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BFC 29 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Miocic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Antonovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Miocic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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244 lbs
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265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Miocic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Antonovich!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Antonovich connects with a single shot there.
Miocic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miocic wants to clinch.
Antonovich scores with a hook to the body. Miocic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Antonovich lands a jab.
Antonovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Antonovich scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Antonovich cracks Miocic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Antonovich throws a nice looking combination but Miocic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Antonovich throws a body punch but Miocic moves out of range.
Antonovich is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Miocic misses with a head kick.
Antonovich scores with a hook to the body. Miocic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Antonovich connects with a single shot there.
Antonovich misses the shot to the body.
Ivan Antonovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antonovich with a jab.
Miocic is rocked!
Antonovich lands an uppercut, right on the button! Miocic tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Antonovich!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Babenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Rouisey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rouisey has chosen Edwin Starr - War as his entrance music. Andriy Babenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big right hand |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andriy Babenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackie Rouisey!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rouisey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Andriy Babenko has been cut.
Rouisey scores with a hook to the body. Babenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rouisey works over Babenko's head and body with a nice combination.
Babenko is rocked!
Rouisey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Babenko's head.
Oh Babenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babenko looks up at the clock. Bad move! Rouisey lands a right hand from hell, dropping Babenko. Rouisey pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackie Rouisey!
Jackie Rouisey seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Tacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Tacker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Tacker!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tacker blocks a head kick by Boyka.
Boyka has managed to clinch.
Boyka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tacker throws a head kick that misses.
Boyka connects with the punch.
Boyka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boyka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boyka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tacker with a poor takedown
and Boyka counters with a flying knee that drops Tacker! Boyka dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Boyka!
During a confident post fight interview, Yuri Boyka thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geovane Goulart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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217 lbs
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213 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Geovane Goulart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Babcock!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock slips a straight right by Goulart.
Babcock moves away from the strike by Goulart.
Goulart throws a lazy right hand but Babcock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babcock closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Goulart's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Goulart looking for subs off his back but Babcock has passed one foot through into half guard.
Goulart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Babcock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goulart's head.
Still in half guard, Babcock seems content to control.
Goulart is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Babcock pulls his head out easily.
Babcock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Goulart knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Goulart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock working over Goulart with some ground and pound. Goulart looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Babcock frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Goulart tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Babcock scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Babcock controlling the pace for now.
Goulart sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Goulart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Goulart is trying to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goulart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Babcock is trying to work for a kimura but Goulart is defending well.
Babcock is controlling the pace.
Goulart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Goulart to regain full guard.
Babcock lands a couple of elbows.
Goulart is looking for a triangle here but Babcock uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Goulart is looking for a sweep.
Babcock moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Babcock lands a nice forearm strike.
Goulart tries to buck Babcock off but Babcock is having none of it.
Babcock working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock landing a few strikes.
Babcock working the head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babcock working the head with strikes.
Goulart is looking to reverse the position.
Babcock working the head with strikes.
We've been informed that Babcock has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Babcock is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Babcock creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Babcock tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Babcock lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Babcock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Babcock dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Goulart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Babcock shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Goulart manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Goulart is looking for a triangle here but Babcock uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Goulart tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Babcock wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Babcock landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Babcock thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Goulart tries to improve position but can't.
Goulart takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goulart taking a bit of punishment here - Babcock scoring with strikes.
Goulart seems a little lost for a moment, as Babcock dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock lands a decent elbow from side control.
Goulart on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Goulart is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Goulart is trying to work for a sweep but Babcock has mounted him!
Babcock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Babcock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kyle Babcock has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Goulart can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Goulart is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babcock landing strikes from the mount.
Babcock lands a nice shot to the head.
Goulart can't escape the position.
Babcock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Babcock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Goulart hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock content just to control the position here.
Babcock lands with some strikes.
Babcock working for a submission but Goulart is keeping him at bay.
Babcock controlling from mount.
Babcock unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock can't control as he wanted to and Goulart manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Babcock moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Goulart.
Babcock scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babcock working away.
Babcock lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Goulart taking a bit of punishment here - Babcock scoring with strikes.
Babcock taking a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babcock wants to control but Goulart is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Babcock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Babcock closes the distance and clinches.
Babcock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goulart gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Babcock to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Goulart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock passes Goulart's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Goulart actively working from the bottom here.
Babcock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babcock works his way into side control.
Goulart on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goulart is trying to get back to half guard.
Babcock works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Babcock is looking to take a break and control but Goulart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goulart is trying to work for a sweep but Babcock has mounted him!
Babcock lands a nice shot to the head.
