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MLC 80: Duran vs Kasserman PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mr Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li has chosen The Mars Volta - as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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119 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Jiu Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hong Li!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Li swinging wildly here.
Li throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jiu Jitsu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jiu Jitsu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jiu Jitsu swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mr Jiu Jitsu!
Mr Jiu Jitsu managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Anti-Tapout Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Clement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clement comes to the cage accompanied by Infinite Mass - Bullet . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Clement!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clement scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clement connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taylor momentarily.
Clement lands a right hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Clement as he connects with a hook.
Taylor shoots in for a double leg but Clement sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clement defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taylor.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Clement circles away and keeps his distance.
Clement keeps the fight on the outside.
Clement lands with a hook. Taylor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnny Clement seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Taylor is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor slips under a jab.
Clement misses with a body shot.
Clement scores with a jab.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Clement pushes him off.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clement paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Clement. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clement.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Clement finish him?
Nice uppercut lands for Clement. That snapped Taylor's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clement swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clement has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Taylor should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Clement has tightened it up now! Taylor should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johnny Clement!
A relieved looking Johnny Clement thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Holcomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harvey Holcomb!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holcomb.
Holcomb scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Mann misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Holcomb misses the target.
Mann fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Holcomb to the ground. Mann is now in Holcomb's guard.
Holcomb not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mann passes Holcomb's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mann lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mann is looking for a kimura here.
Holcomb regains full guard. Nicely done.
Holcomb looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mann is one step ahead there.
Holcomb is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mann postures up and lands a big shot to Holcomb's brow.
It looks like Harvey Holcomb has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holcomb is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mann trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mann seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Holcomb had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mann defends it easily.
Holcomb keeping moving, preventing Mann from controlling successfully.
Mann is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Holcomb is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mann is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holcomb looking for a sweep. Not yet Holcomb, not yet.
Mann trying to control but Holcomb is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holcomb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holcomb keeping moving, preventing Mann from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mann works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Holcomb regains full guard. Nicely done.
Holcomb has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mann can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
Holcomb keeping moving, preventing Mann from controlling successfully.
Mann with a flurry of punches that miss.
Holcomb being controlled here, momentarily.
Holcomb keeping full guard, as Mann tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann chips away with some ground and pound.
Mann working some strikes from top position.
That has opened up Harvey Holcomb's cut even more.
Mann tries to free his leg and advance position but Holcomb is retaining full guard.
Holcomb working a defensive guard but Mann passes into half guard.
Mann sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holcomb defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mann looks to land a strike but Holcomb avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Holcomb is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mannis looking to pass into half guard but Holcomb pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Holcomb is in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holcomb has gone for a leg lock! Mann slips out almost immediately though and dives into Holcomb's guard.
Holcomb controls Mann momentarily but Mann frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holcomb working a defensive guard here.
Mann stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holcomb swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mann with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mann keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Holcomb's head.
The cut above Harvey Holcomb's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harvey Holcomb's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Mann!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laguna Highwind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Wisniewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wisniewski has chosen Vienio & Pele - To jest moj hardcore as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pawel Wisniewski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Laguna Highwind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pawel Wisniewski!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wisniewski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Highwind on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wisniewski. Wisniewski obviously looking to wear him down.
Wisniewski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Highwind chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wisniewski can pounce on him.
Wisniewski misses with a hook.
A big left from Wisniewski misses.
Wisniewski throws a shot from downtown. Highwind moves away and avoids it.
Wisniewski 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.
Wisniewski tries to clinch up
so Highwind counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wisniewski wants to sweep here but Highwind controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Highwind being controlled here momentarily.
Highwind preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisniewski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Highwind stands up over Wisniewski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Highwind postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wisniewski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Highwind is one step ahead there.
Wisniewski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Highwind connects with a couple of short punches.
Wisniewski controlling the position.
Wisniewski keeping moving, preventing Highwind from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wisniewski holds on and takes a little breather.
Highwind pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wisniewski is keeping the position for now.
Highwind throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wisniewski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Highwind preventing the sweep.
