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DUFF 9 - Out with the Old PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angus Monfries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie Strath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strath has chosen Parallel Universe as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angus Monfries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie Strath!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Monfries.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Monfries decides to stand back up.
Monfries drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Strath looking to control.
Monfries is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Strath looking to control but Monfries passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monfries content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strath throws a strike from the bottom but Monfries passes into side control!
Monfries is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monfries decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Monfries throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Strath was covering up waiting for the punch and Monfries finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Monfries has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Monfries trying to control the position from guard on top but Strath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monfries makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strath not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Strath keeping full guard, as Monfries tries to pass.
Strath looking for a guillotine here but Monfries defends easily.
Monfries slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strath trying to control the position.
Monfries is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Monfries might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Angus Monfries wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Strath tries to score a power double leg takedown but Monfries sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Strath somewhat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monfries closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Strath to the mat! Strath manages to get full guard.
Strath looks gassed!
Monfries is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Monfries dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Monfries gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Monfries manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Strath is looking to control Monfries's arms but Monfries gets an underhook and turns him. Now Strath has his back to the ropes.
Monfries wants the takedown. Strath is fighting it off but Monfries persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Strath's guard against the ropes.
Strath is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monfries accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Strath is trying to control the position but Monfries postures up.
Monfries showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Monfries looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monfries sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Angus Monfries just wasn't active enough.
Monfries closes the distance and pushes Strath back into the ropes.
Monfries wants the takedown. Strath is fighting it off but Monfries persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Strath's guard against the ropes.
Monfries wants to pass the guard but Strath is keeping the position.
Strath is trying to keep Monfries in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monfries pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strath is keeping the position for now.
Monfries is looking to stand up but Strath won't let him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Monfries decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Strath, up you get!
Monfries avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monfries moves into range and clinches up with Strath.
Monfries has Strath pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Monfries pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Strath tumbling to the mat - Monfries dives into Strath's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strath trying to keep a closed guard but Monfries is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strath is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Monfries is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Monfries postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Monfries is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Angus Monfries wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Strath tries to clinch there but Monfries circles away.
Strath throws a front kick aimed at Monfries's knee but Monfries avoids it well.
Monfries fails with a takedown attempt.
Strath tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monfries swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strath tries to keep at a distance but Monfries has taken the fight into the clinch.
Strath misses with a punch on the inside.
Monfries has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Strath regains guard immediately.
Monfries is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monfries makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Monfries dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Strath goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Strath fails with a takedown attempt.
Monfries has a takedown stuffed.
Monfries misses with a takedown attempt - Strath sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Strath misses with the combination.
Monfries tries for a takedown but Strath sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angus Monfries. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monfries looking to score a takedown here. Strath is defending well but Monfries drives through and ends up in Strath's guard.
Strath can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Monfries controls the pace.
Angus Monfries overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Strath takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strath keeping moving, preventing Monfries from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monfries slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Angus Monfries.
Monfries gets the takedown into side control.
Monfries is looking to take a break and control but Strath is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Monfries has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Strath gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monfries slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Monfries wants to control from the top but Strath keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Monfries is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Angus Monfries just wasn't active enough.
Strath tries to clinch up but Monfries circles away and keeps his distance.
Monfries is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strath can do to turn this around?
Monfries shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Monfries showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Monfries keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Monfries is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Monfries is working for a kimura but Strath is defending it quite comfortably.
Monfries thows a huge punch but Strath dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monfries is working for a submission of some sort.
Monfries is thwarting Strath's attempts to control the position.
Richie Strath has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Angus Monfries is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monfries lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angus Monfries showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Monfries has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus Monfries!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Serbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serbo has chosen white eyes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Don Serbo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Serbo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serbo tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Serbo wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Serbo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Serbo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Serbo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Serbo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Serbo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Serbo.
Serbo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Serbo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz clinches up against the ropes.
Serbo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Serbo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Serbo scores with a knee to the head.
Serbo lands a damaging elbow.
Serbo is pressed up against the ropes. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Serbo down to the mat. Serbo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Serbo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Diaz trying to stall but Serbo improves his position.
Serbo lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Serbo regains guard immediately.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diaz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Serbo wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Serbo keeps moving.
Diaz gets to his feet. Serbo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Serbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serbo is trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Diaz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Serbo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Diaz's guard! Nice work there by Serbo!
