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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Crouch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
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280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roderick Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Crouch!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crouch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Peter Crouch has been cut.
Crouch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crouch tries a head kick but it misses.
Crouch misses with a low kick.
Crouch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jenkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crouch throws a hook but Jenkins avoids it easily.
A solid body kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crouch in his tracks.
Peter Crouch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins lands the left hand.
Jenkins thuds a left hand into Crouch's body.
Jenkins misses with a few strikes there.
Jenkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crouch's sensitive parts.
Jenkins connects with a leg kick. Crouch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crouch looks gassed!
Crouch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That kick from Jenkins tenderised Crouch's leg. Crouch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jenkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jenkins feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Crouch sprawling to the canvas! Crouch rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jenkins finish him?!
Crouch is rocked!
That has opened up Peter Crouch's cut even more.
Jenkins lands a nice hook to Crouch's body. Crouch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crouch is still on wobbly legs! Can Jenkins finish him?
Jenkins circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Crouch tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Jenkins wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roderick Jenkins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tek Jansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Laski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saul Laski acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tek Jansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Laski!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Laski circles away.
Jansen instigates a clinch.
Laski wants a takedown.
Laski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jansen tries a knee to the head but Laski blocks it.
Laski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jansen landing knees to the head.
It looks like Saul Laski has been cut.
Laski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jansen is pressed up against the cage. Laski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jansen down to the mat. Jansen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tek Jansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Laski.
Jansen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jansen did well to prevent Laski getting side control.
Laski seems to be looking for submissions.
Jansen tries to roll over but Laski keeps him under control.
Laski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jansen's head.
Laski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jansen defending well though.
Jansen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laski.
Jansen is trying to get back to full guard.
Laski is looking to take a break and control but Jansen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jansen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laski wants to take a breather but Jansen is having none of it.
Laski is looking to stall here but Jansen recovers full guard.
Jansen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Laski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jansen keeping full guard, as Laski tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jansen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Laski is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Laski trying to control but Jansen is working from the bottom.
Jansen trying to keep a closed guard but Laski is proving a slippery customer.
Laski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Laski trying to control the position from guard on top but Jansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jansen working a defensive guard here.
Laski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laski looking to sit in guard and control but Jansen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Laski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Laski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Laski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Laski throwing shots but Jansen is blocking nicely.
Jansen wants to control but Laski is keeping busy.
Jansen is refusing to be controlled, as Laski sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jansen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Laski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jansen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jansen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laski.
Laski stalling.
Saul Laski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Laski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jansen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jansen avoids it really well and circles away.
Jansen tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Laski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saul Laski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Laski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Jansen.
Jansen tries to stall but Laski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jansen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Laski.
Jansen connects with a knee to the head.
Jansen landing knees to the head.
Laski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Laski is working for takedown but Jansen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jansen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Laski's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jansen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laski wants a takedown.
Tek Jansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Laski.
Jansen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Laski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jansen is defending well.
With the fighters up against the cage, Laski throws an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Laski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Laski struggles to land a body shot inside as Jansen controls his hands.
Laski is trying to break the clinch but Jansen is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Laski.
A knee to the head by Jansen.
That has opened up Saul Laski's cut even more.
Laski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jansen landing knees to the head.
Laski is rocked!
Jansen lands a big knee to the head and Laski goes down! Jansen pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tek Jansen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between EI Vittu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Out comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kickstart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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130 lbs
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141 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, EI Vittu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Out!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Vittu.
Out misses with a looping left.
Out throws an overhand right that lands on Vittu's shoulder, as Vittu tries to avoid the shot.
Out misses with a low kick as Vittu jumps back.
Out avoids a punch combination nicely.
Out dodges the punch combination from Vittu.
Vittu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Out.
Out throws a hook to the side of Vittu's head but Vittu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Out misses the jab.
Out connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vittu momentarily.
Vittu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vittu staying out of range there.
Vittu misses with a wild combination.
Out looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Vittu.
A head kick misses from Vittu.
Vittu lands a head kick. Out smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Out misses with a head kick.
Pablo Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vittu counters with a good low kick that Out was not able to check.
