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Bushido 12: Wray vs Richard PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyril Figgus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber comes to the cage accompanied by California Love. Urijah Faber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cyril Figgus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Figgus circles away.
Cyril Figgus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Figgus closes the distance but Faber moves to the side
and Faber counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Faber.
Faber stopping the sweep attempt from Figgus.
Faber sitting in guard here, content to control.
Figgus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Faber is one step ahead there.
Faber is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Urijah Faber wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Figgus tries to clinch but Faber moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figgus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Faber counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Faber keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Faber works his way into side control.
Faber controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figgus is looking to reverse the position.
Faber content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urijah Faber has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Figgus wants to clinch
and Faber counters with a takedown into side control.
Faber is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Figgus's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figgus struggling a bit here.
Faber is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Figgus's shoulder. That is not cool.
Figgus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Faber is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Figgus's shoulder. That is not cool.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We're going to have a standup here because Urijah Faber wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Figgus clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figgus gets underhooks to prevent Faber's takedown attempt.
Faber is working for takedown but Figgus is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Figgus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Figgus.
Faber tries for a takedown. No joy.
Figgus is pressed up against the cage. Faber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Figgus down to the mat. Figgus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Figgus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Faber doesn't seem bothered though.
Figgus pushes Faber up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Figgus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Faber takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faber drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Figgus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Figgus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Faber dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Figgus is looking to clinch.
Faber fails to land the takedown.
Figgus rushes Faber and presses him up against the cage.
Figgus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Figgus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Faber is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Figgus is defending well.
Faber takes an elbow to the temple.
Faber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Figgus is trying to stall.
Figgus is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Figgus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Faber is working for takedown but Figgus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Figgus is pressed up against the cage. Faber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Figgus down to the mat. Figgus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Figgus connects with a right hand. Faber shakes it off.
Figgus drives through and clinches with Faber against the cage.
Faber is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Figgus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice elbow from Figgus.
Figgus controlling the action here for a moment.
Faber tries for a takedown. No joy.
Figgus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faber has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Figgus after a bit of a struggle.
Faber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Faber takes an elbow to the temple.
Figgus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faber wants a takedown.
Figgus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Figgus.
Figgus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Faber's defenses.
Figgus stalling.
Figgus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faber takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Figgus.
Figgus stalling.
Figgus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Figgus.
Figgus lands an elbow inside.
Figgus lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to score a body lock takedown but Figgus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Faber has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Figgus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Faber has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Figgus after a bit of a struggle.
Figgus crunches a lovely knee into Faber's ribcage.
Figgus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faber.
Cyril Figgus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Figgus.
Figgus lands a damaging elbow.
Figgus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Figgus.
Figgus stops a takedown attempt from Faber.
Faber tries for a takedown. No joy.
Figgus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Figgus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Faber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Figgus displaying some good clinch control by pressing Faber up against the cage.
Figgus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figgus lands a nice knee to the body.
Figgus wants to stall.
Faber takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber takes an elbow to the temple.
Faber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Figgus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Figgus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Figgus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Faber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Figgus lands an elbow inside that Faber shrugs off.
Figgus landing knees to the body.
Faber is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Figgus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Figgus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figgus working Faber over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Figgus.
Figgus lands a nice elbow.
Figgus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Figgus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Figgus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Figgus doesn't manage to clinch there - Faber circles away.
Figgus pushes Faber up against the cage in a clinch.
Faber is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Figgus is defending well.
Figgus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Figgus leaning against his opponent.
Faber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Figgus lands an elbow that stopped Faber in his tracks for a moment.
Figgus gets underhooks to prevent Faber's takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Faber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Figgus prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Figgus prevents it.
Faber takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faber avoiding damage as Figgus throws knees to the body.
Figgus tries to land knees in the clinch but Faber avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figgus trying to stall but Faber improves his position.
Faber tries for a takedown but Figgus manages to get underhooks.
Faber drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Figgus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Faber takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls for Figgus to work.
Figgus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Figgus gets underhooks to prevent Faber's takedown attempt.
Faber wants to take the fight to the mat but Figgus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Figgus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Figgus lands an elbow just above Faber 's eye.
Figgus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Faber takes an elbow to the temple.
Figgus lands a good knee to the midsection. Faber won't want to take too many of those.
Figgus lands an elbow inside that Faber shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Figgus obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figgus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Faber up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Figgus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Figgus avoiding damage.
Figgus lands a damaging elbow.
Faber wants a takedown but no success here.
Figgus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Faber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Figgus prevents it.
Figgus lands an elbow that stopped Faber in his tracks for a moment.
Faber takes an elbow to the temple.
Faber takes an elbow to the temple.
Figgus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Figgus.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Faber is working for takedown but Figgus is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figgus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Faber's defenses.
Figgus lands a good knee to the midsection. Faber won't want to take too many of those.
