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No Exit Redeemerarena 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Dudek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dudek comes to the cage accompanied by ASTRAL PROJECTION - Mahadeva . Sackett has chosen Bad To the Bone as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jan Dudek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nolan Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudek throws a right hand that misses
and Sackett counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
Dudek moves into the clinch.
Dudek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dudek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dudek has Sackett pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Dudek connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Dudek.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Dudek scores with a shoulder strike.
Dudek is struggling to control the position.
Sackett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A left hand lands to the body for Dudek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Dudek to work.
Dudek struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Dudek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dudek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sackett or not.
Sackett looks winded!
Dudek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sackett's efforts to push away.
Dudek dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Dudek.
Dudek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sackett wants a takedown but no success here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudek lands a body punch.
Dudek lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dudek.
Dudek drops Sackett with a big knee straight up the middle! Sackett is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Sackett is rocked!
It looks like Nolan Sackett has been cut.
Dudek pounces like a tiger and cracks Sackett with a vicious hook! Sackett is down but not out! Dudek follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jan Dudek!
An intense looking Jan Dudek took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Coup de grâce'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Meatstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saguro Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meatstock comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Not Afraid . 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lou Meatstock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saguro Takada!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takada takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takada shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Meatstock knocks Takada out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lou Meatstock!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lou Meatstock waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Miike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Map Gostos A (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gostos A has chosen Ratamahatta - Sepultura as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Takeshi Miike!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Map Gostos A!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Gostos A. Those never looked like landing.
Miike misses with a body shot.
Miike ducks under a wild hook from Gostos A.
Miike moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Miike fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gostos A looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miike dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gostos A. That did some damage!
Miike tests Gostos A's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miike drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Miike taking a breather here.
Gostos A tries to buck Miike off but Miike is having none of it.
Miike in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Miike stands up.
Gostos A throws a body punch but Miike moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Gostos A lands.
Gostos A thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gostos A misses with an uppercut. Miike saw that one coming.
Gostos A misses with a right hand
and Miike counters with a thumping low kick.
Miike ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gostos A throws a series of punches but Miike moves out of range.
Miike has managed to clinch.
Miike connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gostos A's face.
Miike breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gostos A misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Map Gostos A is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miike throws a left that rocks Gostos A and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Miike dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Gostos A regain composure!
It looks like Map Gostos A has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miike has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gostos A!
Gostos A slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Miike works his way into full mount!
Miike controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Takeshi Miike wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Miike throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gostos A throws a series of punches but Miike moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Gostos A.
Miike lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Miike.
Miike jabs at Gostos A's body.
Miike throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miike lands a head shot.
Miike lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gostos A looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miike scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gostos A needs to keep his hands up - Miike had a free shot at his head there.
Miike closes the distance and pushes Gostos A back into the cage.
Miike jumps into guard, dragging Gostos A to the mat.
Miike might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miike working for a triangle but Gostos A defends it easily.
Miike pushes a forearm under Gostos A's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Gostos A is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takeshi Miike!
Takeshi Miike retains his bantamweight title!
Takeshi Miike was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogelio Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele comes to the cage accompanied by My Time. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogelio Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steele is defended easily by Rodriguez.
Steele shoots for a takedown but Rodriguez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Steele shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez prevents Steele from improving his position.
Rodriguez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Steele!
Rodriguez breaks from Steele's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Steele is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele is in a horrible position here. Rodriguez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rodriguez controlling from mount.
Rodriguez raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele regains half guard.
Rodriguez blocks the strikes from Steele.
Steele tries to roll over but Rodriguez keeps him under control.
Rodriguez is trying to control. Steele wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Steele gets back to full guard.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steele is keeping the position for now.
Rodriguez landing with the ground and pound.
Steele avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steele has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodriguez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez passes into half guard.
Rodriguez controlling the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steele missing with punches from the bottom.
Steele avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodriguez.
Steele wants to improve his position but Rodriguez is controlling well.