Out tries to clinch up but Vittu circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out misses the jab.
Vittu looks to throw the jab but Out is out of range.
Out pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vittu scoring well with a low kick there.
Vittu throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Out.
Out lands a body punch.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.
Vittu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vittu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Out lands a nice shot that snaps Vittu's head back.
Out lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out misses with a hook
and Vittu counters with an outside leg kick.
Out throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Vittu.
Out misses with a leg kick
and Vittu counters with a low kick, right behind Out 's knee.
Out scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Vittu.
Vittu thumps Out with a low kick.
Out getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Out throws a poor cross that misses
and Vittu counters with a body kick that stops Out in his tracks momentarily.
Vittu throws a nice looking combination but Out bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Out fakes the leg kick and cracks Vittu in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Out is looking to land body kicks.
Out 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.
Vittu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vittu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Out is out of range.
Vittu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vittu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Out has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Out and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vittu looks for the body kick but Out saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out throws a big shot that misses.
Out is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Out misses the jab.
Vittu misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Out dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vittu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Out.
Vittu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Out circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Out misses its intended target.
Out throws a right hand that Vittu ducks under and follows up with a left that Vittu also avoids with ease.
Out lands with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vittu.
A good leg kick by Vittu.
Out tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vittu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vittu defending well as Out loads up on a big left hand.
Out swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vittu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Out throws a hook but Vittu avoids it easily.
Pablo Out seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vittu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vittu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Out crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vittu - the referee stops the clock and Out gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vittu. Out manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Out misses with a series of wild punches.
Out throws a lazy head kick
and Vittu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vittu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Out throws a low kick but Vittu avoids it.
Vittu throws a combination that misses
and Out counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Out.
Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Out scores with a nice hook to the head.
Out tries to throw a body punch but Vittu avoids it by throwing Out back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Out.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Out.
Vittu breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Vittu blocks the leg kick.
Vittu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vittu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Out.
Vittu throws a combination that misses
and Out connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Out misses with an uppercut. Vittu saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Out tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Danga de danga de dang - Vittu scores with a four punch combination!
Out throws a big shot that misses.
Out tried to score with a low kick but Vittu checks it.
Out lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vittu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a big shot that misses.
Out checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vittu throws a one two combo.
Out slips a jab and a cross from Vittu.
Out misses with a double jab
and Vittu counters with a left and a right that stings Out.
Vittu slips under a jab.
Out tries to clinch but Vittu moves out of range.
Vittu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vittu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vittu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vittu takes one on the button.
Vittu throws a series of punches but Out avoids them all with ease.
Out blocks a low kick nicely.
Vittu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Out misses with an uppercut. Vittu saw that one coming.
Out throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Out misses with a lunging right hand
and Vittu counters with an outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vittu under the eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vittu. That's going to slow Out down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out throws a hook to the side of Vittu's head but Vittu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pablo Out will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Out misses.
Out's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vittu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Out misses the target.
Vittu takes one to the chin there.
Vittu looks to land a combination but Out avoids it well.
Out throws out a loose jab but Vittu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Out catches Vittu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Out tried to score with a low kick but Vittu checks it.
Vittu slips a jab from Out.
Vittu connects with a right hand. Out shakes it off.
Out throws an off balance right hand
and Vittu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vittu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Out.
Vittu moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Out misses.
Out lands a jab to the nose.
Out throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Vittu.
Vittu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Out chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vittu can pounce on him.
Out takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Out slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vittu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out looks to land a left hand but Vittu moved out of range nicely.
Vittu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Out.
A punch lands to the side of Vittu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vittu misses the shot to the body.
Out slips a jab and a cross from Vittu.
Vittu swinging wildly here.
Out bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Out paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Out lands with a kick to the temple. Vittu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vittu throws a low kick, looking for Out's leg but Out calmly moves out of range.
Out misses with an uppercut
and Vittu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Out's corner calls for a 1-2. Out obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Out tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vittu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vittu slips a jab from Out.
A lazy body kick from Vittu
and Out cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vittu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Out throws a head kick that misses.
Vittu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vittu misses with a double jab.