Highwind being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wisniewski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pawel Wisniewski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice defenses there by Highwind.
Wisniewski throws a body kick that misses.
Wisniewski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Highwind counters with a stiff right hand.
Highwind tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wisniewski throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Wisniewski misses.
Wisniewski with a nice cross.
Pawel Wisniewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski throws a jab when Highwind was well out of range.
Pawel Wisniewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Wisniewski. Those never looked like landing.
Highwind takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Highwind slips a straight right by Wisniewski.
Highwind moves out of range as Wisniewski strikes.
A swing and a miss from Wisniewski.
Wisniewski cracks the inside of Highwind's front leg.
Wisniewski looks for the body kick but Highwind saw that one coming.
Wisniewski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Highwind.
Nice defenses there by Highwind.
Highwind misses with a takedown attempt - Wisniewski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wisniewski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wisniewski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Highwind is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wisniewski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Highwind.
Wisniewski cracks the inside of Highwind's front leg.
Highwind shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wisniewski defends it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wisniewski.
A swing and a miss from Wisniewski.
Wisniewski tries a head kick but it misses.
Wisniewski jabs Highwind right on the nose. Highwind blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wisniewski wants to clinch.
Wisniewski scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Wisniewski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Highwind doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wisniewski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Highwind's knee momentarily.
Wisniewski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wisniewski throws a low kick but Highwind avoids it.
Highwind moves away from the strike by Wisniewski.
Highwind moves out of range of the body kick.
Wisniewski swings for the body but Highwind moves out of range.
Wisniewski misses with a hook to the body
and Highwind counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wisniewski is looking to control Highwind's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wisniewski avoid being mounted?
Wisniewski is looking for a sweep. Highwind is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wisniewski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wisniewski trying to keep a closed guard but Highwind is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wisniewski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Highwind kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Highwind's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisniewski has control of Highwind's left arm, preventing Highwind from doing any damage.
Wisniewski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Highwind.
Highwind wants to control from the top but Wisniewski keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wisniewski looking to control.
Highwind throws a strike but Wisniewski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wisniewski trying to control the position from guard on top but Highwind is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pawel Wisniewski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Highwind avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wisniewski tests Highwind's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Highwind bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wisniewski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wisniewski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Highwind.
Wisniewski moves into the clinch.
Wisniewski is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highwind blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wisniewski throws a punch but it's blocked by Highwind.
Highwind has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wisniewski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laguna Highwind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wisniewski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wisniewski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wisniewski presses Highwind against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wisniewski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wisniewski breaks from the clinch.
Wisniewski throws out a leg kick but Highwind moves out of range and Wisniewski only half commits.
Wisniewski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Highwind. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Highwind tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wisniewski throws a leg kick but Highwind moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Wisniewski. That snapped Highwind's head back.
Wisniewski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Highwind gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wisniewski.
Wisniewski tries to clinch but Highwind is having none of it.
Wisniewski misses with a double jab.
Wisniewski forces Highwind back against the cage and clinches.
Wisniewski taking a breather.
Wisniewski has a couple of punches blocked by Highwind.
Wisniewski lands a hook that snaps the head of Highwind backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wisniewski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wisniewski lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Wisniewski 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Highwind avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wisniewski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Highwind uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wisniewski.
Wisniewski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Highwind ducks right into an uppercut from Wisniewski.
Highwind steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wisniewski.
Wisniewski throws a leg kick but Highwind sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wisniewski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Wisniewski misses
and Highwind counters with a left to the body.
Pawel Wisniewski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Highwind.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Highwind.
Wisniewski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisniewski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Highwind uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wisniewski.
Wisniewski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Highwind counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Highwind uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wisniewski.
Highwind shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wisniewski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wisniewski has Highwind pulled in close to control his posture.
Highwind throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wisniewski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Highwind postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Highwind passes Wisniewski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Highwind.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Highwind is trying to control the action in half guard but Wisniewski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wisniewski is controlling Highwind's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Wisniewski trying to control here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pawel Wisniewski.
Wisniewski lands a jab.