Figgus is struggling to control the position.
Figgus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Figgus scores a nice knee to the body.
Figgus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Figgus.
Faber tries for a takedown. No joy.
Figgus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Figgus lands a knee to the body.
Faber is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Figgus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Figgus lands a nice elbow.
Figgus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Figgus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Figgus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Faber's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Figgus.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Faber as Figgus tries to tie him up.
Figgus lands an elbow inside that Faber shrugs off.
Figgus lands an elbow that stopped Faber in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Figgus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from Figgus.
Figgus lands an elbow inside.
Faber is working for takedown but Figgus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Faber wants a takedown but no success here.
Figgus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figgus lands an elbow just above Faber 's eye.
Figgus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Figgus lands a nice elbow.
Come on Figgus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Figgus is pressed up against the cage. Faber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Figgus down to the mat. Figgus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyril Figgus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Figgus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyril Figgus!
Cyril Figgus looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'That's what you get! You people out there should have seen what this guy did to the bathroom pre-fight. It was like a war crime!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Devon Temple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altair Firenze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devon Temple could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Altair Firenze's chin.
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130 lbs
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138 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Temple !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Altair Firenze!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firenze gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Firenze lands a decent elbow from side control.
Temple tries to buck Firenze off but Firenze is having none of it.
Firenze sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Temple is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Temple tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Firenze wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Firenze misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Firenze tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Firenze in the domination position with Temple hanging on.
Firenze wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Temple , who protects the arm well.
Temple tries to buck Firenze off but Firenze is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Firenze decides to stand up, so the ref orders Temple to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Temple tries to keep at a distance but Firenze has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temple drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Firenze prevents the takedown attempt.
Firenze is trying to trip Temple . He has hold of a leg but Temple is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Firenze persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Temple has Firenze pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Temple looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Firenze stands up from Temple 's guard - Firenze perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice shot lands for Firenze.
Temple gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Firenze counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Temple . That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Firenze won't allow Temple to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firenze being controlled here momentarily.
Firenze is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Firenze postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Firenze tries for a takedown but Temple sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Firenze successfully pulls guard.
Firenze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Temple .
Firenze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Firenze is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Temple really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temple throwing strikes from guard but Firenze blocks nicely.
Temple cracks Firenze with a solid left hand.
Firenze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Temple postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Temple got a little sloppy there for a moment and Firenze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Temple has managed to get both his arms back between Firenze's legs - danger averted.
Temple lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Temple accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Temple postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Temple in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Firenze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Temple .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temple throws a big elbow that misses.
Temple landing with the ground and pound.
Temple keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Firenze's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temple working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Temple lands a couple of digs.
Temple landing some decent shots from guard.
Temple scoring with punches to the head and body.
Temple postures up in Firenze's guard and throws a big left but Firenze blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Firenze looking to control.
Temple with a flurry of punches that miss.
Temple throws a big right hand that misses.
Temple is in close to Firenze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Devon Temple will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Firenze shoots in and gets a takedown into Temple 's guard.
Temple has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Firenze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Temple is keeping the position for now.
Temple wants to sweep but no luck.
Firenze tries to stand but Temple is controlling from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Firenze shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Temple is trying to defend but Firenze finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Temple is looking to control Firenze's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Temple avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firenze wants to take a breather but Temple is having none of it.
Temple is controlling Firenze's trapped leg to prevent Firenze from advancing to side control.
Devon Temple overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Temple trying to control but Firenze postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Temple moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Temple looking to control.
Temple seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Devon Temple wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temple wants a takedown.
Firenze has hold of one of Temple 's legs. Temple is fighting the takedown attempt but Firenze gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Temple is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Firenze would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Firenze preventing the sweep.
Firenze pushing down on Temple 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Firenze is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Temple sees it coming and defends easily.
Temple gets back to full guard.
Temple is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Firenze passes Temple 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Temple avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Firenze.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firenze wants to pass to mount but Temple is defending the position.
Temple trying to control here.
Firenze trying to control the action but Temple is working from the bottom.
Temple regains full guard. Nicely done.
Temple is controlling Firenze's posture.
Temple has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Temple tries for a takedown but Firenze circles away easily
and Firenze counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Firenze.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firenze preventing the sweep.
Temple keeping full guard, as Firenze tries to pass.
Temple tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Firenze slips nicely into half guard.
Firenze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Temple keeps working.
Firenze works his foot free and advances to mount.
Temple tries to hold on but Firenze postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Firenze trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Altair Firenze 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! This is the final round!
Firenze drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Temple wants to control but Firenze postures up.
Firenze has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Temple !
Temple is squirming around, avoiding Firenze's attempts to control the action.
Temple wants to hold on but Firenze pushes him away.
Temple keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Firenze wants to control the pace but Temple is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temple is looking to improve his position but Firenze isn't that keen on the idea.
