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TWD 35: Ronan vs Badridge PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ekim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gideon Draper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Ekim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gideon Draper!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekim swinging wildly here.
Ekim throws a big shot that misses.
Draper will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Draper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ekim throws a head kick that misses.
Ekim tries a head kick but it misses.
Draper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Draper shoots in and bounces Ekim off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ekim 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.
Ekim trying to control the position.
Draper 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.
Draper advances to half guard.
Draper tries to pass to full mount but Ekim defends it.
Draper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Draper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ekim doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Draper.
Draper trying to control the action but Ekim is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ground and pound from Draper.
Draper 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.
Draper moves into full mount! Ekim won't be happy about that!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draper landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekim is in a horrible position here. Draper smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Draper lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ekim is rocked!
Draper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Draper is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Ekim is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gideon Draper!
An out of breath Gideon Draper thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rio Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by wanted dead or alive. Rio Vegas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wade Walker's chin.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wade Walker!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker dodges the punch combination from Vegas.
Vegas swinging wildly here.
Wade Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker wants to clinch up but Vegas keeps it at a distance.
Walker closes the distance and pushes Vegas back into the cage.
Vegas dodges an elbow strike from Walker.
Walker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Rio Vegas has been cut.
Vegas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Vegas scores with a jab.
Walker instigates a clinch.
Walker blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walker.
Walker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vegas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker landing knees to the head.
Walker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vegas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vegas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
A head punch on the inside from Vegas fails to land.
Walker working Vegas over with knees to the body.
Walker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walker lands a damaging elbow.
Vegas throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Vegas misses with the head strike.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker fails to pull guard.
Walker has Vegas pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Walker pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vegas tumbling to the mat - Walker dives into Vegas's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Walker stands up and waves to Vegas to follow him.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vegas on the side of the head.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Vegas.
Walker throws a head kick but Vegas moves out of range.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker scores with a nice head shot.
Vegas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker avoids the body shot from Vegas.
Vegas lands with a shot to the body.
Walker shoots in and gets a takedown into Vegas's guard.
Vegas 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vegas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vegas keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Vegas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vegas swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vegas throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Vegas moves out of range easily.
Vegas misses with a body punch
and Walker counters with a head kick.
Vegas slips a jab from Walker.
Walker ducks right into an uppercut from Vegas.
Walker misses with a hook. Vegas ducked under it nicely.
Walker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vegas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vegas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Vegas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vegas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walker stands up from Vegas's guard - Walker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vegas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker lands an overhand right.
Walker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vegas momentarily.
Vegas lands a body shot.
Vegas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rio Vegas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vegas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Vegas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vegas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vegas misses with a wild body shot.
Vegas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Vegas.
Walker gets a takedown into half guard.
Walker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vegas defends it well.
Vegas tries to roll over but Walker keeps him under control.
Vegas is defending against the submission attempts here by Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vegas sees it coming and defends easily.
Walker decides to return to a standing position.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vegas but Vegas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Vegas.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vegas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker lands with a kick to the temple. Vegas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vegas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Vegas.
Wade Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker with a nice cross.
Vegas is rocked!
Rio Vegas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Vegas.
Vegas misses with a lunging right hand
and Walker counters with a two punch combo.
Oh Vegas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker throws a leg kick which misses Vegas's front leg but catches the back leg as Vegas tries to avoid it.
Walker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vegas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vegas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walker.
Vegas seems to have got his legs back now.
Walker misses with a hook. Vegas ducked under it nicely.
Walker lands a big head kick that sends Vegas to the canvas! Walker follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wade Walker!
Wade Walker 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Aze Gori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Tenorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aze Gori had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aze Gori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Tenorio!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenorio misses with a wild combination.
Gori swats away the attempt to clinch by Tenorio.
Nice defenses there by Gori.
Tenorio has closed the distance and engaged Gori in a clinch.
Tenorio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gori breaks the clinch.
Tenorio missing with a left hand there. Gori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tenorio doesn't manage to clinch there - Gori circles away.
Claudio Tenorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tenorio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gori.
Gori misses with a straight right.
Tenorio has closed the distance and engaged Gori in a clinch.
Tenorio can't break the clinch.
Gori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tenorio tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Gori misses the target.