Wisniewski pushes Highwind up against the cage in a clinch.
Wisniewski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wisniewski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wisniewski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski misses with a punch on the inside.
Wisniewski trying to control the position but instead, Highwind has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wisniewski into the cage.
Highwind goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wisniewski prevents it.
Laguna Highwind has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laguna Highwind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wisniewski misses with some punches.
Wisniewski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Highwind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wisniewski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wisniewski throws a body punch but Highwind moves out of range.
Pawel Wisniewski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wisniewski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Highwind back to the cage. Wisniewski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Highwind is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wisniewski throws a push kick but Highwind slaps the foot to one side.
Wisniewski wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from Wisniewski.
Wisniewski throws the left hand but Highwind avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wisniewski scores with a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Wisniewski finds it's target.
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!
Wisniewski misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Wisniewski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wisniewski 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Wisniewski!
In his post fight interview, Pawel Wisniewski gave a big smile as he said 'Thanks to my Alliance and all the people supporting me ! Pozdrawiam oglądających galę Polaków ! Polska ! Polska !'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Calico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calico comes to the cage accompanied by Heat--J.U.I.C.E.. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Calico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calico throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Calico.
Calico rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith tries a body shot but Calico blocks it.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Calico.
Calico has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Calico avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Calico's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Calico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Calico has the dominant position.
Smith tries to work over Calico's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Calico backwards.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calico throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calico manages to avoid it.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Calico ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Calico throws a quick inside leg kick.
Calico scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Calico takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Calico misses with a head kick.
Calico looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Calico misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Calico misses with a low kick.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calico circles away quickly and effectively.
Calico throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Calico takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Calico tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Calico takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith throws a low kick but Calico moves out of range easily.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Calico's head.
The fighters circle, before Smith throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Calico's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Smith lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Dan Smith!
Our winner, Dan Smith, 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Nugent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nugent is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stranglehold, Ted Nugent. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Nugent!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dylan avoids the body shot from Nugent.
Nugent shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nugent showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nugent missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dylan is looking to escape.
Nugent looks to land a strike but Dylan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nugent postures up in Dylan's guard and throws a big left but Dylan blocks it.
Dylan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nugent trying to control but Dylan is working from the bottom.
Nugent throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dylan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dylan keeping full guard, as Nugent tries to pass.
Nugent works over Dylan with some ground and pound from guard.
Nugent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dylan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nugent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nugent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nugent won't allow Dylan to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugent wants to control from the top but Dylan keeps moving.
Nugent is looking to work some ground and pound but Dylan has wrist control.
Nugent working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nugent is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nugent connects with a couple of short punches.
Nugent throwing strikes from guard but Dylan blocks nicely.
Nugent tries to free his leg and advance position but Dylan is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nugent is looking to work some ground and pound but Dylan has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nugent wants to control from the top but Dylan keeps moving.
Nugent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nugent throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nugent with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nugent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nugent scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nugent trying to control but Dylan is working from the bottom.
Nugent throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugent throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nugent's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Nugent dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nugent looks to score with a jab to the body but Dylan is just out of range.
Dylan throws a leg kick but Nugent sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nugent works the jab nicely.
Dylan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nugent moves out of range of the leg kick from Dylan.
Dylan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nugent blocks a low kick nicely.
Dylan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nugent.
Nugent avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A good leg kick by Nugent.
Nugent lands with an uppercut that bounces Dylan off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nugent misses with a body shot.
Dylan throws a body punch but Nugent moves out of range.
Dylan throws a leg kick but Nugent checks it.
Dylan ducks under a wild hook from Nugent.
The fighters circling - Nugent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nugent fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Nugent misses.
Nugent tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dylan is able to avoid easily.
Nugent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugent lands a nice shot that snaps Dylan's head back.
Dylan with a jab.
It looks like Ted Nugent has been cut.
A low kick from Dylan misses
and Nugent counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nugent. Dylan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dylan ducks under a wild hook from Nugent.
Dylan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dylan 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.
Dylan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nugent checks it well.
