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Lost Legends 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Finnick Odair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Finnick Odair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson rushes Odair and presses him up against the cage.
Odair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Odair obliges.
Odair throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Odair stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Odair.
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!
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Odair taking a breather.
Odair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Odair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Odair just leaning against Anderson, taking a breather.
Odair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Odair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Odair holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odair dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Odair avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson is looking to control Odair's arms but Odair gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
Odair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Odair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Odair is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Odair has his back to the cage.
Odair misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Odair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Odair tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Odair connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Odair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Odair 's eye.
Odair working Anderson over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Odair blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
Odair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Odair lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odair tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Odair.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Odair.
Odair throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Odair scores with a shoulder strike.
Odair lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Odair tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to stall but Odair uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Odair.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Odair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Odair seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Anderson can turn it around.
Odair lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Odair lands a knee to the body.
Odair dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
Odair landing knees to the head.
Anderson is rocked!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Odair finish him?
A short left from Odair.
Odair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odair lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Odair is defending well for now.
Odair unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Anderson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Odair is unloading with more strikes now! Anderson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finnick Odair!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Evander Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evil Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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148 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
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Evander Mackenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Evil Ryu!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryu fails with the takedown.
Ryu has Mackenzie up against the cage in a clinch.
Ryu is trying to pull guard but Mackenzie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ryu dodges an elbow strike from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie lands an elbow that stopped Ryu in his tracks for a moment.
Mackenzie looking to stall.
Mackenzie prevents Ryu from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie throws an elbow that misses.
Ryu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mackenzie looks to clinch
and Ryu counters with a nice body kick.
Ryu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mackenzie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mackenzie swings for the body but Ryu moves out of range.
Ryu clinches up with Mackenzie and pushes him back against the cage.
Mackenzie stalls.
Mackenzie prevents Ryu from breaking the clinch.
Mackenzie looking to slow down the pace here.
Mackenzie gets underhooks to prevent Ryu's takedown attempt.
Evander Mackenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evil Ryu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mackenzie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mackenzie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ryu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ryu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ryu is working for takedown but Mackenzie is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ryu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mackenzie is defending well.
Mackenzie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ryu wants to take the fight to the mat but Mackenzie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ryu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mackenzie smiles and moves away.
Ryu shoots in and drives through. Mackenzie sprawls well.
Mackenzie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryu, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ryu avoids the elbow strike from Mackenzie, against the cage.
Mackenzie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mackenzie lands an elbow inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mackenzie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ryu tries to pull guard but Mackenzie won't allow it.
Mackenzie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ryu up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mackenzie for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Evander Mackenzie.
Mackenzie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryu tries to clinch up but Mackenzie circles away and keeps his distance.
Mackenzie blocks the body kick.
Ryu tries to clinch but Mackenzie moves out of range.
Ryu dives in and grabs Mackenzie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mackenzie pushes down on Ryu's head and hops out.
Mackenzie gets a clinch.
Ryu avoids a wild elbow strike from Mackenzie.
Ryu wants to break free but Mackenzie has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryu avoids the elbow strike from Mackenzie, against the cage.
Mackenzie is stalling here.
Mackenzie throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Evander Mackenzie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ryu throws a series of punches but Mackenzie avoids them all with ease.
Mackenzie tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryu shoots in looking for a takedown. Mackenzie tries to sprawl out of it but Ryu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mackenzie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryu shoots in for a takedown but Mackenzie shows good takedown defense.
Ryu swats away the attempt to clinch by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mackenzie defends it nicely.
Evander Mackenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evil Ryu.
Ryu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mackenzie tries to clinch up
and Ryu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mackenzie wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie thows a leg kick but Ryu checks it
and Ryu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mackenzie tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryu moves out of range of the body kick.
Mackenzie gets a clinch.
Ryu blocks an elbow strike from Mackenzie.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mackenzie tries to stall but Ryu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu jumps guard and drags Mackenzie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mackenzie wants to control from the top but Ryu keeps moving.
Ryu wants to stand but Mackenzie is controlling the position.
Mackenzie trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mackenzie controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Evander Mackenzie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ryu throws a nice looking combination but Mackenzie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mackenzie is looking to clinch but Ryu is avoiding it.
Ryu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ryu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryu swats away the attempt to clinch by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ryu.
Ryu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mackenzie scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie tries to clinch but Ryu moves out of range.
Ryu misses with a takedown
and Mackenzie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mackenzie tries to clinch up but Ryu circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryu moves into the clinch successfully.
Mackenzie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ryu tries to pull guard but Mackenzie won't allow it.
Mackenzie taking a breather.
Ryu can't get the takedown.
Mackenzie taking a breather.
Mackenzie has Ryu pushed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mackenzie throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mackenzie pushes off an throws an elbow but Ryu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ryu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Mackenzie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ryu tries to clinch up.
