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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Turnbuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitar Zaprqnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Turnbuckle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitar Zaprqnov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaprqnov ducks under a wild hook from Turnbuckle.
Turnbuckle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turnbuckle.
Turnbuckle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zaprqnov to score with a decent uppercut.
Zaprqnov gets tackled into the cage by Turnbuckle. Turnbuckle maintains the clinch.
Zaprqnov being controlled against the cage.
Turnbuckle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turnbuckle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turnbuckle lands with a right to the head.
Zaprqnov throws a head punch that misses.
Zaprqnov stalling the fight.
Turnbuckle prevents Zaprqnov from breaking the clinch.
Turnbuckle slows down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zaprqnov as Turnbuckle tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Turnbuckle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbuckle can't find room to land a body shot as Zaprqnov controls the action.
Turnbuckle slowing the pace effectively.
Turnbuckle takes a knee to the side of the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zaprqnov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Turnbuckle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turnbuckle connects with a solid leg kick.
Zaprqnov tries to clinch up.
Zaprqnov tries to close the distance and clinch but Turnbuckle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turnbuckle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turnbuckle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaprqnov shoots for a takedown but Turnbuckle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Turnbuckle thows a body shot but no joy.
Turnbuckle checks a leg kick nicely.
Turnbuckle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turnbuckle with a hook.
It looks like Dimitar Zaprqnov has been cut.
Dimitar Zaprqnov 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!
Turnbuckle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbuckle scores with a sloppy right hand. Zaprqnov should have avoided that one.
Zaprqnov is rocked!
Turnbuckle fakes the leg kick and cracks Zaprqnov in the body.
Zaprqnov is still on wobbly legs! Can Turnbuckle finish him?
Zaprqnov looks winded!
Turnbuckle lands a nice hook to Zaprqnov's body. Zaprqnov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turnbuckle plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Zaprqnov to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Zaprqnov just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dexter Turnbuckle!
Dexter Turnbuckle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorion Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rorion Joaquin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Joaquin did well to prevent Hernandez getting side control.
Hernandez with the ground and pound but Joaquin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Joaquin keeps moving.
Hernandez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Joaquin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hernandez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joaquin can't break the clinch.
Hernandez manages to break the clinch.
Joaquin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hernandez has closed the distance and engaged Joaquin in a clinch.
Joaquin takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hernandez rushes Joaquin and presses him up against the cage.
Hernandez crunches a lovely knee into Joaquin's ribcage.
Joaquin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Hernandez has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hernandez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hernandez manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez fakes the leg kick and cracks Joaquin in the body.
Joaquin has a takedown stuffed.
Hernandez clinches up with Joaquin and pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Hernandez.
Hernandez breaks from the clinch.
Joaquin fails with the takedown.
Hernandez moves into the clinch.
Hernandez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joaquin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hernandez but Hernandez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pedro Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rorion Joaquin.
The crowd cheers as Hernandez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Joaquin doesn't seem phased though.
Hernandez lands a nice looking body shot.
Hernandez lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown by Joaquin or perhaps it was just good defense by Hernandez which made him look bad.
Joaquin looks winded!
Hernandez dives in and grabs Joaquin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Joaquin pushes down on Hernandez's head and hops out.
Hernandez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Joaquin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez works the jab nicely.
Hernandez gets the takedown into side control.
Hernandez trying to control the position but Joaquin is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez just content to control the position.
Hernandez trying to control the action but Joaquin is working from the bottom.
Joaquin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hernandez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joaquin keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Joaquin is looking to regain half guard here but Hernandez keeps moving and retains side control.
Hernandez looking to control but instead Joaquin has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Hernandez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hernandez working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Joaquin's thigh. Joaquin counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Joaquin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Joaquin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pedro Hernandez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hernandez instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joaquin shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hernandez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Joaquin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joaquin shoots in looking for a takedown. Hernandez tries to sprawl out of it but Joaquin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hernandez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Hernandez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Joaquin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hernandez defends well and Joaquin ends up having to push Hernandez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Joaquin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Joaquin sprawls well initially but Hernandez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hernandez is working for an americana but Joaquin has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Hernandez was thinking about the submission.
