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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Genocide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Novak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Genocide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drago Novak!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Genocide.
Genocide really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Genocide throws a body punch but Novak moves out of range.
Novak leaves Genocide with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Novak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Novak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Genocide pinned against the cage. Genocide gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Novak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Genocide but Genocide pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Novak lands with an uppercut that bounces Genocide off the cage and back into range.
Genocide tries to score a power double leg takedown but Novak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Genocide somewhat.
Novak throws a lazy right hand but Genocide sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genocide misses with a takedown attempt - Novak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Genocide. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Genocide closes this distance looking for a takedown but Novak circles away.
Genocide throws a leg kick but Novak checks it.
Genocide shoots in but Novak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Novak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Genocide.
Genocide tries to clinch there but Novak circles away.
Genocide lands a nice shot that snaps Novak's head back.
Novak lands a jab to Genocide's midsection.
Novak stuffs the takedown.
Genocide tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Novak swivels and escapes.
Genocide is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Genocide looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Novak shoots in but Genocide avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novak throws a body punch but Genocide moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Novak. No joy for Genocide on that attempt.
Novak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Novak rushes Genocide and presses him up against the cage.
Genocide can't break the clinch.
Genocide is looking to control Novak's arms but Novak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Genocide has his back to the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Novak is pressed up against the cage. Genocide has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Novak down to the mat. Novak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Genocide ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Genocide slips a jab from Novak.
Novak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Genocide pinned against the cage. Genocide gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Novak lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genocide slips under a jab from Novak.
Novak swings for the body but Genocide moves out of range.
Genocide is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Genocide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Novak.
Novak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Genocide is fending him off so far but Novak persists. Nope, Genocide circles away and we're back to standing.
Novak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Genocide moves away from the strike by Novak.
Novak scores with a hook to the body. Genocide takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Novak throws a body punch but Genocide moves out of range.
Novak throws a lazy right hand but Genocide sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Novak has closed the distance and engaged Genocide in a clinch.
Genocide is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Genocide swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novak tries to pull guard but Genocide holds him up against the cage and eventually Novak drops back down to his feet.
Genocide tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Novak smiles and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Novak misses with a hook to the body
and Genocide counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Genocide.
Novak is trying to pull guard but Genocide has him pressed against the cage.
Genocide blocks a body shot from Novak.
Novak has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Genocide uses from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Genocide throwing strikes but missing.
Genocide stopping the sweep attempt from Novak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drago Novak dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Genocide throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Novak's waist but Novak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Genocide off to one side.
Novak shoots in but Genocide avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Genocide steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Novak.
Genocide tries for a takedown but Novak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Novak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Novak throws an overhand right that lands on Genocide's shoulder, as Genocide tries to avoid the shot.
Novak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Novak throws a hook but Genocide avoids it easily.
Novak throws an off balance right hand
and Genocide counters with a three punch combo that has Novak backing up. Novak nods at Genocide to acknowledge the strikes.
Novak tries to clinch up.
Genocide shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Novak defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Genocide. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Genocide counters with a straight right hand.
Genocide throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circling - Novak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Genocide misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Novak misses with a takedown attempt - Genocide sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Genocide defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Novak.
Novak wants to clinch.
Novak lands a head shot.
Max Genocide is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Novak throws a jab when Genocide was well out of range.
Drago Novak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Novak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Genocide was well out of range. Poor timing from Novak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genocide misses with a head kick.
Novak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice takedown defense from Novak. No joy for Genocide on that attempt.
Genocide looks to land a right hand but Novak moved out of range.
Novak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Genocide drops down looking for an ankle pick but Novak pulls his leg out and moves away.
Genocide tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Novak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Novak fails to land the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Genocide looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Drago Novak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Novak misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novak throws the left hand but Genocide avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Novak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Novak swings widly with a right hand
and Genocide counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Novak throws a shot from downtown. Genocide moves away and avoids it.
Novak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Genocide tries to land a leg kick but Novak saw it coming and moves away.
Novak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Genocide as he jumps to the side.
Genocide shoots in for a takedown but Novak shows good takedown defense.
Novak scores with a body shot.
Novak misses with a hook.
Novak misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novak doesn't manage to clinch there - Genocide circles away.
Novak closes the distance and pushes Genocide back into the cage.
Novak manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Genocide is sitting in close to Novak's body. Novak has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Genocide is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Genocide is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Novak.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Drago Novak!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teofilo Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Preuss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teofilo Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preuss delivers a nice body kick.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevenson misses with a low kick.