Nugent throws a hook but Dylan blocks it.
Nugent connects with a right hand. Dylan shakes it off.
Nugent swings for the body but Dylan moves out of range.
Nugent wants to clinch up but Dylan keeps it at a distance.
Dylan thows a leg kick but Nugent checks it
and Nugent counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Dylan is predictable there
and Nugent counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dylan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dylan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nugent. That did some damage!
Nugent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dylan manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Nugent blocks the low kick.
Nugent moves in looking to clinch but Dylan pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugent looks to land a right hand but Dylan moved out of range.
Nugent fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dylan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dylan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nugent on the side of the head.
Nugent closes the distance and clinches.
Dylan tries a knee to the head but Nugent blocks it.
Dylan looking to throw knees to the head but Nugent is blocking nicely.
Nugent can't get the takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Dylan.
Dylan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dylan throws a low kick but Nugent avoids it.
Nugent throws a front kick aimed at Dylan's knee but Dylan avoids it well.
Dylan tries to score with a low kick but Nugent moves his leg out of the way.
Dylan throws a leg kick but Nugent checks it.
Ted Nugent seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nugent throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dylan digs a good body shot into Nugent's ribs.
Dylan tries to land a leg kick but Nugent saw it coming and moves away.
Nugent missing with a left hand there. Dylan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daniel Dylan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nugent.
Dylan misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Nugent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nugent chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dylan can pounce on him.
Nugent checks the leg kick.
Dylan motions for Nugent to come forward. Dylan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dylan misses with a low kick.
Dylan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Daniel Dylan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dylan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nugent. Nugent obviously looking to wear him down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nugent.
Daniel Dylan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Nugent.
Dylan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nugent throws out the jab.
Dylan scores with a one two! Nugent had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dylan throws a leg kick
and Nugent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dylan tries to work over Nugent's front leg with a kick but Nugent checks it.
Nugent thuds his right hand into Dylan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nugent jabs Dylan right on the nose. Dylan blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nugent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dylan.
Nugent stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dylan.
Dylan tries to score with a low kick but Nugent moves his leg out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nugent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nugent connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nugent checks a leg kick nicely.
Nugent throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nugent looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dylan!
Nugent jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dylan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dylan and Nugent has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dylan is not content to let Nugent control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Nugent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ted Nugent's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A low kick from Dylan is predictable there
and Nugent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dylan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nugent.
A shot to the liver by Nugent. Beautiful body shot.
Nugent scores with a jab. Dylan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nugent wants to clinch.
Dylan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dylan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dylan.
Dylan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nugent. That did some damage!
Nugent pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dylan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nugent throws a shot from downtown. Dylan moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dylan. Nugent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nugent bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nugent is looking to take a break and control but Dylan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nugent working the strikes but Dylan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugent wants to pass the guard but Dylan is defending well.
Dylan is trying to stand.
Dylan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A clash of legs there as Nugent blocks the low kick.
Nugent 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.
Dylan throws a leg kick
and Nugent counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nugent wants to pass the guard but Dylan is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nugent is working Dylan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dylan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nugent not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nugent postures up and lands a big shot to Dylan's brow.
Nugent wants to control from the top but Dylan keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nugent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dylan keeping moving, preventing Nugent from controlling successfully.
Ted Nugent has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nugent misses with a wild body shot.
Nugent moves out of range of the leg kick from Dylan.
Dylan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nugent's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nugent looks to land a right hand but Dylan moved out of range.
Nugent lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nugent is looking to land body kicks.
A left lands for Dylan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nugent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Nugent.
Nugent throws a shot from downtown. Dylan moves away and avoids it.
Nugent lands a nice shot to the body.
Nugent throws the left hand but Dylan avoids the punch easily.
Dylan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nugent is able to avoid easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Nugent. That snapped Dylan's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nugent lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dylan circles away quickly and effectively.
Nugent is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dylan.
Dylan is looking to chop away at Nugent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dylan.
Dylan motions for Nugent to come forward. Dylan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nugent tries to clinch up but Dylan circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nugent misses with a body shot.
