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IGR 111 - McKenzie vs. Banks PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Hristov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentin Hristov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valentin Hristov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hristov tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hristov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Davis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hristov in his tracks.
It looks like Valentin Hristov has been cut.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hristov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
Hristov moves away from the strike by Davis.
Nice defenses there by Hristov.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hristov circles away quickly and effectively.
Hristov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hristov doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Hristov tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Hristov.
Davis tries to keep at a distance but Hristov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Hristov is controlling him.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Hristov is controlling him.
Hristov misses with a knee to the head.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis has Hristov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hristov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Davis is trying to force a seperation but Hristov has the dominant position.
Davis tries to score a body lock takedown but Hristov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hristov could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Davis tries to circle away but Hristov has him pinned against the cage.
Davis tries for a takedown but Hristov manages to get underhooks.
Valentin Hristov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Davis.
A knee to the head by Hristov.
It looks like Phil Davis has been cut.
Hristov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hristov has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Hristov to work.
Hristov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Come on Hristov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Davis throws a right hand that Hristov ducks under and follows up with a left that Hristov also avoids with ease.
Hristov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hristov has managed to clinch.
Hristov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Hristov is controlling the position.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hristov has him pressed against the cage.
Hristov tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Hristov trying to land knees to the body.
Davis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hristov is trying to stall.
Davis goes for a takedown attempt but Hristov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Hristov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hristov is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hristov.
Davis scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands with a hook. Hristov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hristov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hristov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hristov tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hristov tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Hristov slips under a jab from Davis.
Davis lands with an overhand left.
Davis scores with a sloppy right hand. Hristov should have avoided that one.
Hristov is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Hristov is just out of range.
Davis scores with a jab. Hristov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Davis lunges at Hristov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hristov's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hristov tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hristov is rocked!
Davis throws an uppercut from hell that sends Hristov clean off his feet! He's out cold! Davis stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Davis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joo Gitzoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joo Gitzoo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Purple 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joo Gitzoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgibbon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Joo Gitzoo has been cut.
Fitzgibbon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fitzgibbon steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Gitzoo is out on his feet! Fitzgibbon sets himself and nearly takes Gitzoo's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ollie Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ollie Williams could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boy Jones's chin.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ollie Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams clinches with his opponent.
Jones is trying to break free.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Williams digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Good body shot from Williams.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Williams has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones is trying to break free.
Williams drops Jones onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jones is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Boy Jones has been cut.
Williams pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Jones is pressed against the cage. Williams pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Jones! Two more big strikes from Williams and Jones crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ollie Williams!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bobberson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Beaudrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Beaudrey's choice of entrance music: Behemoth: Ov Fire And The Void. Billy Bobberson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Bobberson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Beaudrey!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaudrey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bobberson scores a takedown into full mount!
Bobberson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Beaudrey has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Beaudrey is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Bobberson locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Beaudrey is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Bobberson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Araya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Liriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Araya comes to the cage accompanied by Angel of Death. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Araya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Liriano!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liriano throws a leg kick but Araya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Araya fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Liriano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Araya.
Araya really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Araya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liriano.
Liriano throws a head kick but Araya moves out of range.
Liriano thumps Araya with a low kick.
Araya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Araya swats away the attempt to clinch by Liriano.
Araya defending well as Liriano loads up on a big left hand.
Liriano throws a head kick that misses.
Liriano moves into range and clinches up with Araya.
Liriano breaks the clinch.
Liriano misses with a few strikes there.
Liriano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Liriano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Araya blocks a leg kick.
Araya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Liriano misses with a hook. Araya ducked under it nicely.
Araya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liriano.
Liriano scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Liriano as Araya shoots in.
Nice takedown defense from Liriano. No joy for Araya on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Araya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liriano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Araya shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liriano but Liriano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Araya with a jab.
Liriano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Araya throws a low kick, looking for Liriano's leg but Liriano calmly moves out of range.
Liriano scores with a head kick.
Tom Araya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liriano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Araya is able to avoid easily.