Temple is working hard here to advance position.
Firenze is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Temple has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Temple !
Temple postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Firenze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Temple working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Firenze's head.
Temple stands up over Firenze, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firenze lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Temple !
Firenze is working for a guillotine from mount but Temple frees his head quite easily.
Temple working to try and regain half guard.
Firenze landing strikes from the mount and Temple is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Firenze controlling from the full mount.
Firenze avoids the attempt from Temple to control.
Firenze tries to control but Temple wriggling away.
Temple is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firenze has hold of Temple 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Temple manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Temple slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Temple is trying to maintain the position but Firenze is very close to passing his half guard.
Firenze is pressing down on Temple 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Temple is holding on for now.
Firenze is trying to work for a kimura but Temple is defending well.
Firenze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Temple has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Firenze is working away from the top position though.
Temple regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temple keeping full guard, as Firenze tries to pass.
Firenze trying to control but Temple is working from the bottom.
Firenze looking to pass the guard.
Temple controlling Firenze's posture.
Temple manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Temple misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Temple connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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 Devon Temple .
I think Temple has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre LePew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pierre LePew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brent Carter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LePew shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
LePew uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carter has time to react.
LePew throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
LePew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter tries to clinch there but LePew circles away.
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - LePew circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. LePew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
LePew moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Brent Carter has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. LePew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
LePew scores with a jab.
LePew jabs Carter right on the nose. Carter blinks but takes it well.
Carter shoots in looking for a takedown but LePew manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
LePew changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
LePew connects with a nice looking jab.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LePew fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
LePew feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carter is rocked!
LePew cracks Carter with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Carter falls to his knees and LePew doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre LePew!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pierre LePew thanked El Zoido's Feeble Fightwear *** ROUPA DOS BROTHER* for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jokke Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mela comes into the arena with Da Rockwilder blaring out of the sound system. 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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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jokke Mela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Hill!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill stuffs the takedown.
Mela scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hill doesn't seem bothered though.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mela.
Jokke Mela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Mela or perhaps it was just good defense by Hill which made him look bad.
Hill displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mela.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jokke Mela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mela counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hill won't be happy with that.
Mela in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mela tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mela has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mela wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mela gets back to full guard.
Hill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mela is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hill is trying to get back to full guard.
Mela is thwarting Hill's attempts to control the position.
Mela takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hill trying to hold on to Mela's head to control him but Mela postures up.
Hill wants to improve his position but Mela is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hill trying to control but Mela postures up.
Hill keeping hold of Mela's head, controlling as best he can.
Hill is looking to improve his position.
Mela wants to free his trapped foot but Hill is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bobby Hill has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hill shoots in looking for a takedown. Mela tries to sprawl out of it but Hill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mela manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mela has a takedown stuffed.
Hill thuds his right hand into Mela's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mela misses with a takedown
and Hill counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mela is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hill scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hill passes to full mount!
Hill lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mela is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mela looks a forlorn figure.
Mela is rocked!
Mela in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Mela is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hill putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mela can't escape the position.
Hill looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Mela covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Hill!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bobby Hill waved his t-shirt featuring LEGENDARY SUPER DRUG 159Q (95% Return)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Niko Rosenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ovca Namjera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niko Rosenberg is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Rosenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ovca Namjera!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Namjera shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rosenberg's guard.
Rosenberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Namjera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rosenberg is keeping the position for now.
Rosenberg 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.
Namjera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rosenberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rosenberg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Namjera is aware though and is defending well.
Namjera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rosenberg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Namjera defends it easily.
Namjera content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Namjera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Namjera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rosenberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Namjera tries to free his leg and advance position but Rosenberg is retaining full guard.
Namjera working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenberg throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Namjera escapes and throws Rosenberg's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namjera in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Namjera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Namjera tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rosenberg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rosenberg is not content to let Namjera control the position.
Rosenberg is trying to get back to half guard.
Namjera working the ground and pound but Rosenberg is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Namjera working over Rosenberg with some ground and pound. Rosenberg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Namjera looking for a submission but Rosenberg manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Namjera wants to pass the guard but Rosenberg is keeping the position.
Rosenberg has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Namjera is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rosenberg.
Namjera grinds an elbow into Rosenberg's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosenberg tries to bench press Namjera off him but Namjera keeps the position.
Rosenberg struggling a bit here.
Rosenberg is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rosenberg looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg actively working from the bottom here.
Namjera scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Namjera works his foot free and advances to mount.
Namjera scoring with strikes but Rosenberg is staying in there.
Namjera tries to control but Rosenberg wriggling away.
Rosenberg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Namjera looking to control but Rosenberg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Namjera prevents Rosenberg from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namjera pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Namjera with shots to the head and body - Rosenberg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rosenberg tries to lock up and control but Namjera gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Rosenberg really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Namjera lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rosenberg 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.
