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WOTLA 13 - WW Title PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zivojin Miric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zivojin Miric will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seth Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zivojin Miric!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant pivots, looking for a leg kick but Miric is out of range and Grant settles back down.
Grant is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Miric.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Miric dips to his left and cracks Grant with an uppercut!
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miric manages to avoid it.
Grant takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Miric moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant misses with a wild combination.
Seth Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant thows a body shot but no joy.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miric paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miric is looking to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miric lands with a nice combination. Grant backs away looking to recover.
Grant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Grant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grant.
It looks like Zivojin Miric has been cut.
Grant sends Miric crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Grant is motioning to the referee to let Miric up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Grant throws a big shot that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Miric.
Grant has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grant there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grant fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Miric out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Seth Grant!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Dani California as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 Helsinki, John Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rambo.
Rambo shoots in and bounces Diaz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rambo wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Rambo prevents Diaz from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rambo is in close to Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rambo won't allow Diaz to get back to his feet.
Rambo 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.
Rambo stops Diaz from standing up.
Rambo trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Rambo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rambo lands a couple of digs.
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!
Rambo with a nice head shot there.
Rambo trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rambo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo stops Diaz from standing up.
Diaz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rambo lands a couple of elbows.
Rambo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rambo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rambo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rambo connects with a couple of short punches.
Rambo gets to his feet. Diaz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Diaz connects with a right hand. Rambo shakes it off.
It looks like John Rambo has been cut.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rambo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Rambo is having none of it.
Diaz looks gassed!
Rambo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rambo scoring with some ground and pound.
Rambo stands up from Diaz's guard - Rambo perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rambo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rambo lands a couple of digs.
Rambo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rambo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rambo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Rambo slips an elbow through the middle.
Rambo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rambo 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.
Rambo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rambo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rambo stops Diaz from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Rambo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rambo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Diaz quickly recovers to half guard.
Rambo working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rambo decides to stand up.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rambo dives in and scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rambo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diaz is working an open guard so Rambo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rambo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diaz sprawls well initially but Rambo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rambo in particular looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rambo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Rambo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diaz throws a right and a left that Rambo avoids nicely.
Rambo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Diaz wants to stand up but Rambo is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rambo wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Rambo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Rambo stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
Rambo landing some decent shots from guard.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Rambo from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rambo stops Diaz from standing up.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rambo controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Rambo.
Rambo pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz tries to circle away but Rambo has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diaz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rambo pulls guard.
Rambo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
Rambo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Rambo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rambo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rambo moves away.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body
and Rambo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diaz'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!
Rambo controlling from the top position.
Rambo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rambo connects with a couple of short punches.
Rambo working some strikes from top position.
Rambo with a nice head shot there.
Rambo trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rambo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Rambo is having none of it.
Rambo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rambo stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rambo chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Rambo isn't so interested in that idea.
Rambo gets to his feet. Diaz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rambo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diaz's half guard.
Rambo stands up out of the half guard.
Diaz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rambo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rambo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rambo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rambo stops Diaz from standing up.
Rambo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rambo content to stall in guard here.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rambo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rambo won't allow Diaz to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Rambo.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Rambo scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rambo lands a jab-cross combination.
Rambo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rambo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Rambo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rambo darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Rambo wants the takedown. Diaz is fighting it off but Rambo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Diaz's guard against the cage.
Rambo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Rambo is having none of it.
Rambo trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Rambo stops Diaz from standing up.
Rambo sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Rambo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rambo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diaz did well to prevent Rambo getting side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rambo lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rambo seems to be looking for submissions.
Rambo winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rambo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Diaz is surviving well by controlling Rambo's body position as best he can.
Diaz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Diaz is bucking up trying to escape but Rambo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rambo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
John Rambo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Rambo has taken his back!
Rambo is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Rambo working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Diaz is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Rambo has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Diaz taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Rambo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Forefinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz (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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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Forefinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forefinger misses with a double jab.
Forefinger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz circles away quickly and effectively.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz moves into the clinch successfully.
Forefinger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz jumps guard.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is controlling Forefinger's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is on top in guard.
Forefinger being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forefinger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Washengtoneo Bandairrezz on the ground.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Forefinger's guard.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Forefinger defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forefinger is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is trying for a kimura here. Forefinger looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Washengtoneo Bandairrezz wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sabbath - War Pigs . Clark is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All Fired Up. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Clark!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walter shoots in but Clark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Clark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Clark counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Clark moves into the clinch.
Walter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clark has him pressed against the cage.