Stevenson clinches with his opponent.
Preuss crunches a lovely knee into Stevenson's ribcage.
Preuss tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Preuss trying to stall but Stevenson improves his position.
Stevenson prevents a body shot from Preuss.
Nice body punch from Preuss - that landed with a thud.
Preuss misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson throws an elbow that misses.
Stevenson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevenson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevenson is trying to push Preuss away but Preuss has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Preuss.
Preuss can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson managing to block the knees to the body from Preuss.
Stevenson blocks a body shot from Preuss.
Preuss is working Stevenson over against the cage.
Stevenson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stevenson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Preuss.
Preuss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stevenson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Preuss is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Preuss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Preuss struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevenson controls his hands.
Preuss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Preuss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevenson is defending well for now.
Stevenson wants to get back to striking at distance but Preuss won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Stevenson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Preuss could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A head punch on the inside from Preuss fails to land.
Preuss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevenson avoids it.
Preuss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevenson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preuss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stevenson is trying to break free.
Stevenson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Preuss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Preuss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevenson's efforts to push away.
Preuss throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson has had enough of the clinch but Preuss keeps him there for the moment.
Preuss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevenson is trying to break free.
Stevenson blocks a body shot from Preuss.
Preuss tries to work over Stevenson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Preuss is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevenson tries to break free but Preuss pushes him back against the cage.
Preuss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevenson's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preuss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevenson.
Preuss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stevenson wants to get back to striking at distance but Preuss won't allow it.
Preuss prevents Stevenson from breaking the clinch.
Preuss wants to stall.
Preuss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Preuss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevenson avoids it.
Preuss struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevenson controls his hands.
Stevenson wants to break free but Preuss has control.
Preuss is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stevenson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Preuss to keep the fight standing.
Stevenson effectively controlling the action here.
Preuss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevenson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preuss lands a good knee to the midsection. Stevenson won't want to take too many of those.
Stevenson is trying to force a seperation but Preuss has the dominant position.
Preuss tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevenson avoids the damage to the body.
Stevenson blocks a body shot from Preuss.
Stevenson lands a shoulder strike.
Preuss gets underhooks to prevent Stevenson's takedown attempt.
Aaron Preuss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teofilo Stevenson.
Preuss tries to land a knee to the head but Stevenson blocks with his arms.
Preuss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevenson is defending well for now.
Stevenson is trying to break the clinch but Preuss is controlling him.
Stevenson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Preuss keeps control of Stevenson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Preuss has Stevenson pressed against the cage, preventing Stevenson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Preuss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevenson's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Preuss dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Preuss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevenson throws out the jab.
Preuss displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevenson.
Preuss thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stevenson if he has to take too many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Stevenson.
Stevenson wants to clinch
and Preuss counters with a good low kick that Stevenson was not able to check.
Stevenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Preuss.
Preuss throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Preuss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Preuss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stevenson clinches up against the cage.
Preuss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Preuss looking to throw knees to the head but Stevenson is blocking nicely.
Stevenson prevents a body shot from Preuss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevenson is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stevenson prevents a body shot from Preuss.
Aaron Preuss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stevenson tries to break the clinch but Preuss is controlling the position.
Stevenson is trying to break the clinch but Preuss is controlling him.
Stevenson blocks a body shot from Preuss.
Stevenson tries to circle away but Preuss has him pinned against the cage.
Preuss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevenson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stevenson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Preuss has him pressed against the cage.
Preuss tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevenson avoids the damage to the body.
Stevenson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Stevenson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stevenson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevenson wants to break free but Preuss has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is trying to push Preuss away but Preuss has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stevenson blocks a body shot from Preuss.
Stevenson tries to break the clinch but Preuss is controlling the position.
Preuss letting Stevenson take a breather here.
Stevenson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevenson has had enough of the clinch but Preuss keeps him there for the moment.
Preuss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevenson's elbow.
Stevenson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Preuss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevenson.
Stevenson prevents a body shot from Preuss.
Preuss tries a knee to the head but Stevenson blocks it.
Preuss misses with a body punch.
Preuss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevenson avoids it.
Preuss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevenson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preuss is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stevenson avoiding damage as Preuss throws knees to the body.
Stevenson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Preuss tries to throw a body punch but Stevenson avoids it by throwing Preuss back against the cage.
Stevenson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stevenson is looking to break free of the clinch but Preuss has double underhooks.
Stevenson wants to get back to striking at distance but Preuss won't allow it.
