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CAGED 2: Combat PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erik Gladius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slipo Sliper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gladius comes to the cage accompanied by I'm so bad, Baby I don't care. Slipo Sliper will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Gladius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slipo Sliper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sliper scores with a takedown into Gladius's guard.
Sliper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sliper drops back looking for a leg! Gladius is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gladius manages to kick Sliper off! Sliper jumps back into Gladius's guard.
Sliper drops back looking for a leg! Gladius is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gladius manages to kick Sliper off! Sliper jumps back into Gladius's guard.
Sliper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sliper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sliper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliper drops back looking for a leg! Gladius is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gladius manages to kick Sliper off! Sliper jumps back into Gladius's guard.
Sliper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sliper postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gladius is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sliper, into his guard.
Sliper is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Gladius has his hands clasped together but Sliper extends an breaks Gladius's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Sliper.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Slipo Sliper!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Lettesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lettesen comes to the cage accompanied by Machine head, Davidian. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roger Lettesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Connor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lettesen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Connor tries to land a front kick but Lettesen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Connor shoots in for a takedown but Lettesen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lettesen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lettesen trying to work for an americana but Connor has managed to regain full guard.
Lettesen controlling from the top position.
Lettesen is fighting to break Connor's control of his arms but Connor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lettesen is looking to stand up but Connor won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor looking for a sweep. Not yet Connor, not yet.
Lettesen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Connor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Connor can do anything to dispel that myth.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Connor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lettesen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lettesen wants it to stay on the feet.
Connor clinches up with Lettesen and pushes him back against the cage.
Lettesen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lettesen misses with a wild combination.
Connor closes the distance and clinches up with Lettesen, looking for a takedown. Connor pushes Lettesen against the cage but Lettesen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roger Lettesen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Connor.
Connor drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lettesen wants to stand but Connor is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lettesen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Connor has passed into half guard!
Lettesen pushes Connor off looking to stand but Connor dives back in and keeps control.
Connor is looking for a kimura but Lettesen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Connor to get the leverage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Connor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lettesen keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Connor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Connor prevents Lettesen from standing back up.
Connor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Connor decides to return to a standing position.
Roger Lettesen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lettesen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lettesen gets a double leg takedown into Connor's guard.
Lettesen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Connor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Connor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Connor!
Lettesen is breathing heavily.
Connor working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor looks up at the clock and then as Lettesen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Connor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lull in the action here as Connor stalls from top position.
Connor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connor controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Connor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lettesen stuffs the takedown.
Connor throws a front kick aimed at Lettesen's knee but Lettesen avoids it well.
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lettesen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Connor misses with an uppercut.
Lettesen misses with a double jab
and Connor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lettesen's guard.
Connor stops Lettesen from standing up.
Lettesen keeping full guard, as Connor tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor works over Lettesen with some ground and pound from guard.
John Connor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Connor trying to control the position from guard on top but Lettesen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lettesen is trying to keep Connor in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Connor chips away with some ground and pound.
Connor postures up and lands a big shot to Lettesen's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Connor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Connor throwing strikes but missing.
Lettesen is looking to stand up but Connor isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lettesen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Connor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lettesen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Connor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Connor lands in his opponent's guard.
Lettesen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Connor controls the pace.
Connor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lettesen kicks Connor off and gets to his feet.
Connor tries to clinch there but Lettesen circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lettesen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Connor.
Danga de danga de dang - Connor scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lettesen stuffs the takedown attempt from Connor. Connor gets slowly back to his feet.
Lettesen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Connor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Connor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lettesen was covering up waiting for the punch and Connor finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lettesen keeping moving, preventing Connor from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lettesen wants to stand but Connor is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Connor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Connor gets a takedown into half guard.
Connor 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.
Connor is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Connor thows a huge punch but Lettesen dodges it nicely.
Connor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Connor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lettesen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Connor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Connor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lettesen wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lettesen has hold of Connor's hands but Connor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Connor perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Connor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Connor has Lettesen up against the cage in a clinch.
Lettesen pulls Connor into guard.
Connor has gone for a leg lock! Lettesen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Connor's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connor wants to sweep here but Lettesen controlling him for the moment.
Lettesen wants to stand but Connor is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor wants to hit a switch here but Lettesen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Connor there!