Rosenberg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Namjera pulls his head out easily.
Rosenberg wants to get back to full guard.
Namjera is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Namjera lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Namjera slips a nice elbow through Rosenberg's hands, connecting with Rosenberg's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ovca Namjera dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Namjera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rosenberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Namjera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rosenberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Namjera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rosenberg avoids it really well and circles away.
Namjera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rosenberg misses with the combination.
Niko Rosenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Namjera manages to avoid it.
Namjera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Niko Rosenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ovca Namjera.
Rosenberg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Namjera swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenberg closes the distance but Namjera moves to the side
and Namjera counters with a series of strikes. Rosenberg will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rosenberg lands a jab.
Namjera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rosenberg's head backwards.
Good shot there by Rosenberg.
Rosenberg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Namjera under the eye.
Namjera has his takedown stuffed
and Rosenberg counters with a leg kick.
Rosenberg throws a head kick but Namjera moves out of range.
Namjera fails with a takedown attempt.
Rosenberg gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Namjera looking to pass the guard.
Rosenberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rosenberg working for a triangle but Namjera defends it easily.
Ovca Namjera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Namjera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rosenberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Namjera trying to control but Rosenberg is working from the bottom.
Rosenberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rosenberg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg keeping moving, preventing Namjera from controlling successfully.
Namjera is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rosenberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rosenberg has his foot on Namjera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Namjera works his way back into a safe position though.
Namjera is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosenberg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Namjera is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Namjera wants to control from the top but Rosenberg keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rosenberg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Namjera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Namjera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Namjera postures up in Rosenberg's guard and throws a big left but Rosenberg blocks it.
Rosenberg working for submissions but it's allowed Namjera to get to half guard.
Namjera lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosenberg taking some punishment here, with Namjera in his half guard.
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 Niko Rosenberg will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rosenberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Namjera swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosenberg.
Rosenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Namjera manages to avoid it.
Namjera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rosenberg.
Namjera shoots in and drives through. Rosenberg sprawls well.
Namjera feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rosenberg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Namjera defends it easily.
Namjera trying to control but Rosenberg is working from the bottom.
Rosenberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Namjera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namjera throws a strike but Rosenberg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rosenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Namjera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Namjera has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rosenberg should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Namjera has tightened it up now! Rosenberg should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ovca Namjera!
A very excited looking Ovca Namjera made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarvinen's entrance music is Frederik - Harva meistä on rautaa. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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271 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yrjo Jarvinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez fails with the takedown
and Jarvinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Jarvinen drives through and clinches with Melendez against the cage.
Melendez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Melendez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jarvinen walks away with a smile on his face. Melendez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yrjo Jarvinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Melendez.
Jarvinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Melendez shoots in looking for a takedown but Jarvinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Melendez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jarvinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jarvinen is looking to slow Melendez down with leg kicks.
Melendez has his takedown stuffed
and Jarvinen counters by moving into the clinch.
Jarvinen crunches a lovely knee into Melendez's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarvinen cracks Melendez with a nice body shot.
Melendez looks winded!
Jarvinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jarvinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Melendez won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jarvinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jarvinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jarvinen lands an uppercut.
Melendez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jarvinen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jarvinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Melendez backwards.
Jarvinen lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Jarvinen.
Melendez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jarvinen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jarvinen tries a knee to the head but Melendez blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen with a knee to the head.
Jarvinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Jarvinen breaks from the clinch.
Jarvinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jarvinen lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Damien Melendez has been cut.
Melendez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A solid body kick from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Jarvinen on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jarvinen breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen has Melendez up against the cage in a clinch.
Jarvinen lands a knee to the body.
Jarvinen is working Melendez over against the cage.
Jarvinen is leaning against Melendez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jarvinen tries to land a knee to the head but Melendez blocks with his arms.
Jarvinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Melendez backwards.
A body shot lands from Jarvinen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Jarvinen.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jarvinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jarvinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jarvinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Melendezs head.
Melendez is trying to pull guard but Jarvinen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Melendez jumps guard but Jarvinen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Melendez backwards.
Jarvinen stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands an elbow inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen effectively controlling the action here.
Jarvinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jarvinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jarvinen is struggling to control the position.
Jarvinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jarvinen looks to land a combination. Melendez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That has opened up Damien Melendez's cut even more.
Jarvinen throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjo Jarvinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Melendez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Melendez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jarvinen.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jarvinen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jarvinen clinches up against the cage.
Jarvinen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jarvinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jarvinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melendez backwards.
Jarvinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Melendez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jarvinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Melendez is trying to pull guard but Jarvinen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jarvinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melendez can do to turn this around?
Melendez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jarvinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Melendez takes an elbow to the temple.
Melendez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jarvinen to keep the fight standing.
Yrjo Jarvinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Melendez.