Diaz 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.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Serbo controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Serbo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Diaz is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Serbo tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Serbo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Serbo sprawls well.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Serbo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Serbo tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Serbo moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Serbo wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Serbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz gets tackled into the ropes by Serbo. Serbo maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Serbo, against the ropes.
Serbo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz wants the takedown. Serbo is fighting it off but Diaz persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Serbo's guard against the ropes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Serbo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Serbo lands with a slapping head kick.
Serbo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nick Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Serbo wants to clinch.
Diaz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diaz lands in his opponent's guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Serbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Serbo.
Serbo drives through and clinches with Diaz against the ropes.
Serbo is breathing heavily.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serbo prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Serbo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Serbo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Serbo lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Serbo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
Diaz is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Serbo can't fight it off and eventually Diaz manages to take the fight to the floor. Serbo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Serbo is retaining full guard.
Serbo is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Serbo has wrist control.
Serbo pushes Diaz off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Serbo is trying to get back to his feet.
Serbo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Serbo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serbo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Serbo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Serbo tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Serbo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Serbo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Serbo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Serbo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diaz has picked Serbo up - he's going for a ride! Diaz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Serbo is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serbo is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well.
Diaz is looking to advance position but Serbo won't allow it.
Serbo wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Serbo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diaz trying to control from Serbo's half guard. Serbo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
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 Nick Diaz 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!
Serbo tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Diaz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Diaz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Serbo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Diaz tries to control but Serbo wriggling away.
Diaz quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Diaz but it's paid off an Serbo is forced to tap! Nice work by Diaz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pruchasvok Nevinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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213 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pruchasvok Nevinski!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nevinski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James swinging wildly here.
Nevinski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and James counters with a straight right hand.
Nevinski throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from James misses.
James shoots in and drives through. Nevinski sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevinski misses with a double jab
and James counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
James is working for a kimura but Nevinski is defending it quite comfortably.
James looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nevinski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nevinski has managed to free his arm - good work.
James is looking for a kimura here.
Nevinski is trying to stand back up but James is controlling him
James wants to work for an arm triangle but Nevinski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nevinski is trying to stand.
James seems to be looking for submissions.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
James is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nevinski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time James.
James is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nevinski pushes James off looking to stand but James dives back in and keeps control.
James throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
James seems to be working for a kimura but Nevinski defends the submission attempt.
James is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
James is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevinski tries to kick James off but James keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
James is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
James looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nevinski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Nevinski tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from James!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex James!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Kahoohalphala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the ring accompanied by Badass by Saliva. Jason Mitchell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Titus Kahoohalphala's chin.
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Titus Kahoohalphala!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell moves to clinch but Kahoohalphala breaks away
and Kahoohalphala counters with a nice body shot.
Mitchell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kahoohalphala sprawls well initially but Mitchell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kahoohalphala keeping hold of Mitchell's head, controlling as best he can.
Mitchell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kahoohalphala does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kahoohalphala moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kahoohalphala is on top in guard.
Kahoohalphala keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mitchell's head.
Kahoohalphala with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahoohalphala postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kahoohalphala working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mitchell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kahoohalphala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kahoohalphala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mitchell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kahoohalphala throws a big right hand that misses.
Kahoohalphala lands a couple of elbows.
Kahoohalphala landing with the ground and pound.
Kahoohalphala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kahoohalphala is in close to Mitchell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kahoohalphala landing with the ground and pound.
Kahoohalphala throwing strikes from guard but Mitchell blocks nicely.
Kahoohalphala is working Mitchell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kahoohalphala.
Kahoohalphala content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kahoohalphala's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kahoohalphala has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala landing some decent shots from guard.
Mitchell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mitchell being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kahoohalphala scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kahoohalphala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kahoohalphala working some strikes from top position.
Kahoohalphala working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mitchell's head.
Kahoohalphala postures up.
Kahoohalphala working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mitchell's head.
Kahoohalphala loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kahoohalphala lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kahoohalphala connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mitchell's head.
Kahoohalphala throwing strikes but missing.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Mitchell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kahoohalphala working some strikes from top position.
Kahoohalphala is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kahoohalphala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mitchell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kahoohalphala on the ground.
Kahoohalphala lands a couple of digs.
Kahoohalphala missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kahoohalphala landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kahoohalphala is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahoohalphala is looking to work some ground and pound but Mitchell has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala advances to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kahoohalphala lands a nice short elbow.