Liriano connects with a crisp jab.
Araya is rocked!
Liriano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Araya circles away quickly and effectively.
Liriano jabs Araya right on the nose. Araya blinks but takes it well.
Oh Araya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liriano closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Araya! Liriano dives in looking to finish! Araya is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelson Liriano!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Kane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Kane!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kane throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kane off to one side.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kane is just out of range.
Kane shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anthony Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Kane.
Kane slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Kane shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Kane avoids them all with ease.
Anthony Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kane shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Kane's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Kane shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Kane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kane backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kane somewhat.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Kane backs away looking to recover.
Kane takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kane is trying desperately to land a takedown but Johnson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kane.
Kane fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stuns Kane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson is looking to wear down Kane with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Kane persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Kane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kane looks gassed!
Johnson jabs at Kane's body.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Kane avoids nicely.
Kane shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson scores with a one two! Kane had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kane is rocked!
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Kane is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Kane's shoulder, as Kane tries to avoid the shot.
Kane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kane seems to have recovered his senses.
Kane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Kane persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Kane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Kane tumbling to the canvas! Johnson pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Kane was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anthony Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Zoidberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinton Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoidberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zoidberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zoidberg landing knees to the body.
Zoidberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zoidberg obliges.
Jones looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoidberg keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zoidberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zoidberg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zoidberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Zoidberg.
It looks like Quinton Jones has been cut.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zoidberg scores with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Zoidberg lands a nice knee to the body.
Zoidberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Zoidberg connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Zoidberg landing knees to the body.
Jones tries to circle away but Zoidberg has him pinned against the cage.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zoidberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Zoidberg won't allow it.
Zoidberg keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zoidberg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zoidberg keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside.
Zoidberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Zoidberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zoidberg moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zoidberg. That's going to slow Jones down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zoidberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zoidberg keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zoidberg scores with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Zoidberg forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zoidberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zoidberg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zoidberg scores with a knee to the head.
Jones tries to circle away but Zoidberg has him pinned against the cage.
Zoidberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zoidberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zoidberg keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Zoidberg.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zoidberg keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the body.
Jones tries to circle away but Zoidberg has him pinned against the cage.
Zoidberg with a knee to the head.
Jones wants to break free but Zoidberg has control.
Zoidberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zoidberg pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Zoidberg scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Zoidberg has double underhooks.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Zoidberg won't allow it.
Zoidberg keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Zoidberg won't allow it.
Zoidberg landing knees to the head.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside.
Zoidberg lands a damaging elbow.
Zoidberg prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zoidberg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Zoidberg keeps him there for the moment.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones is trying to break free.
Zoidberg keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zoidberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zoidberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Zoidberg has the dominant position.
Zoidberg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zoidberg connects with a knee to the head.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Zoidberg keeps him there for the moment.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones tries to circle away but Zoidberg has him pinned against the cage.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head.
Zoidberg lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zoidberg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zoidberg lands a knee to the body.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zoidberg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Zoidberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a series of punches but Zoidberg moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zoidberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quinton Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Zoidberg moved out of range.
Zoidberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Zoidberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quinton Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones connects with a jab.
Zoidberg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zoidberg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Zoidberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones scores with a jab. Zoidberg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Zoidberg backs away looking to recover.
It looks like John Zoidberg has been cut.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zoidberg drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Zoidberg crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Zoidberg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zoidberg connects with a knee to the head.
Jones tries to circle away but Zoidberg has him pinned against the cage.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head.
Jones tries to circle away but Zoidberg has him pinned against the cage.
Zoidberg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones tries to break free but Zoidberg pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones wants to break free but Zoidberg has control.
Zoidberg scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zoidberg clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zoidberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zoidberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Zoidberg has the dominant position.
Zoidberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones tries to break free but Zoidberg pushes him back against the cage.
Zoidberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zoidberg.
Zoidberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Zoidberg misses with a knee strike.