Melendez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jarvinen walks away with a smile on his face. Melendez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melendez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yrjo Jarvinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melendez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen works the jab nicely.
Jarvinen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Melendez is rocked!
Melendez fails with the takedown
and Jarvinen counters with a nice body kick.
Jarvinen has Melendez up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Melendez can't get the takedown.
Jarvinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melendez backwards.
Melendez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jarvinen walks away with a smile on his face. Melendez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jarvinen lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarvinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Jarvinen cracks Melendez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jarvinen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Melendez to stand back up!
Melendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Jarvinen finish him?
The cut above Damien Melendez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Melendez drops his hands momentarily. Jarvinen doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Melendez staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Melendez doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yrjo Jarvinen!
Yrjo Jarvinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Sendoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Rickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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26
245 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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23
290 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Sendoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Rickson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sendoh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rickson wants to take the fight to the mat but Sendoh manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rickson tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sendoh.
Sendoh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rickson.
Sendoh avoiding damage as Rickson throws knees to the body.
Rickson breaks the clinch.
Rickson throws a wild body kick that Sendoh sees coming a mile off.
Rickson throws a low kick but Sendoh avoids it.
Rickson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rickson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carl Rickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sendoh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sendoh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sendoh is trying to break the clinch but Rickson has him pressed against the cage.
Rickson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rickson.
Akira Sendoh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Rickson.
Sendoh wants to clinch.
Sendoh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sendoh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rickson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rickson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sendoh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Sendoh. That snapped Rickson's head back.
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!
Rickson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sendoh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sendoh pushes Rickson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickson lands a right hand.
Sendoh working hard to break the clinch.
Rickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rickson tries to work over Sendoh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rickson tries to stall but Sendoh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Come on Rickson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rickson prevents a body shot from Sendoh.
Sendoh taking a breather.
Sendoh prevents the takedown attempt.
Rickson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rickson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rickson fails to land the takedown.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sendoh, as that shot connected.
Rickson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rickson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh works Rickson's body with a nice hook.
Sendoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rickson.
Sendoh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sendoh is looking to clinch but Rickson is avoiding it.
Sendoh drives through and clinches with Rickson against the cage.
Rickson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sendoh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rickson backwards.
Rickson stalling in the clinch.
Rickson is trying to push Sendoh away but Sendoh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sendoh.
Sendoh blocks an uppercut.
Rickson looking to stall.
Rickson tries to score a body lock takedown but Sendoh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sendoh tries to work over Rickson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Carl Rickson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sendoh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rickson up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rickson.
Sendoh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rickson tries to keep at a distance but Sendoh has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sendoh.
Sendoh wants to stall.
Sendoh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rickson throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sendoh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sendoh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rickson stalling in the clinch but Sendoh improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Sendoh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Rickson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sendoh checks a leg kick.
Sendoh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rickson moves out of range as Sendoh strikes.
Rickson shoots in for a takedown but Sendoh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sendoh is looking to clinch but Rickson is avoiding it.
Rickson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Rickson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rickson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sendoh.
Akira Sendoh is winning the standup battle so far.
Sendoh tries to close the distance and clinch but Rickson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rickson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sendoh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rickson connects with a body shot that sends Sendoh's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rickson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sendoh to score with a decent uppercut.
Rickson tries to land a leg kick but Sendoh saw it coming and moves away.
Sendoh throws a series of punches but Rickson avoids them all with ease.
Rickson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickson shoots in and drives through. Sendoh sprawls well.
Akira Sendoh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Rickson.
Sendoh wants to clinch up but Rickson keeps it at a distance.
Sendoh misses with a looping right.
Rickson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice jab there from Sendoh.
Sendoh avoids the body shot from Rickson.
Rickson scores with a head kick. Sendoh tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rickson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rickson throws a leg kick
and Sendoh counters with a nice uppercut.
Rickson misses with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rickson throws a sloppy head kick and Sendoh moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sendoh.
Sendoh doesn't manage to clinch there - Rickson circles away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sendoh here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rickson throws a chopping leg kick but Sendoh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rickson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh misses with a double jab.
Sendoh misses the jab.
Sendoh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sendoh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rickson.
Rickson dodges the punch combination from Sendoh.
Sendoh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sendoh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sendoh checks the leg kick.
Rickson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sendoh is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rickson.
Rickson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sendoh is able to avoid easily.
Akira Sendoh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rickson throws a leg kick but Sendoh moved away.
A jab from Sendoh does it's job there.
Rickson misses with a body kick.
Rickson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Sendoh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickson takes a swing at Sendoh's ribcage but misses.
Sendoh misses with a body shot.
Rickson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sendoh is fending him off so far but Rickson persists. Nope, Sendoh circles away and we're back to standing.
Rickson swings for the body but Sendoh moves out of range.
Sendoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Sendoh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sendoh clinches up with Rickson and pushes him back against the cage.