Walter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walter goes for a takedown attempt but Clark pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark avoids the head kick by Walter.
Walter has his takedown stuffed
and Clark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walter is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Clark counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark drives through and clinches with Walter against the cage.
Walter tries to pull guard but Clark holds him up against the cage and eventually Walter drops back down to his feet.
Clark lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Mark Walter has been cut.
Walter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Walter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Clark.
Clark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walter.
Clark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clark trying to land knees to the body.
Clark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walters head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walter avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clark lands a knee to the body.
Clark putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Walter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clark lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls for Clark to work.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clark.
Clark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mark Walter's cut is getting worse.
Clark pushes Walter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Walter managing to block the knees to the body from Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark presses Walter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clark.
Clark comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walter is rocked!
Mark Walter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Walter gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Oh Walter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Clark desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Walter seems to have got his legs back now.
Clark tries to get to full guard but Walter has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Walter is working for a submission of some sort.
Clark tries to kick Walter off but Walter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Clark is staying active underneath Walter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark is doing well to control the position and prevent Walter from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Walter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clark as he jumps to the side.
Walter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Walter somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Clark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Walter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Walter is just out of range.
Walter avoids the body shot from Clark.
A big right from Clark misses.
Clark scoring well with a low kick there.
Walter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A low kick from Walter misses
and Clark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark throws a quick inside leg kick.
Walter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Walter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Walter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clark. Clark obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clark.
Mark Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark lands a leg kick that knocks Walter off balance momentarily.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Clark throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clark.
Clark delivers a nice body kick.
Clark connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark lands a big head kick that sends Walter tumbling to the mat! Clark takes a step backwards and waves Walter back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Clark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Clark scores with a counter punch that sends Walter to the canvas! Clark smells blood - he's punishing Walter with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Walter has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Clark!
A victorious Eddie Clark 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Chancho Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Method Man- I came to bring the pain . Chancho Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alex Silva's chin.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chancho Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Smith pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Silva tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Smith works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Chancho Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Chancho Smith has been cut.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chancho Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smith tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith can't get the takedown.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith checks a low kick from Silva.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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 Chancho Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chancho Smith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chancho Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
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!
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Silva crashing down! Silva tries to stagger back to his feet but Smith just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Silva asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chancho Smith!
Chancho Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Lewis has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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21
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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24
183 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Lewis misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Miller.
Miller blocks a jab.
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lewis's waist but Lewis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Miller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lewis but Lewis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Lewis tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lewis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lewis's guard.
Miller thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Miller 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.
Miller 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller 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.
Miller drops back looking for a leg! Lewis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lewis manages to kick Miller off! Miller jumps back into Lewis's guard.
Miller 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller advances to half guard.
Miller is working for a kimura but Lewis is defending it quite comfortably.
Miller wants to work for an arm triangle but Lewis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking for a kimura but Lewis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miller to get the leverage.
Lewis wants to get back to his feet.
Miller is looking for a kimura here.
Lewis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lewis tries to kick Miller off but Miller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Miller seems to be looking for submissions.
Lewis is trying to stand up here but Miller is controlling him well.
Miller is looking for a kimura but Lewis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miller to get the leverage.
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!
Miller has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lewis defend it? Miller steps over the head and cranks it - Lewis is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Miller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damian Miller!
Damian Miller thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landon Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landon Collins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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132 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Landon Collins!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins gets caught napping as Alves dives in and scores a takedown. Collins manages to retain guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Alves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Collins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Collins looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Alves has picked Collins up and slammed him! Collins can't keep hold of the triangle and Alves manages to pass to side control!
Alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Collins keeps working.
Alves throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Collins is looking for a sweep.
Alves is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves is looking to take a break and control but Collins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Collins is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Collins is trying to get back to full guard.
Alves is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Collins is just riding it out for now. Alves eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Collins won't allow Alves to pass to mount.
Alves working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Collins is trying to get back to full guard.
Collins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alves is trying to control the action in half guard but Collins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Collins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Collins wants to get back to full guard but Alves has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves taking a breather here.
Collins gets back to half guard.
Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Collins tries to roll over but Alves keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Alves there.
Collins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins wants to get back to full guard.
Alves trying to mount his opponent but Collins defends it.
Collins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Collins wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins moves into full guard.
Collins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alves is one step ahead there.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Collins is keeping the position.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Collins throws his legs up looking for a submission but Alves uses it to pass to side control.
Collins is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Alves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Collins is defending against the submission attempts here by Alves.
Alves is looking to advance position but Collins won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Collins tries to roll over but Alves keeps him under control.