Hernandez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joaquin is trying to control the position but Hernandez postures up.
Hernandez throws a big right hand that misses.
Hernandez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Joaquin looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaquin keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hernandez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hernandez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hernandez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Joaquin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hernandez, into his guard.
Joaquin trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Joaquin passes Hernandez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is not content to let Joaquin control the position.
Pedro Hernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joaquin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Joaquin is trying to control the action in half guard but Hernandez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hernandez has his hands clasped together around Joaquin's back. He's all about the action.
Joaquin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hernandez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Joaquin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hernandez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet.
Hernandez controlling the position well.
Joaquin is keen to just control but Hernandez is a slippery customer.
Joaquin is looking to advance position but Hernandez won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rorion Joaquin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Joaquin misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Joaquin as Hernandez shoots in.
Joaquin darts in looking for a takedown but Hernandez gets double underhooks and turns Joaquin into the cage.
Hernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernandez cracks Joaquin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Hernandez.
Hernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Joaquin tries to avoid it but Hernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Joaquin to the ground. Joaquin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looks for a takedown but Joaquin sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joaquin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hernandez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Joaquin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hernandez wants to control but Joaquin is keeping him busy.
Joaquin is trying to get back to half guard.
Joaquin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hernandez off and has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joaquin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hernandez's body.
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 Pedro Hernandez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hernandez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hernandez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Joaquin walks away with a smile on his face. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joaquin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hernandez connects with an inside leg kick.
Hernandez scores with the left hand. Joaquin knows he should have avoided that one.
Hernandez delivers a nice body kick.
Rorion Joaquin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez scoring well with a low kick there.
Hernandez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Joaquin on the side of the head.
Hernandez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Joaquin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hernandez as he jumps to the side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hernandez scores with a jab to the head.
Hernandez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Joaquin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hernandez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Joaquin.
Hernandez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joaquin tries for a takedown but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Joaquin with that takedown attempt.
Pedro Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rorion Joaquin.
Joaquin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaquin gets tackled into the cage by Hernandez. Hernandez maintains the clinch.
Hernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joaquin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hernandez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joaquin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hernandez tries to avoid it but Joaquin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hernandez to the ground. Hernandez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a takedown but Joaquin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hernandez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Joaquin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hernandez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hernandez throws a leg kick which misses Joaquin's front leg but catches the back leg as Joaquin tries to avoid it.
Hernandez forces Joaquin back against the cage and clinches.
Hernandez manages to break the clinch.
Joaquin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No luck for Joaquin with that takedown attempt.
A left lands for Hernandez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Joaquin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joaquin striking off his back but it's not causing Hernandez any problems.
Hernandez trying to control but Joaquin is working from the bottom.
Hernandez is in close to Joaquin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joaquin keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Hernandez looking to sit in guard and control but Joaquin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Joaquin wants to stand but Hernandez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hernandez wants to stand up but Joaquin is controlling him.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Joaquin from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rorion Joaquin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hernandez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hernandez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Joaquin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Joaquin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Joaquin tries to bench press Hernandez off him but Hernandez keeps the position.
Joaquin is still trying to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joaquin prevents Hernandez from moving into mount.
Rorion Joaquin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Hernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hernandez decides to stand back up. Hernandez steps back and let's Joaquin get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hernandez 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Hernandez!
In his post fight interview, Pedro Hernandez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Action Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woody Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Action Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Woody Wood!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wood leaves Bronson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wood tries a low kick but Bronson avoids it.
Wood lands a nice hook to Bronson's body. Bronson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bronson.
Wood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A nice combination there by Wood.
Wood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bronson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bronson moves out of range of the leg kick from Wood.