Rickson breaks from the clinch.
Rickson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sendoh.
Sendoh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rickson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sendoh manages to avoid it.
Rickson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sendoh's calf.
Rickson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sendoh swivels and escapes.
Decent striking displayed by Sendoh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rickson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rickson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sendoh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sendoh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rickson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rickson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rickson misses with a low kick.
Sendoh wants to clinch up but Rickson keeps it at a distance.
Sendoh has managed to clinch.
Rickson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sendoh blocks a body shot from Rickson.
Sendoh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rickson is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rickson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sendoh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sendoh as Rickson tries to tie him up.
Sendoh 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 Akira Sendoh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carl Rickson's cut.
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!
Rickson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sendoh clinches up against the cage.
Sendoh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rickson keeps control of Sendoh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rickson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sendoh taking a breather.
Sendoh gets underhooks to prevent Rickson's takedown attempt.
Rickson looking to stall.
Rickson blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Sendoh.
Sendoh is looking to break free of the clinch but Rickson has double underhooks.
Rickson is looking for a takedown.
Akira Sendoh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Rickson.
Rickson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sendoh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rickson or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sendoh presses Rickson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sendoh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sendoh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rickson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sendoh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sendoh effectively controlling the action here.
Sendoh looking to throw knees to the head but Rickson is blocking nicely.
Rickson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sendoh breaks the clinch.
Sendoh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rickson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sendoh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sendoh tries to clinch but Rickson moves out of range.
Sendoh lands a nice shot that snaps Rickson's head back.
Sendoh fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh blocks a low kick nicely.
Sendoh moves away from the strike by Rickson.
Sendoh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rickson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sendoh sprawls well initially but Rickson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rickson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sendoh defends it well.
Rickson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sendoh has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sendoh tries to kick Rickson off but Rickson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rickson seems to be working for a kimura but Sendoh defends the submission attempt.
Sendoh regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rickson.
Rickson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sendoh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickson passes Sendoh's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rickson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sendoh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rickson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rickson wants to work for an arm triangle but Sendoh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Carl Rickson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rickson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 Akira Sendoh.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sendoh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Sendoh!
A pretty intense looking Akira Sendoh took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mad Cobra - Put Gunshot. Christmas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get Up. 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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25
179 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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22
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Christmas !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christmas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Christmas !
Christmas is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Christmas is rocked!
Silva lands a big elbow - Christmas is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Christmas is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Romo Silva!
After winning the bout, Romo Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard has chosen In Ashes They Shall Reap as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
167 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Stuart Wray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Richard!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Richard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richard.
The fighters circle momentarily. Richard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wray swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Richard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Richard throws a strike but Wray rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wray stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Richard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Richard is looking for a triangle but Wray pushes his legs off easily.
Richard looking for subs off his back but Wray has passed one foot through into half guard.
Wray content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray tries to stand and escape but Richard is controlling the position.
Richard wants to get back to his feet.
Richard is not content to let Wray control the position.
Wray content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
Richard actively working from the bottom here.
Richard wants to control but Wray is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richard keeps working.
We're going to have a standup here because Stuart Wray wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wray!
A thudding body kick lands there by Wray!
Wray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stuart Wray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richard lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wray moves away from the strike by Richard.
Wray throws a low kick but Richard avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Wray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard throws a one two combo.
Richard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wray finds it's way round the side to connect with Richard's head.
Wray misses with a low kick.
Richard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Richard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wray circles away quickly and effectively.
Wray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Richard has time to react.
Richard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wray connects with a leg kick. Richard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stuart Wray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richard misses with a takedown attempt - Wray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Richard with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richard lands with a nice body punch.
Richard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wray had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Richard defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Richard looking to sit in guard and control but Wray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Richard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wray is looking to improve his position but Richard isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poor strikes thrown by Richard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stuart Wray will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Richard checks a low kick from Wray.
Jab, jab by Wray - just one landing.
Richard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richard.
Richard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wray doesn't seem bothered though.
Wray missing with a left hand there. Richard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richard thuds a left hand into Wray's body.
Wray tries a head kick but it misses.
Wray throws a head kick that misses.
Richard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richard slips under a jab from Wray.
Richard tries to clinch but Wray is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richard, right into the meat.
Richard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wray.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richard. Wray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wray ducks under a wild hook from Richard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard jabs Wray to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wray closes the distance and clinches.
Richard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richard is trying to force a seperation but Wray has the dominant position.
Wray misses with an elbow over the top.
Richard is trying to break the clinch but Wray has him pressed against the cage.
Wray trying to land knees to the body.
Richard is working Wray over against the cage.
Richard lands with a short shot to the head.
Wray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Richard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wray's face.
Richard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wray has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Richard finds it's way round the side to connect with Wray's head.
Richard throws the left hand but Wray avoids the punch easily.