Alves drops an elbow to the side of Collins's head.
Collins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alves looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Collins gets full guard.
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.
Alves passes Collins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Collins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alves is keen to just control but Collins is a slippery customer.
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 Anderson Alves will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alves darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Collins tries to roll over but Alves keeps him under control.
Alves works his way into side control.
Collins is looking for a sweep.
Alves working the ground and pound.
Collins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Collins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Alves off and has taken his back!
Collins looking to break Alves's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Alves remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Collins will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Collins is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant 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!
You can see the frustration on Alves's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves covering up well and avoiding damage.
Alves controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Collins is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Alves knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Alves for a finish.
Alves is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Collins 's hooks.
Alves tries to lock up and control but Collins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins content just to control the position here.
Collins looking to control but Alves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alves is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Collins tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Alves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Collins is trying to take his opponent's back.
Collins trying to control but Alves is having none of it.
Anderson Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Collins prevents Alves from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins controlling from mount.
Collins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alves is looking to escape.
Alves is wriggling around trying to escape.
Collins tries to control but Alves wriggling away.
Collins moves to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Collins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Alves blocks a head kick by Collins.
A right-left combo lands from Collins.
Collins throws a poor cross that misses
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Collins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a two punch combo.
Collins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Collins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alves napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves struggling a bit here.
Alves is looking for a sweep.
Alves gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Collins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alves keeps working.
Collins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is looking for a sweep. Collins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alves is staying active underneath Collins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Collins is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Alves!
Alves wants to control but Collins is having none of it.
Alves is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alves wants to hold on but Collins pushes him away.
Collins controlling from the full mount.
Collins prevents Alves from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves is squirming around, avoiding Collins's attempts to control the action.
Collins avoids the attempt from Alves to control.
Collins wants to control the pace but Alves is squirming around nicely.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Collins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is in all sorts of trouble here.
Collins thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Alves is squirming around, avoiding Collins's attempts to control the action.
Collins prevents Alves from getting the reversal.
Collins working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Collins wants to take his opponent's back but Alves doesn't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to hold on but Collins pushes him away.
Alves is trying desperately to improve position.
Collins looking to finish with strikes here!
Alves is in a horrible position here. Collins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins controlling from the full mount.
Collins thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Landon Collins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Collins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Collins!
Landon Collins took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks has chosen Carlton Dance Medley as his entrance music. Carlton Banks will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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135 lbs
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145 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald Rousey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlton Banks!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rousey avoids the head kick by Banks.
Banks takes the fight into the clinch.
Rousey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rousey wants to take the fight to the mat but Banks manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Banks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rousey has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Banks after a bit of a struggle.
Rousey is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Rousey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks throws an elbow but it misses.
Rousey avoiding damage as Banks throws knees to the body.
Rousey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rousey scores with a shoulder strike.
Banks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rousey wants a takedown.
Banks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks lands an elbow inside that Rousey shrugs off.
Banks lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Ronald Rousey has been cut.
Rousey avoids a wild elbow strike from Banks.
Banks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rousey's defenses.
Banks throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banks throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks lands a nice elbow.
Rousey takes an elbow to the temple.
Banks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rousey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banks lands an elbow inside.
Rousey avoids a wild elbow strike from Banks.
Rousey goes for a takedown attempt but Banks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Banks is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rousey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banks doesn't manage to clinch there - Rousey circles away.
No luck for Rousey with that takedown attempt.
Banks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Banks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banks tries to clinch there but Rousey circles away.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rousey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlton Banks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rousey drives through with a takedown into Banks's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Banks wants to stand up but Rousey is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rousey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rousey stops Banks from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rousey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Banks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rousey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Banks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rousey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Banks's guard.
Rousey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Banks wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rousey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Banks with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Banks tries to kick Rousey off but Rousey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rousey throwing shots but Banks is blocking nicely.
Banks is trying to stand back up but Rousey is controlling him
Rousey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Banks is staying active underneath Rousey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Banks is looking to escape.
Rousey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Banks's head.
Banks tries to kick Rousey off but Rousey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Banks looks gassed!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rousey lands a nice short elbow.
Rousey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey stops Banks from getting back to his feet.
Banks is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rousey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rousey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rousey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rousey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Banks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rousey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rousey is trying to control the action in half guard but Banks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Rousey there.
Rousey throwing shots but Banks is blocking nicely.
Rousey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks has hold of Rousey's hands but Rousey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banks tries to kick Rousey off but Rousey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rousey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rousey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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 Ronald Rousey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ronald Rousey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rousey gets the takedown into side control.
