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Fight Night XVIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andy Mant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Ismangulov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mant comes to the cage accompanied by Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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150 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Mant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Ismangulov!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismangulov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ismangulov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mant's head.
Ismangulov lands a slapping body shot.
Ismangulov scores with a jab to the head.
Mant looks to land a combination but Ismangulov avoids it well.
Mant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ismangulov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ismangulov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ismangulov throws a series of punches but Mant moves out of range.
Ismangulov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mant.
Ismangulov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ismangulov keeps the fight on the outside.
Ismangulov walks into a straight right hand from Mant.
Mant walks into a left hand.
It looks like Andy Mant has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ismangulov.
Ismangulov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ismangulov 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.
Ismangulov throws out a powerful jab.
Ismangulov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismangulov loads up on a big right hand but Mant slips the punch.
Ismangulov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mant thows a body shot but no joy.
Ismangulov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mant is just out of range.
Ismangulov jabs at Mant's body.
Nice defenses there by Mant.
Ismangulov lands with a nice body punch.
Ismangulov takes a swing at Mant's ribcage but misses.
Ismangulov misses with an uppercut
and Mant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ismangulov misses the jab.
Ismangulov swings for the body but Mant moves out of range.
Mant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ismangulov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ismangulov. Mant does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Ismangulov misses its intended target.
Mant scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mant clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ismangulov is trying to pull guard but Mant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mant breaks the clinch.
Mant instigates a clinch.
Mant manages to break the clinch.
Ismangulov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mant.
Ismangulov digs a good body shot into Mant's ribs.
A shot to the body from Ismangulov misses
and Mant counters with a two punch combo.
Mant lands a nice shot to the body.
Ismangulov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mant was well out of range. Poor timing from Ismangulov.
Mant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ismangulov throws a hook but Mant blocks it.
Ismangulov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mant lands with a good body shot.
Ismangulov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mant.
Ismangulov looks to land a combination but Mant avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismangulov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mant finds it's way round the side to connect with Ismangulov's head.
Ismangulov misses with an uppercut
and Mant counters with a nice body shot.
Sergey Ismangulov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ismangulov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ismangulov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mant.
Ismangulov misses with a looping left.
Ismangulov looks to land a right hand but Mant moved out of range.
Ismangulov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mant is just out of range.
Mant is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ismangulov cracks Mant with an open hand slap.
Mant shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ismangulov eats them both and turns towards Mant to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ismangulov swings for the body but Mant moves out of range.
Ismangulov lands a nice hook to Mant's body. Mant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mant avoids the body shot from Ismangulov.
Good shot there by Mant.
Ismangulov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ismangulov scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Ismangulov.
Ismangulov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mant manages to avoid it.
Mant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ismangulov swings widly with a right hand
and Mant counters with a two punch combo.
Ismangulov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ismangulov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mant momentarily.
Mant slips a straight right by Ismangulov.
Ismangulov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mant.
Mant blocks a jab.
Mant throws a nice looking combination but Ismangulov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ismangulov misses with an uppercut. Mant saw that one coming.
Ismangulov thuds a left hand into Mant's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ismangulov digs a good body shot into Mant's ribs.
Mant moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ismangulov missing with a left hand there. Mant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Ismangulov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Mant's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ismangulov misses with a hook to the body
and Mant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mant gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ismangulov cracks a nice hook into Mant's ribs.
Ismangulov lands a nice looking body shot.
Andy Mant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ismangulov finds it's way round the side to connect with Mant's head.
Ismangulov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ismangulov lands a body shot.
Mant takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ismangulov.
Mant scores with a jab. Ismangulov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sergey Ismangulov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ismangulov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Ismangulov.
Mant is rocked!
Ismangulov circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Mant tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Ismangulov wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergey Ismangulov!
A victorious Sergey Ismangulov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Turd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izzy Stradlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Turd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Izzy Stradlin!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turd tries to close the distance and clinch but Stradlin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turd tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Stradlin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stradlin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turd is looking to stand up but Stradlin isn't so interested in that idea.
Turd manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stradlin is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stradlin regains half guard.
Turd is trying to control. Stradlin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stradlin gets back to full guard.
Stradlin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stradlin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turd 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.
Turd wants to control from the top but Stradlin keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Turd wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Turd tries to close the distance and clinch but Stradlin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Turd takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stradlin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Turd stalling.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stradlin as Turd tries to tie him up.