Wray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Richard.
Richard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Richard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Wray tenderised Richard's leg. Richard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Richard misses.
Richard lands a lovely overhand right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richard.
Richard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wray rushes Richard and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Wray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wray lands a good knee to the midsection. Richard won't want to take too many of those.
Richard wants to break free but Wray has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray keeps control of Richard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wray avoids the elbow strike from Richard, against the cage.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but Richard blocks with his arms.
Wray trying to land knees to the body.
Richard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richard lands a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Richard there.
Richard throws a hook but Wray blocks it.
Good leg kick by Wray there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wray throws a head kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richard.
Richard misses with a shot to the body
and Wray counters with an outside leg kick.
Richard slips a straight right by Wray.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wray takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wray lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Richard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Richard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Richard avoids the head kick by Wray.
Richard walks into a straight right hand from Wray.
Richard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wray but Wray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wray just misses with a punch to the body.
Richard throws a sloppy head kick and Wray moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Wray.
Wray attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Richard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richard tries to clinch there but Wray circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Richard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Richard scores with a decent looking hook.
Wray digs a good body shot into Richard's ribs.
Richard catches Wray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wray looks to land a right hand but Richard moved out of range.
Richard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wray in his tracks.
That kick from Wray tenderised Richard's leg. Richard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wray wants to clinch.
Richard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wray takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Richard missing with a left hand there. Wray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wray tries to sprawl but Richard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard is taking a breather. Wray 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.
Richard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wray has managed to free his arm - good work.
Richard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wray's head.
Wray is trying to get back to full guard.
Richard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Richard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wray on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard working over Wray with some ground and pound. Wray looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wray is controlling Richard's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Richard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wray is looking to improve his position.
Richard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Richard is looking to take a break and control but Wray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray trying to control but Richard postures up.
Wray keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Richard throwing shots but Wray is blocking nicely.
Richard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard throwing shots but Wray is blocking nicely.
Richard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wray's head.
Nice strikes from Richard there.
Wray wants to improve his position but Richard is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richard thows a huge punch but Wray dodges it nicely.
Richard is looking for a kimura but Wray is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Richard to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richard trying to control from half guard but Wray is working away.
Richard works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Richard really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Richard lands with a straight right. Wray didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wray. Richard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wray throws a leg kick
and Richard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wray loads up on a big right hand but Richard slips the punch.
Richard ducks under a wild hook from Wray.
Richard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crunch! Richard slams his shin into Wray's torso.
Wray misses with a looping right.
Richard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wray.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richard. Richard obviously looking to wear him down.
Stan Richard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wray tries to avoid it but Richard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wray to the ground. Wray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wray if he has to take too many more of those.
Wray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richard blocks a low kick nicely.
Richard looks to land a combination but Wray avoids it well.
Richard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Richard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Richard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wray misses with a body shot.
Richard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wray attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Richard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wray attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray wants to land a leg kick but Richard is out of range.
Richard scores with a decent looking hook.
Richard drives through with a takedown into Wray's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richard trying to control the position from guard on top but Wray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richard landing some decent shots from guard.
Wray keeping moving, preventing Richard from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard slips nicely into half guard.
Richard stalling.
Wray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wray is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard working over Wray with some ground and pound. Wray looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Richard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Richard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wray doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Richard.
Richard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wray has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Richard dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Richard throws a jab but it's blocked by Wray.
Wray throws a head kick but Richard moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Wray. No joy for Richard on that attempt.
Richard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Richard staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richard.
Richard lands a jab to Wray's midsection.
Richard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wray.
Wray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Richard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wray throws a head kick but Richard moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Richard blocks the low kick.
Richard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wray.
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.
Richard looks to score with a jab to the body but Wray is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard loads up on a big right hand but Wray slips the punch.
Wray is looking to chop away at Richard's legs.
Richard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wrays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Richard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wray manages to avoid it.
A jab from Richard finds it's way through Wray's defenses.
Some wild striking there from Richard.
Richard thuds his right hand into Wray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wray throws a head kick but Richard moves out of range.
Richard scores with a jab. Wray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wray takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wray slips a jab and a cross from Richard.
Wray looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A combination from Richard does no damage.
Wray shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray throws a front kick that sends Richard stumbling back into the cage.
Wray throws out a loose jab but Richard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richard. Wray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Richard missing with a left hand there. Wray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wray misses with a hook.
Stuart Wray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richard lands with a good body shot.
Richard lands with a cross.
Wray gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Richard.
Wray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Richard.
Some wild striking there from Richard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray misses with a head kick.
Richard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wray.
Wray throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Richard's head.
Richard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wray. That's going to slow Richard down.
Richard lands a leg kick that knocks Wray off balance momentarily.
Wray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richard.
Richard thows a body kick. Wray tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wray fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Richard checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wray.