Dylan moves out of range as Nugent strikes.
Dylan throws a leg kick
and Nugent counters with a right hand to the body.
Daniel Dylan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ted Nugent is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nugent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dylan connects with a leg kick. Nugent looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Nugent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nugent 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Nugent!
An out of breath Ted Nugent 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Haer Dalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dalis comes to the cage accompanied by On the Warpath. Machete comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sandstorm - Darude kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Haer Dalis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haer Dalis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andres Machete!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machete swings widly with a right hand
and Dalis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andres Machete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalis moves away from the strike by Machete.
Dalis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Machete lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dalis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dalis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Machete fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Dalis as he connects with a hook.
Dalis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dalis tries to clinch but Machete is having none of it.
Machete lands a body shot.
Machete jabs at Dalis's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dalis.
Dalis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Machete turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dalis misses with the body kick
and Machete counters with a straight right hand.
Dalis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Machete lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Machete. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Machete.
Machete connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dalis's hands.
Machete lunges at Dalis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dalis's hand.
Machete jabs Dalis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Machete will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Machete throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Machete lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Machete.
Machete steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dalis.
Machete tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dalis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dalis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dalis scores with a shot to the body.
Machete moves out of range of the leg kick from Dalis.
Dalis is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Machete is predictable there
and Dalis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Machete thows a leg kick but Dalis checks it
and Dalis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machete misses with a jab to the body
and Dalis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dalis.
Machete working aggressively here.
Machete tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dalis's elbow.
Dalis lands with a short shot to the head.
Machete tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dalis stalling.
Machete tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dalis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machete backwards.
Dalis misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Dalis.
Dalis has Machete pressed against the cage, preventing Machete from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dalis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete tries to break free but Dalis pushes him back against the cage.
Dalis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machete backwards.
Dalis controlling the action here for a moment.
Machete's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dalis manages to break the clinch.
Machete lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A big right from Dalis misses.
Decent striking displayed by Dalis there.
Machete throws a body punch but Dalis moves out of range.
Machete lands the left hand.
Machete tries to close the distance and clinch but Dalis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dalis checks it well.
Machete cracks a nice hook into Dalis's ribs.
Machete swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machete takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machete misses with a leg kick
and Dalis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machete takes a swing at Dalis's ribcage but misses.
Dalis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machete.
Machete has Dalis up against the cage in a clinch.
Machete blocking some punches.
A short left from Machete.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dalis taking a breather.
Dalis blocking some punches.
Machete will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dalis up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andres Machete will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Machete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalis.
Dalis throws the left hand but Machete avoids the punch easily.
Dalis lands a lovely overhand right.
Dalis misses with a body kick.
Dalis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Machete's calf.
Machete misses the jab.
Machete is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dalis rather than just go for the knockout.
Machete lands with a cross.
Dalis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machete throws a hook but Dalis avoids it easily.
Machete lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Machete blocks a jab.
Dalis slips a jab from Machete.
Machete throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machete blocks a leg kick.
Machete waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dalis.
Dalis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dalis misses with a looping right.
Machete throws out a loose jab but Dalis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machete moves in looking to clinch but Dalis pushes him off.
Dalis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Machete's waist but Machete gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dalis off to one side.
Dalis scores with a sloppy right hand. Machete should have avoided that one.
Machete misses with an uppercut. Dalis saw that one coming.
Good work by Machete as he checks the leg kick.
Dalis lands with a shot to the body.
Dalis throws a hook but Machete blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dalis, as that shot connected.
Andres Machete seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machete misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dalis scoring well with a low kick there.
Andres Machete is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machete throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dalis closes the distance and clinches up with Machete, looking for a takedown. Dalis pushes Machete against the cage but Machete circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Machete fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dalis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dalis ducks right into an uppercut from Machete.
Machete throws a hook to the side of Dalis's head but Dalis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machete misses with an uppercut
and Dalis counters with a body kick that stops Machete in his tracks momentarily.
Machete doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dalis lands a leg kick that knocks Machete off balance momentarily.