Stradlin can't get the takedown.
Turd crunches a lovely knee into Stradlin's ribcage.
Stradlin manages to pull guard.
Stradlin wants to sweep but no luck.
Stradlin is controlling Turd's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stradlin pushes a forearm under Turd's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Turd is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Izzy Stradlin!
After winning the bout, Izzy Stradlin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gokhan Recber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Courdoroy Shilenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gokhan Recber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Courdoroy Shilenko!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shilenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shilenko throws an overhand right that lands on Recber's shoulder, as Recber tries to avoid the shot.
Shilenko tries to clinch up but Recber circles away and keeps his distance.
Recber closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shilenko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shilenko.
Recber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Recber throws a punch but it's blocked by Shilenko.
Recber tries to land a knee to the head but Shilenko blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Recber.
Shilenko connects with a knee to the head.
Shilenko keeps control of Recber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shilenko.
Recber working hard to break the clinch.
Recber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Recber is looking to break free of the clinch but Shilenko has double underhooks.
Shilenko pulls Recber into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recber wants to stand but Shilenko has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Recber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shilenko on the ground.
Shilenko trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Shilenko wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Recber wants to control from the top but Shilenko keeps moving.
Recber wants to get up but he can't break Shilenko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gokhan Recber has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Recber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Courdoroy Shilenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Recber pushes Shilenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Shilenko has Recber pressed against the cage, preventing Recber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shilenko obliges.
Recber wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko has Recber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Recber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shilenko obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shilenko lands an elbow inside.
Shilenko ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shilenko no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shilenko is pulling down on Recber's head to control his posture.
Shilenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shilenko is keen to just control but Recber is a slippery customer.
Shilenko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shilenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Recber's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shilenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shilenko trying to control from half guard but Recber is working away.
Shilenko trying to control the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Shilenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Recber tries to roll over but Shilenko keeps him under control.
Shilenko thows a huge punch but Recber dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko drops an elbow to the side of Recber's head.
Recber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shilenko.
Shilenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shilenko is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Recber!
Recber is trying desperately to improve position.
Recber wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shilenko.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shilenko jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Recber manages to avoid the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shilenko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Courdoroy Shilenko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shilenko is looking to clinch.
Gokhan Recber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shilenko misses with a straight right.
Shilenko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Recber sprawls well initially but Shilenko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Shilenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shilenko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shilenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shilenko throwing shots but Recber is blocking nicely.
Shilenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Recber with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shilenko passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Recber!
Shilenko wants to control the pace but Recber is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recber is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shilenko looking to control but Recber is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shilenko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Recber tries to buck Shilenko off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recber is trying desperately to improve position.
Shilenko looking to finish with strikes here!
Recber blocking the ground and pound.
Recber is desperately trying to improve his position but Shilenko has a good base and remains in mount.
Recber avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shilenko.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Shilenko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shilenko controlling from mount.
Shilenko lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Shilenko wants to finish this one by submission but Recber is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Shilenko.
Recber is squirming around, avoiding Shilenko's attempts to control the action.
Shilenko unloads with some shots from mount but Recber bucks and avoids them well.
Shilenko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Shilenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Recber wants to control but Shilenko is having none of it.
Shilenko looking to control but Recber is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Courdoroy Shilenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shilenko looking to finish with strikes here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shilenko trying to control but Recber is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Courdoroy Shilenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Recber moves into the clinch.
Shilenko lands a knee to the body.
Recber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shilenko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Recber missing with knees to the body.
Shilenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shilenko has Recber pushed against the cage.
Shilenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Recber's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Recber on the inside.
Recber misses with the head strike.
Recber takes an elbow to the temple.
Shilenko landing knees to the head.
Shilenko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Recber tries to circle away but Shilenko has him pinned against the cage.
Shilenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shilenko effectively controlling the action here.
Shilenko continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko lands a knee to the head.
Courdoroy Shilenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shilenko has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Recber regains guard immediately.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Recber keeping moving, preventing Shilenko from controlling successfully.
Shilenko being controlled here momentarily.
Recber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shilenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shilenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shilenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shilenko trying to control but Recber is working from the bottom.
Shilenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Recber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shilenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko stands up over Recber, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shilenko slips nicely into half guard.
Shilenko passes to full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shilenko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Recber is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shilenko controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Courdoroy Shilenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shilenko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Courdoroy Shilenko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Viceroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by Born to be Wild. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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285 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lord Viceroy!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viceroy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Viceroy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Viceroy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Jimmy Walker has been cut.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Viceroy.