Gori misses with an uppercut
and Tenorio counters with a straight right hand.
Tenorio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gori in his tracks.
Gori throws a lazy right hand but Tenorio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gori tries to move into range but Tenorio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tenorio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gori works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gori shoots in and drives through. Tenorio sprawls well.
Tenorio throws a right and a left that Gori avoids nicely.
Tenorio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gori.
Gori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tenorio throws out the jab.
Tenorio misses with a wild combination.
Tenorio tries to clinch up.
Tenorio is looking to clinch but Gori is avoiding it.
Tenorio closes the distance but Gori moves to the side
and Gori counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gori.
Tenorio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gori distracts Tenorio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gori working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tenorio wants to stand up but Gori is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gori cracks Tenorio with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gori.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gori's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tenorio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gori is looking to work some ground and pound but Tenorio has wrist control.
Gori with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gori with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tenorio is keeping the position for now.
Gori connects with a couple of short punches.
Gori prevents Tenorio from getting back to his feet.
Gori passes Tenorio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gori is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tenorio scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gori manages to mount him!
Tenorio looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gori raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tenorio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gori. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gori in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gori scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Gori.
Tenorio is rocked!
Tenorio squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tenorio is still in real trouble! Can Gori finish him?
Gori unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Tenorio wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Gori celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aze Gori!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ban Dit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Chicletinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Chicletinho acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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190 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ban Dit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mister Chicletinho!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chicletinho blocks a jab.
Chicletinho shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dit sprawls well. Dit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chicletinho gets slowly back to his feet.
Dit closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Chicletinho's 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.
Dit landing some decent shots from guard.
Chicletinho escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chicletinho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chicletinho is looking to sinch up a triangle. Dit throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Chicletinho's body to avoid the submission. Chicletinho has instead reached around Dit's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Chicletinho arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mister Chicletinho!
In his post fight interview, Mister Chicletinho gave a big smile as he said 'Quantos mais terei que apagar para ser reconhecido aqui?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Layer Prayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen PRIDE FC Opening Theme as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Layer Prayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Prayer keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva tries to circle away but Prayer has him pinned against the cage.
Prayer has Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Prayer pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silva tumbling to the mat - Prayer dives into Silva's guard.
Prayer wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Prayer throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prayer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Prayer works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prayer postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Prayer from controlling successfully.
Prayer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Prayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Prayer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva wants to stand and escape but Prayer is having none of it.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Prayer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Prayer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Prayer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Prayer connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Prayer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Prayer tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prayer keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Prayer wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva stands up from Prayer's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Prayer looking to score a takedown here. Silva is defending well but Prayer drives through and ends up in Silva's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prayer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Prayer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Prayer drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Prayer working Silva over with strikes.
Silva trying to hold on to Prayer's head to control him but Prayer postures up.
Prayer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Prayer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Prayer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prayer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prayer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva has hold of Prayer's hands but Prayer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Prayer in his half guard.
Prayer working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Prayer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prayer 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.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Prayer finish him?
Prayer working the head and body with strikes.
Prayer lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Silva! More strikes land and this one is all over! Prayer jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Layer Prayer!
Layer Prayer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Mutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by PUNK ROCK!!!! . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan Mutch!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mutch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hall.
Mutch wants to break free but Hall has control.
Hall has Mutch pushed against the cage.
Mutch takes an elbow to the temple.
Mutch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mutch's efforts to push away.
Hall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mutch backwards.
Mutch is trying to force a seperation but Hall has the dominant position.
Mutch leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mutch looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hall.
Mutch working hard to break the clinch.
Hall trying to control the position but instead, Mutch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hall into the cage.
Mutch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is trying to maintain a safe position but Mutch gets an underhook and turns Hall into the cage.
Hall is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Matt Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Mutch.
Hall prevents Mutch from breaking the clinch.
Mutch is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hall can't fight it off and eventually Mutch manages to take the fight to the floor. Hall looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mutch preventing the sweep.
Mutch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hall pulls Mutch in close to his closed guard and prevents Mutch from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mutch lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mutch's guard.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mutch's head.
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!
Hall trying to control but Mutch is working from the bottom.
Mutch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hall preventing the sweep.
Mutch is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mutch doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hall slips nicely into half guard.
Hall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mutch.
