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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Everth Cabaret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel La Fleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Everth Cabaret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel La Fleur!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabaret misses with a low kick as La Fleur jumps back.
Cabaret defending well as La Fleur loads up on a big left hand.
La Fleur stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and La Fleur wants it to stay on the feet.
Cabaret tries to bum rush La Fleur with a series of wild strikes but La Fleur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Cabaret misses.
La Fleur checks a leg kick.
Cabaret takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Everth Cabaret has been cut.
Cabaret misses the jab.
Cabaret wants to land a leg kick but La Fleur is out of range.
Cabaret shoots in and drives through. La Fleur sprawls well.
La Fleur slips under a jab.
Cabaret misses with a hook.
Cabaret throws the left hand but La Fleur avoids the punch easily.
La Fleur catches Cabaret with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheers as La Fleur lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cabaret doesn't seem phased though.
Everth Cabaret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabaret throws a solid leg kick but La Fleur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cabaret.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabaret looks for a takedown but La Fleur sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Everth Cabaret. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabaret takes one on the button.
Everth Cabaret's cut is getting worse.
La Fleur stuffs the takedown attempt from Cabaret. Cabaret gets slowly back to his feet.
Cabaret fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Fleur manages to avoid it.
Cabaret tries to score a power double leg takedown but La Fleur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cabaret somewhat.
La Fleur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabaret is breathing heavily.
La Fleur lands a big shot that drops Cabaret! Can he finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La Fleur is pushing down on Cabaret's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cabaret is fighting to maintain full guard but La Fleur has managed to sneak the leg through.
La Fleur perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
La Fleur decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret misses with a body shot.
Cabaret checks a leg kick nicely.
La Fleur throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Cabaret tumbling to the canvas!
Everth Cabaret's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
La Fleur stands up from Cabaret's guard - La Fleur perhaps looking for a knockout.
A slapping leg kick lands for La Fleur.
La Fleur drops his shoulder and cracks Cabaret with a huge uppercut! Cabaret goes down! Can La Fleur finish him?
Jeez, Everth Cabaret's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Everth Cabaret's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gabriel La Fleur!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apachi Hopachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Laundoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laundoes has chosen Go To Sleep - Eminem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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216 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apachi Hopachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Laundoes!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopachi doesn't manage to clinch there - Laundoes circles away.
Hopachi jabs at Laundoes's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laundoes misses with a series of wild punches.
Hopachi wants to clinch up but Laundoes keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Laundoes finds it's way through Hopachi's defenses.
Laundoes keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Laundoes does no damage.
Laundoes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hopachi tries to clinch but Laundoes is having none of it.
Laundoes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laundoes misses with an uppercut.
Hopachi sends Laundoes crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hopachi is motioning to the referee to let Laundoes up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Laundoes is rocked!
It looks like Jose Laundoes has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laundoes tries to keep at a distance but Hopachi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Laundoes is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopachi finish him?
Hopachi lands a big knee to the head and Laundoes goes down! Hopachi pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apachi Hopachi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manchild Warsaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apachai Hopachai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apachai Hopachai is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manchild Warsaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apachai Hopachai!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopachai moves into the clinch.
Hopachai lands a nice elbow.
Hopachai tries to land a knee to the head but Warsaw blocks with his arms.
Hopachai with a knee to the head.
Hopachai lands an elbow just above Warsaw 's eye.
Hopachai lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Manchild Warsaw has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Warsaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Warsaw takes an elbow to the temple.
Warsaw tries to circle away but Hopachai has him pinned against the cage.
Hopachai with a knee to the head.
Warsaw is rocked!
Warsaw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hopachai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Warsaw takes an elbow to the temple.
Hopachai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warsaw in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hopachai lands an elbow inside.
Oh Warsaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopachai lands a knee to the head.
Hopachai lands an elbow inside that Warsaw shrugs off.
Warsaw wants to get back to striking at distance but Hopachai won't allow it.