Goulart is bucking up trying to escape but Babcock cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Babcock lands a big shot there that rocks Goulart but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Babcock landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Babcock.
Goulart is rocked!
Babcock content just to control the position here.
Goulart is working to get back to half guard.
Babcock controlling from mount.
Babcock landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock looking to finish Goulart with some ground and pound. This is bad for Goulart!
Oh Goulart is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Babcock controlling from mount.
Goulart is trying desperately to improve position.
Babcock raining down shots from the mount!
Babcock cracks Goulart with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Babcock postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Goulart bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Babcock and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Babcock!
Kyle Babcock seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Lapuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Lapuz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Lapuz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapuz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mendes is fending him off so far but Lapuz persists. Nope, Mendes circles away and we're back to standing.
Lapuz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendes misses with a two punch combination.
Lapuz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mendes is fending him off so far but Lapuz persists. Nope, Mendes circles away and we're back to standing.
Lapuz is breathing heavily.
Mendes wants to clinch up but Lapuz keeps it at a distance.
Mendes shoots in and gets a takedown into Lapuz's guard.
Mendes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mendes wants to control from the top but Lapuz keeps moving.
Mendes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lapuz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lapuz keeping moving, preventing Mendes from controlling successfully.
Mendes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lapuz is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Lapuz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lapuz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mendes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mendes landing some decent shots from guard.
Mendes passes Lapuz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mendes is working for a submission of some sort.
Mendes is trying to work for a kimura but Lapuz is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapuz is looking to improve his position.
Mendes seems to be working for a kimura but Lapuz defends the submission attempt.
Lapuz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lapuz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lapuz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mendes is aware though and is defending well.
Lapuz wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes trying to control but Lapuz is working from the bottom.
Lapuz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mendes slips nicely into half guard.
Mendes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mendes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lapuz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mendes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lapuz is just riding it out for now. Mendes eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapuz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mendes.
Mendes looking to sit in guard and control but Lapuz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mendes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lapuz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lapuz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Mendes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mendes throws a body kick that misses.
Lapuz blocks a head kick by Mendes.
Mendes misses with a body kick.
Mendes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mendes is looking to take a break and control but Lapuz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendes has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lapuz defend it? Mendes steps over the head and cranks it - Lapuz is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mendes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Mendes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandro Poletto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Cowherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Cowherd will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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260 lbs
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280 lbs
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Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sandro Poletto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Cowherd!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowherd misses with a straight right.
Cowherd rushes Poletto and presses him up against the cage.
Cowherd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cowherd swings wildly with an uppercut but Poletto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowherd is leaning against Poletto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cowherd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cowherd - that landed with a thud.
Cowherd jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poletto walks away with a smile on his face. Cowherd gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cowherd pushes Poletto up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cowherd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowherd lands with a left to the head.
Poletto takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Cowherd.
Poletto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowherd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poletto backwards.
Cowherd lands a shoulder strike.
Poletto prevents Cowherd from breaking the clinch.
Cowherd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cowherd jumps guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cowherd is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Poletto dives into side control.
Cowherd is trying to control Poletto's posture but Poletto avoids it.
Cowherd throws a few strikes from the bottom but Poletto takes advantage and mounts!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poletto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cowherd tries to reverse the position but Poletto maintains control.
Cowherd wants to control but Poletto is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowherd is desperately trying to improve his position but Poletto has a good base and remains in mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cowherd can do anything to dispel that myth.
Poletto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cowherd is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowherd regains half guard.
Cowherd pushes Poletto off but Poletto dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poletto working away.
We've been hearing good reports from Poletto's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cowherd is letting Poletto control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Cowherd dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cowherd misses with a jab to the body
and Poletto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cowherd trying to control the position here.
Cowherd is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Poletto is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poletto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cowherd is keeping the position for now.
Poletto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Brian Cowherd.
Cowherd throws an off balance right hand
and Poletto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cowherd pulls Poletto in close to prevent any damage.
Cowherd working for submissions but it's allowed Poletto to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cowherd trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowherd trying to get back to full guard but Poletto takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Cowherd is desperately trying to improve his position but Poletto has a good base and remains in mount.
Poletto avoids the attempt from Cowherd to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowherd is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sandro Poletto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poletto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cowherd working to try and regain half guard.
Cowherd tries to buck Poletto off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowherd throwing hammer fists to the chest of Poletto. What's that going to do exactly?
Poletto tries to control but Cowherd wriggling away.
Cowherd wants to control but Poletto is having none of it.
Cowherd really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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 Sandro Poletto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Cowherd misses.
Cowherd gets a clinch.
Poletto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cowherd is leaning against Poletto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poletto stalling in the clinch.
Cowherd will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Poletto up against the cage.
