johnson controlling the position.
Crushkin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Crushkin has Johnson in his guard.
Crushkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crushkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crushkin wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson cracks Crushkin with a solid left hand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crushkin has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crushkin keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Crushkin gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crushkin is breathing heavily.
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!
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Crushkin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Crushkin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Johnson lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Crushkin tries to break free.
Johnson lands a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to control Crushkin but Crushkin is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Johnson is landing with strikes. Crushkin can't take much more of this.
Johnson scores with strikes from the back.
Johnson struggling to land strikes to the head as Crushkin covers up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson connects with a big shot to the side of Crushkin's head.
Crushkin is rocked!
Johnson lands a big punch and Crushkin is covering up! Another big shot separates Crushkin from consciousness and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chubby Johnson!
Chubby Johnson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tendai Mtarawira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mtarawira comes to the cage accompanied by the beast tribute. Austin has chosen SHATTERED DREAMS as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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248 lbs
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255 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tendai Mtarawira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mtarawira gets the takedown into side control.
Mtarawira is working Austin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mtarawira scoring with punches from side control.
Mtarawira in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mtarawira scores with punches from side control.
Mtarawira scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mtarawira trying to control the action but Austin is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mtarawira works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mtarawira cracks Austin with a big right hand but Austin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mtarawira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Austin keeps working.
Mtarawira takes a little break here. Austin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mtarawira working the head and body with strikes.
Austin is trying to get back to half guard.
Mtarawira scores with a couple of short elbows.
Austin is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin can't do much from the bottom here.
Austin is still in real trouble! Can Mtarawira finish him?
Mtarawira lands a big left to the face of Austin, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Mtarawira and another - Austin is out! Mtarawira stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tendai Mtarawira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Calvante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Pentangeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Calvante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Pentangeli!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentangeli is looking to land body kicks.
Pentangeli slips a straight right by Calvante.
Pentangeli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Calvante shoots in and drives through. Pentangeli sprawls well.
Pentangeli throws a lazy uppercut
and Calvante counters with a nice body shot.
Pentangeli 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pentangeli looking to pass the guard.
Pentangeli throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pentangeli with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pentangeli trying to control but Calvante is working from the bottom.
Pentangeli sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Calvante's guard.
Calvante trying to control from the bottom.
Pentangeli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentangeli throwing shots but Calvante is blocking nicely.
Calvante is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pentangeli scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pentangeli blocks the strikes from Calvante.
Pentangeli thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Calvante to regain full guard.
Calvante keeping moving, preventing Pentangeli from controlling successfully.
Pentangeli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pentangeli throwing strikes but missing.
Pentangeli controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pentangeli wants to pass the guard but Calvante is keeping the position.
Pentangeli trying to control but Calvante is working from the bottom.
Pentangeli postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentangeli trying to control the position from guard on top but Calvante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calvante had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pentangeli defends it easily.
Calvante keeping moving, preventing Pentangeli from controlling successfully.
Calvante working a defensive guard here.
Pentangeli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pentangeli trying to control the position from guard on top but Calvante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Frank Pentangeli hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Calvante moves away from the strike by Pentangeli.
Pentangeli looks to land a right hand but Calvante moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calvante slips a straight right by Pentangeli.
Pentangeli just misses with a punch to the body.
Calvante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pentangeli throws a right hand that Calvante ducks under and follows up with a left that Calvante also avoids with ease.
Frank Pentangeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pentangeli misses with a hook.
Pentangeli throws a poor cross that misses
and Calvante counters with a left to the body.
Pentangeli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Calvante counter with a right hand.
Calvante moves out of range of the body kick from Pentangeli.
Pentangeli drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Calvante trying to keep a closed guard but Pentangeli is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calvante manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pentangeli manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Calvante accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pentangeli pulls Calvante in to control the position.
Calvante got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pentangeli has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Calvante has managed to get both his arms back between Pentangeli's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pentangeli managing to control the position.
Pentangeli manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calvante is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Pentangeli dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Calvante slips under a jab from Pentangeli.
Calvante will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Calvante closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Calvante has his takedown stuffed
and Pentangeli counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pentangeli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calvante looking for a sweep. Not yet Calvante, not yet.
Pentangeli trying to control the position from guard on top but Calvante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pentangeli content to stall in guard here.
Pentangeli advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentangeli seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Calvante does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Calvante keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pentangeli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Calvante is not content to let Pentangeli control the position.