Hopachai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warsaw's defenses.
Hopachai with a knee to the head.
Hopachai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Hopachai.
Warsaw is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopachai connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopachai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hopachai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hopachai lands a knee to the head.
Hopachai lands a nice elbow.
Hopachai lands an elbow inside that Warsaw shrugs off.
Hopachai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hopachai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Warsaw takes an elbow to the temple.
Warsaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Hopachai lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Warsaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hopachai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hopachai lands a nice elbow.
Hopachai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Warsaw's efforts to push away.
Warsaw takes an elbow to the temple.
Warsaw has had enough of the clinch but Hopachai keeps him there for the moment.
Warsaw takes a knee to the side of the body.
Warsaw wants to break the clinch but can't.
Warsaw can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warsaw working hard to break the clinch.
Warsaw tries to circle away but Hopachai has him pinned against the cage.
Hopachai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hopachai lands a nice elbow.
Warsaw wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hopachai has him pressed against the cage.
Warsaw is trying to break the clinch but Hopachai is controlling him.
Hopachai lands an elbow inside.
Hopachai lands a damaging elbow.
Hopachai misses with a knee to the head.
Hopachai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hopachai lands a damaging elbow.
Hopachai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warsaw's defenses.
Hopachai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hopachai lands a damaging elbow.
Warsaw working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Hopachai.
Warsaw tries to circle away but Hopachai has him pinned against the cage.
Hopachai keeps control of Warsaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopachai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hopachai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Warsaw tries to break the clinch but Hopachai is controlling the position.
Hopachai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hopachai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warsaw is defending well for now.
Hopachai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warsaw's defenses.
Warsaw dodges an elbow strike from Hopachai.
Hopachai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warsaw's defenses.
Hopachai misses with a knee strike.
Warsaw working hard to break the clinch.
Warsaw is trying to break the clinch but Hopachai is controlling him.
Warsaw dodges an elbow strike from Hopachai.
Warsaw is trying to break free.
Warsaw has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Warsaw wants to break free but Hopachai has control.
Warsaw avoids the elbow strike from Hopachai, against the cage.
Warsaw wants to get back to striking at distance but Hopachai won't allow it.
Hopachai tries to land a knee to the head but Warsaw blocks with his arms.
Warsaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hopachai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warsaw avoids it.
Warsaw wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hopachai has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Warsaw has had enough of the clinch but Hopachai keeps him there for the moment.
Warsaw working hard to break the clinch.
Hopachai lands an elbow inside.
Warsaw is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopachai has double underhooks.
Warsaw tries to circle away but Hopachai has him pinned against the cage.
Warsaw blocks an elbow strike from Hopachai.
Hopachai throws an elbow that misses.
Hopachai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Warsaw tries to circle away but Hopachai has him pinned against the cage.
Warsaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Warsaw lands with a nice combination. Hopachai backs away looking to recover.
Warsaw looks to land a combination but Hopachai avoids it well.
Manchild Warsaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopachai tries to clinch but Warsaw is having none of it.
Hopachai drops his hands momentarily and Warsaw takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warsaw scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Warsaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warsaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopachai moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apachai Hopachai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manchild Warsaw'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.
Hopachai dodges the punch combination from Warsaw.
A combination from Warsaw does no damage.
Warsaw misses with a double jab.
Hopachai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Warsaw, pushing him back against the cage.
Warsaw takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hopachai misses with a knee strike.
Hopachai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hopachai misses with a knee strike.
Hopachai lands a knee to the head.
Hopachai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warsaw blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopachai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Warsaw working hard to break the clinch.
Warsaw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hopachai is breathing heavily.
Warsaw tries to circle away but Hopachai has him pinned against the cage.
Warsaw takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Warsaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Warsaw takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopachai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Warsaw's efforts to push away.
Hopachai missing with knees to the body.
Warsaw can't break the clinch.
Warsaw wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hopachai throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Warsaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hopachai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warsaw is trying to break the clinch but Hopachai is controlling him.