Machete throws a leg kick
and Dalis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dalis swats away the attempt to clinch by Machete.
Dalis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machete's sensitive parts.
Machete misses with a double jab.
Machete avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dalis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machete lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dalis ducks under a wild hook from Machete.
Dalis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Machete throws a chopping leg kick but Dalis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dalis slips under a jab.
Machete tries to clinch but Dalis moves away
and Dalis counters with a nice leg kick.
Machete blocks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Machete misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machete tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Machete tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dalis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machete swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Machete looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Dalis finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Dalis misses.
Dalis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dalis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Machete misses.
Dalis ducks under a wild hook from Machete.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dalis misses with a leg kick.
Machete scores with a three punch combo!
Machete misses with a jab to the body
and Dalis counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Haer Dalis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dalis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machete fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dalis checks a low kick from Machete.
Machete steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dalis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machete.
Dalis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Machete avoids it really well and circles away.
Machete throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Dalis to counter with a crisp jab.
Machete will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Machete steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dalis.
Dalis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dalis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dalis slips a jab and a cross from Machete.
Dalis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalis misses with a low kick as Machete jumps back.
Dalis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dalis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dalis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Machete's head.
Machete is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dalis not doing much here.
Dalis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Machete does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machete is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dalis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dalis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Machete is looking for a sweep. Dalis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dalis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Haer Dalis.
Dalis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machete scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dalis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machete.
Dalis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Machete was covering up waiting for the punch and Dalis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dalis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dalis is in close to Machete's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dalis tries to free his leg and advance position but Machete is retaining full guard.
Dalis working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dalis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalis trying to control but Machete is working from the bottom.
Dalis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dalis trying to control the position from guard on top but Machete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haer Dalis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dalis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haer Dalis!
Haer Dalis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Skantze Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes into the arena with Welcome To The Jungle blaring out of the sound system. John Skantze Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Skantze Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skantze Jr dives in and grabs Creed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Creed pushes down on Skantze Jr's head and hops out.
Creed dodges the punch combination from Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jake Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed misses with a hook.
Skantze Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Skantze Jr feints a jab promting Creed to slip. Skantze Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Creed slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A jab from Creed finds it's way through Skantze Jr's defenses.
Skantze Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skantze Jr misses with the combination.
Skantze Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Skantze Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skantze Jr lands a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Skantze Jr!
Skantze Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Creed throws a hook but Skantze Jr avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skantze Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Creed slips a jab from Skantze Jr.
Creed shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Skantze Jr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Skantze Jr is looking for a sweep.
Creed cracks Skantze Jr with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Skantze Jr tries to bench press Creed off him but Creed keeps the position.
Creed working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creed 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!
Creed working the head with strikes.
Creed landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Creed lands a few punches from side control.
Creed scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skantze Jr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Skantze Jr looks gassed!
Skantze Jr taking a bit of punishment here - Creed scoring with strikes.
Creed working the ground and pound.
Creed landing a few strikes.
Creed lands an elbow.
Skantze Jr gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Creed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed landing strikes from the mount.
Creed is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Skantze Jr is rocked!
Creed working Skantze Jr over with strikes here.
Skantze Jr is still in real trouble! Can Creed finish him?
Skantze Jr takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Creed's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Creed!
A very excited looking Jake Creed 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorbjorn Rekdal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samoth has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. 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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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
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thorbjorn Rekdal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikael Samoth!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samoth has managed to clinch.
Samoth lands with a short shot to the head.
Samoth prevents a body shot from Rekdal.
Rekdal struggles to land a body shot inside as Samoth controls his hands.
Rekdal tries to throw a body punch but Samoth avoids it by throwing Rekdal back against the cage.
Rekdal stalling the fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Rekdal.
Samoth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rekdal stalling against the cage.
Rekdal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samoth is looking for a takedown.
Rekdal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rekdal letting Samoth take a breather here.
Rekdal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Samoth backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rekdal has a couple of punches blocked by Samoth.
Rekdal lands with a short shot to the head.