Vittu looks to land a combination but Out avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out misses the jab.
Vittu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
EI Vittu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vittu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Out.
Vittu lands a two punch combo.
Vittu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Out circles away quickly and effectively.
Vittu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Out circles away quickly and effectively.
Vittu throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Out feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vittus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vittu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Out has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Out and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
EI Vittu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Out closes the distance and pushes Vittu back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Out comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Out 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Out!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pablo Out thanked Hopkins Athletics for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Albini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ness comes to the cage accompanied by Shoots and Ladders by Korn. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Ness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renzo Albini!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness gets a clinch.
Ness tries a knee to the head but Albini blocks it.
Ness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Albini.
Ness missing with knees to the body.
Ness tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Albini avoids it.
Ness lands an elbow inside that Albini shrugs off.
Ness lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ness crunches a lovely knee into Albini's ribcage.
Ness trying to land knees to the body.
Albini is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ness to keep the fight standing.
Ness putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Albini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ness tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Albini goes for a takedown attempt but Ness pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ness explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gregory Ness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness clinches.
Albini is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ness pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gregory Ness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Albini.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ness.
Ness putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Albini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Albini looks gassed!
Ness throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ness lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ness tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ness throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Albini blocks it with crossed arms.
Ness lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albini managing to block the knees to the body from Ness.
Ness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Albini takes an elbow to the temple.
Albini tries to score a body lock takedown but Ness shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ness lands a damaging elbow.
Albini tries to pull guard but Ness forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ness working Albini over with knees to the body.
Albini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ness comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Albini wants a takedown but no success here.
Ness lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ness lands a damaging elbow.
Ness throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Albini blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ness misses with a knee to the head.
Ness tries to land a knee to the head but Albini blocks with his arms.
Albini can't get the takedown.
Albini avoids the elbow strike from Ness, against the cage.
Albini takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ness landing knees to the body.
Albini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Albini jumps guard but Ness stands there with Albini around his waist. Albini gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ness is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ness lands a damaging elbow.
Ness lands an elbow inside that Albini shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Albini blocks it with crossed arms.
Ness stops a takedown attempt from Albini.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ness throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Albini blocks it with crossed arms.
Ness throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ness lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ness creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Albini's defenses.
Ness scores with a knee to the head.
Ness lands a damaging elbow.
Ness is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ness throws an elbow but it misses.
Ness gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Ness dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Albini looks for the body kick but Ness saw that one coming.
Ness tries to clinch but Albini is having none of it.
Ness tries to clinch up.
Ness is looking to clinch but Albini is avoiding it.
Albini avoids the head kick by Ness.
Ness is looking to clinch but Albini is avoiding it.
Albini fails with the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Albini.
Ness tries a head kick but it misses.
Ness throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ness is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Albini can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Ness misses.
A leg kick checked by Albini.
Ness throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ness throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ness.
Ness doesn't manage to clinch there - Albini circles away.
Albini takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ness misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Ness.
Ness is looking to slow Albini down with leg kicks.
Albini dives in and grabs Ness's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ness pushes down on Albini's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness throws a low kick but Albini avoids it.
A solid body kick from Ness.
Ness slips a jab and a cross from Albini.
Ness buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Albini keeps the fight on the outside.
Albini swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ness counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ness using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Albini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gregory Ness has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ness with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ness throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Albini blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albini goes for a takedown attempt but Ness pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gregory Ness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Albini.
Ness is looking to chop away at Albini's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Albini blocks the leg kick.
Albini misses with an uppercut.
Ness tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ness moves into the clinch.
Ness throws a knee to the head but misses.
Albini has Ness pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ness manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ness missing with knees to the body.
Ness using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Albini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Ness.
Ness using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Albini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Albini drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Albini avoids a wild elbow strike from Ness.
Ness is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Albini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ness lands a knee to the body.
Ness lands a good knee to the midsection. Albini won't want to take too many of those.
Albini is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ness connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Ness dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ness fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Albini has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ness tries to clinch up.
Ness throws a low kick, looking for Albini's leg but Albini calmly moves out of range.
Albini misses with a low kick.