Mackenzie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Evil Ryu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mackenzie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ryu jumps guard but Mackenzie stands there with Ryu around his waist. Ryu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryu wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mackenzie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ryu looking for a takedown.
Mackenzie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalling in the clinch from Mackenzie.
Ryu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mackenzie pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ryu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mackenzie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Evander Mackenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evil Ryu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Evander Mackenzie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ryu is trying to pull guard but Mackenzie has him pressed against the cage.
Mackenzie is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Evander Mackenzie.
Ryu moves out of range of the body kick from Mackenzie.
Nice sprawl there from Mackenzie as Ryu shoots in.
Mackenzie wants to clinch up but Ryu keeps it at a distance.
Mackenzie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mackenzie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mackenzie wants to clinch up but Ryu keeps it at a distance.
Evander Mackenzie is winning the standup battle so far.
Mackenzie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mackenzie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Evander Mackenzie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mackenzie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ryu's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ryu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mackenzie has him pressed against the cage.
Ryu fails to pull guard.
Mackenzie misses with the head strike.
Ryu fails to pull guard.
Ryu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Mackenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie blocks a head kick by Ryu.
Ryu misses with a takedown attempt
and Mackenzie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ryu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mackenzie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mackenzie rushes Ryu and presses him up against the cage.
Mackenzie stalls.
Mackenzie prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mackenzie prevents the takedown attempt.
Ryu is looking to control Mackenzie's arms but Mackenzie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ryu has his back to the cage.
Mackenzie has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ryu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mackenzie wants to clinch up but Ryu keeps it at a distance.
Mackenzie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mackenzie wants to clinch up but Ryu keeps it at a distance.
Evil Ryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evander Mackenzie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mackenzie 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evander Mackenzie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Farson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Bravery - time won't let me go. Farson has chosen Decibel Ending! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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274 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Farson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
John Farson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Farson tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Farson swivels and escapes.
Farson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Farson scores with a spinning back kick!
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Farson counters with a nice body kick.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farson connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Farson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Farson counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Farson.
Farson misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Farson misses.
Farson throws a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Farson, right into the meat.
Farson throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Farson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farson misses with a body shot.
Farson lands a jab.
Farson sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Farson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Farson tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Farson to the ground. Farson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Farson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Farson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Farson but Farson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Farson thumps Gracie with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Farson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie shoots in but Farson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Farson can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farson lands with a slapping head kick.
Farson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie is rocked!
Farson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gracie is landing a low percentage of strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gracie. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A slapping body kick lands there for Farson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Farson!
John Farson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gracie to the canvas! Gracie doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Farson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Farson!
A victorious John Farson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Kahne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reza Katebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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165 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Kahne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reza Katebi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katebi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kahne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Katebi.
Katebi drives through with a takedown into Kahne's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Katebi wants to pass the guard but Kahne is keeping the position.
Katebi postures up.
Katebi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kahne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Katebi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kahne wants to improve his position but instead Katebi has moved into half guard.
Katebi moves into full mount! Kahne won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kahne is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Kahne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Katebi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kahne manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Katebi cracks Kahne with a big right hand but Kahne just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Katebi in side control lands a decent elbow.
Katebi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kahne keeps working.
Katebi lands a nice forearm strike.
Check out the look on Katebi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kahne manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahne seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Katebi controlling the position well.
Katebi is looking for a sweep. Kahne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Katebi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Katebi looking for a sweep. Not yet Katebi, not yet.
Katebi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Katebi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Katebi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kahne!
Kahne tries to hold on but Katebi postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katebi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kahne?
Katebi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Katebi lands a heavy elbow.
Katebi landing punches.
Kahne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahne regains half guard.
Katebi is keen to just control but Kahne is a slippery customer.
Kahne is looking to improve his position.
Katebi thows a huge punch but Kahne dodges it nicely.
Kahne moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katebi is looking to work some ground and pound but Kahne has wrist control.
Katebi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kahne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Katebi is working Kahne over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kahne is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Katebi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kahne manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kahne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Katebi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kahne has managed to get both his arms back between Katebi's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kahne stands and throws Katebi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reza Katebi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Katebi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Katebi misses with a body shot
and Kahne counters with a shoot takedown. Katebi fights it but they end up in guard.
Katebi looking to control.
Katebi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kahne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kahne looking to sit in guard and control but Katebi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Katebi throwing strikes from guard but Kahne blocks nicely.
Katebi passes Kahne's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahne looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Katebi seems to be working for a kimura but Kahne defends the submission attempt.
Katebi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kahne defending well though.
Kahne tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Katebi has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Katebi lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katebi raining down shots from the mount!
Reza Katebi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Katebi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kahne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katebi landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katebi has control of Kahne's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kahne regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kahne regains half guard.
Katebi is working for a submission of some sort.
Kahne has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Katebi. Oh but Kahne has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Katebi goes limp - he's gone! Kahne jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ken Kahne!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Letchford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Letchford's entrance music is Steel Panther - 17 Girls in a Row. A fine choice. Koothrappali has chosen Punjab as his entrance music. Rajesh Koothrappali has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kelvin Letchford's chin.