Bronson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bronson is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson is stalling here.
Wood manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bronson prevents the takedown attempt.
Bronson tightens his grip and picks Wood up, before dumping him to the ground. Wood manages to land in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bronson trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wood is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wood looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson passes into half guard.
Bronson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bronson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bronson lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood working to try and regain half guard.
Bronson trying to control but Wood is having none of it.
Wood is trying desperately to improve position.
Bronson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson has hold of Wood's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wood manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bronson landing shots from mount.
Bronson controlling from the full mount.
Bronson has hold of Wood's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wood manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bronson blocks Wood's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bronson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bronson loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Wood scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bronson land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bronson stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Action Bronson!
Action Bronson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Kotetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pascal Kraus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Kotetsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascal Kraus!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotetsu scores with a hook.
Kraus fails with a takedown attempt.
Kraus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kotetsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kotetsu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Kraus. Those never looked like landing.
Kraus forces Kotetsu back against the cage and clinches.
Kraus throws a head punch that misses.
Kraus misses with some punches.
Kraus is trying to maintain a safe position but Kotetsu gets an underhook and turns Kraus into the cage.
Kraus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kotetsu.
Kraus gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kraus wanted to stand there but Kotetsu had control of the position.
Kraus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus stalling.
Kraus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kotetsu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kraus is looking to stall here but Kotetsu recovers full guard.
Kraus stands and throws Kotetsu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kraus prevents Kotetsu from escaping the position.
Kraus decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kraus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kotetsu gets tackled into the cage by Kraus. Kraus maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotetsu wants a takedown but no success here.
Kraus stops a takedown attempt from Kotetsu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Kotetsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kraus lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kraus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kotetsu is in trouble now - Kraus has advanced to mount!
Kraus looking to control but Kotetsu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kotetsu is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraus controlling from mount.
Kotetsu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kraus prevents Kotetsu from getting the reversal.
Kraus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kraus tries to stand up but Kotetsu had a hold of his arm and he's managed to perform a nice reversal, into half guard.
Kotetsu wants to take a breather but Kraus is having none of it.
Kraus tries to get to full guard but Kotetsu has control of the leg.
Kraus keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotetsu trying to work for an americana but Kraus has managed to regain full guard.
Kotetsu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kotetsu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kraus controls Kotetsu momentarily but Kotetsu frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kotetsu looking to sit in guard and control but Kraus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pascal Kraus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kotetsu instigates a clinch.
Kraus taking a breather.
Kotetsu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kraus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kraus breaks from the clinch.
Kotetsu is looking to clinch.
Kraus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kraus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pascal Kraus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kotetsu is trying to improve his position.
Kraus swings around for an armbar but Kotetsu sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kraus's guard.
Kotetsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Kraus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotetsu preventing the sweep.
Kotetsu is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kraus is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kraus has escaped and now he's on top!
Kraus looking to sit in guard and control but Kotetsu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kotetsu stays in close to Kraus's body and controls the position.
Kraus pulls Kotetsu in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kotetsu's guard.
Kotetsu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kraus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kotetsu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kraus trying to control but Kotetsu is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kraus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraus connects with a couple of short punches.
Kraus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kotetsu is keeping the position for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kraus is pushing down on Kotetsu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kotetsu is fighting to maintain full guard but Kraus has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kraus trying to control the action but Kotetsu is working from the bottom.
Kraus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kotetsu is trying to control but can't.
Kraus thows a huge punch but Kotetsu dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kraus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kraus is looking to advance position but Kotetsu won't allow it.
Kraus is still trying to improve position.
Kraus controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kraus moves nicely into side control.
Kraus is looking to take a break and control but Kotetsu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pascal Kraus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kotetsu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kraus avoids it really well and circles away.
Kotetsu tries to bum rush Kraus with a series of wild strikes but Kraus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kraus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kotetsu sprawls well. Kotetsu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kraus gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Kraus misses.