Stan Richard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray throws a leg kick that is checked
and Richard counters with a two punch combo.
Wray misses with a head kick.
Richard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick from Richard lands but Wray takes it in his stride.
Richard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stuart Wray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Richard.
Richard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wray.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Richard momentarily.
Wray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wray throws a body punch but Richard moves out of range.
Richard lands a jab to the nose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Wray misses.
Richard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wray needs to keep his hands up - Richard had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stan Richard.
Well Richard 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Richard!
Stan Richard is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Stan Richard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toby Le Rone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuppu Lupaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Rone comes into the arena with Let The Bodies Hit The Floor - Drowning Pool blaring out of the sound system. Lupaus has chosen Finnish Alphabet & Pronunciation as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toby Le Rone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nuppu Lupaus!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Lupaus.
Le Rone throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Nuppu Lupaus has been cut.
Lupaus throws a hook to the side of Le Rone's head but Le Rone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Le Rone looks for the body kick but Lupaus saw that one coming.
A jab from Le Rone does it's job there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Le Rone.
Lupaus tests Le Rone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Le Rone wants to land a leg kick but Lupaus is out of range.
Nuppu Lupaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lupaus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le Rone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A low kick from Le Rone misses
and Lupaus counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lupaus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Le Rone backs up against the cage.
Lupaus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lupaus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lupaus digs a good body shot into Le Rone's ribs.
A slow jab from Lupaus misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupaus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Le Rone throws a low kick, looking for Lupaus's leg but Lupaus calmly moves out of range.
Le Rone connects with the punch.
Lupaus throws a series of strikes that have Le Rone backpedaling.
Lupaus avoids the body shot from Le Rone.
Lupaus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Le Rone tests Lupaus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lupaus walks into a straight right hand from Le Rone.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Le Rone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lupaus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lupaus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Toby Le Rone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Lupaus misses.
Lupaus takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le Rone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lupaus lands a jab to Le Rone's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Lupaus coming out on top.
Le Rone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lupaus throws a right hand that Le Rone ducks under and follows up with a left that Le Rone also avoids with ease.
Lupaus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lupaus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Le Rone at a distance.
No luck for Lupaus with that takedown attempt.
Lupaus throws a series of punches but Le Rone moves out of range.
Lupaus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Le Rone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lupaus's head backwards.
Le Rone tries to clinch but Lupaus is having none of it.
Le Rone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Le Rone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus moves out of range of the body kick.
Le Rone lands a jab to Lupaus's midsection.
A big right from Le Rone misses.
Nice body kick there by Le Rone.
Lupaus throws a good cross that connects.
Le Rone blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Le Rone. That's going to slow Lupaus down.
Le Rone lands an overhand right.
Le Rone moves in looking to clinch but Lupaus pushes him off.
Le Rone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Le Rone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lupaus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Le Rone counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Rone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Le Rone thuds his shin into the meat of Lupaus's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Le Rone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lupaus.
Lupaus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Le Rone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lupaus somewhat.
Le Rone ducks under a wild hook from Lupaus.
Le Rone misses with a leg kick.
Lupaus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le Rone is looking to slow Lupaus down with leg kicks.
Lupaus connects with a crisp jab.
Le Rone is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left lands for Le Rone.
Lupaus misses with a hook. Le Rone ducked under it nicely.
Le Rone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Le Rone!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Le Rone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nuppu Lupaus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Le Rone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le Rone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Toby Le Rone is winning the standup battle so far.
Le Rone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Le Rone lunges at Lupaus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lupaus's hand.
A jab lands there for Lupaus.
Le Rone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lupaus throws a right hand that misses
and Le Rone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lupaus walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Rone throws a lazy body kick
and Lupaus counters with a stiff right hand.
Le Rone sizes up Lupaus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Le Rone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Le Rone misses with a hook.
Lupaus feints a jab promting Le Rone to slip. Lupaus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Le Rone slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lupaus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Rone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Le Rone throws a head kick that Lupaus semi-blocks.
Lupaus is rocked!
Le Rone throws a big shot that misses.
Lupaus is still on wobbly legs! Can Le Rone finish him?
Lupaus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Le Rone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lupaus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Le Rone has managed to clinch.
Lupaus seems to have recovered his senses.
Lupaus tries to throw a body punch but Le Rone avoids it by throwing Lupaus back against the cage.
Lupaus blocks a body shot from Le Rone.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lupaus.
Le Rone tries to work over Lupaus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lupaus tries to work over Le Rone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lupaus tries to break free but Le Rone pushes him back against the cage.
Lupaus working aggressively here.
Le Rone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lupaus misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Le Rone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Rone.
Le Rone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Le Rone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Le Rone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lupaus blocks an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lupaus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Le Rone lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lupaus to his knees! Le Rone keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toby Le Rone!
Our winner, Toby Le Rone, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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