Rousey lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rousey scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Banks to see if he's OK.
Banks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rousey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rousey scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rousey throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rousey is working Banks over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rousey stands up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Banks enables Rousey to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Banks manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rousey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rousey stops Banks from standing up.
Rousey throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Banks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rousey works over Banks with some ground and pound from guard.
Rousey prevents Banks from getting back to his feet.
Rousey distracts Banks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Banks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rousey throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rousey pushes down on Banks's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rousey lands with a punch from half guard.
Rousey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rousey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rousey trying to control from half guard but Banks is working away.
Banks wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rousey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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!
Banks is in trouble now - Rousey has advanced to mount!
Rousey dominating with strikes here.
Rousey landing shots from mount.
Rousey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rousey breaks from Banks's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rousey lands a big elbow.
Banks's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Banks is breathing heavily.
Rousey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Banks is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Rousey raining down shots from the mount!
Rousey is landing with some decent strikes but Banks is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Banks can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rousey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Banks is rocked!
Rousey with good strikes from the mount here!
Banks is still in real trouble! Can Rousey finish him?
Banks is in a horrible position here. Rousey smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rousey connects with a bit shot that sees Banks covering up! More strikes from Rousey and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rousey is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Rousey!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ronald Rousey waved his t-shirt featuring Condemned's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between White Sons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White Sons has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, White Sons!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sons shoots in for a takedown but Boyka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sons shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boyka but Boyka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sons closes the distance and clinches up with Boyka, looking for a takedown. Sons pushes Boyka against the cage but Boyka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Sons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sons blocks a head kick by Boyka.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boyka misses with a head kick.
Sons shoots in but no luck this time.
Boyka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sons avoids the head kick by Boyka.
Sons tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boyka misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sons is defended easily by Boyka.
Sons throws a series of punches but Boyka avoids them all with ease.
Sons gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boyka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sons winds up and cracks Boyka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boyka's head.
Sons sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boyka defending well though.
Boyka trying to control here.
Boyka regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sons.
Sons drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Boyka manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sons has Boyka in his guard.
Boyka wants to pass the guard but Sons is keeping the position.
Boyka wants to stand but Sons has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sons striking off his back but it's not causing Boyka any problems.
Sons keeping moving, preventing Boyka from controlling successfully.
Boyka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sons looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Boyka has picked Sons up and slammed him! Sons can't keep hold of the triangle and Boyka manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sons tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sons throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Sons is not content to let Boyka control the position.
Sons is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Boyka off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sons softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Sons looking for the choke but no joy.
Sons punishes Boyka with strikes from the back mount.
Boyka manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sons's guard. Nice work there by Boyka.
Boyka stands up from Sons's guard - Boyka perhaps looking for a knockout.
Boyka slaps away a takedown attempt from Sons, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boyka throws a right hand that Sons ducks under and follows up with a left that Sons also avoids with ease.
Sons misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sons misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sons.
Boyka lands a nice looking body kick.
Sons dives in and scores a takedown into Boyka's guard.
Sons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boyka working a defensive guard here.
Sons keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boyka's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyka is trying to keep Sons in close.
Sons chips away with some ground and pound.
Sons chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
White Sons dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boyka misses with a wild combination.
Boyka stuffs the takedown attempt from Sons. Sons gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick from Boyka lands but Sons takes it in his stride.
It looks like White Sons has been cut.
Sons closes the distance and clinches.
Boyka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boyka has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sons is trying to keep an underhook but Boyka manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sons taking some punishment here, with Boyka in his half guard.
Sons looking for a kimura from the bottom but Boyka passes into side control!
Sons is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Boyka's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sons is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boyka pulls his head out easily.
Sons misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sons flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Boyka uses his free foot to push down on Sons's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sons.
Sons is mounted but he's throwing punches.
Sons is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boyka jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sons manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sons is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka working the ground and pound.
Sons is looking to regain half guard here but Boyka keeps moving and retains side control.
Sons takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Boyka cracks Sons with a big right hand but Sons just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Boyka lands a nice forearm strike.
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!
Sons is looking for a sweep.
Sons manages to work his way to half guard, despite Boyka's best efforts.
Boyka works his way into full mount!
Boyka tries to control but Sons wriggling away.
Sons is looking to improve his position but Boyka isn't that keen on the idea.
Boyka cracks Sons with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sons looks a forlorn figure.
Sons is trying desperately to improve position.
Sons is working hard here to advance position.
Boyka with a couple of short strikes.