Kraus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kotetsu defends well and Kraus ends up having to push Kotetsu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kotetsu tries to score a body lock takedown but Kraus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kotetsu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kraus is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Kotetsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kraus looking to slow down the pace here.
Kotetsu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kraus has Kotetsu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kraus pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kotetsu tumbling to the mat - Kraus dives into Kotetsu's guard.
Kraus slips nicely into half guard.
Kraus wants to work for an arm triangle but Kotetsu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kraus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kotetsu pushes Kraus off looking to stand but Kraus dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kotetsu defends it well.
Kraus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kraus seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kotetsu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kraus wants to get up but he can't break Kotetsu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kraus trying to control the position from guard on top but Kotetsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kraus postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kotetsu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kraus, into his guard.
Kraus keeping moving, preventing Kotetsu from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kraus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kotetsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Kraus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kotetsu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kotetsu wants to stand but Kraus is controlling his posture from full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kraus can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Roberto Kotetsu just wasn't active enough.
Kotetsu tries to score with a low kick but Kraus moves his leg out of the way.
Roberto Kotetsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kotetsu misses with a two punch combination.
Kotetsu misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kraus.
Kraus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kotetsu sprawls well. Kotetsu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kraus gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pascal Kraus.
I've got Kraus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pascal Kraus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Zidel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sherk comes to the cage accompanied by Divinations by Mastodon. Zidel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Are You In? - Incubus. Paul Zidel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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209 lbs
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200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Solid chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Sherk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Zidel!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sherk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sherk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zidel keeps working.
Sherk slows the pace down in half guard.
Zidel makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Zidel scores with a head kick.
It looks like Dave Sherk has been cut.
Crunch! Zidel slams his shin into Sherk's torso.
We've been told by Sherk's head coaches at *Nelson Fight Camp* 17 coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sherk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sherk swats away the attempt to clinch by Zidel.
Zidel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sherk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Sherk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sherk drives through with a takedown into Zidel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sherk postures up and lands a big shot to Zidel's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zidel wants to sweep but no luck.
Sherk throwing strikes but missing.
Sherk stands up from Zidel's guard - Sherk perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sherk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zidel moves away.
Sherk misses with a wild combination.
Sherk sizes up Zidel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zidel moves in looking to clinch but Sherk pushes him off.
Sherk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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!
Sherk shoots in for a takedown but Zidel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zidel instigates a clinch.
Zidel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sherk misses with a body shot.
Sherk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sherk showed some decent athleticism there.
Sherk is working for a kimura but Zidel is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sherk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Still in half guard, Sherk seems content to control.
Sherk has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sherk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zidel is looking to escape.
Sherk performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dave Sherk just wasn't active enough.
Sherk misses with an uppercut. Zidel saw that one coming.
Sherk moves into the clinch.
Zidel fails to pull guard.
Zidel looking to throw knees to the head but Sherk is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zidel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zidel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zidel is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sherk is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zidel to the mat. Zidel regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Sherk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Sherk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sherk shoots in looking for a takedown. Zidel tries to sprawl out of it but Sherk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zidel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zidel instigates a clinch.
Zidel tries to land knees in the clinch but Sherk avoids the damage to the body.
Zidel tries a knee to the head but Sherk blocks it.
Sherk pulls guard successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sherk holds on and takes a little breather.
Zidel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidel preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zidel wants to clinch up but Sherk keeps it at a distance.
Sherk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sherk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zidel is looking to clinch but Sherk is avoiding it.
Dave Sherk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zidel ducks under a wild hook from Sherk.
A cross from Sherk lands.
Zidel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zidel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sherk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zidel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Paul Zidel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sherk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zidel instigates a clinch.
Sherk is trying to break free.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zidel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zidel tries to land knees in the clinch but Sherk avoids the damage to the body.
Sherk trying to land knees to the body.