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145 lbs
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28
148 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelvin Letchford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letchford looks to score with a jab to the body but Koothrappali is just out of range.
Letchford takes a swing at Koothrappali's ribcage but misses.
Letchford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koothrappali moves away from the strike by Letchford.
Letchford scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Letchford working away.
Koothrappali is looking to regain half guard here but Letchford keeps moving and retains side control.
Letchford fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koothrappali wants to control but Letchford postures up.
I wouldn't like to be where Koothrappali is right now.
Koothrappali wants to control but Letchford postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koothrappali is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Letchford off and has taken his back!
Letchford can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Koothrappali's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Koothrappali is hanging on to Letchford's back as he tries to escape.
Koothrappali is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
You can see the frustration on Letchford's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Koothrappali is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Letchford defends it well.
Letchford gets back to full guard.
Letchford keeping full guard, as Koothrappali tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford trying to keep a closed guard but Koothrappali is proving a slippery customer.
Koothrappali trying to control the position from guard on top but Letchford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rajesh Koothrappali wasn't active enough on the ground.
Letchford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koothrappali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koothrappali scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Koothrappali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Letchford. Letchford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali throws a body kick that misses.
Koothrappali misses with a kick to the body.
Koothrappali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koothrappali thumps Letchford with a low kick.
Letchford misses with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Koothrappali!
Koothrappali throws a body punch but Letchford moves out of range.
Koothrappali scores with a leg kick.
Letchford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Koothrappali there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koothrappali pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koothrappali misses with the body kick
and Letchford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koothrappali scores with a jab. Letchford acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajesh Koothrappali dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koothrappali throws the kick towards the body but Letchford avoids it.
Koothrappali throws a push kick but Letchford slaps the foot to one side.
Letchford keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koothrappali thuds a left hand into Letchford's body.
Koothrappali throws a sloppy head kick and Letchford moves out of range easily.
Koothrappali throws a sloppy head kick and Letchford moves out of range easily.
Koothrappali attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Koothrappali misses.
Letchford is looking to wear down Koothrappali with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Koothrappali thows a leg kick but Letchford checks it
and Letchford counters with a three punch combo that has Koothrappali backing up. Koothrappali nods at Letchford to acknowledge the strikes.
A low kick from Koothrappali misses
and Letchford finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Koothrappali keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koothrappali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Letchford scores with a nice head shot.
Good shot there by Koothrappali.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koothrappali takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good standup being displayed there by Koothrappali as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letchford.
Koothrappali cracks Letchford with a right hand to the side of the head.
Letchford slips a straight right by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Letchford. Letchford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Letchford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Letchford throws a leg kick but Koothrappali sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koothrappali lands a nice looking body kick.
Letchford keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Letchford checks a low kick from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali connects with a solid leg kick.
Letchford moves out of range of the leg kick from Koothrappali.
Letchford looks for a takedown but Koothrappali sprawls well.
Koothrappali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Letchford.
Koothrappali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Letchford is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Letchford moves out of range as Koothrappali throws a body kick.
Koothrappali has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford missing with a left hand there. Koothrappali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rajesh Koothrappali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koothrappali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koothrappali cracks Letchford with a good jab.
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!
Koothrappali scores with a jab.
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut. Letchford saw that one coming.
Donk. Koothrappali catches Letchford right on the button with a cross.
Koothrappali looks to land a body kick but Letchford moved away.
Letchford loads up on a big right hand but Koothrappali slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali looks to land a body kick but Letchford moved away.
Koothrappali scores with a nice strike.
Koothrappali uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Letchford has time to react.
Koothrappali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Letchford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koothrappali was well out of range. Poor timing from Letchford.
Nice defenses there by Koothrappali.
Letchford misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Letchford misses the target.
Koothrappali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koothrappali.
Letchford moves out of range of the body kick.
Letchford blocks a low kick nicely.
Koothrappali takes a swing at Letchford's ribcage but misses.
Koothrappali misses with the body kick
and Letchford counters with a leg kick.
Letchford looks to throw the jab but Koothrappali is out of range.
Letchford takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Letchford lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Koothrappali has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koothrappali and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crunch! Koothrappali slams his shin into Letchford's torso.
Koothrappali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Letchford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Koothrappali tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Letchford is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Letchford misses.
Koothrappali throws a shot to the body.
Koothrappali feints a jab promting Letchford to slip. Koothrappali then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Letchford slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Koothrappali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koothrappali.
Nice shot by Koothrappali.
Letchford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Letchford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koothrappali lands a jab to the head.
Koothrappali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut.
Letchford is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Koothrappali's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koothrappali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Letchford takes a swing at Koothrappali's ribcage but misses.
Letchford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Letchford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Letchford there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajesh Koothrappali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Koothrappali moves out of range of the strikes.