Steele gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodriguez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steele looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodriguez is one step ahead there.
Steele has momentary wrist control but Rodriguez slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez won't allow Steele to sweep him here.
Rodriguez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rodriguez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Steele wants to sweep but no luck.
Steele is working hard here to advance position.
Rodriguez is stalling in the full guard.
Rodriguez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Steele trying to strike off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Steele can't keep his opponent in guard - Rodriguez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rodriguez throws a strike but Steele avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Steele looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodriguez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Steele wants to control the position but Rodriguez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele wants to improve his position but Rodriguez is controlling well.
Steele is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rodriguez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rodriguez's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogelio Rodriguez dominated that round.
That's time! Steele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steele misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Steele misses with a takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Steele!
Steele can't escape the position.
Steele tries to hold on but Rodriguez postures up.
Steele is bucking up trying to escape but Rodriguez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Steele takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Steele can't escape the position.
Rodriguez with the ground and pound from mount.
Steele is looking to improve his position but Rodriguez isn't that keen on the idea.
Steele takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Steele is rocked!
Rodriguez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rodriguez postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Steele bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Rodriguez and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rogelio Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manson comes into the arena with Helter Skelter blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Charlie Manson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Chavo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like El Chavo has been cut.
Chavo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manson moves away.
Manson lands with a hook. Chavo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chavo fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Chavo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manson doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Chavo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Manson!
Manson taking shots to the head.
Chavo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chavo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Manson regains half guard.
Manson moves into full guard.
Manson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chavo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chavo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Manson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson is working hard here to advance position.
Chavo postures up and lands a big shot to Manson's brow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Manson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chavo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Manson's head.
Chavo preventing the sweep.
Manson working for a triangle but Chavo defends it easily.
Chavo throws a big elbow that misses.
Manson working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavo chips away with some ground and pound.
Chavo works over Manson with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chavo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chavo advances to half guard.
Chavo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chavo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chavo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chavo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chavo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Manson wants to control but Chavo is keeping busy.
Manson actively working from the bottom here.
Chavo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manson's head.
Manson is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo is trying to control. Manson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chavo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chavo lands with a punch from half guard.
Manson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chavo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chavo lands strikes from half guard.
Manson wants to improve his position but Chavo is controlling well.
Manson trying to control from the bottom.
Chavo working over Manson with some ground and pound. Manson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manson taking some punishment here, with Chavo in his half guard.
Chavo is keen to just control but Manson is a slippery customer.
Manson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chavo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chavo stopping the sweep attempt from Manson.
Chavo wants to control from the top but Manson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chavo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Manson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chavo is working Manson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chavo scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manson looking for a sweep. Not yet Manson, not yet.
Chavo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chavo is in close to Manson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chavo won't allow Manson to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Chavo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on El Chavo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chavo 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.
It looks like Charlie Manson has been cut.
Chavo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Manson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chavo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Manson sprawls well. Manson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chavo gets slowly back to his feet.
Chavo walks into a straight right hand from Manson.
Chavo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chavo.
The fighters circling - Chavo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Chavo.
Manson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chavo has time to react.
Nice body punch from Manson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavo looks to score with a jab to the body but Manson is just out of range.
Manson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chavo if he has to take too many more of those.
Manson looks to throw the jab but Chavo is out of range.
No luck for Chavo with that takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavo. Manson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo throws a hook but Manson blocks it.
Chavo scores with a jab.
Manson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manson wants it to stay on the feet.
Charlie Manson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Chavo.
Manson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chavo throws out the jab.
Manson throws a hook to the side of Chavo's head but Chavo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manson avoids the body shot from Chavo.
Manson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chavo.
Manson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chavo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chavo scores with a hook to the body. Manson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chavo slips a straight right by Manson.
Chavo drives through with a takedown into 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!
Manson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Chavo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chavo tries to free his leg and advance position but Manson is retaining full guard.
Chavo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chavo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chavo is one step ahead there.