Walker fails with the takedown.
Walker shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Viceroy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker tries for a takedown but Viceroy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Viceroy.
Jimmy Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viceroy lands a left and a right that send Walker crashing to the mat, dazed. Viceroy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viceroy throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
Viceroy misses with a looping left.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Viceroy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Viceroy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Viceroy as he avoids it easily.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Viceroy scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Viceroy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker fails to land the takedown.
A punch combination from Viceroy misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Viceroy lands a beautiful left hook that drops Walker. Walker tries to recover but Viceroy is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Walker lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lord Viceroy!
Lord Viceroy managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, L.A. Elite Clothing Co, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sweaty Mullins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philco Hitachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philco Hitachi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sweaty Mullins's chin.
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193 lbs
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28
193 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sweaty Mullins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philco Hitachi!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitachi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hitachi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hitachi prevents Mullins from improving his position.
Mullins is looking to control Hitachi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mullins avoid being mounted?
Hitachi throwing shots but Mullins is blocking nicely.
Mullins looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hitachi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hitachi with the ground and pound but Mullins uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mullins is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hitachi tries to free his leg and advance position but Mullins is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hitachi with a nice head shot there.
Mullins 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullins looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hitachi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mullins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mullins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hitachi distracts Mullins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mullins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mullins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mullins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hitachi postures up in Mullins's guard and throws a big left but Mullins blocks it.
Hitachi throws an elbow that misses. Mullins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hitachi's guard. Nice move by Mullins!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullins wants to control from the top but Hitachi keeps moving.
Hitachi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mullins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mullins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mullins wants to pass the guard but Hitachi is keeping the position.
Mullins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullins connects with a couple of short punches.
Mullins passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hitachi wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mullins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mullins trying to control the action but Hitachi is working from the bottom.
Hitachi wants to control but Mullins postures up.
Mullins prevents Hitachi from escaping the position.
Mullins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mullins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hitachi sneaks back into half guard.
Hitachi taking some punishment here, with Mullins in his half guard.
Hitachi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitachi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hitachi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hitachi tries to strike from the bottom.
Hitachi is striking from the bottom but Mullins uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Hitachi missing with punches from the bottom.
Mullins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mullins working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Mullins trying to control the action but Hitachi is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullins controlling the action here.
Mullins is working for a submission of some sort.
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 Sweaty Mullins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hitachi.
Hitachi is looking to clinch but Mullins is avoiding it.
Mullins closes the distance and pushes Hitachi back into the cage.
Mullins tightens his grip and picks Hitachi up, before dumping him to the ground. Hitachi manages to land in guard.
Hitachi trying to strike off his back.
Hitachi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mullins controls the pace.
Hitachi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hitachi looking for a sweep. Not yet Hitachi, not yet.
Mullins stands up out of Hitachi's guard for a moment - Hitachi manages to land a nice upkick.
Mullins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hitachi can't keep his opponent in guard - Mullins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mullins prevents Hitachi from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullins 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.
Hitachi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mullins is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hitachi is just riding it out for now. Mullins eventually gives up the hold.
Hitachi is looking for a sweep. Mullins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hitachi punching from the bottom.
Mullins with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mullins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mullins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hitachi sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hitachi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mullins throws a big right hand that misses.
Mullins 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.
Hitachi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hitachi trying to control the position.
Mullins trying to control but Hitachi is working from the bottom.
Mullins stands up and waves to Hitachi to follow him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hitachi is defended easily by Mullins.
Hitachi fails with a takedown attempt.
Sweaty Mullins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philco Hitachi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mullins stands up.
Hitachi keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Mullins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hitachi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mullins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hitachi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitachi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hitachi looking for a sweep. Not yet Hitachi, not yet.
Mullins is pushing down on Hitachi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hitachi is fighting to maintain full guard but Mullins has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mullins working over Hitachi with some ground and pound. Hitachi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mullins is trying for a kimura here. Hitachi looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Mullins wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sweaty Mullins!
Our winner, Sweaty Mullins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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25
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Comanche Todd!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd gets caught flat footed, as Pierre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Todd keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Todd uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Todd!
Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Todd defends easily.
Pierre is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Todd frees his head nicely. Oh but Pierre has switched to an armbar! Todd is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jean Pierre!