Koothrappali misses with a kick to the body.
Letchford's corner calls for a 1-2. Letchford obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koothrappali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koothrappali looks to land a right hand but Letchford moved out of range.
Koothrappali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Letchford walks forward, straight into a front kick from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali lands a nice shot that snaps Letchford's head back.
Letchford moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koothrappali with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Koothrappali throws a push kick but Letchford slaps the foot to one side.
Letchford swings for the body but Koothrappali moves out of range.
Koothrappali lands with a straight right. Letchford didn't see that one coming.
Koothrappali lands a nice looking kick to the body. Letchford takes a step back to recover.
Koothrappali tries to land a front kick but Letchford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford looks to land a body kick but Koothrappali moved away.
Letchford misses with a lunging right hand
and Koothrappali counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Letchford has his takedown stuffed
and Koothrappali counters with a stiff right hand.
Koothrappali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Letchford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Letchford needs to keep his hands up - Koothrappali had a free shot at his head there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali slaps away a takedown attempt from Letchford, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koothrappali scoring well with a low kick there.
Letchford on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Koothrappali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Letchford.
Some bone on bone action there as Letchford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Koothrappali lands a nice looking kick to the body. Letchford takes a step back to recover.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koothrappali, as that shot connected.
Kelvin Letchford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letchford on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Koothrappali tries to land a front kick but Letchford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Letchford misses with an uppercut.
Letchford tries to move into range but Koothrappali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koothrappali tries to land a leg kick but Letchford saw it coming and moves away.
Koothrappali dodges the punch combination from Letchford.
A big right from Letchford misses.
Koothrappali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koothrappali. That's going to slow Letchford down.
Koothrappali jabs Letchford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koothrappali throws an overhand right that lands on Letchford's shoulder, as Letchford tries to avoid the shot.
Koothrappali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Koothrappali scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koothrappali scores with a nice right hand.
Koothrappali throws a quick inside leg kick.
Letchford throws a body punch but Koothrappali moves out of range.
Koothrappali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koothrappali.
Letchford lands a head kick!
Koothrappali swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Letchford.
Crunch! Koothrappali slams his shin into Letchford's torso.
A punch lands to the side of Letchford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Letchford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koothrappali counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Letchford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A leg kick checked by Letchford.
Koothrappali scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Koothrappali.
A low kick from Koothrappali is predictable there
and Letchford counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Letchford fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Letchford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koothrappali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Letchford throws out the jab.
Rajesh Koothrappali is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Letchford misses with a hook
and Koothrappali counters with a low kick, right behind Letchford 's knee.
Letchford takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Letchford swings for the body but Koothrappali moves out of range.
Koothrappali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Letchford. That did some damage!
Koothrappali dips to his left and cracks Letchford with an uppercut!
Letchford on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Koothrappali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Letchford.
The fighters circling - Letchford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koothrappali fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Koothrappali.
Good leg kick by Koothrappali there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circling - Letchford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rajesh Koothrappali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koothrappali has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajesh Koothrappali!
Rajesh Koothrappali thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wooden Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Capriotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pencil comes to the cage accompanied by Full Retard. Capriotti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Immigrant Song - Karen O (feat. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross). Nikolay Capriotti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wooden Pencil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikolay Capriotti!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capriotti swings for the body but Pencil moves out of range.
Capriotti avoids the head kick by Pencil.
Pencil throws a head kick that misses
and Capriotti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pencil's knee momentarily.
Capriotti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pencil.
Capriotti clinches.
Capriotti prevents Pencil from breaking the clinch.
Pencil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short body shot lands from Capriotti as the two fighters clinch.
Pencil can't break the clinch.
Pencil wants to break free but Capriotti has control.
Capriotti breaks the clinch.
Pencil takes a swing at Capriotti's ribcage but misses.
Capriotti throws a leg kick but Pencil sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pencil 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.
Pencil throws a sloppy head kick and Capriotti moves out of range easily.
Capriotti shoots in for a takedown but Pencil shows good takedown defense.
Capriotti fails with a takedown attempt.
Capriotti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooden Pencil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolay Capriotti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pencil tries a head kick but it misses.
Capriotti throws a shot to the body.
Capriotti fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooden Pencil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pencil tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pencil. Capriotti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Capriotti throws a big shot that misses.
Capriotti lands a glancing blow to the side of Pencil's head.
Pencil cracks Capriotti with an open hand slap.
Capriotti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pencil.
Sloppy strikes from Pencil. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pencil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Capriotti.
Capriotti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pencil's head backwards.
Wooden Pencil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capriotti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pencil in his tracks.
Capriotti fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capriotti thows a leg kick but Pencil checks it
and Pencil counters with a nice double leg into side control. Capriotti won't be happy with that.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Capriotti tries to buck Pencil off but Pencil is having none of it.
Pencil knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Capriotti on the ground.
Capriotti regains half guard.