Zidel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sherk blocks it with crossed arms.
Sherk keeps control of Zidel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zidel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sherk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zidel tries to avoid it but Sherk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zidel to the ground. Zidel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Sherk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sherk showed some decent athleticism there.
Sherk is nestled in close to Zidel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zidel tries to roll over but Sherk keeps him under control.
Sherk trying to control the action but Zidel is working from the bottom.
Sherk keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sherk blocks the strikes from Zidel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sherk passes the guard and advances to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sherk quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Sherk but it's paid off an Zidel is forced to tap! Nice work by Sherk.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Sherk!
Dave Sherk decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Better's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mother by Danzig. Jared Michael has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Evan Better's chin.
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185 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Better!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jared Michael!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael cracks Better with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Evan Better has been cut.
Michael slips a jab and a cross from Better.
Better tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Michael swivels and escapes.
Jab by Michael.
Better shoots in looking for a takedown but Michael manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Better's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Better fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Michael sprawls well initially but Better persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Better.
Better scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Michael trying to control from the bottom.
Michael keeping control of the position.
Better tries to pass the half guard into mount. Michael knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better is trying to work for a kimura but Michael is defending well.
Michael trying to control from the bottom.
Better trying to pass the guard but Michael defending well.
Better is thwarting Michael's attempts to control the position.
Better looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael wants to improve his position but Better is controlling well.
Better is looking for a kimura here.
Better tries to stand and escape but Michael is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Better sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Michael defending well though.
Better is trying to control the action in half guard but Michael is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michael connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Better.
Better moves away from the strike by Michael.
Michael takes a swing at Better's ribcage but misses.
Better closes the distance and clinches up with Michael, looking for a takedown. Better pushes Michael against the cage but Michael circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Better. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michael fails to land with a series of punches.
Better closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Better decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Better blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael throws a lazy uppercut
and Better counters with a nice uppercut.
Better fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michael stuffs the takedown attempt from Better. Better gets slowly back to his feet.
Better fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Michael avoids it really well and circles away.
Better has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Michael.
Michael drops Better with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Better looks back up at him and smiles so Michael waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Michael lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Better falls backwards - clearly groggy! Michael dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jared Michael!
After winning the bout, Jared Michael thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amir Subdollah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Bordado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joaquin Bordado has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amir Subdollah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joaquin Bordado!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Subdollah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Subdollah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bordado tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Subdollah with a nice cross.
It looks like Joaquin Bordado has been cut.
Bordado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Subdollah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A bone on bone clash there as Bordado blocks the leg kick.
Bordado lands a nice shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Bordado blocks the leg kick.
Subdollah throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Subdollah misses.
Bordado blocks the body kick.
Subdollah thows a leg kick but Bordado checks it
and Bordado counters with a stiff right hand.
Amir Subdollah 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!
Subdollah throws a push kick but Bordado slaps the foot to one side.
Subdollah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Subdollah swinging wildly here.
Subdollah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bordado. That's going to slow Subdollah down.
Subdollah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bordado's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Subdollah throws a head kick but Bordado moves out of range.
Bordado keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Subdollah throws a leg kick but Bordado checks it.
Subdollah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bordado checks it well.
Subdollah misses with a body kick.
Subdollah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bordado lands with a nice body punch.
Bordado lands a nice looking body shot.
Bordado lands with a straight right. Subdollah didn't see that one coming.
Subdollah misses with a low kick.
Subdollah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Subdollah wants to clinch.
Subdollah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bordado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Subdollah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Subdollah cracks Bordado with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bordado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Subdollah lands a glancing blow to the side of Bordado's head.
Subdollah connects with a solid leg kick.
Subdollah swinging wildly here.
Subdollah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bordado if he has to take too many more of those.
Bordado lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bordado throws out a loose jab but Subdollah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Subdollah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Subdollah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bordado avoids a kick to the body.