Samoth blocks a body shot from Rekdal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth jumps guard and drags Rekdal to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Samoth wants to improve his position but instead Rekdal has moved into half guard.
Samoth works his way to full guard. Good work.
Samoth looking for a sweep. Not yet Samoth, not yet.
Rekdal looking to sit in guard and control but Samoth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Samoth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rekdal manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth tries to hold on but Rekdal postures up.
Samoth working to try and regain half guard.
Rekdal avoids the attempt from Samoth to control.
Rekdal controlling his opponent.
Rekdal trying to control but Samoth is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal content just to control the position here.
Samoth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Samoth tries to hold on but Rekdal postures up.
Samoth reaches up and holds on to Rekdal to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal tries to control but Samoth wriggling away.
Samoth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Samoth wants to control but Rekdal is having none of it.
Rekdal content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samoth wants to control but Rekdal is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Rekdal dominated that round.
That's time! Rekdal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rekdal clinches up with Samoth and pushes him back against the cage.
Samoth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rekdal backwards.
It looks like Thorbjorn Rekdal has been cut.
Samoth jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rekdal walks away with a smile on his face. Samoth gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rekdal thows a leg kick but Samoth checks it
and Samoth counters with a nice body kick.
Rekdal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Samoth.
Rekdal moves into the clinch successfully.
Samoth pulls guard.
Rekdal tries to free his leg and advance position but Samoth is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rekdal stopping the sweep attempt from Samoth.
Samoth is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekdal won't allow Samoth to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samoth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rekdal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rekdal controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Thorbjorn Rekdal just wasn't active enough.
Rekdal lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth slips a straight right by Rekdal.
Rekdal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Samoth's calf.
Rekdal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A swing and a miss from Rekdal.
Samoth scores with a takedown into Rekdal's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Samoth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Samoth drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rekdal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rekdal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rekdal!
Rekdal in side control, throwing shots but Samoth defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal is looking to take a break and control but Samoth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rekdal controls the position from side control.
Samoth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rekdal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Samoth can't do much from the bottom here.
Rekdal takes a little break here. Samoth wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rekdal throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Samoth manages 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.
Rekdal thows a huge punch but Samoth dodges it nicely.
Samoth actively working from the bottom here.
Samoth controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mikael Samoth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thorbjorn Rekdal's cut.
That's time! Rekdal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rekdal looks to land a left hand but Samoth moved out of range nicely.
Rekdal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rekdal misses with a hook to the body
and Samoth finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thorbjorn Rekdal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rekdal throws a body punch but Samoth moves out of range.
Rekdal works the jab nicely.
Samoth lands a glancing blow to the side of Rekdal's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Samoth.
Rekdal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rekdal misses with a few strikes there.
Samoth lands with a good body shot.
Samoth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rekdal swings widly with a right hand
and Samoth counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth looks to score with a jab to the body but Rekdal is just out of range.
Samoth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Samoth throws a leg kick which misses Rekdal's front leg but catches the back leg as Rekdal tries to avoid it.
Thorbjorn Rekdal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Samoth checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Samoth misses.
Rekdal misses with a hook. Samoth ducked under it nicely.
Samoth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rekdal.
Samoth moves into the clinch.
Rekdal misses with a body punch.
Samoth has Rekdal pushed against the cage.
Samoth misses with a knee strike.
Samoth is working for takedown but Rekdal is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Samoth scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Samoth lands with a left to the head.
Rekdal has Samoth pressed against the cage.
Samoth controlling the action here for a moment.
Samoth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Samoth prevents a body shot from Rekdal.
Samoth blocks a body shot from Rekdal.
Rekdal throws a punch but it's blocked by Samoth.
Samoth has Rekdal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rekdal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Samoth prevents a body shot from Rekdal.
Samoth tries to stall but Rekdal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rekdal throws a punch but it's blocked by Samoth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal is looking to control Samoth's arms but Samoth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rekdal has his back to the cage.
Rekdal tries a body shot but Samoth blocks it.
Rekdal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samoth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Samoth can't get the takedown.
Thorbjorn Rekdal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Samoth.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Samoth slows down the pace here.