Ness wants to clinch up but Albini keeps it at a distance.
Ness throws a leg kick but Albini sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ness throws a leg kick but Albini moved away.
Ness tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Albini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ness. That's going to slow Albini down.
Ness tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Albini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ness scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albini tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Ness there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Albini avoids the head kick by Ness.
Ness throws a leg kick that misses.
Albini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Albini moves out of range of the body kick from Ness.
Ness throws a head kick but Albini moves out of range.
Ness looks to land a body kick but Albini moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ness tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Albini avoids it.
Ness landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ness.
Albini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
Albini takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Ness.
Ness throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ness creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ness looking to throw knees to the head but Albini is blocking nicely.
Albini is trying to pull guard but Ness turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ness tries to land a knee to the head but Albini blocks with his arms.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
Ness landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Albini is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ness with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Albini's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ness lands a good knee to the midsection. Albini won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ness.
Ness throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Albini blocks it with crossed arms.
Ness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ness lands an elbow inside that Albini shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness lands a left hand.
Ness swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ness lands a knee to the head.
Ness leaning against his opponent.
Albini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Renzo Albini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish 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!
Albini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Albini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gregory Ness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Albini jumps guard but Ness turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gregory Ness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Albini.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Ness.
Albini tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Ness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ness 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Ness!
Gregory Ness seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bulman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archibald Tuttle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulman comes to the cage accompanied by Opposite of Adults. Tuttle has chosen RAWR as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Bulman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Archibald Tuttle!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tuttle shoots for a double leg takedown but Bulman sprawls well. He's pushed Tuttle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bulman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bulman wants it to stay on the feet.
Tuttle gets caught napping as Bulman dives in and scores a takedown. Tuttle manages to retain guard.
Bulman trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuttle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulman postures up in Tuttle's guard and throws a big left but Tuttle blocks it.
Bulman scoring with some ground and pound.
Bulman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bulman tries to free his leg and advance position but Tuttle is retaining full guard.
Bulman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tuttle pulls Bulman in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tuttle is on top in guard.
Tuttle passes Bulman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bulman moves into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tuttle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuttle trying to control but Bulman is working from the bottom.
Bulman trying to keep a closed guard but Tuttle is proving a slippery customer.
Tuttle trying to control but Bulman is working from the bottom.
Bulman is pulling down on Tuttle's head to control his posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Mark Bulman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tuttle closes the distance and clinches up with Bulman, looking for a takedown. Tuttle pushes Bulman against the cage but Bulman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mark Bulman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archibald Tuttle.
Tuttle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bulman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bulman trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuttle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulman throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulman postures up.
Bulman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tuttle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bulman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tuttle manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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!
Tuttle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bulman manages to get himself to full guard.
Bulman trying to keep a closed guard but Tuttle is proving a slippery customer.
Bulman throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Tuttle drops back looking for a leg! Bulman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bulman manages to kick Tuttle off! Tuttle jumps back into Bulman's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bulman is keeping the position for now.
Tuttle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tuttle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bulman looking for a sweep. Not yet Bulman, not yet.
Bulman striking off his back.
Tuttle stopping the sweep attempt from Bulman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bulman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bulman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tuttle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bulman is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bulman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tuttle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tuttle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bulman is keeping the position for now.
Tuttle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bulman's guard.
Tuttle is trying to control the action in half guard but Bulman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tuttle is looking for a kimura here.
Bulman lands with a few short shots to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bulman tries to roll over but Tuttle keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bulman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tuttle.
Bulman looking to score a takedown here. Tuttle is defending well but Bulman drives through and ends up in Tuttle's guard.
Bulman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tuttle is keeping the position for now.
Bulman 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.
Mark Bulman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bulman won't allow Tuttle to get back to his feet.
Bulman trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuttle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulman looking to pass the guard.
Mark Bulman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tuttle tries to clinch but Bulman moves out of range.
Bulman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bulman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bulman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tuttle struggling a bit here.
Tuttle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tuttle struggling a bit here.
Tuttle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bulman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tuttle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bulman is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bulman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bulman working the ground and pound.