Subdollah throws a leg kick
and Bordado counters with a solid body kick.
Subdollah plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Subdollah tries to clinch up
and Bordado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Subdollah is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bordado lands a nice looking body shot.
Subdollah gets a clinch.
Bordado lands a body shot in the clinch.
Subdollah misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Subdollah throws an elbow but misses.
Bordado misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Bordado.
Subdollah takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Bordado scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bordado lands a body punch.
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!
Bordado has Subdollah pushed against the cage.
Bordado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Subdollah backwards.
Bordado avoids the elbow strike from Subdollah, against the cage.
Subdollah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bordado avoids it.
Subdollah blocks a body shot from Bordado.
Subdollah pushes off an throws an elbow but Bordado leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bordado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bordado scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordado works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Bordado.
Bordado misses with a body punch.
Subdollah throws an elbow that misses.
Bordado blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Bordado on the inside.
Bordado scores with a shot to the side of Subdollah's head.
Bordado tries to work over Subdollah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Subdollah.
Bordado lands with a right to the head.
Bordado presses Subdollah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Subdollah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bordado is defending well for now.
Subdollah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Subdollah throws an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Bordado as the two fighters clinch.
Subdollah tries to land knees in the clinch but Bordado avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Subdollah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Bordado - that landed with a thud.
Bordado blocks an elbow strike.
Subdollah throws an elbow but it misses.
Bordado avoids a wild elbow strike from Subdollah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joaquin Bordado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joaquin Bordado's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bordado lands a big right hand that sends Subdollah crashing to the mat! Bordado stays standing though and waves Subdollah back to his feet!
Subdollah is rocked!
It looks like Amir Subdollah has been cut.
Bordado lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Subdollah falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bordado dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joaquin Bordado!
A relieved looking Joaquin Bordado thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sick Puppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordecai Wollsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sick Puppy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mordecai Wollsey!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wollsey checks the leg kick nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Puppy.
Puppy misses with a low kick as Wollsey jumps back.
Wollsey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wollsey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puppy.
Puppy throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Wollsey counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Wollsey.
Wollsey cracks Puppy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Puppy throws out a loose jab but Wollsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puppy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puppy darts in and clinches Wollsey up against the cage.
Puppy is trying to drag Wollsey to the mat but Wollsey just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Puppy is looking for a takedown.
Puppy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puppy digs a right hand into Wollsey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wollsey's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puppy prevents Wollsey from breaking the clinch.
Wollsey is pressed up against the cage. Puppy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wollsey down to the mat. Wollsey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sick Puppy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wollsey misses with a hook.
Puppy missing with a left hand there. Wollsey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wollsey slips a jab from Puppy.
Wollsey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wollsey throws a looping overhand right but Puppy ducks down to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Puppy blocks the leg kick.
Wollsey misses with a left hand
and Puppy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wollsey really felt that one!
Wollsey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puppy.
Wollsey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wollsey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puppy.
Puppy misses with a straight left.
Wollsey slips a straight right by Puppy.
Puppy tries to bum rush Wollsey with a series of wild strikes but Wollsey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice straight punches there by Wollsey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wollsey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puppy scores with the left hand. Wollsey knows he should have avoided that one.
Puppy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wollsey misses with a wild body shot.
Puppy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puppy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wollsey.
Puppy rushes Wollsey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wollsey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wollsey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puppy's elbow.
Puppy is working for takedown but Wollsey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Puppy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wollsey pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Wollsey misses.
Wollsey misses the jab.
Puppy tries to clinch there but Wollsey circles away.
Wollsey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Puppy defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wollsey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crunch! Wollsey slams his shin into Puppy's torso.
Puppy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Puppy misses with a double jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Puppy checks a leg kick.
Wollsey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puppy manages to avoid it.
Wollsey throws a sloppy head kick and Puppy moves out of range easily.