Samoth prevents a body shot from Rekdal.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mikael Samoth.
Rekdal misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal darts in and clinches Samoth up against the cage.
Rekdal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Samoth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Samoth.
Rekdal tries to stall but Samoth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rekdal lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Samoth tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rekdal just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rekdal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rekdal is trying to maintain a safe position but Samoth gets an underhook and turns Rekdal into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Samoth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Samoth 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Samoth!
Mikael Samoth 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasquale Kasserman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duran comes to the cage accompanied by Hatebreed - Live for this. Umberto Duran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Umberto Duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pasquale Kasserman!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran blocks a head kick by Kasserman.
Kasserman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duran shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kasserman eats them both and turns towards Duran to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Duran looks to land a left hand but Kasserman moved out of range nicely.
Kasserman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duran lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Duran misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duran, as that shot connected.
Duran shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kasserman defends it nicely.
Duran closes the distance and pushes Kasserman back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasserman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Duran.
Kasserman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kasserman misses with some punches.
Kasserman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasserman keeps control of Duran as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasserman has Duran up against the cage in a clinch.
Duran is trying to maintain a safe position but Kasserman gets an underhook and turns Duran into the cage.
Duran works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kassermans head.
Kasserman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duran backwards.
Duran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duran digs a right hand underneath Kasserman's ribcage. Kasserman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kasserman looks gassed!
A left hand lands to the body for Duran.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kassermans head.
Duran digs a right hand underneath Kasserman's ribcage. Kasserman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duran lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Duran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duran content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Duran seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Duran trying to stall but Kasserman improves his position.
Duran breaks from the clinch.
Kasserman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kasserman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duran closes the distance and pushes Kasserman back into the cage.
Kasserman misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Duran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasserman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasserman takes a shot to the head.
Duran tries a body shot but Kasserman blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasserman.
Duran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duran steps into range and cracks Kasserman with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Kasserman flops backwards and Duran dives into his guard looking to finish!
Kasserman is rocked!
It looks like Pasquale Kasserman has been cut.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Duran drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Duran jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kasserman is still in real trouble! Can Duran finish him?
Duran stands up over Kasserman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Duran pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kasserman is keeping the position for now.
Duran stopping the sweep attempt from Kasserman.
Duran content to stall in guard here.
Kasserman seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasserman pushes Duran off and gets back to his feet.
Kasserman misses with a wild combination.
Kasserman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kasserman tries to clinch but Duran is having none of it.
Duran misses with an uppercut. Kasserman saw that one coming.
Duran has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasserman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pasquale Kasserman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasserman moves out of range of the strikes.
Duran swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kasserman.
Duran is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Duran misses with a straight left.
Kasserman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duran. Duran circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duran is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasserman throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Umberto Duran has been cut.
Duran misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duran throws a shot from downtown. Kasserman moves away and avoids it.
Duran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasserman tries to clinch but Duran is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kasserman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasserman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasserman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duran lands a shoulder strike.
Kasserman throws a head punch that misses.
Duran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kasserman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kasserman defending well as Duran loads up on a big left hand.
Duran throws a hook but Kasserman avoids it easily.
Kasserman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duran has Kasserman up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duran.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Duran.
Duran breaks the clinch.
Kasserman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duran momentarily.
Pasquale Kasserman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kasserman.
Kasserman lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umberto Duran dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Duran scores with a body shot.
Duran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duran has Kasserman up against the cage in a clinch.
Kasserman lands with a light punch inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Duran breaks the clinch.
Kasserman needs to keep his hands up - Duran had a free shot at his head there.
Kasserman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kasserman.
Duran cracks Kasserman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Duran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kasserman can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duran lands with a shot to the body.
Kasserman tries to clinch but Duran is having none of it.
Kasserman throws a right and a left that Duran avoids nicely.
Duran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duran feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kassermans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Duran misses with a few strikes there.
Kasserman takes one to the chin there.
Duran steps in with a hook that catches Kasserman right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Duran follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kasserman looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Umberto Duran!
Umberto Duran seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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