Pencil tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Capriotti is pressing down on Pencil's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Capriotti throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Capriotti is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capriotti working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pencil has passed into half guard!
Pencil stands up out of the half guard.
Pencil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Capriotti. Capriotti obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Pencil is predictable there
and Capriotti counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Capriotti.
Capriotti avoids the body shot from Pencil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capriotti closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Capriotti lands in his opponent's guard.
Capriotti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Capriotti throwing strikes from guard but Pencil blocks nicely.
Capriotti chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Capriotti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pencil has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Capriotti off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pencil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Capriotti lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Capriotti dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pencil falls off balance throwing a combination
and Capriotti counters with a takedown into side control.
Capriotti tries for a kimura but Pencil is defending well.
Capriotti thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Capriotti tries for a kimura but Pencil is defending well.
Capriotti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pencil knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capriotti misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Capriotti thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Capriotti is trying to get an arm triangle but Pencil is defending well.
My spies in CT Antiga Uniăo inform me that Capriotti has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Capriotti throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pencil wants to get back to his feet.
Capriotti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Capriotti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Capriotti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Capriotti in side control, throwing shots but Pencil defends.
Capriotti misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Capriotti working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Capriotti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pencil knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pencil dodges the ground and pound from Capriotti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capriotti tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Capriotti has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pencil!
Pencil wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Capriotti.
Capriotti scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pencil?
Capriotti punching from mount but Pencil doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Capriotti with shots to the head and body - Pencil looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capriotti looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Capriotti raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Capriotti goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pencil is on top in guard.
Nikolay Capriotti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Capriotti has an active guard here but Pencil has managed to pass into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capriotti gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Capriotti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pencil takes a swing at Capriotti's ribcage but misses.
Capriotti lands a leg kick that knocks Pencil off balance momentarily.
Pencil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Capriotti blocks a leg kick.
Wooden Pencil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Capriotti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pencil as he jumps to the side.
Capriotti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck for Capriotti with that takedown attempt.
Capriotti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooden Pencil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolay Capriotti.
A clash of legs there as Pencil blocks the low kick.
Pencil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Capriotti.
Pencil throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Capriotti counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pencil won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capriotti looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Check out the look on Capriotti's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Capriotti goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pencil has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Capriotti but great work by Pencil.
Capriotti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Capriotti is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Capriotti wants to improve his position but Pencil is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capriotti with the active half guard here but Pencil passes nicely into side control.
Capriotti manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pencil's best efforts.
Capriotti is looking to improve his position.
Capriotti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pencil pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capriotti moves into full guard.
Pencil tries to stand but Capriotti is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capriotti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Capriotti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Capriotti is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pencil is aware though and is defending well.
Capriotti throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pencil uses it to pass to side control.
Capriotti sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pencil prevents Capriotti from improving his position.
Capriotti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Capriotti looking for submissions off his back.
Capriotti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wooden Pencil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capriotti is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pencil's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pencil's back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Capriotti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Capriotti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Capriotti!
An out of breath Nikolay Capriotti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Fjeldsted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnatello Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fjeldsted comes to the cage accompanied by How Deep Is Your Love. Moss is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Made You Look. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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25
168 lbs
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155 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Great elbows
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Fjeldsted!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donnatello Moss!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fjeldsted stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moss.
Moss walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fjeldsted moves out of range as Moss throws a body kick.
Moss pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A leg kick checked by Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moss moves in looking to clinch but Fjeldsted pushes him off.
Fjeldsted seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fjeldsted fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moss.
Fjeldsted swings for the body but Moss moves out of range.
Moss pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moss throws out a leg kick but Fjeldsted moves out of range and Moss only half commits.
A lazy body kick from Moss
and Fjeldsted counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moss is looking to clinch.
Fjeldsted lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moss thows a leg kick but Fjeldsted checks it
and Fjeldsted counters with a nice leg kick.
Moss looks for the body kick but Fjeldsted saw that one coming.
Moss motions for Fjeldsted to come forward. Moss throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fjeldsted takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fjeldsted swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fjeldsted takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fjeldsted feints and then cracks Moss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moss down.
Moss tries to clinch but Fjeldsted moves out of range.
Moss has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Moss is rocked!
A low kick from Moss is predictable there
and Fjeldsted counters with a big uppercut that knocks Moss off his feet! Fjeldsted dives into side control looking to finish!
Moss is still in real trouble! Can Fjeldsted finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fjeldsted creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Moss sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Moss wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Moss being controlled for a moment.
Moss bucks up and tries to throw Fjeldsted off but instead Fjeldsted has got his back!
Fjeldsted just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Moss seems to have recovered his senses.
Fjeldsted is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Moss is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Fjeldsted off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Moss is keeping busy.
Fjeldsted looking to hold on to the position here but Moss rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Fjeldsted looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fjeldsted accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjeldsted trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fjeldsted throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fjeldsted postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moss wants to get back to his feet but Fjeldsted passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moss is trying to stand up here but Fjeldsted is controlling him well.