Tuttle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bulman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bulman landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulman working the ground and pound.
Bulman just content to control the position.
Bulman looks up at the clock and then as Tuttle takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bulman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bulman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bulman working away.
Bulman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tuttle keeps working.
Tuttle is trying to improve his position.
Bulman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bulman lands an elbow.
Bulman throws an elbow but Tuttle slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulman landing strikes.
Bulman taking a breather here.
Tuttle struggling a bit here.
Bulman scoring with punches from side control.
Tuttle is not content to let Bulman control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Tuttle prevents Bulman from improving position.
Tuttle manages to get back to half guard.
Bulman controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle trying to hold on to Bulman's head to control him but Bulman postures up.
Tuttle gets full guard.
Bulman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tuttle controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Mark Bulman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bulman throws out a loose jab but Tuttle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bulman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tuttle shoots in but Bulman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bulman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bulman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bulman lands in his opponent's guard.
Bulman trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuttle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulman gets to his feet. Tuttle looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tuttle misses the shot to the body.
Tuttle misses with a wild body shot.
Tuttle throws a head kick that misses.
Bulman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tuttle quickly recovers to half guard.
Bulman lands with a punch from half guard.
Tuttle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bulman.
Bulman is thwarting Tuttle's attempts to control the position.
Bulman is looking to advance position but Tuttle won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuttle wants to improve his position but Bulman is controlling well.
Tuttle wants to sweep but Bulman has passed to side control!
Bulman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tuttle to see if he's OK.
Bulman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bulman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bulman landing a few strikes.
Bulman looks up at the clock and then as Tuttle takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bulman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tuttle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bulman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee asks Bulman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bulman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tuttle is looking to reverse the position.
Mark Bulman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tuttle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulman decides to stand back up.
Bulman misses with a series of wild punches.
Tuttle throws a head kick but Bulman moves out of range.
Archibald Tuttle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Bulman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tuttle tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bulman is in Tuttle's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bulman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tuttle looking to control.
Tuttle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bulman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bulman tries to roll over but Tuttle keeps him under control.
Bulman wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle prevents Bulman from improving his position.
Tuttle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bulman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bulman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tuttle manages to get himself to full guard.
Bulman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bulman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bulman looking to pass the guard.
Bulman scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bulman's guard.
Tuttle is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tuttle looking to pass the guard.
Bulman controls Tuttle momentarily but Tuttle frees himself.
Bulman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tuttle wants to pass the guard but Bulman is keeping the position.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Archibald Tuttle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bulman looking for a sweep. Not yet Bulman, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Bulman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bulman 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Bulman!
A relieved looking Mark Bulman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Fourie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jambo Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fourie comes to the cage accompanied by ''Not Afraid'' by Eminem. Liddel has chosen Steve Aoki - Pursuit of Happiness (REMIX) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Fourie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jambo Liddel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fourie shoots for a takedown but Liddel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Liddel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fourie.
Fourie with a poor takedown
and Liddel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liddel closes the distance and clinches.
Liddel controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Liddel.
Liddel stalls.
Liddel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liddel works over Fourie's head and body with a nice combination.
Liddel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fourie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Fourie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel swats away the attempt to clinch by Fourie.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fourie.
Liddel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Liddel leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jambo Liddel.
Fourie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddel but Liddel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fourie is defended easily by Liddel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fourie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddel throws a hook to the side of Fourie's head but Fourie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jambo Liddel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fourie looks for a takedown but Liddel sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fourie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liddel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fourie circles away quickly and effectively.
Fourie moves to clinch but Liddel breaks away
and Liddel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liddel.
A knee to the head by Liddel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liddel keeps the fight on the outside.
Fourie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddel but Liddel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fourie darts in trying to clinch
and Liddel counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Liddel.
Liddel misses the shot to the body.
Liddel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Liddel has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fourie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Liddel walks away with a smile on his face. Fourie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fourie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liddel's waist but Liddel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fourie off to one side.