Mutch had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mutch is trying to keep Hall in close.
Mutch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hall is controlling him.
Hall preventing the sweep.
Mutch is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hall defends well.
Hall trying to control but Mutch is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mutch keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mutch is pulling down on Hall's head to control his posture.
Mutch is looking for a triangle but Hall pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mutch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hall passes Mutch's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jordan Mutch will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mutch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hall lands a body shot.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Mutch circles away.
Hall is looking to clinch but Mutch is avoiding it.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Mutch.
Horrible takedown by Mutch or perhaps it was just good defense by Hall which made him look bad.
Some wild striking there from Mutch.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Mutch misses its intended target.
Mutch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall lands a nice looking body kick.
Mutch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Hall scores with a hook to the body. Mutch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Mutch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mutch throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Mutch shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mutch showed some decent athleticism there.
Mutch is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hall reverses the position - he's now on top in Mutch's guard.
Jordan Mutch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mutch lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hall!
Hall can't escape the position.
Mutch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hall is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to improve his position but Mutch isn't that keen on the idea.
Hall wants to control but Mutch is having none of it.
Mutch throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mutch misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
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!
Hall keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mutch with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hall is trying desperately to improve position.
Hall is in a horrible position here. Mutch smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mutch pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hall defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mutch.
Mutch tries to control but Hall wriggling away.
Mutch thowing shots but they're missing.
Mutch avoids the attempt from Hall to control.
Hall can't escape the position.
Mutch looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutch throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hall because Mutch loaded up on that one.
Mutch with good strikes from the mount here!
Mutch misses with a head shot.
Mutch landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutch wants to control the pace but Hall is squirming around nicely.
Hall is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mutch throwing strikes here but Hall is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hall gets back to half guard.
Hall holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mutch.
Hall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mutch 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.
Jordan Mutch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mutch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mutch circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall moves into the clinch successfully.
Hall stalling against the cage.
Hall tries to stall but Mutch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maybe Hall would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mutch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hall wants to stall.
Mutch works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Hall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mutch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall is looking to clinch but Mutch is avoiding it.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mutch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mutch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mutch shoots in for a double leg but Hall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mutch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mutch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hall counters with a nice body shot.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matt Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mutch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mutch crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hall - the referee stops the clock and Mutch gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hall. Mutch manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall walks into a stiff left hand from Mutch.
Mutch connects with a looping right hand.
Hall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Matt Hall has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mutch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mutch throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Matt Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall tries to clinch but Mutch is having none of it.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mutch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hall counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Mutch misses its intended target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hall.
A nice combination there by Hall.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Mutch's front leg but catches the back leg as Mutch tries to avoid it.
Hall staying out of range there.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mutch throws out the jab.
Mutch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matt Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall fakes the leg kick and cracks Mutch in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutch slaps away a takedown attempt from Hall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mutch.
Mutch avoids the head kick by Hall.
Jordan Mutch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hall!
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mutch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mutch's calf.
Both fighters circling a little - Hall finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hall walks into a left hand.
Hall is looking to wear down Mutch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mutch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mutch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall cracks the inside of Mutch's front leg.
Mutch misses with a wild body shot.
Mutch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mutch manages to get himself to full guard.
Mutch trying to control the position.
Mutch keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Mutch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mutch 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matt Hall.
I think Mutch 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Mutch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maester Ochu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ochu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Clutch - The Incomparable Mr. Flannery. 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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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maester Ochu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ochu throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ochu connects with a jab.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ochu.
Smith wants to clinch but Ochu slips to the side
and Ochu counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ochu.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ochu lands with a nice body punch.
Ochu throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith tries to clinch but Ochu is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith tries to clinch up
enabling Ochu to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochu misses with a straight right.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith is rocked!
Matt Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Ochu.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith wants to clinch but Ochu slips to the side
and Ochu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ochu misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Ochu takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ochu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ochu throws a big shot that misses.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Ochu counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Smith! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Ochu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maester Ochu!
Maester Ochu took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edinaldo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dio's choice of entrance music: Megadeth - Dialectic Chaos. Edinaldo Oliveira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edinaldo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zack Dio!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Oliveira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Edinaldo Oliveira has been cut.