Fjeldsted 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.
Moss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fjeldsted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjeldsted throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fjeldsted seems to be looking for submissions.
Fjeldsted wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moss keeps working.
Fjeldsted is stalling here. Moss is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fjeldsted seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Moss has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fjeldsted is trying to get back to half guard.
Fjeldsted gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Fjeldsted dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fjeldsted throws a leg kick but Moss checks it.
Moss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fjeldsted lands a nice hook to Moss's body. Moss takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fjeldsted throws out a powerful jab.
Ivan Fjeldsted is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fjeldsted.
A leg kick checked by Fjeldsted.
Moss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fjeldsted paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fjeldsted changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moss.
Nice body kick from Fjeldsted.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fjeldsted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moss is looking to land body kicks.
Donnatello Moss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fjeldsted darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fjeldsted buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fjeldsted scores with a spinning back kick!
Moss is breathing heavily.
Fjeldsted moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fjeldsted scores with a hook to the body. Moss takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss ducks straight into an uppercut from Fjeldsted and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Moss manages to regain guard straight away.
Moss keeping moving, preventing Fjeldsted from controlling successfully.
Fjeldsted stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fjeldsted throws a big right hand that misses.
Fjeldsted trying to control the position from guard on top but Moss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss is looking to stand up but Fjeldsted isn't so interested in that idea.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fjeldsted in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fjeldsted trying to control the position from guard on top but Moss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fjeldsted is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ivan Fjeldsted has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fjeldsted lands a left and a right that send Moss crashing to the mat, dazed. Fjeldsted thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fjeldsted chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donnatello Moss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moss takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjeldsted lands with a cross.
Moss pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fjeldsted is out of range and Moss settles back down.
Fjeldsted fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moss tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fjeldsted counters with a low kick, right behind Moss 's knee.
Moss looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fjeldsted lands with a good body shot.
Fjeldsted is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Fjeldsted! Moss is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Fjeldsted!
A very excited looking Ivan Fjeldsted made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kampmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Archer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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25
215 lbs
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26
210 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Kampmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Archer!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kampmann gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Archer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Kampmann.
I was talking to Kampmann's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kampmann blocks an uppercut.
Archer pushes Kampmann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kampmann.
Archer pushes Kampmann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kampmann lands with a short shot to the head.
Kampmann manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Archer.
Archer gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kampmann is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Archer off and has taken his back!
Archer trying to control the position but Kampmann manages to sink in the hooks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampmann doesn't have the hooks in and Archer manages to turn into his guard.
Archer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kampmann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Archer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kampmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kampmann controlling the position.
Archer throws an elbow that misses. Kampmann uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Archer's guard. Nice move by Kampmann!
Archer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kampmann is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Archer holds on and takes a little breather.
We're going to have a standup here because Chris Kampmann wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Archer.
An inside leg kick lands from Kampmann.
Archer thows a body shot but no joy.
Archer has a takedown stuffed.
Archer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kampmann checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann lands a head kick. Archer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Archer throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Archer throws a leg kick that misses.
Kampmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Archer.
Kampmann connects with a crisp jab.
Kampmann stuns Archer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Archer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Archer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kampmann. That's going to slow Archer down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Archer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Archer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kampmann.
A nice leg kick lands there from Archer.
Nice uppercut there from Archer.
Archer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kampmann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kampmann checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann connects with a body shot that sends Archer's belly button to the back.
Archer tries to score with a low kick but Kampmann moves his leg out of the way.
Archer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kampmann walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Archer throws a lazy right hand but Kampmann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Archer sizes up Kampmann with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kampmann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Archer.
Archer throws a leg kick but Kampmann sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chris Kampmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Archer takes a swing at Kampmann's ribcage but misses.
Kampmann misses with a jab, cross combination.
Archer connects with a solid leg kick.
Archer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Archer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kampmann checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Archer motions for Kampmann to come forward. Archer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Archer is predictable there
and Kampmann counters with a right hand to the body.
Kampmann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Archer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kampmann has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Archer 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.
Archer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kampmann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Archer misses with a leg kick
and Kampmann counters with a thumping low kick.
Kampmann scores with a shot to the body.
Archer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Archer throws a body punch but Kampmann moves out of range.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kampmann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Archer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Archer scores with a leg kick.
Kampmann scoring well with a low kick there.
Archer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kampmann was well out of range. Poor timing from Archer.
Archer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kampmann tries to clinch but Archer is having none of it.
Kampmann scores with a push kick.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chris Kampmann is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Kampmann checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Archer misses.
Kampmann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kampmann moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Archer.
Kampmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aaron Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer thows a body shot but no joy.
Kampmann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kampmann lands a high kick!
Kampmann chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Archer can pounce on him.
Archer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kampmann.
Kampmann takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kampmann walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sloppy strikes from Archer. Those never looked like landing.