Lettesen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Connor sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor wants to control but Lettesen is keeping busy.
Lettesen seems to be looking for submissions.
Connor kicks off Lettesen and gets to his feet.
Roger Lettesen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lettesen throws an overhand right that lands on Connor's shoulder, as Connor tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lettesen misses the shot to the body.
Connor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lettesen swivels and escapes.
John Connor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Connor tries for a takedown but Lettesen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Connor shoots in but no luck this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Connor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Connor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Connor!
Our winner, John Connor, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Brent Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock has chosen Balls Deep 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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190 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brent Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaron Brock!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Brock.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brock's waist but Brock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Brock in a clinch.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy working hard to break the clinch.
Brock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brock takes one to the chin there.
Brock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
Murphy with a poor takedown
and Brock counters with an outside leg kick.
Murphy shoots for a takedown but Brock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brock scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brock. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brock as he jumps to the side.
Aaron Brock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brock tries to avoid it but Murphy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brock to the ground. Brock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brock as he jumps to the side.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown. Brock tries to sprawl out of it but Murphy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Brock moved away.
Brock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brock.
Nice uppercut there from Brock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brock lands a nice shot to the body.
Brock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brock.
Brock scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brock pounces like a tiger and cracks Murphy with a vicious hook! Murphy is down but not out! Brock follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aaron Brock!
An intense looking Aaron Brock took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Ive Got These Hands'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Leveen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billa Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Leveen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billa Bong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leveen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leveen instigates a clinch.
Leveen lands with a left to the head.
Leveen misses with some punches.
Leveen working aggressively here.
Bong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leveen lands with a left to the head.
Bong wants to stall.
Leveen manages to break the clinch.
Bong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leveen tries to clinch but Bong moves out of range.
Leveen misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leveen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by Leveen.
Leveen tries a head kick but it misses.
Leveen cracks Bong with an open hand slap.
Bong doesn't manage to clinch there - Leveen circles away.
Leveen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Bong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong swats away the attempt to clinch by Leveen.
Whack! Leveen lands a heavy head kick that drops Bong. The ref tackles Leveen to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Bong was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). David Leveen!
During a confident post fight interview, David Leveen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antoino Lombardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antoino Lombardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antoino Lombardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombardo tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lombardo tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lombardo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lombardo fails with the takedown
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoino Lombardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lombardo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Lombardo swinging wildly here.
Lombardo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lombardo is breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lombardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lombardo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Lombardo moves away from the strike by Jones.
Lombardo misses with a lunging right hand
and Lombardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones lands a left and a right that send Lombardo crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lombardo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Jones misses.
Oh Lombardo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Lombardo shoots in.
Lombardo seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lombardo throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Sloppy strikes from Lombardo. Those never looked like landing.
Jones lands a left and a right that send Lombardo crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jones connects with a stiff jab that staggers Lombardo - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jonny Jones!
A relieved looking Jonny Jones 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 James McHale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Tomasino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomasino has chosen Roy Jones Jr - U know my kind as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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255 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James McHale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Tomasino!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomasino avoids a kick to the body.
Tomasino lands a jab to the head.
Tomasino has a takedown stuffed.
McHale lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McHale drives through and clinches with Tomasino against the cage.
McHale effectively controlling the action here.
McHale is pressed up against the cage. Tomasino has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McHale down to the mat. McHale avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McHale clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Tomasino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tomasino is working for takedown but McHale is calmly controlling the position for now.
James McHale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Tomasino.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McHale is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McHale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomasino backwards.
McHale cracks Tomasino with a nice body shot.
Tomasino is trying to drag McHale to the mat but McHale just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McHale taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomasino is working for takedown but McHale is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tomasino looks gassed!
Tomasino wants a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from McHale.
McHale stops a takedown attempt from Tomasino.
Tomasino wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McHale.
McHale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tomasino or not.
McHale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomasino is trying to force a seperation but McHale has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McHale.
Nice body punch from McHale.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McHale working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McHale scores with a shoulder strike.
McHale missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from McHale.
McHale lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tomasino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McHale lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomasino backwards.
Tomasino is rocked!
McHale throws a big uppercut that drops Tomasino! More strikes from McHale and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tomasino lies dazed against the cage as McHale celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James McHale!
James McHale decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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