Cowherd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cowherd is trying to break the clinch but Poletto has him pressed against the cage.
Cowherd tries to work over Poletto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poletto takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowherd lands a hook that snaps the head of Poletto backwards.
Cowherd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cowherd decides to pull guard.
Cowherd pulls Poletto in close to his closed guard and prevents Poletto from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cowherd trying to strike off his back.
Cowherd has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Poletto has passed into side control.
Cowherd tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Poletto presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowherd trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cowherd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cowherd tries to reverse the position but Poletto maintains control.
Poletto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cowherd tries to reverse the position but Poletto maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poletto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cowherd tries to lock up and control but Poletto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cowherd is looking to improve his position but Poletto isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowherd throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cowherd gets a clinch.
Cowherd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cowherd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poletto backwards.
Cowherd stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cowherd is leaning against Poletto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cowherd will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Poletto up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Cowherd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Cowherd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cowherd has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Cowherd!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teitur Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislaw Dziuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teitur Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanislaw Dziuk!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dziuk misses with a wild combination.
Dziuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunnarsson tries to clinch
and Dziuk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gunnarsson's knee momentarily.
Dziuk has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dziuk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dziuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dziuk misses with a wild combination.
Dziuk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gunnarsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gunnarsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick which misses Dziuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Dziuk tries to avoid it.
Gunnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gunnarsson throws a head kick but Dziuk moves out of range.
Gunnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunnarsson moves to clinch but Dziuk breaks away
and Dziuk counters with a series of strikes. Gunnarsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gunnarsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gunnarsson tries to clinch up but Dziuk circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dziuk counters with a series of strikes. Gunnarsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gunnarsson wants to clinch but Dziuk slips to the side
and Dziuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dziuk lands with a right that hurts Gunnarsson. Gunnarsson looks to clinch but Dziuk throws a short knee that drops Gunnarsson. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Stanislaw Dziuk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sir Digby Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caesar comes to the cage accompanied by Sir Digby Chicken Ceasar Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sir Digby Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar misses with a hook.
Caesar throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Caesar punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Caesar throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Caesar punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Caesar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Caesar throws a big elbow that misses.
Caesar won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Caesar trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Caesar throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Caesar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caesar throwing strikes but missing.
Caesar wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Caesar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Caesar stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar controlling from the top position.
Caesar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Caesar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caesar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caesar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie tries to buck Caesar off but Caesar is having none of it.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Gracie tries to buck Caesar off but Caesar is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Caesar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Caesar postures up.
Caesar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Caesar working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Caesar wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Caesar cracks Gracie with a big right hand but Gracie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A lull in the action here as Caesar stalls from top position.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Caesar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Caesar.
Gracie trying to hold on to Caesar's head to control him but Caesar postures up.
Caesar trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caesar drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Caesar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Digby Caesar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caesar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Caesar is in Gracie's guard.
Caesar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Caesar throwing strikes but missing.
Caesar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Caesar wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Sir Digby Caesar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Caesar from controlling successfully.
Caesar postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caesar misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Caesar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Caesar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Caesar from controlling successfully.
Caesar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Caesar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie working for a triangle but Caesar defends it easily.
Caesar stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caesar trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
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!
Gracie pulls Caesar in close to his closed guard and prevents Caesar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Caesar wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Caesar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Caesar stalling away here and it's allowed Gracie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar throws an elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Caesar's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
Caesar looking for a sweep. Not yet Caesar, not yet.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Caesar is having none of it.
Caesar tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Caesar trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Digby Caesar dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gracie avoids the body shot from Caesar.
Caesar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caesar just misses with a punch to the body.
Caesar stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Demian Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie slips under a jab from Caesar.
Caesar misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Caesar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caesar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Caesar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gracie!
Gracie is not content to let Caesar control the position.
Caesar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Caesar trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Caesar postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caesar lands a few punches from side control.
Caesar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Caesar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Caesar trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Caesar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Caesar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Caesar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Sir Digby Caesar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Caesar's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Caesar sits in half guard.
Gracie is positioning himself well to prevent Caesar advancing to mount.
Gracie is looking to control Caesar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Caesar wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Caesar is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice uppercut there from Caesar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sir Digby Caesar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caesar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sir Digby Caesar!
Sir Digby Caesar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drago Kamarad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Howlingate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamarad's entrance music is mother patrie. A fine choice. Drago Kamarad has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drago Kamarad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Howlingate!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlingate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kamarad holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kamarad misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamarad lands a body shot.
Kamarad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Howlingate's elbow.
Kamarad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kamarad scores with a hook to the body.
Howlingate looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamarad gets through Howlingate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kamarad.
Howlingate blocks a body shot from Kamarad.