Pentangeli is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Pentangeli was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pentangeli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pentangeli blocks a head kick by Calvante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calvante avoids the body shot from Pentangeli.
Calvante moves out of range of the body kick from Pentangeli.
Calvante shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pentangeli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Calvante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pentangeli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Calvante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Pentangeli.
Pentangeli forces Calvante back against the cage and clinches.
Pentangeli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Pentangeli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentangeli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Calvante backwards.
Pentangeli has a couple of punches blocked by Calvante.
Pentangeli takes a shot to the head.
Pentangeli tries a body shot but Calvante blocks it.
Pentangeli misses with the head strike.
Pentangeli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pentangeli is stalling here.
Pentangeli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pentangeli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pentangeli is pushing Calvante up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentangeli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pentangeli changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Calvante fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A big right from Pentangeli misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Calvante.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pentangeli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calvante jabs at Pentangeli's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Pentangeli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Calvante shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pentangeli as he avoids it easily.
Calvante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pentangeli moves away.
Pentangeli throws a low kick but it's checked well by Calvante.
Pentangeli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Calvante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calvante moves out of range of the body kick from Pentangeli.
Pentangeli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Calvante counters with a nice body shot.
Calvante shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pentangeli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Frank Pentangeli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pentangeli throws a looping overhand right but Calvante ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentangeli throws out a loose jab but Calvante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calvante moves out of range of the strikes.
Pentangeli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Calvante stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Calvante.
No joy there for Pentangeli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pentangeli misses with an uppercut. Calvante saw that one coming.
Calvante gets caught flat footed, as Pentangeli shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Calvante preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Calvante controls Pentangeli momentarily but Pentangeli frees himself.
Calvante is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pentangeli defends well.
Luigi Calvante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentangeli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pentangeli thows a big elbow that misses.
Pentangeli is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pentangeli with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calvante can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pentangeli controls the pace.
Pentangeli landing some decent shots from guard.
Frank Pentangeli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calvante is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pentangeli with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pentangeli controlling from the top position.
Calvante pulls Pentangeli in to control the position.
Calvante keeping moving, preventing Pentangeli from controlling successfully.
Pentangeli advances to half guard.
Pentangeli not doing much here.
Calvante tries to get to full guard but Pentangeli has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentangeli throwing shots but Calvante is blocking nicely.
Pentangeli controlling the action here.
Pentangeli sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Calvante defending well though.
Pentangeli seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calvante moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pentangeli trying to control the position from guard on top but Calvante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pentangeli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pentangeli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Pentangeli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pentangeli 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Pentangeli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad News Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moss comes to the cage accompanied by Black Betty. The crowd seem to be enjoying Brown's choice of entrance music: Bad New's Theme. Brandon Moss has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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255 lbs
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bad News Brown!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moss misses the shot to the body.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Moss counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Moss counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moss prevents a takedown attempt there.
Moss drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moss gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Moss keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown thows a leg kick but Moss checks it
and Moss counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Moss counters with a stiff right hand.
Moss scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moss lands with a nice body punch.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Moss counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moss is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Brown misses
enabling Moss to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moss leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brandon Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bad News Brown.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Moss pushes him off.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown misses with a takedown
and Moss counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Brown misses
and Moss counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Moss digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Moss counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Bad News Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Brown is predictable there
and Moss counters with a head kick. That will keep Brown thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Moss jabs at Brown's body.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Moss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moss looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Moss's shoulder, as Moss tries to avoid the shot.
Moss wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Moss's head but Moss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown tries to score with a low kick but Moss moves his leg out of the way.
Brown throws a leg kick but Moss sees it coming and checks it nicely.
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 Brandon Moss will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moss jabs at Brown's body.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Moss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moss is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice body punch from Moss.
Moss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown looks for a takedown but Moss sprawls well.
Brown thows a leg kick but Moss checks it
and Moss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moss punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Moss quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moss trying to control but Brown postures up.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moss's head.
Moss is in trouble now - Brown has advanced to mount!
Moss tries to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Moss is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Moss is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown controlling from mount.
Brown scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moss?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moss is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brown content just to control the position here.
Moss is in a horrible position here. Brown smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Brandon Moss has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown dominating with strikes here.
Brandon Moss's cut is getting worse.