Preuss tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Stevenson working hard to break the clinch.
Stevenson is trying to break the clinch but Preuss is controlling him.
Preuss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevenson's efforts to push away.
Preuss with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson working hard to break the clinch.
Preuss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevenson.
Preuss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Preuss trying to stall but Stevenson improves his position.
Preuss misses with the head strike.
Stevenson is trying to break free.
Preuss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stevenson avoiding damage as Preuss throws knees to the body.
Preuss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevenson's elbow.
Stevenson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Preuss has him pressed against the cage.
Preuss misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preuss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevenson's elbow.
Stevenson is trying to push Preuss away but Preuss has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aaron Preuss will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Stevenson rushes Preuss and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Preuss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevenson stalls.
Preuss is looking to control Stevenson's arms but Stevenson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Preuss has his back to the cage.
Preuss tries to land a knee to the head but Stevenson blocks with his arms.
Stevenson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Preuss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Preuss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevenson avoids it.
Preuss with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stevenson is struggling to control the position.
Preuss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Preuss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevenson's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson is trying to break free.
Stevenson is looking to break free of the clinch but Preuss has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Stevenson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Preuss prevents Stevenson from breaking the clinch.
Preuss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stevenson tries to break free but Preuss pushes him back against the cage.
Stevenson is trying to break the clinch but Preuss is controlling him.
Preuss scores a nice knee to the body.
Preuss avoids a wild elbow strike from Stevenson.
Preuss tries to work over Stevenson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Preuss tries to throw a body punch but Stevenson avoids it by throwing Preuss back against the cage.
Stevenson tries to break the clinch but Preuss is controlling the position.
Preuss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevenson is defending well for now.
Preuss wants to stall.
Aaron Preuss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preuss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevenson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Preuss.
Stevenson working hard to break the clinch.
Preuss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevenson's efforts to push away.
Preuss has Stevenson pressed against the cage, preventing Stevenson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stevenson wants to get back to striking at distance but Preuss won't allow it.
Stevenson managing to block the knees to the body from Preuss.
Preuss struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevenson controls his hands.
Preuss throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preuss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Preuss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stevenson tries to circle away but Preuss has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Stevenson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Preuss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Preuss misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stevenson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Teofilo Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevenson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Preuss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevenson tries to break free but Preuss pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Preuss fails to land.
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stevenson.
Stevenson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aaron Preuss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teofilo Stevenson.
Preuss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson swings for the body but Preuss moves out of range.
Preuss throws a push kick but Stevenson slaps the foot to one side.
Stevenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Preuss.
Preuss thumps Stevenson with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aaron Preuss.
Well Preuss has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Preuss!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Johansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Johansen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peter Johansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johansen defending well as Ramirez loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Johansen misses.
Johansen takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johansen scores with a shot to the body.
Ramirez moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramirez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ramirez duly obliges.
Ramirez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johansen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansen.
Ramirez throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Johansen misses.
Johansen throws a sloppy body shot
and Ramirez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansen misses with a body shot.
Johansen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a straight right.
Johansen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.
A combination from Johansen does no damage.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut. Johansen saw that one coming.
Johansen scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez slips under a jab.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from Johansen.
Johansen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johansen misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansen misses with a looping right.
Johansen throws an off balance right hand
and Ramirez counters with a right hand to the body.
Johansen throws a looping overhand right but Ramirez ducks down to avoid it.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johansen.
Johansen staying out of range there.
Ramirez misses with a hook. Johansen ducked under it nicely.
Johansen misses the shot to the body.
Johansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johansen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ramirezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johansen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansen misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
Ramirez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ramirez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ramirez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Johansen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Johansen takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez looks to land a right hand but Johansen moved out of range.
Johansen lands with a hook. Ramirez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johansen.
Johansen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansen. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansen misses with a right hand
and Ramirez counters with a straight right hand.
Johansen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Johansen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.
Ramirez takes a swing at Johansen's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Johansen's head but Johansen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johansen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansen. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansen thows a body shot but no joy.
Johansen swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johansen ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Johansen moved out of range nicely.
Ramirez throws the left hand but Johansen avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Johansen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johansen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansen.
A big left from Johansen misses.
Johansen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansen. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansen misses with a wild body shot.
Peter Johansen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramirez looks to land a right hand but Johansen moved out of range.
Ramirez tries to score with a low kick but Johansen moves his leg out of the way.