Kampmann scores with a kick to the body.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer. Kampmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kampmann lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Archer shoots for a double leg takedown but Kampmann sprawls well. He's pushed Archer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Archer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Archer is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kampmann. That's going to slow Archer down.
Archer keeps the fight on the outside.
Kampmann throws a sloppy head kick and Archer moves out of range easily.
Kampmann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Archer misses with a few strikes there.
Kampmann rushes Archer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Archer lands a nice uppercut.
Kampmann lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Kampmann on the inside.
Kampmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Archer working aggressively here.
Archer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kampmann is defending well.
Chris Kampmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Archer.
A hook to the body from Kampmann.
Kampmann is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann tries to throw a body punch but Archer avoids it by throwing Kampmann back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kampmann.
Archer tries to work over Kampmann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Archer swings wildly with an uppercut but Kampmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Archer being controlled against the cage.
Chris Kampmann has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Archer throws a punch but it's blocked by Kampmann.
Kampmann blocks a body shot from Archer.
Archer prevents a body shot from Kampmann.
Kampmann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
Archer can't find room to land a body shot as Kampmann controls the action.
Kampmann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Archer scores with a shoulder strike.
Kampmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kampmann throws a nice looking combination but Archer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Archer's head.
Nice sprawl there from Kampmann as Archer shoots in.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer. Kampmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer. Kampmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kampmann scores with a sloppy right hand. Archer should have avoided that one.
Kampmann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Archer.
Kampmann connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kampmann fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kampmann connects with a nice looking jab.
Archer is rocked!
Kampmann tries a head kick but it misses.
Archer is still on wobbly legs! Can Kampmann finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Archer is predictable there
and Kampmann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
and Kampmann counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Archer! He's just covering up as Kampmann starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Kampmann!
A very excited looking Chris Kampmann made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joesph Ely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (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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145 lbs
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135 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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joesph Ely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lannister closes the distance and clinches up with Ely, looking for a takedown. Lannister pushes Ely against the cage but Ely circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ely throws a jab but it's blocked by Lannister.
Lannister is looking to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Ely has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ely tries to sprawl but Lannister drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Lannister seems content to control.
Lannister trying to pass the guard but Ely defending well.
Lannister stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ely defends it well.
Lannister trying to control the pace.
Ely is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ely wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lannister lands a nice short elbow.
Lannister sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ely defending well though.
Lannister trying to control from half guard but Ely is working away.
Ely makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ely.
Lannister loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lannister seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lannister makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ely preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lannister is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lannister has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lannister stopping the sweep attempt from Ely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ely trying to control the position.
Ely keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ely looking for a sweep. Not yet Ely, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ely trying to keep a closed guard but Lannister is proving a slippery customer.
Ely is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lannister stays in close to Ely's body and controls the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ely tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lannister is defended easily by Ely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister lands a nice looking body shot.
Lannister throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lannister lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lannister scores with a shot to the body.
Lannister has closed the distance and engaged Ely in a clinch.
Lannister gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lannister throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ely to regain full guard.
Lannister works a leg free and moves into half guard.
It looks like Lannister is going to stand back up.
Lannister trying to mount his opponent but Ely defends it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lannister thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is trying to control. Ely wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lannister prevents Ely from improving his position.
Ely is pressing down on Lannister's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ely is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Ely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ely wants to sweep but no luck.
Lannister postures up in Ely's guard and throws a big left but Ely blocks it.
Lannister in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lannister wants to control from the top but Ely keeps moving.
Lannister not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lannister throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ely shoots in for a takedown but Lannister shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lannister jabs at Ely's body.
Ely shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lannister scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lannister lands some shots froms side control.
Lannister working the body and head with strikes.
Ely defending against the ground and pound.
Ely is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lannister connects with a decent elbow.
Lannister lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lannister scoring with punches from side control.
Ely is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ely misses with a strike from the bottom.
Lannister looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lannister lands some shots froms side control.
Ely is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister wants to control for a moment but Ely uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Lannister is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lannister seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ely does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lannister is thwarting Ely's attempts to control the position.
Ely is not content to let Lannister control the position.
Lannister tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ely knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lannister throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lannister is looking to advance position but Ely won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister trying to control the action but Ely is working from the bottom.
Lannister is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lannister controlling the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyrion Lannister was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lannister tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ely swivels and escapes.
Lannister scores with a shot to the body.
Lannister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ely takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ely has managed to clinch.
Lannister tries for a takedown but Ely manages to get underhooks.
Lannister is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ely is defending well.
Joesph Ely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrion Lannister.
Ely pulls Lannister into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister being controlled here momentarily.
Lannister tries to free his leg and advance position but Ely is retaining full guard.
Ely wants to stand up but Lannister is controlling him.
Lannister throwing strikes from guard but Ely blocks nicely.
Lannister trying to control but Ely is working from the bottom.