Brown quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Brown but it's paid off an Moss is forced to tap! Nice work by Brown.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bad News Brown!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Azell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desi Venetiaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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278 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Azell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Desi Venetiaan!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Venetiaan looks to land a combination. Azell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venetiaan throws a left that rocks Azell and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Venetiaan dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Azell regain composure!
Azell is rocked!
Venetiaan is trying to get an arm triangle but Azell is defending well.
Oh Azell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Venetiaan decides to stand back up.
Azell seems to have got his legs back now.
Venetiaan steps in with a hook that catches Azell right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Venetiaan follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Azell looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desi Venetiaan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Callaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Callaway has chosen Scraped as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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256 lbs
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265 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Callaway!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barry throws a leg kick
and Callaway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Callaway clinches up against the cage.
Barry fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Callaway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barry backwards.
Barry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Callaway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Barry ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Barry no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Barry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Callaway trying to control the position from guard on top but Barry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Callaway looking to pass the guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Randy Callaway hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Callaway forces Barry back against the cage and clinches.
Barry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barry tries to break free but Callaway pushes him back against the cage.
Callaway misses with a punch on the inside.
Barry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barry stalls.
Callaway misses with a punch on the inside.
Callaway misses with a punch on the inside.
Callaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Callaway misses with the head strike.
Callaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Callaway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaway thows a leg kick but Barry checks it
and Barry counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Randy Callaway has been cut.
Randy Callaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barry tries to clinch up.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch but Callaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barry.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barry.
Callaway looks gassed!
Barry tries to clinch up but Callaway circles away and keeps his distance.
Barry rushes Callaway and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barry blocks an uppercut.
Barry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Callaway gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Barry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Callaway is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barry blocking some punches.
Barry is pushing Callaway up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barry jumps guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaway wants to stand and escape but instead Barry has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Barry stands up and waves to Callaway to follow him.
Barry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Callaway is able to avoid easily.
Barry keeps the fight on the outside.
Barry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barry walks into a straight right hand from Callaway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry is looking to clinch.
Barry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barry checks a low kick from Callaway.
Callaway tries to clinch there but Barry circles away.
Callaway jabs Barry right on the nose. Barry blinks but takes it well.
Callaway tries to close the distance and clinch but Barry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Callaway is looking to slow Barry down with leg kicks.
Callaway wants to clinch up but Barry keeps it at a distance.
Callaway scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Callaway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Callaway lands a really nice looking cross but Barry seems unphased.
Callaway clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Callaway is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Callaway attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Callaway tries to clinch but Barry moves out of range.
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 Patrick Barry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Callaway's cut.
That's time! Barry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Callaway closes the distance and clinches.
Barry is trying to break the clinch but Callaway has him pressed against the cage.
Callaway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Callaway has a couple of punches blocked by Barry.
Callaway misses with a punch on the inside.
Callaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Callaway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Callaway misses with the head strike.
Callaway lands with a right to the head.
Callaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Barry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Callaway smiles and moves away.
Patrick Barry is winning the standup battle so far.
Callaway clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barry has Callaway pressed against the cage.
Barry jumps guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Callaway controlling from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Callaway was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Barry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Callaway has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Callaway scores with a punch to the head.
Callaway keeps the fight on the outside.
Barry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Callaway was well out of range. Poor timing from Barry.
Callaway keeps the fight on the outside.
Barry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barry misses with a head kick.
Callaway cracks the inside of Barry's front leg.
Callaway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callaway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barry is looking to clinch.
Callaway moves out of range of the leg kick from Barry.
That kick from Callaway tenderised Barry's leg. Barry is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Callaway.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Callaway.
Callaway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Callaway fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Callaway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Callaway clinches with his opponent.
Callaway scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Callaway fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Callaway cracks Barry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Callaway has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barry fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Barry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Callaway has a couple of punches blocked by Barry.
Callaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Callaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Barry.
Callaway throws a head punch that misses.
Callaway has a couple of punches blocked by Barry.
Barry wants a takedown but no success here.
Callaway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Barry.
Callaway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Callaway.
Callaway throws a head punch that misses.
Barry jumps guard but Callaway turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Callaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Barry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Callaway misses with a punch on the inside.
Callaway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barry tries to score a body lock takedown but Callaway shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barry takes a shot to the head.
Barry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Callaway.
Callaway has a couple of punches blocked by Barry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Callaway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Callaway's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Callaway. That's going to slow Barry down.
Callaway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Callaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barry tries to clinch there but Callaway circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Callaway.