Jones is trying to break free.
Zoidberg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Zoidberg has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones tries to break free but Zoidberg pushes him back against the cage.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zoidberg connects with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zoidberg lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zoidberg connects with a knee to the head.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones tries to break free but Zoidberg pushes him back against the cage.
Zoidberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Zoidberg has the dominant position.
Zoidberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside.
Zoidberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Zoidberg is controlling him.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head.
Zoidberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head.
Zoidberg prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones tries to circle away but Zoidberg has him pinned against the cage.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head.
Jones tries to break free but Zoidberg pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Zoidberg.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zoidberg connects with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg landing knees to the head.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Zoidberg has the dominant position.
Jones wants to break free but Zoidberg has control.
A knee to the head by Zoidberg.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John Zoidberg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zoidberg.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zoidberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones is working Zoidberg over against the cage.
Zoidberg landing knees to the head.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Zoidberg is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Zoidberg.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Zoidberg has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zoidberg landing knees to the head.
Zoidberg connects with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg scores with a knee to the head.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Zoidberg is controlling the position.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zoidberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg with a knee to the head.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zoidberg misses with a knee strike.
Zoidberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zoidberg keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zoidberg with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zoidberg landing knees to the head.
Zoidberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones tries to circle away but Zoidberg has him pinned against the cage.
Zoidberg scores with a knee to the head.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zoidberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones tries to break free but Zoidberg pushes him back against the cage.
Jones is trying to break free.
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zoidberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zoidberg landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones wants to break free but Zoidberg has control.
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 John Zoidberg will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones tests Zoidberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zoidberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Zoidberg moves away and avoids it.
Jones misses with the combination.
Zoidberg throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones misses with the combination.
Zoidberg rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoidberg lands a nice knee to the body.
Zoidberg with a knee to the head.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Zoidberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones is trying to stall.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zoidberg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Zoidberg.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Zoidberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zoidberg connects with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zoidberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zoidberg looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones avoiding damage as Zoidberg throws knees to the body.
Zoidberg lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Zoidberg has double underhooks.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries to break free but Zoidberg pushes him back against the cage.
Zoidberg scores with a knee to the head.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zoidberg has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zoidberg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Zoidberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones misses with the combination.
Zoidberg closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Zoidberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zoidberg landing knees to the body.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Zoidberg.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short uppercut from Jones.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Zoidberg has double underhooks.
Zoidberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones is trying to break free.
Zoidberg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Zoidberg is controlling him.
Zoidberg prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Zoidberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zoidberg misses with a knee to the head.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zoidberg crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zoidberg obliges.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Zoidberg won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zoidberg connects with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zoidberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Zoidberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zoidberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zoidberg.
A good leg kick by Zoidberg.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zoidberg moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Zoidberg connects with a knee to the head.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage.
Zoidberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Zoidberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zoidberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zoidberg connects with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zoidberg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zoidberg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zoidberg prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Zoidberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zoidberg landing knees to the head.
Zoidberg looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Zoidberg with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zoidberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zoidberg backwards.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Zoidberg is controlling the position.
Zoidberg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zoidberg lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Zoidberg keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zoidberg landing knees to the head.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zoidberg working Jones over with knees to the body.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Quinton Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Zoidberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zoidberg, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Zoidberg!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Hydraulix 13.5 - D.A.V.E. the Drummer & Alex Calver as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norris. Norris obviously looking to wear him down.
Norris sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Aaron Gracie has been cut.
Norris misses with a straight right.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Norris's half guard.
Gracie is trying to control. Norris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie is taking a breather. Norris says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Norris doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Norris is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Norris is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Norris doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Norris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Norris is on top in guard.
Norris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Norris pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Norris.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Norris is now in Gracie's guard. A big mistake from Gracie there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Norris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Norris has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Norris wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Norris.
Norris postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Norris manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Norris is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Norris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Norris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Norris misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Norris didn't expect that.