Alexander Fourie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fourie closes the distance and clinches up with Liddel, looking for a takedown. Fourie pushes Liddel against the cage but Liddel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Liddel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fourie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Liddel is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fourie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Liddel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Liddel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Liddel!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambo Liddel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fourie darts in trying to clinch
and Liddel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fourie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fourie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Liddel defends it well.
Liddel wants to control but Fourie is keeping busy.
Liddel is pressing down on Fourie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fourie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Liddel manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fourie has Liddel in his guard.
Liddel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel trying to control but Fourie is working from the bottom.
Fourie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Liddel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Liddel looking to pass the guard.
Fourie looking for a guillotine here but Liddel defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel wants to control from the top but Fourie keeps moving.
Fourie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Liddel passes into half guard.
Liddel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fourie is just riding it out for now. Liddel eventually gives up the hold.
Liddel seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fourie won't allow Liddel to pass to mount.
Fourie is pressing down on Liddel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Liddel advances position into side control!
Liddel is looking to take a break and control but Fourie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Liddel gets to mount! Fourie was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Fourie is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Liddel prevents Fourie from getting the reversal.
Liddel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fourie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Liddel gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Fourie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fourie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddel throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambo Liddel 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fourie moves to clinch but Liddel breaks away
and Liddel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fourie takes one to the side of the head.
Jambo Liddel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from Liddel. No joy for Fourie on that attempt.
Liddel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fourie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liddel swivels and escapes.
No luck for Fourie with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Fourie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddel swinging wildly here.
Liddel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fourie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fourie has a takedown stuffed.
Fourie fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Liddel. Those never looked like landing.
Fourie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liddel is fending him off so far but Fourie persists. Nope, Liddel circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexander Fourie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fourie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liddel counters with a straight right hand.
Fourie thows a body shot but no joy.
Fourie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liddel pinned against the cage. Liddel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fourie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddel but Liddel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Liddel does no damage.
Liddel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fourie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liddel circles away.
Fourie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddel throws a leg kick
and Fourie counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddel struggling a bit here.
Fourie swings around for an armbar but Liddel sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fourie's guard.
Fourie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Liddel!
Liddel tries to hold on but Fourie pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fourie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Liddel is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Liddel and Fourie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Liddel is trying to control Fourie's posture but Fourie avoids it.
Fourie tries to get to his feet but Liddel is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Fourie in his guard.
Liddel is controlling Fourie's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fourie!
Liddel prevents Fourie from getting the reversal.
Liddel controlling his opponent.
Fourie is desperately trying to improve his position but Liddel has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddel stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Alexander Fourie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fourie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jambo Liddel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liddel 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jambo Liddel!
A very excited looking Jambo Liddel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatchakorn Yeerum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeerum comes into the arena with The Thai Monk 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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180 lbs
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182 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatchakorn Yeerum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Carter!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yeerum is out of range.
Yeerum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Yeerum lands a really nice looking cross but Carter seems unphased.
Yeerum throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yeerum thinking.
Carter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yeerum misses with a body shot.
Yeerum misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Yeerum blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Yeerum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter throws out a powerful jab.
Carter throws a head kick that misses
and Yeerum counters with a left and a right that stings Carter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Yeerum blocks a head kick by Carter.
Yeerum misses the jab.
Carter misses with a jab to the body
and Yeerum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeerum was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Yeerum pushes him off.
Yeerum misses with a two punch combination.
Yeerum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yeerum throws a series of strikes that have Carter backpedaling.
Carter is rocked!
Yeerum lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Carter falls backwards - clearly groggy! Yeerum dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatchakorn Yeerum!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Joe Rogan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen misses with a body shot.
Rogan fails to land the takedown.
Rogan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rogan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogan throws a right hand that misses
and Sonnen counters with a single leg into guard. Rogan didn't expect that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rogan is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Sonnen rolls with it to try and escape but Rogan cranks on the arm and Sonnen is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Rogan!
A victorious Joe Rogan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Engle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tasapaksu comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Engle!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tasapaksu wants to land a leg kick but Engle is out of range.
Engle throws a lazy head kick
and Tasapaksu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tasapaksu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Engle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tasapaksu takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Tatti Tasapaksu has been cut.
Engle takes a swing at Tasapaksu's ribcage but misses.