Kahoohalphala lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Kahoohalphala there.
Mitchell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kahoohalphala scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kahoohalphala scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kahoohalphala is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mitchell is rocked!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kahoohalphala in particular looking to stall.
Mitchell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Mitchell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kahoohalphala lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Mitchell! More strikes land and this one is all over! Kahoohalphala jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Titus Kahoohalphala!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theopolis Barrymore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barrymore comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Thing That Should Not Be kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thunder has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Theopolis Barrymore!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrymore shoots in for a takedown but Thunder shows good takedown defense.
Barrymore is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thunder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thunder misses with a combination
and Barrymore counters with an inside leg kick.
Thunder misses with a two punch combination.
Thunder is breathing heavily.
Barrymore shoots in but no luck this time.
Max Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theopolis Barrymore.
Thunder defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barrymore.
Barrymore fails with a takedown attempt.
Barrymore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thunder.
Barrymore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thunder swivels and escapes.
Thunder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thunder stuffs the takedown attempt from Barrymore. Barrymore gets slowly back to his feet.
Barrymore shoots in but no luck this time.
Thunder goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barrymore shoots in for a double leg but Thunder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thunder misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrymore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thunder tries to avoid it but Barrymore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thunder to the ground. Thunder escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thunder!
Barrymore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thunder is fending him off so far but Barrymore persists. Nope, Thunder circles away and we're back to standing.
Max Thunder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barrymore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barrymore doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunder circles away.
Barrymore shoots in looking for a takedown but Thunder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barrymore's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barrymore dives in and grabs Thunder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thunder pushes down on Barrymore's head and hops out.
Thunder throws a nice looking combination but Barrymore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thunder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barrymore circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barrymore shoots in but no luck this time.
Barrymore slips a jab and a cross from Thunder.
Barrymore is looking to clinch.
Barrymore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thunder swivels and escapes.
Thunder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barrymore fails with a takedown attempt.
Thunder throws a right and a left that Barrymore avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrymore shoots for a takedown but Thunder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thunder fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Thunder.
Barrymore dives in and grabs Thunder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thunder pushes down on Barrymore's head and hops out.
Barrymore shoots in but Thunder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barrymore moves in looking to clinch but Thunder pushes him off.
Barrymore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thunder sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barrymore somewhat.
Thunder looks to land a combination but Barrymore avoids it well.
Barrymore tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barrymore.
Thunder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barrymore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thunder but Thunder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch combination from Thunder misses.
Thunder slaps away a takedown attempt from Barrymore, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No joy there for Thunder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thunder looks to land a combination but Barrymore avoids it well.
Barrymore shoots in for a takedown but Thunder shows good takedown defense.
Thunder misses with a few strikes there.
Barrymore looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barrymore dives in and grabs Thunder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thunder pushes down on Barrymore's head and hops out.
Barrymore slips a jab and a cross from Thunder.
Barrymore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thunder pinned against the ropes. Thunder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barrymore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barrymore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thunder fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Thunder as Barrymore shoots in.
Thunder lands a two punch combo.
Barrymore fails to land the takedown.
Thunder swinging wildly here.
Barrymore shoots in for a takedown but Thunder shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barrymore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thunder avoids it really well and circles away.
Thunder misses with a double jab.
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 Max Thunder will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Barrymore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Max Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrymore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thunder sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barrymore somewhat.
Thunder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barrymore tries to clinch but Thunder moves out of range.
Barrymore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Max Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theopolis Barrymore.
Thunder gets caught napping as Barrymore dives in and scores a takedown. Thunder manages to retain guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Barrymore drops back looking for a leg! Thunder is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thunder manages to kick Barrymore off! Barrymore jumps back into Thunder's guard.
Barrymore trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
Thunder on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thunder tries to get out of the position.
Barrymore thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barrymore trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder is looking to stand up but Barrymore isn't so interested in that idea.
Thunder can't keep his opponent in guard - Barrymore advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Thunder wants to get back to his feet.
Barrymore is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thunder is just riding it out for now. Barrymore eventually gives up the hold.
Barrymore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thunder defending well though.
Barrymore is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barrymore wants to get back to his feet.
Barrymore in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Thunder tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Barrymore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Theopolis Barrymore!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Roode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Roode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roode tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Snow swivels and escapes.
Snow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roode manages to avoid it.
Snow tries to clinch up.