Norris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norris is keeping the position for now.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie trying to control the action but Norris is working from the bottom.
Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Norris rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie's guard! Nice work there by Norris!
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie pulls Norris in to control the position.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Norris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Norris looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Norris is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Norris connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Norris circles away easily
and Norris counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Norris has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gracie defend it? Norris steps over the head and cranks it - Gracie is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Norris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Norris!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erik Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Blast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Blast's choice of entrance music: Goldfinger - Superman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Morales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Blast!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blast manages to avoid it.
Blast is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morales misses with a hook. Blast ducked under it nicely.
Morales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blast.
Blast fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morales misses with a body shot.
Blast wants to clinch.
Morales swats away the attempt to clinch by Blast.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blast scores with a decent looking hook.
Morales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blast moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blast fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blast bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales tries to escape but Blast is in control.
Blast is trying to ground and pound but Morales uses the momentary lack of control by Blast to regain half guard.
Blast has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morales looks like he's trying to stand up.
Morales is defending against the submission attempts here by Blast.
Blast wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morales keeps working.
Blast missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morales pushes Blast off looking to stand but Blast dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morales avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morales swats away the attempt to clinch by Blast.
Tim Blast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blast fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blast tries to clinch up.
Morales lands an overhand right.
Morales circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Blast lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morales doesn't seem phased though.
Morales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blast scores with a three punch combo!
Blast shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morales but Morales pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blast misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blast wants to clinch.
Erik Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blast tries to clinch up.
Blast fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morales checks it well.
Blast shoots in but no luck this time.
Blast tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blast is looking to clinch but Morales is avoiding it.
Morales keeps the fight on the outside.
Morales defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blast.
Erik Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Blast.
Morales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morales fails to land with a series of punches.
Blast moves in looking to clinch but Morales pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blast with a hook.
Morales throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blast on the side of the head.
Blast wants to clinch.
Morales scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blast looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morales throws a right hand that Blast ducks under and follows up with a left that Blast also avoids with ease.
Blast scores with a nice right hand.
Blast tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blast looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tim Blast will probably get the nod.
That's time! Morales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blast tries to clinch there but Morales circles away.
Morales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blast.
Blast comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blast works Morales's body with a nice hook.
Blast fails in his attempt to clinch.
Erik Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blast tries to clinch up but Morales circles away and keeps his distance.
Morales takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blast.
Blast lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blast tries for a takedown but Morales sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blast closes the distance and clinches up with Morales, looking for a takedown. Blast pushes Morales against the cage but Morales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Erik Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Blast.
Blast throws a lazy right hand but Morales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morales swats away the attempt to clinch by Blast.
Blast throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales misses with a double jab
and Blast counters with a shoot takedown. Morales fights it but they end up in guard.
Morales wants to stand but Blast is controlling the position.
Blast trying to control the position from guard on top but Morales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blast postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blast working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blast trying to control the position from guard on top but Morales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morales avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morales is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A hook to the body from Blast.
Blast pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morales takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A left lands for Blast.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blast tries to clinch up
and Morales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morales paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with a double jab
and Blast counters with a three punch combo that has Morales backing up. Morales nods at Blast to acknowledge the strikes.
Blast looks to clinch
and Morales counters with a one-two to the body.
Blast darts in trying to clinch
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blast.
Blast displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morales throws out the jab.
Blast avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blast clinches but Morales breaks the clinch
and Blast takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blast will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blast counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blast.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blast trying to control but Morales is working from the bottom.
Morales preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morales wants to stand but Blast is controlling the position.
Blast advances position into side control!
Morales is not content to let Blast control the position.
Morales is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Blast asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blast scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Blast showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blast tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blast tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
Morales misses with a body shot.
Blast tries to clinch but Morales moves away
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blast listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blast tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Blast tries to clinch up
and Morales counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morales misses with an uppercut. Blast saw that one coming.