Manson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Manson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Chavo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Chavo and Manson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Chavo regains half guard.
Chavo wants to improve his position but Manson is controlling well.
Manson trying to mount his opponent but Chavo defends it.
Chavo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chavo.
Manson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manson throws an elbow that misses. Chavo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Manson's guard. Nice move by Chavo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manson keeping moving, preventing Chavo from controlling successfully.
Chavo connects with a couple of short punches.
Chavo wants to control from the top but Manson keeps moving.
Chavo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chavo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Manson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chavo dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavo working the head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavo working the ground and pound.
Manson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Manson tries to bench press Chavo off him but Chavo keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Chavo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Manson slips a straight right by Chavo.
Chavo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chavo tries for a takedown but Manson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Manson scores with a sloppy right hand. Chavo should have avoided that one.
Manson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chavo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Manson.
Chavo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manson loads up on a big right hand but Chavo slips the punch.
Manson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chavo pinned against the cage. Chavo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chavo lands with a good body shot.
Chavo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chavo lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chavo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Chavo - just one landing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chavo.
Chavo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Chavo working the ground and pound from side control.
Manson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Manson taking punishment in the form of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manson is looking to reverse the position.
Chavo lands some shots froms side control.
Charlie Manson's cut is getting worse.
Chavo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Charlie Manson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chavo is chipping away with strikes.
Chavo landing strikes.
Chavo landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo working away.
Chavo is chipping away with strikes.
Jeez, Charlie Manson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Chavo trying to control the action but Manson is working from the bottom.
Chavo cracks Manson with a big right hand but Manson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chavo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charlie Manson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). El Chavo!
El Chavo 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arshad Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Check it out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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161 lbs
29 - 13 - 1 |
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World class 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
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gegard Zaromskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arshad Singh!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh throws a lazy right hand but Zaromskis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Singh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Singh is looking to clinch.
Singh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zaromskis to the mat! Zaromskis manages to get full guard.
Zaromskis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Singh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zaromskis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zaromskis is looking for a triangle but Singh pushes his legs off easily.
Singh throws a strike but Zaromskis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zaromskis wants to pass the guard but Singh is keeping the position.
Zaromskis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh trying to keep a closed guard but Zaromskis is proving a slippery customer.
Singh is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zaromskis throws a big right hand that misses.
Zaromskis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Singh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zaromskis has managed to get both his arms back between Singh's legs - danger averted.
Zaromskis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Zaromskis from controlling successfully.
Singh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis works over Singh with some ground and pound from guard.
Zaromskis trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Zaromskis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zaromskis 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.
Zaromskis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh pushes Zaromskis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Singh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zaromskis defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zaromskis's head backwards.
Zaromskis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Singh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zaromskis if he has to take too many more of those.
Singh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Singh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Singh is looking to clinch.
Zaromskis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Singh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Singh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zaromskis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zaromskis slips a jab and a cross from Singh.
Zaromskis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Singh's waist but Singh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zaromskis off to one side.
A big right from Singh misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Singh shoots for a takedown but Zaromskis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Singh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaromskis.
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaromskis.
Singh clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Zaromskis.
Singh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaromskis is pressed up against the cage. Singh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zaromskis down to the mat. Zaromskis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gegard Zaromskis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arshad Singh.
Zaromskis keeps the fight on the outside.
Singh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Zaromskis.
Nice straight punches there by Zaromskis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zaromskis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Singh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Singh tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaromskis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arshad Singh will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zaromskis blocks a head kick by Singh.
Zaromskis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Singh dives in and grabs Zaromskis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zaromskis pushes down on Singh's head and hops out.
Zaromskis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Singh shoots in for a double leg but Zaromskis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up.
Singh throws a push kick but Zaromskis slaps the foot to one side.
Singh missing with a left hand there. Zaromskis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Singh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zaromskis lands with a nice body punch.
Zaromskis looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Zaromskis slips a jab and a cross from Singh.