Snow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Snow works over Roode's head and body with a nice combination.
Snow takes the fight into the clinch.
Roode jumps guard but Snow turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Snow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Snow misses with a punch to the body.
Snow is looking to control Roode's arms but Roode gets an underhook and turns him. Now Snow has his back to the ropes.
Roode can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Roode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snow stalling in the clinch but Roode improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Roode tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Snow looking to stall.
Snow is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Roode has denied him.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jon Snow.
Roode dives in and grabs Snow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Snow pushes down on Roode's head and hops out.
Snow lands a nice shot that snaps Roode's head back.
Snow clinches up with Roode and pushes him back against the ropes.
Roode is looking to take this one to the mat.
Snow looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snow.
A short body shot lands from Snow as the two fighters clinch.
Roode is looking for a takedown.
Roode is breathing heavily.
Snow is trying to maintain a safe position but Roode gets an underhook and turns Snow into the ropes.
Snow lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roode is trying to drag Snow to the mat but Snow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Roode prevents a body shot from Snow.
Roode has Snow pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Snow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Snow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roode drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Snow.
Snow tries a body shot but Roode blocks it.
Snow has Roode pressed against the ropes.
Snow is trying to maintain a safe position but Roode gets an underhook and turns Snow into the ropes.
Snow is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Snow pushes Roode back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jon Snow.
Snow lands with a right hand.
Snow lands a nice hook to Roode's body. Roode takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Snow tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Roode manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snow forces Roode back against the ropes and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Roode tries to break the clinch but Snow is controlling the position.
Snow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roode backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snow is looking to control Roode's arms but Roode gets an underhook and turns him. Now Snow has his back to the ropes.
Snow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Roode has had enough of the clinch but Snow keeps him there for the moment.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Snow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roode at a distance.
Roode throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Snow's waist but Snow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roode off to one side.
Roode drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Snow. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Snow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roode stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Snow scores with a jab to the body.
Bobby Roode is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roode counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Snow's guard now.
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!
Roode won't allow Snow to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snow is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roode wants to control from the top but Snow keeps moving.
Snow wants to get back to his feet but Roode is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Roode passes Snow's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow is trying to stand up here but Roode is controlling him well.
Roode is pressing down on Snow's thigh, looking to free his foot. Snow is holding on for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Roode is working for a kimura but Snow is defending it quite comfortably.
Roode frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Roode throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roode goes for an armbar but Snow turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Snow.
Snow preventing the sweep.
Snow tries to stand but Roode is controlling from the bottom.
Roode is looking to sinch up a triangle. Snow throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Roode's body to avoid the submission. Roode has instead reached around Snow's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Roode arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bobby Roode!
After the big win, Bobby Roode made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Melanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Richards (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 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Melanko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Richards!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melanko punishes Richards's body with a nice straight punch.
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Melanko throws a hook but Richards blocks it.
Richards throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Jay Melanko has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Melanko misses the target.
Richards shoots in but no luck this time.
Richards takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Aaron Richards has been cut.
Richards throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Melanko.
Richards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richards looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Melanko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Melanko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Richards missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Richards postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Melanko to stand up.
Melanko thuds a left hand into Richards's body.
Richards dives in and grabs Melanko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Melanko pushes down on Richards's head and hops out.
Richards looks gassed!
No joy there for Melanko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Richards catches Melanko right on the button with a cross.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Melanko. Those never looked like landing.
Richards shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Melanko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Richards has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Richards looking to control and managing it successfully.
Richards throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Melanko is looking to escape.
Melanko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Richards trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Richards throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Melanko is looking to escape.
Richards controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards goes for an armbar but Melanko turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Melanko.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Richards will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Melanko misses with an uppercut.
Melanko throws a hook but Richards avoids it easily.
Richards has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Richards finds it's way through Melanko's defenses.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jay Melanko is winning the standup battle so far.
Richards shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Richards was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Melanko is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards lands with some strikes.
Jay Melanko's cut is getting worse.
Richards working for a submission but Melanko is keeping him at bay.
Aaron Richards has got the better of the ground game so far.
Richards is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Melanko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Melanko is squirming around, avoiding Richards's attempts to control the action.
Melanko is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards looking to finish Melanko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Melanko!
Jay Melanko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jay Melanko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aaron Richards!
Aaron Richards is the new heavyweight champion!
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pop
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mgr
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