In his post fight interview, Jean Pierre started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Hoo Le Sheet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoo Le Sheet comes to the cage accompanied by Jay-Z & Kanye West - Niggas In Paris Lyrics. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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295 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Hoo Le Sheet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Jones!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoo Le Sheet throws a shot to the body.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoo Le Sheet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Hoo Le Sheet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoo Le Sheet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoo Le Sheet throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hoo Le Sheet throws a good cross that connects.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoo Le Sheet scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
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!
Jones lands with a hook. Hoo Le Sheet tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Bruce Hoo Le Sheet has been cut.
Hoo Le Sheet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hoo Le Sheet lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Hoo Le Sheet motions for Jones to come forward. Hoo Le Sheet throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoo Le Sheet moves away from the strike by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo Le Sheet misses with a looping right.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hoo Le Sheet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hoo Le Sheet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Hoo Le Sheet motions for Jones to come forward. Hoo Le Sheet throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hoo Le Sheet pinned against the cage. Hoo Le Sheet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hoo Le Sheet tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Hoo Le Sheet misses the jab.
A jab from Jones misses.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones tries to move into range but Hoo Le Sheet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo Le Sheet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Hoo Le Sheet throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hoo Le Sheet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Hoo Le Sheet does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Hoo Le Sheet with that takedown attempt.
Hoo Le Sheet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoo Le Sheet.
Jones lands with a cross.
Hoo Le Sheet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Hoo Le Sheet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Hoo Le Sheet counters with a straight right hand.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws a hook but Hoo Le Sheet avoids it easily.
Hoo Le Sheet lands a body shot.
Hoo Le Sheet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Hoo Le Sheet sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bruce Hoo Le Sheet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Jones.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoo Le Sheet slips a jab from Jones.
Hoo Le Sheet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoo Le Sheet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Hoo Le Sheet shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoo Le Sheet works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hoo Le Sheet prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hoo Le Sheet content to stall in guard here.
Hoo Le Sheet trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoo Le Sheet connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoo Le Sheet looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Hoo Le Sheet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Hoo Le Sheet'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.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoo Le Sheet manages to avoid it.
Hoo Le Sheet fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Hoo Le Sheet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hoo Le Sheet was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hoo Le Sheet striking off his back but it's not causing Jones any problems.
Jones wants to control from the top but Hoo Le Sheet keeps moving.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hoo Le Sheet is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hoo Le Sheet has escaped and now he's on top!
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Hoo Le Sheet advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoo Le Sheet is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Hoo Le Sheet is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hoo Le Sheet dominating with strikes here.
It looks like Derrick Jones has been cut.
Jones takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hoo Le Sheet's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Hoo Le Sheet!
Bruce Hoo Le Sheet managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmonray Flauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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23
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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19
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmonray Flauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joaquin Logan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flauta shoots and misses
and Logan counters with a series of strikes. Flauta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dmonray Flauta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flauta shoots in looking for a takedown. Logan tries to sprawl out of it but Flauta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Logan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flauta has his takedown stuffed
and Logan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmonray Flauta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flauta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Logan finds it's way through Flauta's defenses.
Flauta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Flauta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Logan avoids it really well and circles away.
Flauta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Logan swivels and escapes.
Logan misses with a series of wild punches.
Decent striking displayed by Logan there.
Flauta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Logan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
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!
Logan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Flauta momentarily.
Flauta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Logan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Flauta somewhat.
Flauta walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Flauta is rocked!
Logan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flauta circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Flauta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Logan fakes the body blow, causing Flauta to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Flauta goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joaquin Logan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joaquin Logan waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
174 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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182 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bennett misses with a hook.
Bennett throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Bennett misses the jab.
Bennett misses with a body punch
and Rua counters with a body kick that stops Bennett in his tracks momentarily.
Bennett throws a looping overhand right but Rua ducks down to avoid it.
Bennett throws a chopping leg kick but Rua manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
An inside leg kick from Rua misses.
Bennett throws a hook but Rua blocks it.
Rua lands with a good body shot.
Rua blocks a jab.
Bennett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bennett.
Rua scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
Rua blocks the body kick.
Good work by Bennett as he checks the leg kick.
Bennett throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rua.
Bennett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bennett is looking to chop away at Rua's legs.
Bennett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bennett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bennett tries a low kick but Rua avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
Bennett looks to land a body kick but Rua moved away.