Puppy misses with the body kick
and Wollsey counters with a big head kick but Puppy shrugs it off.
Wollsey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Puppy wants to slow Wollsey down by chopping away at his legs.
Puppy misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puppy throws a big shot that misses.
Wollsey loads up on a big right hand but Puppy slips the punch.
Puppy tries to clinch but Wollsey moves out of range.
Puppy checks a leg kick.
Sick Puppy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wollsey shoots in for a takedown but Puppy shows good takedown defense.
Puppy throws the left hand but Wollsey avoids the punch easily.
Wollsey is looking to land body kicks.
Puppy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wollsey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wollsey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puppy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wollsey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puppy misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wollsey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wollsey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puppy.
Puppy misses with a wild combination.
Puppy throws a poor cross that misses
and Wollsey counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sick Puppy dominated that round.
That's time! Puppy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wollsey misses with a low kick.
Wollsey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Puppy throws the left hand but Wollsey avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Puppy as he connects with a hook.
Puppy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Puppy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wollsey.
Puppy moves out of range of the body kick.
Puppy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wollsey avoids the body shot from Puppy.
A punch combination from Puppy misses.
Wollsey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puppy was well out of range. Poor timing from Wollsey.
Puppy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Puppy checks a leg kick.
Puppy throws a poor cross that misses
and Wollsey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wollsey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puppy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wollsey counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wollsey thows a body shot but no joy.
Puppy staying out of range there.
Puppy loads up on a big right hand but Wollsey slips the punch.
Sick Puppy is winning the standup battle so far.
Puppy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wollsey.
Puppy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puppy misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Puppy misses its intended target.
A left lands for Wollsey.
Puppy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wollsey blocks a jab.
Puppy misses with an uppercut. Wollsey saw that one coming.
Puppy connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey looks to throw the jab but Puppy is out of range.
Wollsey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wollsey throws a shot from downtown. Puppy moves away and avoids it.
Puppy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good exchange - Puppy coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wollsey ducks under a wild hook from Puppy.
Puppy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab by Puppy.
Wollsey ducks under a wild hook from Puppy.
Wollsey avoids the body shot from Puppy.
A telegraphed right hand from Puppy misses the target.
Puppy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wollsey counters with a nice leg kick.
Puppy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Puppy tries to move into range but Wollsey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Puppy.
Puppy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wollsey.
Wollsey misses with an uppercut. Puppy saw that one coming.
Puppy throws a jab but it's blocked by Wollsey.
Puppy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wollsey throws out the jab.
Wollsey throws a front kick aimed at Puppy's knee but Puppy avoids it well.
Wollsey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Puppy's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wollsey is looking to work some ground and pound but Puppy has wrist control.
Puppy wants to stand and escape but Wollsey is having none of it.
Puppy working for submissions but it's allowed Wollsey to get to half guard.
Wollsey winds up and cracks Puppy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Puppy is looking to improve his position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wollsey working his ground and pound in the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wollsey lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puppy tries to kick Wollsey off but Wollsey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Puppy is staying active underneath Wollsey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wollsey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Wollsey is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Puppy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wollsey throwing shots but Puppy is blocking nicely.
Puppy regains full guard. Nicely done.
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 Sick Puppy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Puppy throws a looping overhand right but Wollsey ducks down to avoid it.
Puppy slips a straight right by Wollsey.
Puppy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wollsey throws out the jab.
Puppy looks to score with a jab to the body but Wollsey is just out of range.
Wollsey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Puppy as he jumps to the side.
Puppy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wollsey. Wollsey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wollsey shoots in but no luck this time.
Wollsey takes a swing at Puppy's ribcage but misses.
Puppy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wollsey manages to avoid it.
Puppy throws a poor cross that misses
and Wollsey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Puppy misses with a low kick.
Wollsey misses with a left hand
and Puppy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puppy stalks Wollsey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wollsey's face. Wollsey staggers backwards, shaken.