Zaromskis tries to close the distance and clinch but Singh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arshad Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaromskis stuffs the takedown.
Gegard Zaromskis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arshad Singh.
Zaromskis throws a sloppy head kick and Singh moves out of range easily.
Singh tries to clinch but Zaromskis moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Singh.
Singh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh is looking to take a break and control but Zaromskis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Singh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zaromskis tries to roll over but Singh keeps him under control.
Zaromskis is looking to escape.
Zaromskis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zaromskis is not content to let Singh control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Zaromskis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Singh throws a chopping leg kick but Zaromskis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Singh closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zaromskis's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh postures up.
Singh wants to control from the top but Zaromskis keeps moving.
Zaromskis controls Singh momentarily but Singh frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Singh stopping the sweep attempt from Zaromskis.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gegard Zaromskis just wasn't active enough.
Singh misses with a double jab.
Singh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaromskis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Singh gets caught flat footed, as Zaromskis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Singh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zaromskis wants to control but Singh is keeping busy.
Singh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Zaromskis is staying active underneath Singh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zaromskis is trying to stand back up but Singh is controlling him
Arshad Singh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Singh seems to be working for a kimura but Zaromskis defends the submission attempt.
Singh goes for a cartwheel guard pass here but Zaromskis does a handstand and catches Singh in mid air with a triangle! Could it be? It is! It's the triple decker pecker wrecker! The fighters land on the ground with Zaromskis on top - Singh is already out from the submission! Zaromskis gives Singh's pecker the obligatory post submission twist and this one is aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall over! Are you kidding me! That is world class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. That guy is my hero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (TDPW) . Gegard Zaromskis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Dammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Dammon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
288 lbs
32 - 19 - 0 |
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28
269 lbs
19 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dammon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Dammon.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dammon slips under a jab.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dammon.
It looks like Fred Lee has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dammon just misses with a punch to the body.
Dammon just misses with a punch to the body.
Dammon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dammon throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Dammon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee thuds his shin into the meat of Dammon's side.
Lee thuds his right hand into Dammon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dammon forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dammon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee tries a body shot but Dammon blocks it.
Dammon lands a left hand.
Dammon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee goes for a takedown attempt but Dammon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee punishes Dammon's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lee passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dammon!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dammon tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee is landing with some decent strikes but Dammon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dammon tries to hold on but Lee postures up.
Dammon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dammon defending well though.
Dammon is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dammon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dammon's head.
Dammon tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Dammon trying to control here.
Lee is nestled in close to Dammon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dammon wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lee working Dammon over with strikes.
Dammon is concentrating on defense, preventing Lee from advancing position.
Dammon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dammon trying to control but Lee postures up.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dammon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Lee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Dammon.
Dammon slips under a jab.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee misses the body punch
and Dammon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee throws a body punch but Dammon moves out of range.
Dammon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Dammon.
Dammon misses with a few strikes there.
Dammon misses the shot to the body.
Dammon swinging wildly here.
Lee slips a jab from Dammon.
Dammon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dammon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dammon lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dammon lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dammon throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Dammon clinches.
Dammon lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Dammon.
A shot in the inside from Dammon.
Lee jumps guard but Dammon stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dammon cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Dammon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dammon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dammon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dammon lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Dammon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dammon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
A hook to the body from Dammon.
Dammon throws a head punch that misses.
Dammon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dammon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Dammon.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dammon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dammon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Dammon struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Dammon slowing the pace effectively.
Dammon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee is rocked!
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dammon dips a shoulder and cracks Lee with a mighty uppercut! Lee falls back against the cage and Dammon unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lee is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Dammon screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Dammon!
Matt Dammon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Fire It Up. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gomi's choice of entrance music: Slaap lekker!. Roy Bull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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167 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
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gomi shoots for a double leg takedown but Bull sprawls well. He's pushed Gomi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gomi looks for a takedown but Bull sprawls well.
Roy Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Gomi.
Gomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Gomi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bull looks to land a right hand but Gomi moved out of range.
Bull leaves Gomi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bull shoots in but no luck this time.
Gomi tries to close the distance and clinch but Bull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gomi.
Gomi blocks a head kick by Bull.
Gomi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bull counters with a stiff right hand.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Bull misses with a few strikes there.
Gomi gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bull tries to improve position but can't.
Gomi is working Bull over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bull tries to improve position but can't.
Gomi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bull!
Bull is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Bull that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bull is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bull is working hard here to advance position.
Gomi cracks Bull with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gomi lands a big shot there that rocks Bull but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi avoids the attempt from Bull to control.
Gomi is working for a guillotine from mount but Bull frees his head quite easily.
Gomi lands with some strikes.
Bull slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bull keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bull is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Gomi there.
Gomi slips a nice elbow through Bull's hands, connecting with Bull's forehead.
Gomi wants to work for an arm triangle but Bull is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bull wants to get back to full guard.
Bull moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bull looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bull is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gomi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bull has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gomi has managed to get both his arms back between Bull's legs - danger averted.
Gomi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gomi cracks Bull with a big elbow.
Gomi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bull!
Gomi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bull's face.
Bull is looking to get to half guard.
Gomi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bull hang on?
Gomi looking to control but Bull is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull is in a horrible position here. Gomi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gomi landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bull's face.
Gomi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bull is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Gomi.
Oh Bull is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bull bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gomi looking for a guillotine here but Bull defends easily.
Bull throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gomi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gomi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bull seems to have got his legs back now.
Gomi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bull scoring with some ground and pound.
Bull stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bull!
Gomi with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Gomi dominated that round.
That's time! Bull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Gomi looks for a takedown but Bull sprawls well.
Bull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bull throws an overhand right that lands on Gomi's shoulder, as Gomi tries to avoid the shot.
Bull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomi.
Gomi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bull throws a hook but Gomi blocks it.
Gomi staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bull misses with a hook. Gomi ducked under it nicely.
Gomi throws a right hand that Bull ducks under and follows up with a left that Bull also avoids with ease.
Bull misses with a looping left.
Gomi tries to clinch up.
Bull tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roy Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi tries to land a front kick but Bull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Gomi shoots for a double leg takedown but Bull sprawls well. He's pushed Gomi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bull tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gomi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bull working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gomi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gomi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kenny Gomi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bull is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gomi is aware though and is defending well.
Gomi advances to half guard.
Gomi trying to control the action but Bull is working from the bottom.
Gomi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bull wants to improve his position but Gomi is controlling well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi pushes down on Bull's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gomi wants to control but Bull is keeping him busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gomi connects with a nice short shot to Bull's temple.
Gomi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gomi controlling the action here.
Gomi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bull trying to get back to full guard but Gomi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bull is in a horrible position here. Gomi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gomi with good strikes from the mount here!
Bull keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bull takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi trying to control but Bull is having none of it.
Bull keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Gomi! Bull is hurt baaadly! Gomi is firing away with more strikes - Bull is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Gomi!
Kenny Gomi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutal Rapist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Kuntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rapist comes to the cage accompanied by Requiem for a dream. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brutal Rapist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Kuntz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuntz lands with a kick to the temple. Rapist shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Brutal Rapist has been cut.
Kuntz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rapist's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuntz moves away from the strike by Rapist.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rapist.
A cross from Kuntz lands.
Kuntz scores with a body shot.
Kuntz misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Kuntz misses.
Kuntz drops Rapist with a beautiful combination! Rapist stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kuntz is looking for the KO!
Rapist with a poor takedown
and Kuntz counters with a crisp right that sends Rapist to the canvas! Kuntz follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rusty Kuntz!
A relieved looking Rusty Kuntz 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Xiao Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Saurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saurus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kraantje Pappie - Waar is Kraan? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Frank Saurus has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xiao Hua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Frank Saurus!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hua keeps Saurus at a distance using the push kick.