Ely throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ely keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister throwing strikes from guard but Ely blocks nicely.
Lannister throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ely is trying to keep Lannister in close.
Tyrion Lannister has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ely needs to keep his hands up - Lannister had a free shot at his head there.
Lannister throws a hook but Ely blocks it.
Lannister throws a series of strikes that have Ely backpedaling.
Sloppy strikes from Ely. Those never looked like landing.
Ely shoots and misses
and Lannister counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister is working for a kimura but Ely is defending it quite comfortably.
Ely is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lannister throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ely is defended easily by Lannister.
Lannister is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ely sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ely takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ely shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lannister sprawls well. Lannister wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ely gets slowly back to his feet.
Lannister has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lannister listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Lannister.
Oh Ely is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lannister fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ely sprawls well initially but Lannister persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lannister is trying to control. Ely wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lannister is looking for a kimura but Ely is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lannister to get the leverage.
Ely seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister wants to take a breather but Ely is having none of it.
Lannister not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lannister tries to pass to full mount but Ely defends it.
Lannister is keen to just control but Ely is a slippery customer.
Lannister is working for a submission of some sort.
Lannister throwing shots but Ely is blocking nicely.
Ely is staying active underneath Lannister, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ely looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lannister keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lannister scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ely is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ely trying to control but Lannister postures up.
Lannister wants to free his trapped foot but Ely is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lannister wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ely keeps working.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ely looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ely feints and then cracks Lannister's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lannister down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lannister fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lannister has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ely shoots in looking for a takedown. Lannister tries to sprawl out of it but Ely keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lannister manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joesph Ely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ely gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lannister.
Ely tries to clinch up.
Lannister lunges at Ely with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ely's hand.
Ely is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lannister sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ely lands a nice shot to the body.
Lannister moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Lannister.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ely looks for a takedown but Lannister sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lannister shoots in looking for a takedown but Ely manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lannister's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ely walks into a stiff left hand from Lannister.
Lannister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ely moves away.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt.
Lannister comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lannister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lannister cracks Ely with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ely tries to clinch up.
Ely shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lannister napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Joesph Ely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyrion Lannister is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ely scores with punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrion Lannister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lannister has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrion Lannister!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauta Naama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Mongol. The crowd seem to be enjoying Naama's choice of entrance music: Bulls On Parade. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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181 lbs
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170 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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Genghis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauta Naama!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan misses with the combination.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Naama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naama moves into range and clinches up with Khan.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Naama wants to break the clinch but can't.
Naama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Naama misses with a knee strike.
Khan is looking to control Naama's arms but Naama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khan has his back to the cage.
Naama tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Naama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Naama has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Naama.
Khan effectively controlling the action here.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khan seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Naama is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Naama lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Naama is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Naama goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Khan turns into him and now he's in Naama's guard.
Naama keeping full guard, as Khan tries to pass.
Khan advances position into side control!
Naama is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Khan off and has taken his back!
Naama controlling well, preventing Khan from escaping the position.
Khan showing good submission defense here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Naama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naama looking for the choke from the back.
Naama working for the choke.
Naama is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Khan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Naama working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Khan gets back to half guard.
Naama tries to pass to full mount but Khan defends it.
Khan is defending against the submission attempts here by Naama.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan gets full guard.
Naama trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Naama lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naama throwing strikes but missing.
Naama wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Naama from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Khan holds on and takes a little breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naama tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauta Naama dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Naama gets a clinch.
Khan presses Naama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Naama wants a takedown.
Khan is leaning against Naama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Naama is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Khan is defending well.
Naama tries to pull guard but Khan holds him up against the cage and eventually Naama drops back down to his feet.
Genghis Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauta Naama.
Naama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan avoiding damage.
Naama wants to break free but Khan has control.
Naama wants a takedown.
Khan trying to stall but Naama improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
A short right from Khan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naama's elbow.
Naama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Naama missing with knees to the body.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Naama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan taking a breather.
Khan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Naama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Naama looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
It looks like Rauta Naama has been cut.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Naama tries to pull guard but Khan won't allow it.
Naama tries to pull guard but Khan holds him up against the cage and eventually Naama drops back down to his feet.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Naama drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naama tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khan smiles and moves away.
Naama tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khan swivels and escapes.
Naama clinches up against the cage.
Naama wants a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Naama is breathing heavily.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan lands a shot to the body.
Naama tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Naama back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Khan.
Naama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan avoiding damage as Naama throws knees to the body.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Khan.
A hook to the body from Khan.
Khan lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan taking a breather.
Genghis Khan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Khan pushes Naama back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan lands a right hand.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Naama is rocked!
Khan digs a right hand underneath Naama's ribcage. Naama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Naama is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Khan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naama tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
A short right from Khan.
A hook to the body from Khan.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan lands a big right hand that drops Naama! The killer instinct kicks in and Khan finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Khan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genghis Khan!
Genghis Khan took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I am not your father!'.
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pop
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