Blast wants to clinch but Morales slips to the side
and Blast takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Morales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blast clinches but Morales breaks the clinch
and Morales counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blast tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blast tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blast rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Erik Morales is winning the standup battle so far.
Blast closes the distance but Morales moves to the side
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales avoids the body shot from Blast.
Blast pushes Morales up against the cage in a clinch.
Morales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morales working aggressively here.
Blast has Morales pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morales manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blast is leaning against Morales and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Morales fails to land.
Morales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blast tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morales has Blast pressed against the cage.
Blast tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
Blast lands a body punch.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but Blast has him pressed against the cage.
Blast blocking some punches.
Blast goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Blast.
Morales tries to break the clinch but Blast is controlling the position.
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blast as Morales tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales prevents a body shot from Blast.
Blast lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morales wants to break free but Blast has control.
Blast tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morales's elbow.
Blast lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blast lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morales or not.
Blast manages to break the clinch.
Blast moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blast tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blast tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blast is looking to clinch but Morales is avoiding it.
Morales swings for the body but Blast moves out of range.
Blast lands a lovely overhand right.
Blast swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blast is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morales circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Morales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blast will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blast tries to clinch but Morales moves away
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
Blast misses with a takedown
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
Blast closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morales throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Morales clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blast tries to clinch
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blast with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab.
Blast tries to clinch up
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blast misses with a two punch combination.
Blast closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blast tries to clinch but Morales moves away
and Morales counters with a left to the body.
Blast uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morales.
Blast throws a lazy right hand but Morales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morales circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morales counters with a three punch combo that has Blast backing up. Blast nods at Morales to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blast closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
Blast tries to clinch but Morales moves away
and Morales counters with a three punch combo that has Blast backing up. Blast nods at Morales to acknowledge the strikes.
Morales misses with a looping left.
Blast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blast tries to clinch up
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blast uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morales.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blast wants to clinch
and Morales counters with a one-two to the body.
Blast closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morales counters with a series of strikes. Blast will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Morales.
Blast throws a shot from downtown. Morales moves away and avoids it.
Blast wants to clinch
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
Blast closes the distance but Morales moves to the side
and Morales counters with a nice body shot.
A jab lands there for Blast.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blast misses with a double jab.
Blast wants to clinch but Morales slips to the side
and Morales counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blast gets a clinch.
Morales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blast.
A big right from Blast misses.
Blast throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morales counters with a nice body shot.
Blast looks to clinch
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
Blast clinches but Morales breaks the clinch
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blast tries to clinch but Morales moves away
and Morales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blast tries to clinch up
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
Morales moves out of range of the body kick.
Blast looks to clinch
and Morales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morales takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blast misses with a takedown attempt
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blast is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blast counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Morales throws a lazy right hand but Blast sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blast misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morales scores with a sloppy right hand. Blast should have avoided that one.
Blast tries to clinch but Morales moves away
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Morales had his way with Tim Blast in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Blast clinches but Morales breaks the clinch
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
Blast will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morales circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
Blast tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
Blast tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blast throws a jab but it's blocked by Morales.
Blast moves out of range as Morales strikes.
Morales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blast has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blast tries to clinch up
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
Blast scores with a one two! Morales had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blast tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blast closes the distance but Morales moves to the side
and Morales counters with a two punch combo.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Blast tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab.
Blast dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blast looks to clinch
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Blast tries to clinch
and Morales counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blast looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blast closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales stalks Blast and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blast's face. Blast staggers backwards, shaken.
Blast closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab.
Blast tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morales counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morales catches Blast with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blast doesn't manage to clinch there - Morales circles away.
Blast tries to clinch but Morales moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blast.
Blast gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Blast.
Blast keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morales's efforts to push away.
Blast taking a breather.
Blast lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blast cracks Morales with a nice body shot.
Morales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Blast.
Blast keeps control of Morales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blast manages to break the clinch.
Morales circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
Blast is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blast wants to clinch.
Blast fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Morales showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morales has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:47
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Morales!