Hua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saurus.
Xiao Hua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hua tries to clinch
and Saurus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hua trying to control but Saurus postures up.
Saurus is looking for a kimura but Hua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Saurus to get the leverage.
Hua is looking for a sweep. Saurus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hua is trying to stand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saurus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saurus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saurus is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hua still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hua has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Saurus regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus is looking to control Hua's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saurus avoid being mounted?
Saurus is looking to improve his position.
Saurus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Saurus throws a strike from the bottom but Hua passes into side control!
Hua decides to stand up, so the ref orders Saurus to his feet.
Saurus throws a low kick but Hua avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua throws a leg kick that misses.
Saurus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hua misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Hua.
Hua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saurus avoids a wild elbow strike from Hua.
Saurus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hua or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saurus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saurus avoids the elbow strike from Hua, against the cage.
Hua lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Saurus.
Saurus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hua's elbow.
Hua misses with an elbow strike.
Saurus blocks an elbow strike from Hua.
Hua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saurus is defending well for now.
Saurus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hua lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saurus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurus avoids a wild elbow strike from Hua.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saurus.
Saurus jumps into guard, dragging Hua to the mat.
Saurus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saurus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hua defends it easily.
Saurus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Saurus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hua slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurus is looking for a sweep.
Saurus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Saurus is pressing down on Hua's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hua wants to control from the top but Saurus keeps moving.
Saurus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saurus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Saurus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A combination from Saurus does no damage.
Hua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hua throws a sloppy head kick and Saurus moves out of range easily.
Saurus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hua.
Hua scores with a head kick. Saurus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hua delivers a nice body kick.
Saurus looks to throw the jab but Hua is out of range.
Hua swats away the attempt to clinch by Saurus.
A leg kick checked by Saurus.
Saurus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saurus. Hua does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua tries to clinch there but Saurus circles away.
Hua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xiao Hua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saurus connects with a nice looking jab.
Saurus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hua thuds his shin into the meat of Saurus's side.
Saurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hua.
A leg kick checked by Saurus.
Hua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Saurus scores with a nice right hand.
Hua misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Hua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hua.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saurus misses with a body shot
and Hua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saurus misses with a right hand
and Hua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hua misses with a straight left.
Hua lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saurus is out of range and Hua settles back down.
Saurus misses with a body punch
and Hua counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Saurus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saurus swats away the attempt to clinch by Hua.
Saurus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hua in his tracks.
Hua cracks Saurus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saurus throws out a loose jab but Hua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hua fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hua throws a sloppy head kick and Saurus moves out of range easily.
Saurus lands a really nice looking cross but Hua seems unphased.
Saurus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hua!
Nice uppercut lands for Saurus. That snapped Hua's head back.
Hua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saurus.
A big right from Hua misses.
Saurus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hua thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saurus if he has to take too many more of those.
Xiao Hua is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Hua lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saurus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hua slips a jab from Saurus.
Hua takes one on the button.
Hua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hua tries to close the distance and clinch but Saurus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saurus misses with a hook. Hua ducked under it nicely.
Hua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saurus is able to avoid easily.
Hua misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saurus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hua counters with a head kick. That will keep Saurus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Saurus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hua.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xiao Hua dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saurus lands with a good body shot.
Hua will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saurus defending well as Hua loads up on a big left hand.
Saurus has a takedown stuffed.
Saurus slips under a jab from Hua.
Saurus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saurus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hua thuds his right hand into Saurus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saurus looks to land a left hand but Hua moved out of range nicely.
Saurus thows a body shot but no joy.
Saurus misses with a double jab
and Hua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saurus.
Hua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saurus.
Saurus scores with a shot to the body.
Saurus throws a jab but it's blocked by Hua.
Saurus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hua. That's going to slow Saurus down.
Hua throws a one two combo.
Saurus slips a jab and a cross from Hua.
Saurus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Hua.
Hua tries to land a front kick but Saurus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saurus misses with a looping right.