Callaway clinches up with Barry and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Callaway.
Barry blocks an uppercut.
Callaway misses with the head strike.
Callaway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Callaway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barry fails to pull guard.
Callaway has a couple of punches blocked by Barry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry blocking some punches.
Barry tries to pull guard but Callaway won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Callaway fails to land.
Callaway misses with a punch on the inside.
Barry pulls guard effortlessly.
Callaway trying to control the position from guard on top but Barry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randy Callaway has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Callaway tries to clinch up but Barry circles away and keeps his distance.
Callaway moves into the clinch.
Callaway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Callaway is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Barry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Callaway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Callaway walks away with a smile on his face. Barry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Callaway can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Callaway rushes Barry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Callaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Barry.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Callaway.
Callaway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Barry to work.
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!
Callaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Barry.
Callaway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Callaway stops a takedown attempt from Barry.
Callaway misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Callaway.
Barry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Callaway smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Callaway.
Callaway moves into range and clinches up with Barry.
Callaway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barry tries to pull guard but Callaway won't allow it.
Barry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Callaway scores with a shot to the side of Barry's head.
Callaway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barry blocks an uppercut.
Callaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Barry uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Callaway.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Callaway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry blocking some punches.
Barry takes a shot to the head.
Callaway prevents the takedown attempt.
Barry tries to circle away but Callaway has him pinned against the cage.
Callaway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Callaway scores with a shoulder strike.
Barry blocks an uppercut.
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!
Barry is struggling to control the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Callaway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Callaway.
Callaway lands a left hand.
Callaway throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Callaway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Callaway 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Callaway!
An out of breath and clearly excited Randy Callaway thanked Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colton Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jovon Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chambers has chosen Carmen Gray-Gates of Loneliness as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Colton Rodgers has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Colton Rodgers seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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20
277 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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21
251 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colton Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jovon Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers throws a sloppy head kick and Chambers moves out of range easily.
Chambers misses with a wild body shot.
Chambers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodgers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chambers somewhat.
Chambers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rodgers under the eye.
Chambers shoots in and gets a takedown into Rodgers's guard.
Chambers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodgers is keeping the position for now.
Rodgers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chambers on the ground.
Rodgers is trying to keep Chambers in close.
Chambers wants to control from the top but Rodgers keeps moving.
Chambers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodgers is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers pushing down on Rodgers's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rodgers wants to improve his position but Chambers is controlling well.
Chambers is trying to control. Rodgers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chambers is trying to work for a kimura but Rodgers is defending well.
Rodgers is looking to improve his position.
Chambers is looking to take a break and control but Rodgers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chambers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rodgers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chambers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rodgers sees it coming and defends easily.
Chambers prevents Rodgers from improving his position.
Rodgers is trying to control but can't.
Chambers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rodgers wants to control but Chambers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chambers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rodgers is just riding it out for now. Chambers eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chambers is working away from the top position though.
Chambers is pressing down on Rodgers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodgers is holding on for now.
Chambers is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rodgers has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chambers is looking for a kimura but Rodgers is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chambers to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodgers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodgers is defending against the submission attempts here by Chambers.
Chambers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rodgers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chambers.
Chambers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rodgers defends it well.
Chambers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rodgers is just riding it out for now. Chambers eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jovon Chambers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chambers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rodgers as he avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rodgers, right into the meat.
Chambers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A shot to the liver by Chambers. Beautiful body shot.
Rodgers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chambers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Rodgers as Chambers shoots in.
Rodgers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers blocks a head kick by Rodgers.
Rodgers throws a sloppy head kick and Chambers moves out of range easily.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chambers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodgers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chambers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chambers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodgers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chambers somewhat.
Colton Rodgers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jovon Chambers.
Chambers manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rodgers on his heels. He'll look to pass Rodgers's guard now, I'm sure.
Chambers is breathing heavily.
Chambers slips nicely into half guard.
Chambers is working for a kimura but Rodgers is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is staying active underneath Chambers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chambers prevents Rodgers from improving his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chambers seems to be working for a kimura but Rodgers defends the submission attempt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Chambers. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Chambers is looking for a kimura but Rodgers is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chambers to get the leverage.
Rodgers is trying to control but Chambers passes into side control!
Rodgers is not content to let Chambers control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers can't do much from the bottom here.
Chambers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rodgers has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rodgers prevents Chambers from improving position.