Erik Morales retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McKenzie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BMTH- Diamonds aren't forever.... Banks has chosen King Kong - Jibbs as his entrance music. Paul McKenzie had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul McKenzie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Banks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Banks connects with a single shot there.
McKenzie misses the shot to the body.
McKenzie misses with a few strikes there.
Banks dodges the punch combination from McKenzie.
Banks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKenzie was well out of range. Poor timing from Banks.
Banks slips a jab from McKenzie.
A shot to de liver by Banks. Beautiful body shot.
A punch lands to the side of McKenzie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McKenzie throws a right hand that Banks ducks under and follows up with a left that Banks also avoids with ease.
Banks misses with a body shot
and McKenzie counters with a three punch combo that has Banks backing up. Banks nods at McKenzie to acknowledge the strikes.
McKenzie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Banks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by McKenzie.
A slow jab from McKenzie misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banks. McKenzie does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKenzie thows a body shot but no joy.
McKenzie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from McKenzie misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Banks misses
and McKenzie counters with a big head kick but Banks shrugs it off.
Banks lands a nice hook to McKenzie's body. McKenzie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Banks scores with a shot to the body.
McKenzie fails to land with a series of punches.
Banks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Banks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banks blocks a jab.
Banks misses with a body shot
enabling McKenzie to counter with a crisp jab.
Banks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McKenzie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Banks to score with a decent uppercut.
Banks lands a slapping body shot.
Banks lands a right hook to the body.
Banks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McKenzie at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banks throws a big shot that misses.
McKenzie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McKenzie misses with a looping left.
McKenzie throws a sloppy body shot
and Banks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McKenzie misses with a double jab
and Banks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McKenzie is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks cracks McKenzie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Banks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McKenzie rather than just go for the knockout.
Banks takes a swing at McKenzie's ribcage but misses.
Banks lands with a good body shot.
Banks misses with a body shot.
Banks scores with a nice head shot.
McKenzie throws a lazy right hand but Banks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Banks.
Banks lands a jab-cross combination.
A left lands for Banks.
McKenzie thuds a left hand into Banks's body.
A jab from McKenzie misses.
Banks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Banks throws a shot to the body.
Banks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McKenzie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Banks throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Banks lands a nice shot that snaps McKenzie's head back.
Banks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Banks tries to move into range but McKenzie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands a nice hook to McKenzie's body. McKenzie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Banks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McKenzie walks into a straight right hand from Banks.
Banks thuds a left hand into McKenzie's body.
McKenzie scores with a three punch combo!
Banks lands a two punch combo.
McKenzie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banks.
Banks scores with a shot to the body.
Banks with a nice cross.
Banks throws a body punch but McKenzie moves out of range.
Banks misses with a wild combination.
Banks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Banks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McKenzie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Banks lands a body shot.
Buster Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Banks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McKenzie counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Banks. That snapped McKenzie's head back.
Banks thuds a left hand into McKenzie's body.
McKenzie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Banks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McKenzie's head.
McKenzie connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Banks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McKenzie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Banks finds it's way round the side to connect with McKenzie's head.
Banks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McKenzie misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Banks lands an impressive looking overhand right. McKenzie doesn't seem phased though.
Banks cracks a nice hook into McKenzie's ribs.
Banks closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Banks throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Banks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McKenzie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McKenzie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Banks defending well as McKenzie loads up on a big left hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Banks.
Banks slips under a jab.
McKenzie throws a jab when Banks was well out of range.
Banks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McKenzie throws a right and a left that both miss.
McKenzie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banks lands a nice shot to the body.
Banks connects with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Banks as he connects with a hook.
Banks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McKenzie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Banks coming out on top.
McKenzie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McKenzie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McKenzie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Banks backs up against the cage.
Banks is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Banks is still on wobbly legs! Can McKenzie finish him?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McKenzie lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Banks is looking to close the distance but McKenzie sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Banks crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Banks is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Paul McKenzie!
Paul McKenzie retains his lightweight title!
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