Warsaw dodges an elbow strike from Hopachai.
A frustrated look appears on Warsaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Warsaw has had enough of the clinch but Hopachai keeps him there for the moment.
Warsaw wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hopachai has him pressed against the cage.
Warsaw is trying to break the clinch but Hopachai is controlling him.
Hopachai has Warsaw pressed against the cage, preventing Warsaw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Warsaw looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Warsaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hopachai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Warsaw looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Warsaw is trying to break the clinch but Hopachai is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hopachai looking to throw knees to the head but Warsaw is blocking nicely.
Hopachai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hopachai misses with a knee strike.
Warsaw tries to circle away but Hopachai has him pinned against the cage.
Hopachai tries to land a knee to the head but Warsaw blocks with his arms.
Warsaw is trying to break the clinch but Hopachai has him pressed against the cage.
Warsaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Warsaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Warsaw throws a nice looking combination but Hopachai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warsaw misses with a wild combination.
Warsaw throws a right and a left that Hopachai avoids nicely.
Warsaw scores with a jab to the head.
Warsaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopachai circles away quickly and effectively.
Warsaw throws a nice looking combination but Hopachai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopachai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hopachai dodges the punch combination from Warsaw.
Warsaw throws a hook to the side of Hopachai's head but Hopachai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warsaw. Hopachai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warsaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch combination from Warsaw misses.
Hopachai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warsaw misses with a few strikes there.
Warsaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopachai.
Hopachai pushes Warsaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Warsaw takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warsaw is trying to force a seperation but Hopachai has the dominant position.
Hopachai lands an elbow just above Warsaw 's eye.
Hopachai lands an elbow inside.
Warsaw tries to break free but Hopachai pushes him back against the cage.
Hopachai lands a nice knee to the body.
Hopachai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hopachai misses with a knee to the head.
Warsaw tries to break the clinch but Hopachai is controlling the position.
Warsaw is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopachai has double underhooks.
Warsaw takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hopachai lands an elbow inside.
Warsaw is trying to force a seperation but Hopachai has the dominant position.
Warsaw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Warsaw takes an elbow to the temple.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hopachai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warsaw's face.
Warsaw wants to get back to striking at distance but Hopachai won't allow it.
Warsaw tries to break the clinch but Hopachai is controlling the position.
Hopachai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Warsaw has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apachai Hopachai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manchild Warsaw's cut.
That's time! Warsaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hopachai slips a jab and a cross from Warsaw.
Hopachai is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Warsaw.
Warsaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopachai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Warsaw throws a hook but Hopachai avoids it easily.
Warsaw looks for the body kick but Hopachai saw that one coming.
Hopachai is looking to clinch but Warsaw is avoiding it.
Hopachai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warsaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warsaw lands a right hook to the body.
Warsaw misses with a double jab.
Warsaw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopachai has closed the distance and engaged Warsaw in a clinch.
Warsaw takes an elbow to the temple.
Hopachai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hopachai connects with a knee to the head.
Warsaw working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopachai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Warsaw is trying to break free.
Warsaw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hopachai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warsaw's face.
Hopachai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Warsaw is trying to break free.
Hopachai lands a nice elbow.
Hopachai misses with a knee strike.
Warsaw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Warsaw wants to break the clinch but can't.
Warsaw wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hopachai misses with a knee to the head.
Warsaw tries to break free but Hopachai pushes him back against the cage.
Warsaw has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Warsaw avoids the elbow strike from Hopachai, against the cage.
Warsaw tries to circle away but Hopachai has him pinned against the cage.
Hopachai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Warsaw dodges an elbow strike from Hopachai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hopachai lands a nice elbow.
Warsaw has had enough of the clinch but Hopachai keeps him there for the moment.
Warsaw is trying to break the clinch but Hopachai has him pressed against the cage.
Hopachai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Apachai Hopachai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Warsaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hopachai tries a knee to the head but Warsaw blocks it.
Warsaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hopachai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Warsaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hopachai slips a jab and a cross from Warsaw.
Warsaw throws a right and a left that Hopachai avoids nicely.
Warsaw moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hopachai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No joy there for Warsaw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hopachai slips a jab and a cross from Warsaw.
Hopachai throws a front kick that sends Warsaw stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopachai cracks the inside of Warsaw's front leg.
Hopachai scoring well with a low kick there.
Hopachai is looking to clinch but Warsaw is avoiding it.
Hopachai throws a leg kick which misses Warsaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Warsaw tries to avoid it.
Hopachai avoids the body shot from Warsaw.
Hopachai looks to land a body kick but Warsaw moved away.
Manchild Warsaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warsaw misses with a two punch combination.
Warsaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopachai dodges the punch combination from Warsaw.
Manchild Warsaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopachai clinches with his opponent.
Hopachai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hopachai.
Warsaw takes an elbow to the temple.
Warsaw wants to get back to striking at distance but Hopachai won't allow it.
Hopachai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Warsaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Warsaw bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hopachai's head backwards.
Hopachai moves into the clinch.
Hopachai landing knees to the head.
Hopachai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Warsaw can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Warsaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopachai keeps control of Warsaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Warsaw breaks from the clinch.
Hopachai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Warsaw lands with a nice body punch.
Hopachai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Apachai Hopachai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hopachai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manchild Warsaw showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hopachai 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apachai Hopachai!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pesho Talpata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Marconi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marconi has chosen Money, Success, Fame, Glamour as his entrance music. Vincent Marconi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pesho Talpata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Marconi !
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talpata defending well as Marconi loads up on a big left hand.
Talpata slips a jab and a cross from Marconi .
The fighters circling - Marconi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vincent Marconi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marconi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Talpata sprawling to the canvas! Talpata rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Marconi finish him?!
It looks like Pesho Talpata has been cut.
Marconi lands with a right and another and another! Talpata is in big trouble! Marconi lands again and this time it's lights out for Talpata! A quality knockout there for Marconi .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vincent Marconi !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sarge Dela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dela might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Joe Rogan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sarge Dela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Rogan!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela cracks Rogan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rogan is looking to clinch but Dela is avoiding it.
Rogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dela.
Dela scores with a jab.
Rogan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dela.
It looks like Joe Rogan has been cut.
Dela lands a head shot.
Rogan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogan throws a right hand that Dela ducks under and follows up with a left that Dela also avoids with ease.
Rogan shoots in but Dela avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dela fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rogan on the side of the head.
Dela lands with an overhand left.
Rogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Rogan.
Dela moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dela on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rogan. Rogan obviously looking to wear him down.
Dela misses with a few strikes there.
Rogan throws a combination that misses
and Dela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rogan takes one on the button.
Rogan is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dela throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rogan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rogan is still on wobbly legs! Can Dela finish him?
Rogan looks gassed!
Dela circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Rogan to the canvas! Rogan doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Dela keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sarge Dela!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MR T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Areza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). T comes to the cage accompanied by mr t. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, MR T!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cesar Areza!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
T throws a series of punches but Areza moves out of range.
A big left from T misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Areza.
T tests Areza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Cesar Areza has been cut.
T misses with a double jab.
T pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
T lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
T throws a jab when Areza was well out of range.
T rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Areza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for T.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
T misses with a body shot.
T looks to land a left hand but Areza moved out of range nicely.
T is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Areza.
Areza tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Areza blocks a jab.
T misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
T throws out a loose jab but Areza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Areza misses with a head kick.
T throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Areza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
T lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
T connects with a good right hand that stumbles Areza. Areza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
T throws a lazy right hand but Areza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Areza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but T swivels and escapes.
T throws out a loose jab but Areza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Areza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Areza looks gassed!
Areza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
T misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
T scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Areza doesn't seem bothered though.
T lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Areza backs up against the cage.
T with a jab.