Rodgers is holding Chambers down, trying to stall.
Chambers trying to control the position but Rodgers is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers prevents Chambers from improving position.
Rodgers tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chambers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rodgers is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chambers's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Chambers is keen to just control but Rodgers is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodgers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rodgers keeping full guard, as Chambers tries to pass.
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 Colton Rodgers will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rodgers misses with a head kick.
Chambers blocks a head kick by Rodgers.
Chambers avoids the head kick by Rodgers.
Rodgers avoids the body shot from Chambers.
Rodgers wants to clinch up but Chambers keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Chambers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chambers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chambers misses with a two punch combination.
Rodgers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chambers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rodgers has Chambers pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers lands a nice elbow.
Rodgers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jovon Chambers has been cut.
Rodgers landing knees to the body.
Chambers tries to pull guard but Rodgers won't allow it.
Rodgers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rodgers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rodgers lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers takes an elbow to the temple.
Rodgers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chambers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodgers taking a breather.
Rodgers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chambers's defenses.
Rodgers landing knees to the body.
Rodgers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chambers drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rodgers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rodgers connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Rodgers.
Chambers misses with a body shot
and Rodgers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rodgers.
Rodgers working Chambers over with knees to the body.
Rodgers lands a damaging elbow.
Rodgers connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chambers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Colton Rodgers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jovon Chambers.
Rodgers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rodgers scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers landing knees to the body.
Rodgers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chambers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodgers lands an elbow inside that Chambers shrugs off.
Chambers is rocked!
That has opened up Jovon Chambers's cut even more.
Rodgers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chambers is still on wobbly legs! Can Rodgers finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for Rodgers.
Rodgers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chambers's defenses.
Rodgers stalling in the clinch.
Rodgers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodgers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodgers creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Chambers! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Rodgers.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colton Rodgers!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deacon Griggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Grillz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griggs comes into the arena with Church by T-Pain blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deacon Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Grillz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grillz is looking to clinch but Griggs is avoiding it.
Griggs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grillz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Griggs somewhat.
Griggs fails to land the takedown.
Griggs tries for a takedown but Grillz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deacon Griggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griggs swinging wildly here.
Griggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griggs misses with a body shot.
Griggs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grillz tries to avoid it but Griggs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grillz to the ground. Grillz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice jab there from Grillz.
Griggs misses with a body shot.
Griggs shoots and misses
and Grillz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griggs misses with a takedown
and Grillz counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grillz digs a right hand into Griggs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griggs's gas tank.
Grillz lands with a light punch inside.
Grillz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Griggs backwards.
Grillz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griggs or not.
Griggs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grillz to keep the fight standing.
Grillz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grillz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grillz lands with a short shot to the head.
Grillz gets through Griggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grillz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griggss head.
Grillz works on Griggs's body with a couple of short punches.
Griggs is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Grillz.
Grillz scores with a shoulder strike.
Grillz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grillz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Grillz scores with a shot to the side of Griggs's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grillz.
Grillz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Griggs backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Grillz.
Grillz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Griggs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grillz presses Griggs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grillz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grillz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grillz.
Grillz lands with a short shot to the head.
Griggs is rocked!
Grillz throws a big uppercut that drops Griggs! More strikes from Grillz and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Griggs lies dazed against the cage as Grillz celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Grillz!
Jason Grillz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Asteroids Bombereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadiq Hossein (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asteroids Bombereem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hossein misses with a hook. Bombereem ducked under it nicely.
Bombereem slips a straight right by Hossein.
Bombereem misses with a looping right.
Hossein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hossein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hossein lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hossein. Bombereem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hossein cracks Bombereem with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hossein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hossein throws a right hand that misses
and Bombereem counters with a stiff right hand.
Bombereem throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left and a right from Hossein both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hossein lands with a right hand.
Hossein swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bombereem counters with a stiff right hand.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bombereem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hossein throws a lazy right hand but Bombereem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombereem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bombereem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hossein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hossein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bombereem slips under a jab from Hossein.
Bombereem tries to clinch up.
Hossein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bombereem.
Bombereem swings for the body but Hossein moves out of range.
Hossein misses with a double jab.
Hossein looks to land a right hand but Bombereem moved out of range.
Bombereem takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bombereem misses with a straight right.
Bombereem throws out a leg kick but Hossein moves out of range and Bombereem only half commits.