Saurus ducks under a wild hook from Hua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Hua - just one landing.
Hua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hua moves in looking to clinch but Saurus pushes him off.
Saurus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saurus avoids the head kick by Hua.
Hua ducks under a wild hook from Saurus.
Hua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy left from Hua finds it's target.
Hua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saurus.
Saurus blocks a head kick by Hua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hua.
Hua throws a good cross that connects.
Hua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saurus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hua.
Hua clinches up with Saurus and pushes him back against the cage.
Saurus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hua backwards.
Hua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Saurus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saurus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saurus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hua throws an elbow that misses.
Saurus avoids a wild elbow strike from Hua.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hua pushes off an throws an elbow but Saurus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saurus avoiding damage as Hua throws knees to the body.
Saurus blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua blocks an uppercut.
Saurus avoiding damage as Hua throws knees to the body.
Hua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saurus looking for a takedown.
Xiao Hua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Saurus.
Saurus tries to score a body lock takedown but Hua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Saurus blocks the elbow strike.
Hua lands a knee to the body.
Saurus tries to pull guard but Hua forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Saurus.
Saurus blocks an elbow strike from Hua.
Hua misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Saurus fails to land.
Hua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saurus is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Saurus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saurus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hua landing knees to the body.
Hua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hua lands an elbow that stopped Saurus in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xiao Hua clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saurus moves out of range of the body kick from Hua.
Saurus jabs Hua right on the nose. Hua blinks but takes it well.
Hua misses with a looping right.
Hua scores with a nice right hand.
Saurus ducks under a wild hook from Hua.
Saurus cracks Hua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saurus misses with an uppercut.
Saurus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hua lands with a shot to the body.
Hua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saurus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Saurus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big right from Hua misses.
Saurus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hua throws a head kick but Saurus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Saurus coming out on top.
Hua missing with a left hand there. Saurus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saurus.
Saurus moves into range and clinches up with Hua.
Saurus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hua's elbow.
Hua pushes off an throws an elbow but Saurus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saurus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hua takes a shot to the head.
Saurus lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hua throws an elbow but misses.
Saurus manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Saurus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saurus working for submissions but it's allowed Hua to get to half guard.
Saurus is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Saurus to stand up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hua misses with a double jab
enabling Saurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Hua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saurus.
Hua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saurus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hua. Hua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saurus.
Hua throws a head kick that misses.
Saurus takes one to the side of the head.
Saurus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hua.
Hua misses with a head kick.
Saurus thows a body shot but no joy.
Saurus staying out of range there.
Hua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saurus dives in and grabs Hua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hua pushes down on Saurus's head and hops out.
A low kick from Hua misses
and Saurus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hua fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saurus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saurus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saurus closes the distance and clinches.
Saurus tries to break free but Hua pushes him back against the cage.
Saurus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saurus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Saurus managing to block the knees to the body from Hua.
Hua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saurus's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hua.
Saurus avoids a wild elbow strike from Hua.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saurus dodges an elbow strike from Hua.
Saurus misses with a punch to the body.
Hua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saurus.
Hua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Xiao Hua will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saurus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hua missing with a left hand there. Saurus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saurus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hua's hands.
Hua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saurus shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saurus.
Hua connects with a high kick.
Saurus lands with a nice body punch.
Saurus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Saurus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hua was well out of range. Poor timing from Saurus.
Hua slips a straight right by Saurus.
Hua throws a front kick that sends Saurus stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hua lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saurus momentarily.
Saurus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saurus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hua scores with a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hua!
Hua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saurus takes a swing at Hua's ribcage but misses.
Saurus swings for the body but Hua moves out of range.
Hua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saurus counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Hua's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hua looks to move to half guard but instead Saurus has passed into mount! Damn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Saurus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hua looks a forlorn figure.
Saurus quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Saurus but it's paid off an Hua is forced to tap! Nice work by Saurus.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Saurus!
Frank Saurus took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Sorry..... For Party Rocking !!??!!'.
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