Johansen throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
Johansen misses with an uppercut
and Ramirez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johansen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansen throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johansen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johansen throws a hook to the side of Ramirez's head but Ramirez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansen throws a looping overhand right but Ramirez ducks down to avoid it.
Ramirez misses with a hook. Johansen ducked under it nicely.
Johansen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansen.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez throws a low kick, looking for Johansen's leg but Johansen calmly moves out of range.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johansen misses with an uppercut.
Johansen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johansen thows a body shot but no joy.
Johansen looks to throw the jab but Ramirez is out of range.
Johansen takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Ramirez throws a right hand that misses
and Johansen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramirez thinking.
Ramirez moves out of range as Johansen strikes.
Johansen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansen swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Johansen.
Johansen connects with a nice looking jab.
Johansen misses the shot to the body.
Johansen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansen misses the target.
Johansen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johansen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ramirez.
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramirez misses with a hook.
Johansen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramirez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johansen.
Johansen scores with a hook to the body. Ramirez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johansen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johansen misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Johansen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Ramirez. Those never looked like landing.
Ramirez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johansen misses with an uppercut.
Johansen cracks Ramirez with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
Johansen jabs Ramirez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez looks to land a combination but Johansen avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Johansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Johansen as he connects with a hook.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut. Johansen saw that one coming.
Johansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Johansen staying out of range there.
Johansen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johansen throws a hook to the side of Ramirez's head but Ramirez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johansen lands the left hand.
Johansen misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Johansen misses its intended target.
Johansen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johansen throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Johansen digs a good body shot into Ramirez's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansen throws the left hand but Ramirez avoids the punch easily.
Johansen throws a right hand that misses
and Ramirez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Johansen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johansen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramirez has time to react.
Johansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a double jab.
Jab, jab by Johansen - just one landing.
Johansen misses with a straight right.
Johansen misses with an uppercut. Ramirez saw that one coming.
Ramirez scores with a punch to the head.
Johansen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johansen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johansen throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Johansen throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johansen lands a nice hook to Ramirez's body. Ramirez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johansen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Johansen throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johansen looks to land a right hand but Ramirez moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Johansen moved out of range nicely.
Johansen avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Johansen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ramirez at a distance.
Hector Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramirez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ramirez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Johansen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johansen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johansen staying out of range there.
Johansen avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez staying out of range there.
Johansen cracks Ramirez with a good jab.
Johansen swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johansen slips under a jab from Ramirez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansen connects with a body shot.
Johansen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Ramirez misses with a hook
and Johansen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peter Johansen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johansen misses the jab.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Johansen's shoulder, as Johansen tries to avoid the shot.
Johansen slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Johansen.
Johansen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johansen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramirez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from Johansen misses.
Johansen moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Johansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johansen 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Johansen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Casamayor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitry Volkov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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171 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoel Casamayor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmitry Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casamayor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Casamayor blocks a head kick by Volkov.
Volkov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Volkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Casamayor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A decent looking cross lands there for Volkov.
Volkov connects with an inside leg kick.
Volkov dips to his left and cracks Casamayor with an uppercut!
Volkov scores with a three punch combo!
Casamayor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Volkov tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Volkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Casamayor doesn't seem phased though.
Volkov wants to slow Casamayor down by chopping away at his legs.
Volkov swings for the body but Casamayor moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Volkov.
Volkov connects with a right hand. Casamayor shakes it off.
Volkov lands a lovely overhand right.
Casamayor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Volkov to score with a decent uppercut.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Volkov throws a head kick that half lands.
Donk. Volkov catches Casamayor right on the button with a cross.
A head kick misses from Volkov.
Volkov throws a head kick but Casamayor moves out of range.
Volkov cracks Casamayor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Volkov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Casamayor checks it well.
Casamayor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casamayor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Volkov.
Casamayor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Volkov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Casamayor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dmitry Volkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Casamayor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Volkov quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Casamayor maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Volkov could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Casamayor has cracked it and Volkov is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Casamayor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yoel Casamayor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keegan Tomkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 New York, Carlos Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keegan Tomkins!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Murray.
Nice straight punches there by Murray. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murray.
A slow jab from Tomkins misses its intended target.
Murray slaps away a takedown attempt from Tomkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Tomkins's head but Tomkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray leaves Tomkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tomkins shoots in and drives through. Murray sprawls well.
Carlos Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keegan Tomkins.
Tomkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Murray. No joy for Tomkins on that attempt.
Tomkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tomkins shoots in looking for a takedown. Murray tries to sprawl out of it but Tomkins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray misses with an uppercut
and Tomkins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Murray's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tomkins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Murray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tomkins on the ground.
Tomkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murray is keeping the position for now.
Murray pulls Tomkins in close to his closed guard and prevents Tomkins from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tomkins stopping the sweep attempt from Murray.
Murray is working hard here to advance position.
Tomkins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Murray dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomkins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Murray is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Murray looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tomkins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murray but Murray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murray missing with a left hand there. Tomkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murray counters by moving into the clinch.
Tomkins wants a takedown but no success here.
Murray will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tomkins up against the cage.
Tomkins wants a takedown but no success here.
Tomkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tomkins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murray walks away with a smile on his face. Tomkins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck for Tomkins with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Murray as Tomkins shoots in.
Tomkins looks winded!
Murray looks to land a left hand but Tomkins moved out of range nicely.
Tomkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Carlos Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab-cross combination lands for Murray and sends Tomkins crashing to the mat! Murray follows him down to the mat - Tomkins regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray is taking a breather. Tomkins says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Murray looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murray content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Murray dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murray closes the distance and clinches.
Murray lands with a right to the head.
Murray avoiding damage.
Tomkins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murray has him pressed against the cage.
Tomkins wants a takedown but no success here.
Tomkins is trying to pull guard but Murray turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tomkins can't get the takedown.
Carlos Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keegan Tomkins.
Murray slows down the pace here.
Tomkins is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomkins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murray pulls his leg out and moves away.
Murray takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murray throws a hook but Tomkins blocks it.
Tomkins misses with a leg kick.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tomkins.
Murray throws out a loose jab but Tomkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Tomkins. Beautiful body shot.
Murray has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomkins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murray just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murray is pressed up against the cage. Tomkins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murray down to the mat. Murray avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Murray avoids a kick to the body.
Murray lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Tomkins can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Murray and Tomkins drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Murray.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Murray!
During a confident post fight interview, Carlos Murray 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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210 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Velasquez !
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez gets caught flat footed, as Taylor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Velasquez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor postures up.
Velasquez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taylor is aware though and is defending well.
Taylor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Velasquez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Taylor has managed to get both his arms back between Velasquez 's legs - danger averted.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor cracks Velasquez with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velasquez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taylor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taylor throws a big elbow that misses.
Velasquez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a big right hand that misses.
Velasquez controlling the position.
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Velasquez blocks nicely.
Velasquez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Taylor defends it easily.
Taylor connects with a couple of short punches.
Taylor is in close to Velasquez 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Velasquez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taylor works over Velasquez with some ground and pound from guard.
Velasquez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taylor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Taylor landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velasquez is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Velasquez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Velasquez looks winded!
Taylor lands a couple of elbows.
Taylor cracks Velasquez with a solid left hand.
Velasquez has his foot on Taylor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taylor works his way back into a safe position though.
Taylor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taylor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Velasquez 's head.
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Velasquez blocks nicely.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Velasquez is on top in guard.
Velasquez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Velasquez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Velasquez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Taylor working for a triangle but Velasquez defends it easily.
Taylor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Velasquez lands a couple of elbows.
Taylor is looking for a triangle but Velasquez pushes his legs off easily.
Taylor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taylor tries to get out of the position.
Taylor working for a triangle but Velasquez defends it easily.
Velasquez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taylor is looking to stand up but Velasquez isn't so interested in that idea.
Velasquez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Velasquez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Velasquez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Velasquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Velasquez is aware though and is defending well.
Velasquez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Taylor's head.
Velasquez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Velasquez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Velasquez lands a couple of elbows.
Velasquez is in close to Taylor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taylor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taylor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Velasquez defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Velasquez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taylor defends it nicely.
Velasquez shoots in and drives through. Taylor sprawls well.
Velasquez shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tyson Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Velasquez .
Velasquez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Velasquez persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Velasquez looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Taylor there.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
Velasquez wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy.
Taylor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Taylor lands a nice short elbow.
Velasquez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor.
Ground and pound from Taylor.
Taylor throwing shots but Velasquez is blocking nicely.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Velasquez 's head.
Velasquez controlling the position well.
Taylor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Velasquez trying to hold on to Taylor's head to control him but Taylor postures up.
Taylor is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Velasquez !
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Cain Velasquez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Taylor with good strikes from the mount here!
Velasquez is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Taylor! Velasquez is hurt baaadly! Taylor is firing away with more strikes - Velasquez 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 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Taylor!
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