Sons is trying to reverse the position but instead Boyka has taken his back - oops!
Boyka lands punches and elbows.
Boyka wants to control but Sons is keeping busy.
Boyka has the hooks in. Sons is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sons breaks Boyka's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Boyka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sons can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boyka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sons throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boyka looking for a guillotine here but Sons defends easily.
Boyka 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.
Boyka has momentary wrist control but Sons slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sons postures up in Boyka's guard and throws a big left but Boyka blocks it.
Sons throws an elbow that misses. Boyka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sons's guard. Nice move by Boyka!
Sons striking off his back but it's not causing Boyka any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Boyka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on White Sons's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boyka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sons avoids the head kick by Boyka.
Sons shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boyka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boyka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boyka wants to sweep but no luck.
Boyka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sons.
Sons working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boyka's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sons throwing strikes from guard but Boyka blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sons throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boyka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boyka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boyka 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.
Boyka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sons is working Boyka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sons throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boyka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sons throws an elbow that misses. Boyka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sons's guard. Nice move by Boyka!
Boyka trying to control but Sons is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka is in close to Sons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sons bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boyka's guard.
Sons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sons is looking to work some ground and pound but Boyka has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boyka is on top in guard.
Sons is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boyka defends well.
White Sons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sons throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sons had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boyka defends it easily.
Boyka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boyka stopping the sweep attempt from Sons.
Sons is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sons trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Boyka throwing strikes but missing.
Boyka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boyka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boyka preventing the sweep.
Boyka wants to pass the guard but Sons is keeping the position.
Sons is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boyka is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sons escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boyka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boyka landing with the ground and pound.
Sons thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Boyka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boyka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyka is pushing down on Sons's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sons is fighting to maintain full guard but Boyka has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sons is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boyka pulls his head out easily.
Sons is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boyka pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boyka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but White Sons did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on White Sons's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boyka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sons has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyka looks to throw the jab but Sons is out of range.
A big right from Boyka misses.
Nice takedown defense from Boyka. No joy for Sons on that attempt.
Sons fails with a takedown attempt.
Sons blocks a head kick by Boyka.
Boyka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sons closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boyka circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Sons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sons throws a right and a left that both miss.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sons tries for a takedown but Boyka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boyka swinging wildly here.
Sons dives in and grabs Boyka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boyka pushes down on Sons's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sons blocks a head kick by Boyka.
Sons tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boyka swivels and escapes.
Boyka misses with a combination
and Sons counters with a shoot takedown. Boyka fights it but they end up in guard.
Sons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boyka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sons is aware though and is defending well.
Sons postures up in Boyka's guard and throws a big left but Boyka blocks it.
Sons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sons got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boyka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sons has managed to get both his arms back between Boyka's legs - danger averted.
Sons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sons throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sons stands up over Boyka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boyka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boyka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sons is aware though and is defending well.
Sons lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sons throws a big elbow that misses.
Sons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sons keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boyka's head.
Sons connects with a couple of short punches.
Boyka is trying to keep Sons in close.
Boyka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sons is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sons postures up.
Sons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boyka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sons scoring with some ground and pound.
Sons lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boyka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sons with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sons postures up and lands a big shot to Boyka's brow.
Sons 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.
Sons throwing strikes from guard but Boyka blocks nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sons working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sons postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sons postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
White Sons had his way with Yuri Boyka in that round.
The cut man is working on White Sons's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sons rushes Boyka and presses him up against the cage.
Boyka goes for a takedown attempt but Sons pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boyka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boyka gets caught napping as Sons dives in and scores a takedown. Boyka manages to retain guard.
Boyka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boyka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sons's guard.
Boyka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boyka gets to his feet - Sons follows without any prompting.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sons.
Boyka misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sons.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sons will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Sons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sons shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sons avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boyka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sons's guard.
Boyka would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sons trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sons looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sons preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sons is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boyka defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boyka stopping the sweep attempt from Sons.
Sons working for submissions but it's allowed Boyka to get to half guard.
Sons wants to get back to full guard but Boyka has mounted him!
Sons is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boyka lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Boyka is landing with some decent strikes but Sons is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boyka manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sons to take his back!
Sons covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Boyka scores with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka controlling well, preventing Sons from escaping the position.
Boyka is landing with strikes from the back.
Boyka working for the choke.
Sons is trying to defend against the choke here but Boyka has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Boyka Tightens the hold and Sons taps out furiously! Boyka displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yuri Boyka!
Yuri Boyka is the new welterweight champion!
Yuri Boyka managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry, into his post fight interview.
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