Nice body punch from Kamarad.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamarad.
Kamarad is working Howlingate over against the cage.
Howlingate blocks a body shot from Kamarad.
A hook to the body from Kamarad.
Kamarad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kamarad cracks Howlingate with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamarad can't find room to land a body shot as Howlingate controls the action.
Howlingate blocks a body shot from Kamarad.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamarad.
Kamarad scores with a shot to the side of Howlingate's head.
Nice body punch from Kamarad - that landed with a thud.
Kamarad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamarad.
Kamarad cracks Howlingate with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamarad lands a nice shot to the body.
Howlingate blocks a body shot from Kamarad.
I was talking to Kamarad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kamarad digs a right hand underneath Howlingate's ribcage. Howlingate let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kamarad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Howlingate takes a shot to the head.
Kamarad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Howlingate backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamarad lands a body shot.
Kamarad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Howlingate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kamarad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kamarad works on Howlingate's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Kamarad.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamarad.
A body shot lands from Kamarad.
Kamarad lands a right hand.
Howlingate is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Kamarad as the two fighters clinch.
Howlingate is still on wobbly legs! Can Kamarad finish him?
Kamarad throws a big uppercut that drops Howlingate! More strikes from Kamarad and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Howlingate lies dazed against the cage as Kamarad celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drago Kamarad!
Drago Kamarad was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bigbird Blast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and War Hendrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). War Hendrick acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bigbird Blast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, War Hendrick!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blast keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hendrick is looking to clinch but Blast is avoiding it.
Hendrick misses with a hook to the body
letting Blast counter with a right hand.
It looks like War Hendrick has been cut.
Blast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hendrick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blast scores with a sloppy right hand. Hendrick should have avoided that one.
Blast defending well as Hendrick loads up on a big left hand.
Hendrick moves in looking to clinch but Blast pushes him off.
Blast ducks under a wild hook from Hendrick.
Nice uppercut there from Blast.
Hendrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blast lands the left hand.
Hendrick throws a right and a left that Blast avoids nicely.
Blast swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blast scores with a jab. Hendrick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendrick moves in looking to clinch but Blast pushes him off.
Blast scores with a jab. Hendrick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Blast, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hendrick scores with a jab.
Blast misses with a hook
and Hendrick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hendrick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blast misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blast.
Hendrick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hendrick blocks an elbow strike.
Blast working aggressively here.
Hendrick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hendrick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Bigbird Blast has been cut.
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 frustrated look appears on Blast's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hendrick is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blast comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blast scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blast is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hendrick is defending well for now.
Hendrick has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blast seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hendrick can turn it around.
Hendrick trying to land knees to the body.
Blast blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hendrick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hendrick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hendrick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hendrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendrick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blast fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendrick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hendrick misses with a hook. Blast ducked under it nicely.
Blast tries to bum rush Hendrick with a series of wild strikes but Hendrick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hendrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Blast is just out of range.
Hendrick tries to clinch but Blast moves away
and Blast counters with a stiff right hand.
Blast avoids the body shot from Hendrick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blast lands with a right hand.
Blast is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A punch combination from Blast misses.
Hendrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Blast misses with a low kick.
Hendrick misses with a double jab
and Blast counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hendrick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blast rather than just go for the knockout.
Blast lands a leg kick that knocks Hendrick off balance momentarily.
Blast throws the left hand but Hendrick avoids the punch easily.
Hendrick misses the shot to the body.
Hendrick slips a jab from Blast.
Hendrick throws a series of punches but Blast moves out of range.
A lazy left from Hendrick finds it's target.
Hendrick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Blast.
That's four 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!
Blast swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blast takes the fight into the clinch.
Blast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blast blocks the elbow strike.
Blast is trying to push Hendrick away but Hendrick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blast is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blast.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blast.
That has opened up War Hendrick's cut even more.
Hendrick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blast as Hendrick tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blast tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blast misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blast blocks an elbow strike.
Hendrick crunches a lovely knee into Blast's ribcage.
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 Bigbird Blast will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hendrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hendrick moves into the clinch.
Blast misses with an elbow strike.
Hendrick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blast blocks it with crossed arms.
Hendrick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hendrick misses with an elbow strike.
Blast misses with an elbow strike.
Hendrick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bigbird Blast has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hendrick missing with knees to the body.
Blast fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blast tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendrick avoids it.
Hendrick prevents a body shot from Blast.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blast throws an elbow but misses.
Hendrick misses with a knee to the head.
Blast creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hendrick's defenses.
The cut above War Hendrick's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hendrick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blast's brow.
Blast lands a nice elbow.
War Hendrick's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at War Hendrick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bigbird Blast!
Bigbird Blast seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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