Bennett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Erik Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua checks a leg kick.
Rua throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett tries to work over Rua's front leg with a kick but Rua checks it.
Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bennett lands a head shot.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bennett. That did some damage!
Gabriel Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bennett misses with a leg kick
and Rua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rua takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bennett slips under a jab from Rua.
Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
Rua avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Rua rushes Bennett and presses him up against the cage.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bennett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bennett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennett throws a leg kick that misses.
Rua scores with a hook to the body. Bennett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Bennett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bennett is out of range and Rua settles back down.
Nice shot lands for Rua.
Bennett lands with a straight right. Rua didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett misses with a straight right.
Bennett is looking to score with low kicks.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rua moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Rua.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Erik Bennett will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bennett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rua. That one must have hurt.
Bennett 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.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
Rua checks a leg kick nicely.
Rua throws a nice head kick!
Bennett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rua under the eye.
Rua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua slips under a jab from Bennett.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Bennett misses.
Bennett scores with a nice strike.
A low kick from Bennett is predictable there
and Rua counters with a leg kick.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett throws a leg kick that misses.
Rua will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett lands a jab.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
Rua scores with a jab. Bennett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rua lands a nice looking body kick.
Bennett throws a poor cross that misses
and Rua counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Rua moved out of range nicely.
Bennett throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Rua blocks a low kick nicely.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett throws a leg kick
and Rua counters with a right hand to the body.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua lands a leg kick that knocks Bennett off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett tries to land a leg kick but Rua saw it coming and moves away.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Rua tried to score with a low kick but Bennett checks it.
Rua tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Bennett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
A lazy left from Bennett finds it's target.
Bennett lands with a nice body punch.
Bennett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rua instigates a clinch.
Bennett is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Bennett trying to stall but Rua improves his position.
Bennett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua breaks the clinch.
Rua slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bennett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rua!
Rua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
A low kick from Bennett misses
and Rua counters with a leg kick.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua tries to clinch but Bennett is having none of it.
Rua slips a straight right by Bennett.
Bennett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bennett misses with a looping left.
Rua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bennett doesn't seem bothered though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua throws a leg kick that misses.
Bennett fails with a takedown attempt.
Bennett misses with an uppercut
and Rua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bennett's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Erik Bennett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rua slips a straight right by Bennett.
Rua has managed to clinch.
Bennett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bennett is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Bennett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bennett throws a solid leg kick but Rua takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bennett.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Bennett misses with a left hand
and Rua counters with a straight right hand.
Rua scores with a jab to the body.
Rua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Bennett misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Rua lands with an uppercut that bounces Bennett off the cage and back into range.
Rua is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.
Bennett staying out of range there.
Bennett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Rua moved away.
Bennett works Rua's body with a nice hook.
Bennett misses the jab.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bennett's sensitive parts.
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Rua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bennett. That did some damage!
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Some wild striking there from Bennett.
Bennett throws a leg kick
and Rua counters with a straight right hand.
Bennett lands a body shot.
Bennett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bennett throws a low kick but Rua moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett fails with a takedown attempt.
Rua clinches up with Bennett and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Erik Bennett has been cut.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bennett's efforts to push away.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Rua takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bennett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rua avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Bennett shoots in but no luck this time.
Erik Bennett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Rua checks a low kick from Bennett.
Some bone on bone action there as Bennett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bennett lands a head shot.
Bennett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett lands a body shot.
Rua throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett throws a leg kick
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Bennett walks into a straight right hand from Rua.
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Bennett is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennett throws out the jab.
Rua staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Erik Bennett just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Erik Bennett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rua misses with a body shot.
Bennett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rua ducks right into an uppercut from Bennett.
Rua takes one to the side of the head.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett throws a low kick but Rua avoids it.
Bennett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Rua is looking to wear down Bennett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Bennett punishes Rua's body with a nice straight punch.
Bennett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennett.
Bennett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rua on the side of the head.
Bennett scores with a jab. Rua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bennett throws a front kick aimed at Rua's knee but Rua avoids it well.
Bennett misses with a straight left.
Bennett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rua checks it well.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Rua moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua moves away from the strike by Bennett.
Bennett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rua is looking to clinch but Bennett is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua digs a good hook to Bennett's body.
Bennett lands a jab to the head.
Rua tries to clinch but Bennett is having none of it.