T throws a right hand that Areza ducks under and follows up with a left that Areza also avoids with ease.
Areza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MR T is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
T throws out a loose jab but Areza uses good head movement to avoid it.
T misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from T.
T throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
T scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
T bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Areza's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Areza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
T sends Areza crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! T is motioning to the referee to let Areza up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
T throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
T stuffs the takedown attempt from Areza. Areza gets slowly back to his feet.
MR T has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesar Areza.
T will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheers as T lands an impressive looking overhand right. Areza doesn't seem phased though.
T feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Areza sprawling to the canvas! Areza rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can T finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
T drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Areza right on the button. Areza goes down! T follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! T gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). MR T!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Kline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrus Nuut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kline comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Nuut has chosen DJ Khaled "All I Do Is Win" feat. Ludacris, Rick Ross, T-Pain & Snoop Dogg as his entrance music. 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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265 lbs
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253 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Kline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrus Nuut!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuut keeps the fight on the outside.
Kline shoots in and drives through. Nuut sprawls well.
Nuut misses with a low kick.
Kline throws a shot from downtown. Nuut moves away and avoids it.
Kline shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nuut pinned against the cage. Nuut gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kline gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nuut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kline.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Kline. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nuut moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nuut moves out of range of the strikes.
Nuut takes the fight into the clinch.
Kline wants a takedown but no success here.
Nuut breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kline connects with a jab.
Kline tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nuut swivels and escapes.
Nuut gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kline closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nuut holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nuut escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andy Kline seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuut moves into the clinch successfully.
Kline is trying to force a seperation but Nuut has the dominant position.
Nuut lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Andy Kline has been cut.
Kline is breathing heavily.
Kline drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nuut breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kline wants to clinch up but Nuut keeps it at a distance.
Nuut misses with a head kick.
Nuut gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nuut has a couple of punches blocked by Kline.
Nuut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Nuut.
Nuut breaks the clinch.
Kline tries to keep at a distance but Nuut has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nuut manages to break the clinch.
Kline has his takedown stuffed
and Nuut counters with a good, hard body kick but Kline shrugs it off.
Nuut throws a sloppy head kick and Kline moves out of range easily.
Nuut lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Nuut.
Nuut throws a head kick that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Nuut.
Nuut lands a with a good body shot.
Kline with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nuut holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nuut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kline's brow.
Nuut pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kline misses with some punches.
Nuut breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Nuut misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuut shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nuut looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Nuut working for a submission but Kline is keeping him at bay.
Nuut pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kline is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nuut with the ground and pound from mount.
Nuut is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nuut lands with some strikes.
Nuut swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrus Nuut!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fresenius James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henery McLovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLovin has chosen Thunderstuck - AC DC as his entrance music. Henery McLovin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fresenius James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henery McLovin!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLovin tries to move into range but James moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
James lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A leg kick checked by McLovin.
McLovin ducks right into an uppercut from James.
James bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McLovin is trying hard to land a takedown here. James sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James works the jab nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - James scores with a four punch combination!
McLovin tries for a takedown but James sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McLovin looks gassed!
Nice straight punches there by James. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of James.
McLovin shoots in looking for a takedown. James tries to sprawl out of it but McLovin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. James manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fresenius James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henery McLovin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James drops McLovin with a left and a right! Oh, McLovin is hurt - James dives into side control looking to finish!
McLovin is rocked!
James cracks McLovin with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! James immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! McLovin is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by James!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fresenius James!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonka Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tonka Tomas!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomas throws a push kick but Conway slaps the foot to one side.
Tomas tests Conway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tomas lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Thomas Conway has been cut.
Tomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Conway tries to clinch there but Tomas circles away.
Conway blocks a head kick by Tomas.
Tomas lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conway misses with a body kick.
Conway closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Conway blocking some punches.
Conway effectively controlling the action here.
A short left from Tomas.
Conway tries to land a knee to the head but Tomas blocks with his arms.
Tomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Conway uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Tomas.
Tomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tomas working aggressively here.
Tomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Conway.
Conway tries a knee to the head but Tomas blocks it.
Tomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomas has a couple of punches blocked by Conway.
Tomas working aggressively here.
Tomas working aggressively here.
Conway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Conway is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tomas is keeping busy.
Conway blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway trying to stall but Tomas improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomas.
Conway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conway tries to land knees in the clinch but Tomas avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tomas fails to land.
Conway blocks an uppercut.
Tomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conway blocking some punches.
Conway presses Tomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Conway.
Tomas misses with some punches.
Conway landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tomas looks gassed!
Tomas working aggressively here.
Conway manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Conway lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Tonka Tomas has been cut.
Conway tries a knee to the head but Tomas blocks it.
Conway jumps guard and drags Tomas to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tomas preventing the sweep.
Conway trying to control the position.
Tomas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tomas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tomas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conway throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Conway wants to control but Tomas is keeping him busy.
Tomas looking for submissions off his back.
Conway is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tomas wants to get back to full guard.
Conway scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tomas looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Conway lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tomas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Conway scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tomas is staying active underneath Conway, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Conway seems to be working for a kimura but Tomas defends the submission attempt.
Conway scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tomas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Conway trying to control but Tomas is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Conway accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Conway throwing strikes from guard but Tomas blocks nicely.
Tomas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Conway defends well.
Tomas wants to sweep here but Conway controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway postures up and lands a big shot to Tomas's brow.
Tomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Conway scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conway trying to control but Tomas is working from the bottom.
Tomas working for a triangle but Conway defends it easily.
Conway wants to control from the top but Tomas keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tomas working for a triangle but Conway defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tonka Tomas will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Conway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tomas punishes Conway's body with a nice straight punch.
Conway throws a series of punches but Tomas avoids them all with ease.
Tomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conway tries to bum rush Tomas with a series of wild strikes but Tomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tomas throws a head kick but Conway moves out of range.
A jab from Tomas misses.
Conway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tomas tries to bum rush Conway with a series of wild strikes but Conway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conway has Tomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Tomas misses with some punches.
Conway is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Conway throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tomas lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conway.
Tomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Conway.
Tomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Conway.
Tomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Conway blocking some punches.
Tomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Conway.
Conway's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Conway throws an elbow but misses.
Tomas misses with some punches.
Conway throws an elbow but it misses.
Tomas throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomas.
Tomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tomas takes a shot to the head.
Conway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conway fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Conway jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tomas walks away with a smile on his face. Conway gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Conway moves forwards but Tomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Conway shoots for a takedown but Tomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Conway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway lands a nice hook to Tomas's body. Tomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conway misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway works the jab nicely.
A lazy left from Tomas finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonka Tomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conway. Tomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomas looks to throw the jab but Conway is out of range.
Tomas lands with a hook. Conway tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tomas throws a big shot that misses.
Conway forces Tomas back against the cage and clinches.
Tomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conway is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conway.
Thomas Conway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conway.
Tomas has a couple of punches blocked by Conway.
Conway tries to land knees in the clinch but Tomas avoids the damage to the body.
Tomas working aggressively here.
Tomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Conways head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Tomas has his foot on Conway's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Conway works his way back into a safe position though.
Conway pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tomas is keeping the position for now.
Conway wants to control from the top but Tomas keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Conway accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Conway postures up and lands a big shot to Tomas's brow.
Conway trying to control but Tomas is working from the bottom.
Tomas 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tomas is on top in guard.
Conway controls Tomas momentarily but Tomas frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Conway is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Conway is aware though and is defending well.
Tomas looking for a guillotine here but Conway defends easily.
Conway works over Tomas with some ground and pound from guard.
Conway landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conway content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tomas is on top in guard.
Tomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Conway is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conway pushes a forearm under Tomas's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Tomas is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thomas Conway!
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hype
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