Tasapaksu lands a high kick!
It looks like Joey Engle has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tasapaksu throws a leg kick but Engle moved away.
Engle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Engle checks a leg kick nicely.
Engle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tasapaksu cracks the inside of Engle's front leg.
Engle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tasapaksu counters with an inside leg kick.
Engle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tasapaksu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu blocks a head kick by Engle.
Tasapaksu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Engle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Joey Engle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tasapaksu blocks a head kick by Engle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tasapaksu avoids the head kick by Engle.
Tasapaksu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Engle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Engle missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Engle managing to block the knees to the body from Tasapaksu.
Engle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Engle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tasapaksu missing with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Engle is defending well for now.
Tasapaksu missing with knees to the body.
Engle tries to land knees in the clinch but Tasapaksu avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Engle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tasapaksu misses with a low kick as Engle jumps back.
Tasapaksu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Engle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tasapaksu.
Engle tries to break free but Tasapaksu pushes him back against the cage.
Engle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tasapaksu avoids it.
Tasapaksu tries a knee to the head but Engle blocks it.
Tasapaksu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside that Engle shrugs off.
Engle can't break the clinch.
Engle tries to land knees in the clinch but Tasapaksu avoids the damage to the body.
Engle has Tasapaksu pressed against the cage.
Engle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tasapaksu avoids it.
Tasapaksu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Engle avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engle is looking to break free of the clinch but Tasapaksu has double underhooks.
Engle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tasapaksu darts in and clinches Engle up against the cage.
Tasapaksu lands a knee to the body.
Tasapaksu working Engle over with knees to the body.
Engle looks gassed!
Engle trying to land knees to the body.
Tasapaksu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tasapaksu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tasapaksu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Engle's defenses.
Tasapaksu lands a good knee to the midsection. Engle won't want to take too many of those.
Tasapaksu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Engle backwards.
Tasapaksu stalling against the cage.
Engle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Engle trying to land knees to the body.
Tasapaksu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu can't find room to land a body shot as Engle controls the action.
Engle blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tasapaksu obliges.
Tasapaksu working Engle over with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu is struggling to control the position.
Tasapaksu blocks a body shot from Engle.
Tasapaksu missing with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu is trying to maintain a safe position but Engle gets an underhook and turns Tasapaksu into the cage.
Tasapaksu stalling the fight.
Tasapaksu lands a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Engle managing to block the knees to the body from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu pushes Engle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Engle tries to land knees in the clinch but Tasapaksu avoids the damage to the body.
Tasapaksu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatti Tasapaksu dominated that round.
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 cage so we can get back down to business.
Tasapaksu throws a leg kick
and Engle counters with an inside leg kick.
Engle staying out of range there.
Tasapaksu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tasapaksu gets tackled into the cage by Engle. Engle maintains the clinch.
Tasapaksu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tasapaksu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Engle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tasapaksu has Engle pressed against the cage, preventing Engle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tasapaksu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Engle avoiding damage as Tasapaksu throws knees to the body.
Tasapaksu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Engle avoids it.
Tasapaksu is struggling to control the position.
Tasapaksu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That has opened up Joey Engle's cut even more.
Engle is breathing heavily.
Tasapaksu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tasapaksu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Engle.
Tasapaksu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Engle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu has Engle pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tasapaksu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tasapaksu just leaning against Engle, taking a breather.
Tasapaksu misses with a body punch.
Tasapaksu digs a right hand into Engle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Engle's gas tank.
Tasapaksu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tasapaksu working Engle over with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu missing with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu lands a good knee to the midsection. Engle won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tasapaksu crunches a lovely knee into Engle's ribcage.
Engle being controlled against the cage.
Tasapaksu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tasapaksu.
The cut above Joey Engle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tasapaksu lands a knee to the body.
Tasapaksu lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Tasapaksu.
Engle is rocked!
Joey Engle's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tasapaksu controlling the position using the Thai clinch, unloads with a massive knee! Boom! He's out cold and slumps to the floor against the cage! I can't wait to see the slow motion replay of that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Tatti Tasapaksu!
A very excited looking Tatti Tasapaksu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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