Bennett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Bennett avoids the body shot from Rua.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett throws a jab when Rua was well out of range.
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Rua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Rua.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rua lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bennett at a distance.
Bennett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rua checks it well.
Bennett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rua sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bennett somewhat.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bennett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Rua.
Rua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bennett.
Bennett avoids the body shot from Rua.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bennett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bennett. Bennett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Bennett's front leg but catches the back leg as Bennett tries to avoid it.
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
Bennett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Erik Bennett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Erik Bennett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bennett keeps the fight on the outside.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bennett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett misses with a jab to the body
and Rua counters with a low kick, right behind Bennett 's knee.
Rua throws a shot from downtown. Bennett moves away and avoids it.
Rua scores with a spinning back kick!
Bennett misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bennett throws a jab but it's blocked by Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua scores with a decent looking hook.
Bennett throws a solid leg kick but Rua takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bennett.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Rua misses with an uppercut
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennett throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Bennett takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rua tries to land a leg kick but Bennett saw it coming and moves away.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
Rua is looking to chop away at Bennett's legs.
Bennett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gabriel Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Bennett throws a looping overhand right but Rua ducks down to avoid it.
Rua throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett throws a leg kick that misses.
Bennett with a nice cross.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bennett thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Rua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rua keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rua takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Rua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Bennett moves out of range easily.
Bennett wants to slow Rua down by chopping away at his legs.
A leg kick checked by Rua.
Bennett tries to score with a low kick but Rua moves his leg out of the way.
Bennett swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Rua takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Rua slips a straight right by Bennett.
Bennett thuds his right hand into Rua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Erik Bennett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A cross from Bennett lands.
Rua throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett misses with a body kick.
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
Bennett blocks a leg kick.
Rua lands with a cross.
A jab from Rua misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rua misses with a looping right.
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!
Rua keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Erik Bennett.
I've got Bennett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 46:49
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Bennett!
Erik Bennett thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Fontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravil Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebedev is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Come the Revolution. Ravil Lebedev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Fontes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ravil Lebedev!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontes misses with a low kick.
Lebedev shoots in and bounces Fontes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lebedev scoring with some ground and pound.
Fontes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lebedev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fontes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lebedev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lebedev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lebedev is working Fontes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lebedev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lebedev landing some decent shots from guard.
Lebedev passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fontes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lebedev throwing shots but Fontes is blocking nicely.
Lebedev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lebedev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fontes's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lebedev connects with a nice short shot to Fontes's temple.
Ground and pound from Lebedev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lebedev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fontes defending well though.
Lebedev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fontes taking some punishment here, with Lebedev in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev is looking to take a break and control but Fontes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lebedev 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.
Fontes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fontes wants to improve his position but Lebedev is controlling well.
Lebedev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lebedev lands a nice short elbow.
Fontes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lebedev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lebedev tries to pass to full mount but Fontes defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lebedev working over Fontes with some ground and pound. Fontes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fontes wants to improve his position but Lebedev is controlling well.
Fontes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lebedev on the ground.
Fontes has hold of Lebedev's hands but Lebedev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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!
Lebedev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lebedev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lebedev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Lebedev there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev throwing shots but Fontes is blocking nicely.
Fontes is breathing heavily.
Fontes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lebedev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lebedev in particular looking to stall.
Fontes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lebedev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lebedev looks to land a strike but Fontes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lebedev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lebedev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lebedev throwing strikes from guard but Fontes blocks nicely.
Lebedev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravil Lebedev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lebedev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lebedev connects with a looping right hand.
Fontes throws a leg kick but Lebedev moved away.
Fontes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lebedev shoots in for a takedown but Fontes shows good takedown defense.
Lebedev throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fontes was covering up waiting for the punch and Lebedev finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lebedev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lebedev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lebedev postures up in Fontes's guard and throws a big left but Fontes blocks it.
Lebedev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lebedev chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lebedev throws an elbow that misses. Fontes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lebedev's guard. Nice move by Fontes!
Lebedev looking for a sweep. Not yet Lebedev, not yet.
Lebedev lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fontes!
Lebedev working the ground and pound effectively.
Lebedev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lebedev landing strikes from the mount and Fontes is in trouble!
Fontes is rocked!
Lebedev postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Fontes bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Lebedev and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ravil Lebedev!
Ravil Lebedev is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Ravil Lebedev 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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