Hossein loads up on a big right hand but Bombereem slips the punch.
Hossein scores with a body shot.
Bombereem throws a shot from downtown. Hossein moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein just misses with a punch to the body.
Hossein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bombereem stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hossein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hossein lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hossein misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Bombereem there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bombereem slips a jab from Hossein.
Hossein throws a lazy right hand but Bombereem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hossein throws a right and a left that Bombereem avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Hossein blocks the leg kick.
Hossein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hossein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bombereem.
Hossein throws out a loose jab but Bombereem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hossein misses with a hook to the body
and Bombereem makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossein misses the shot to the body.
Bombereem misses with a left hand
and Hossein makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bombereem slips a straight right by Hossein.
Bombereem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hossein.
Hossein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bombereem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hossein lands a body shot.
Bombereem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hossein moves away.
Hossein throws a right hand that misses
and Bombereem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hossein lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the body from Hossein misses
and Hossein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hossein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bombereem.
Bombereem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hossein at a distance.
Bombereem drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bombereem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein misses with a right hand
and Bombereem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hossein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hossein misses with an uppercut. Bombereem saw that one coming.
Hossein throws a hook to the side of Bombereem's head but Bombereem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Bombereem misses the target.
Hossein looks to land a left hand but Bombereem moved out of range nicely.
Hossein defending well as Bombereem loads up on a big left hand.
Bombereem on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hossein connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bombereem. Bombereem circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bombereem tests Hossein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bombereem with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hossein 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!
Bombereem blocks a jab.
Hossein is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bombereem had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bombereem bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sadiq Hossein dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bombereem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hossein.
Hossein throws out a loose jab but Bombereem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hossein digs a good body shot into Bombereem's ribs.
Hossein fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hossein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bombereem throws a series of punches but Hossein avoids them all with ease.
Bombereem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hossein misses with a lunging right hand
and Bombereem counters with a solid body kick.
Jab from Hossein.
Hossein stuns Bombereem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bombereem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hossein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bombereem's hands.
Hossein throws a nice looking combination but Bombereem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bombereem has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombereem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hossein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Bombereem.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bombereem.
Hossein lands a nice shot that snaps Bombereem's head back.
Bombereem on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hossein scores with a shot to the body.
Bombereem moves in looking to clinch but Hossein pushes him off.
Bombereem moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hossein lands a right hook to the body.
Hossein fails to land with a series of punches.
Hossein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bombereem.
Bombereem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bombereem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hossein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Bombereem misses the target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bombereem might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hossein misses the body punch
and Hossein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bombereem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Bombereem.
Hossein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bombereem looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hossein blocks a jab.
Hossein misses with an uppercut.
Bombereem takes one on the button.
Bombereem slips a jab and a cross from Hossein.
Hossein throws a one two combo.
Hossein slips a straight right by Bombereem.
Hossein throws a hook but Bombereem blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossein throws a jab but it's blocked by Bombereem.
Bombereem tests Hossein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hossein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bombereem.
Hossein cracks a nice hook into Bombereem's ribs.
Hossein thows a body shot but no joy.
Hossein throws a good cross that connects.
Hossein lands an overhand right.
A lazy left from Hossein finds it's target.
Bombereem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hossein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bombereem throws a jab when Hossein was well out of range.
Bombereem looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hossein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bombereem manages to avoid it.
Bombereem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hossein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombereem wants to clinch
and Hossein counters with a right hand to the body.
Hossein throws an overhand right that lands on Bombereem's shoulder, as Bombereem tries to avoid the shot.
Bombereem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hossein moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hossein scores with a hook.
Bombereem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bombereem throws a shot from downtown. Hossein moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hossein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bombereem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A left lands for Hossein.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hossein swings for the body but Bombereem moves out of range.
Bombereem on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bombereem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sadiq Hossein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Hossein cracks Bombereem with an open hand slap.
Bombereem throws a jab when Hossein was well out of range.
Hossein swinging wildly here.
Bombereem misses with a looping left.
Bombereem moves in looking to clinch but Hossein pushes him off.
Hossein slips a jab from Bombereem.
Hossein throws a looping overhand right but Bombereem ducks down to avoid it.
Bombereem wants to clinch up but Hossein keeps it at a distance.
Bombereem blocks a jab.
Bombereem throws a body punch but Hossein moves out of range.
Nice cross by Hossein.
Bombereem looks to score with a jab to the body but Hossein is just out of range.