Dio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dio throws a hook to the side of Oliveira's head but Oliveira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dio is looking to slow Oliveira down with leg kicks.
Oliveira takes a swing at Dio's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oliveira's hands.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Dio.
A slow jab from Oliveira misses its intended target.
Zack Dio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliveira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dio doesn't seem bothered though.
Oliveira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira cracks Dio's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Dio slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Oliveira can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edinaldo Oliveira!
A very excited looking Edinaldo Oliveira 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Ronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Badridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronan comes to the cage accompanied by Promised Land. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Barry Badridge enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Ronan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Badridge!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badridge misses with a wild combination.
Ronan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Badridge in his tracks.
Badridge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ronan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ronan tests Badridge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Badridge tries to land a leg kick but Ronan saw it coming and moves away.
Ronan throws an off balance right hand
letting Badridge counter with a right hand.
Ronan scores with a punch to the head.
Ronan misses with a body shot
and Badridge counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badridge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ronan circles away quickly and effectively.
Badridge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ronan circles away quickly and effectively.
Ronan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Badridge takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badridge has closed the distance and engaged Ronan in a clinch.
Ronan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Badridge has a couple of punches blocked by Ronan.
Ronan blocks a body shot from Badridge.
Ronan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ronan has had enough of the clinch but Badridge keeps him there for the moment.
Ronan blocking some punches.
Ronan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ronan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronan lands with a shot to the body.
Ronan misses the jab.
Ronan lands with a good body shot.
Ronan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badridge walks into a straight right hand from Ronan.
Ronan lands a jab to Badridge's midsection.
Ronan throws a shot from downtown. Badridge moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badridge misses with a straight left.
Badridge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ronan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Badridge with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ronan to score with a decent uppercut.
Ronan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Badridge has time to react.
Ronan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Badridge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ronan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ronan throws a right hand that Badridge ducks under and follows up with a left that Badridge also avoids with ease.
Badridge doesn't manage to clinch there - Ronan circles away.
Badridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ronan swats away the attempt to clinch by Badridge.
Ronan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badridge misses with a hook. Ronan ducked under it nicely.
Ronan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Badridge.
Good exchange - Ronan coming out on top.
Elvis Ronan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Badridges jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ronan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Badridge misses.
Badridge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ronan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badridge moves away.
Badridge throws a big shot that misses.
Badridge drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Badridge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Badridge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ronan feints and then cracks Badridge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Badridge down.
Ronan cracks a nice hook into Badridge's ribs.
Nice body punch from Ronan.
Ronan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ronan lands with a good body shot.
Ronan swats away the attempt to clinch by Badridge.
Ronan works Badridge's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Ronan lands.
Ronan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badridge manages to avoid it.
Badridge throws a sloppy head kick and Ronan moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Ronan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ronan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice shot by Ronan.
Badridge moves out of range of the strikes.
Barry Badridge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ronan catches Badridge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Badridge misses with a body shot.
Ronan connects with a body shot that sends Badridge's belly button to the back.
Badridge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ronan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badridge.
Badridge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ronan lands with a good body shot.
Badridge tries to clinch there but Ronan circles away.
Nice body punch from Ronan.
Ronan is looking to wear down Badridge with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badridge takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badridge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronan.
Ronan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Badridge doesn't seem bothered though.
Badridge is breathing heavily.
Badridge is looking to clinch but Ronan is avoiding it.
Ronan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badridge can do to turn this around?
Badridge falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ronan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ronan works over Badridge's head and body with a nice combination.
Ronan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ronan scores with a shot to the body.
Ronan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Badridge has time to react.
Badridge misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badridge misses with a few strikes there.
Ronan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ronan lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ronan digs a good hook to Badridge's body.
Badridge takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ronan cracks Badridge with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Badridge is rocked!
Ronan thuds a left hand into Badridge's body.
Badridge is still on wobbly legs! Can Ronan finish him?
Ronan connects with a combination that backs up Badridge into the cage. Ronan lands a flurry of punches that gets past Badridge's guard. Badridge is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Ronan bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elvis Ronan!
Elvis Ronan retains his middleweight title!
Elvis Ronan made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Ricardo Martinez, I'm coming for you. I have destroyed everyone here at 185. Now it's on to NYC. Let's do it.'.
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