Puppy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wollsey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wollsey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sick Puppy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mordecai Wollsey.
Puppy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puppy misses with a hook.
Puppy thows a body shot but no joy.
Wollsey throws an off balance right hand
and Puppy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wollsey misses with a head kick.
Wollsey fails with a takedown attempt.
Wollsey drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wollsey lands an elbow.
Mordecai Wollsey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puppy can't do much from the bottom here.
Puppy is pushing Wollsey's head away, looking to escape. Wollsey manages to hold on to the position though.
Puppy sneaks back into half guard.
Wollsey working over Puppy with some ground and pound. Puppy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puppy looking for submissions off his back.
Puppy is looking to control Wollsey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Puppy avoid being mounted?
Puppy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wollsey pulls his head out easily.
Puppy with the active half guard here but Wollsey passes nicely into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puppy is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wollsey's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wollsey stops Puppy from getting back to his feet.
Wollsey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wollsey winds up and cracks Puppy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wollsey wants to take a breather but Puppy is having none of it.
Wollsey working the head and body with strikes.
Wollsey stops Puppy from getting back to his feet.
Wollsey is trying to control the action in half guard but Puppy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mordecai Wollsey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wollsey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Puppy trying to hold on to Wollsey's head to control him but Wollsey postures up.
Puppy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wollsey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puppy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wollsey is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puppy trying to control the position.
Wollsey chips away with some ground and pound.
Wollsey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Puppy's head.
Puppy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wollsey defends well.
Puppy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wollsey has passed into half guard!
Puppy desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Wollsey seems to be looking for submissions.
Sick Puppy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wollsey connects with a nice short shot to Puppy's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sick Puppy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Puppy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sick Puppy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darwin France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). France has chosen bring me to life as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jean Charles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darwin France!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Charles.
France throws an overhand right that lands on Charles's shoulder, as Charles tries to avoid the shot.
France tried to score with a low kick but Charles checks it.
Jean Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Charles.
Nice body kick from Charles.
Charles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but France circles away quickly and effectively.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that France has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Charles moves into range and clinches up with France.
Charles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
France's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Charles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Charles lands a nice shot to the body.
France fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charles lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Charles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Charles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down France.
Charles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
Charles pushes France back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Charles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Charles lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Charles avoiding damage as France throws knees to the body.
Charles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Charles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Charles lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Charles.
Charles lands a left hand that snaps the head of France backwards.
Charles has France pressed against the cage, preventing France from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
France misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but France has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charles lands a hook that snaps the head of France backwards.
A short left from Charles.
Charles lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for France.
Charles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but France has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charles tries to work over France's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charles with a knee to the head.
France is rocked!
It looks like Darwin France has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands a nice knee to the body.
France's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
France is still on wobbly legs! Can Charles finish him?
Charles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charles.
France seems to have recovered his senses.
Charles tries a knee to the head but France blocks it.
France is trying to force a seperation but Charles has the dominant position.
Charles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Charles.
A nice left hand lands by Charles.
A knee to the head by Charles.
France tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Charles.
France is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A body shot lands from Charles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles digs a right hand underneath France's ribcage. France let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Charles.
Charles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Charles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charles.
Charles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Charles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but France has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charles lands a nice knee to the body.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as France controls his hands.
Charles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
France is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Charles lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Charles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darwin France's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Charles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Charles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of France backwards.
Charles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
France has a couple of punches blocked by Charles.
Charles lands with a right to the head.
Jean Charles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Charles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
France takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for France.
Charles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Charles prevents a body shot from France.
France tries to break free but Charles pushes him back against the cage.
Charles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Charles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite France's efforts to push away.
France doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
France is breathing heavily.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Charles.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Charles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that France can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles drops France with a big knee straight up the middle! France is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Charles throws a nice inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Charles!
Charles connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
France finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Charles's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and France falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Charles!
Jean Charles retains his featherweight title!
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