Hossein moves out of range of the leg kick from Bombereem.
Hossein thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein throws a body punch but Bombereem moves out of range.
Hossein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Hossein.
Bombereem misses with an uppercut. Hossein saw that one coming.
Bombereem misses with a hook. Hossein ducked under it nicely.
Hossein lands with an overhand left.
Bombereem takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hossein misses with a straight right.
Bombereem takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hossein lands a nice shot that snaps Bombereem's head back.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Bombereem is just out of range.
Bombereem takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hossein throws a body punch but Bombereem moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombereem explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hossein feints a jab promting Bombereem to slip. Hossein then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bombereem slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hossein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bombereem.
Bombereem throws a push kick but Hossein slaps the foot to one side.
Bombereem misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bombereem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hossein.
Hossein with a hook.
Hossein throws a head kick that misses.
Bombereem takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hossein lands a really nice looking cross but Bombereem seems unphased.
Hossein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hossein slips under a jab.
Hossein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossein ducks under a wild hook from Bombereem.
Bombereem misses with a looping left.
Bombereem misses the jab.
Hossein displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bombereem just misses with a punch to the body.
Bombereem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hossein.
Hossein throws a body punch but Bombereem moves out of range.
Hossein lands with a good body shot.
Bombereem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bombereem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hossein.
Bombereem throws a shot from downtown. Hossein moves away and avoids it.
Hossein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hossein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hossein misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bombereem to counter with a crisp jab.
Asteroids Bombereem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein scores with a shot to the body.
Bombereem on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hossein stalks Bombereem and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bombereem's face. Bombereem staggers backwards, shaken.
Hossein checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hossein cracks Bombereem with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hossein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bombereem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Bombereem is just out of range.
Hossein lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bombereem is rocked!
Bombereem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oh Bombereem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bombereem ducks under a wild hook from Hossein.
Bombereem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hossein looks to land a right hand but Bombereem moved out of range.
Hossein throws a jab but it's blocked by Bombereem.
Hossein connects with a combination that backs up Bombereem into the cage. Hossein lands a flurry of punches that gets past Bombereem's guard. Bombereem is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Hossein bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sadiq Hossein!
Sadiq Hossein made sure to mention his sponsor, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rosco Mankins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduard Melkonyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melkonyan has chosen 25/17 as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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268 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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253 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rosco Mankins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eduard Melkonyan!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mankins misses with a kick to the body.
Mankins tries to land a front kick but Melkonyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mankins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melkonyan blocks a head kick by Mankins.
Mankins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mankins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Melkonyan as he checks the leg kick.
Mankins walks into a straight right hand from Melkonyan.
Mankins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Melkonyan blocks a head kick by Mankins.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mankins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankins wants to slow Melkonyan down by chopping away at his legs.
Melkonyan checks a low kick from Mankins.
Melkonyan misses with a hook.
Mankins is looking to chop away at Melkonyan's legs.
Melkonyan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mankins avoids it really well and circles away.
Melkonyan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mankins's guard.
Mankins pulls Melkonyan in close to prevent any damage.
Melkonyan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mankins is trying to control the position but Melkonyan postures up.
Mankins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Melkonyan on the ground.
Melkonyan thows a big elbow that misses.
Melkonyan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Melkonyan wants to pass the guard but Mankins is keeping the position.
Melkonyan chips away with some ground and pound.
Melkonyan trying to control but Mankins is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melkonyan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melkonyan wants to control from the top but Mankins keeps moving.
Melkonyan looking to pass the guard.
Melkonyan works over Mankins with some ground and pound from guard.
Melkonyan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mankins looking to control.
Melkonyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Mankins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melkonyan passes into half guard.
Melkonyan seems to be working for a kimura but Mankins defends the submission attempt.
Melkonyan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankins is trying to get back to full guard.
Melkonyan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mankins is not content to let Melkonyan control the position.
Melkonyan prevents Mankins from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mankins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eduard Melkonyan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mankins thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Melkonyan if he has to take too many more of those.
Melkonyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mankins can pounce on him.
Mankins connects with a leg kick. Melkonyan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good work by Melkonyan as he checks the leg kick.
Melkonyan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mankins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mankins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Melkonyan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Mankins! Melkonyan is out on his feet! Mankins rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Melkonyan is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Melkonyan is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rosco Mankins!
Rosco Mankins is the new heavyweight champion!
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