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Invictus 92 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sau Minneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minneo has chosen PowerTrip by Monster Magnet as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
12 - 15 - 0 |
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141 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sau Minneo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Palmeiras clinches up with Minneo and pushes him back against the cage.
O Palmeiras drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Minneo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
O Palmeiras tries to score a body lock takedown but Minneo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
O Palmeiras tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Minneo just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that O Palmeiras has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Palmeiras jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Minneo walks away with a smile on his face. O Palmeiras gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Minneo connects with a high kick.
O Palmeiras shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Minneo lands a front kick.
Minneo throws a right and a left that O Palmeiras avoids nicely.
O Palmeiras will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Palmeiras will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Palmeiras darts in and clinches Minneo up against the cage.
O Palmeiras drops down looking for an ankle pick but Minneo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Minneo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Minneo lands but O Palmeiras takes it in his stride.
O Palmeiras lands with a good body shot.
O Palmeiras shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Minneo sprawls well. Minneo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Palmeiras gets slowly back to his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Minneo. O Palmeiras shrugs it off though.
Minneo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Minneo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Palmeiras has managed to clinch.
Minneo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Minneo working a defensive guard here.
Minneo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead O Palmeiras passes into half guard.
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!
Minneo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but O Palmeiras pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minneo wants to control but O Palmeiras is keeping busy.
Minneo missing with punches from the bottom.
O Palmeiras wants to take a breather but Minneo is having none of it.
Minneo punching from the bottom.
Minneo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Minneo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Palmeiras can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Minneo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead O Palmeiras passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Minneo's face as O Palmeiras controls the position.
O Palmeiras goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Minneo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in O Palmeiras's guard! Nice work there by Minneo!
O Palmeiras looking to hit a scissor sweep but Minneo is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Palmeiras is working an open guard so Minneo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
O Palmeiras misses with a takedown attempt - Minneo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A swing and a miss from O Palmeiras.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras on the wrong end of a nice jab.
O Palmeiras lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
O Palmeiras swinging wildly here.
Minneo stuffs the takedown attempt from O Palmeiras. O Palmeiras gets slowly back to his feet.
Minneo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Palmeiras tries to avoid it but Minneo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Palmeiras to the ground. O Palmeiras escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Minneo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Palmeiras.
Minneo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minneo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Minneo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minneo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sau Minneo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Minneo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Minneo trying to control but O Palmeiras is working from the bottom.
Minneo won't allow O Palmeiras to get back to his feet.
Minneo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
O Palmeiras wants to slow Minneo down by chopping away at his legs.
O Palmeiras darts in looking for a takedown but Minneo gets double underhooks and turns O Palmeiras into the cage.
O Palmeiras tries to pull guard but Minneo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Minneo can't get the takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Palmeiras creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Minneo lands a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Palmeiras is looking to stand up but Minneo isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Palmeiras wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Minneo is now in half guard.
Minneo is trying to control. O Palmeiras wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
O Palmeiras keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Minneo is looking for a kimura but O Palmeiras is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Minneo to get the leverage.
O Palmeiras is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sau Minneo has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Palmeiras wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Minneo is trying to work for a kimura but O Palmeiras is defending well.
Minneo is working for a submission of some sort.
O Palmeiras is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minneo stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows O Palmeiras to get to his feet.
Minneo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Minneo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Palmeiras gets caught flat footed, as Minneo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Palmeiras looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Palmeiras not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Minneo stands and steps away. O Palmeiras gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Minneo shoots in and drives through. O Palmeiras sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minneo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
O Palmeiras wants to get back to his feet.
O Palmeiras is trying to escape back to his feet but Minneo uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Minneo decides to stand back up. Minneo steps back and let's O Palmeiras get back to his feet.
O Palmeiras gets a clinch.
Minneo breaks the clinch.
O Palmeiras clinches.
O Palmeiras tries to pull guard but Minneo holds him up against the cage and eventually O Palmeiras drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Palmeiras drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Minneo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Minneo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minneo trying to control the position from guard on top but O Palmeiras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Palmeiras is looking to stand up but Minneo isn't so interested in that idea.
Minneo advances position into side control!
Minneo decides to stand up, so the ref orders O Palmeiras to his feet.
O Palmeiras closes the distance and clinches.
O Palmeiras tries to circle away but Minneo has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Palmeiras's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Minneo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Minneo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sau Minneo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
O Palmeiras misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for O Palmeiras with that takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Minneo. That snapped O Palmeiras's head back.
Minneo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Palmeiras takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Minneo lunges at O Palmeiras with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Palmeiras's hand.
Minneo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
O Palmeiras is rocked!
O Palmeiras gets tackled into the cage by Minneo. Minneo maintains the clinch.
Oh O Palmeiras is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Minneo has clasped his hands together around O Palmeiras's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minneo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
O Palmeiras seems to have got his legs back now.
Horrible takedown by Minneo or perhaps it was just good defense by O Palmeiras which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Minneo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minneo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Palmeiras fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Minneo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sau Minneo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Palmeiras drives through with a takedown into Minneo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Palmeiras with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Minneo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Palmeiras scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Minneo wants to sweep but no luck.
Minneo is looking for a triangle but O Palmeiras pushes his legs off easily.
O Palmeiras is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Minneo keeping moving, preventing O Palmeiras from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras tries to free his leg and advance position but Minneo is retaining full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minneo working for a triangle but O Palmeiras defends it easily.
Minneo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
O Palmeiras trying to control the position from guard on top but Minneo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Palmeiras lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Minneo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but O Palmeiras puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
O Palmeiras working over Minneo with some ground and pound. Minneo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
O Palmeiras lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
O Palmeiras seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Minneo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sau Minneo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Minneo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
O Palmeiras trying to control from half guard but Minneo is working away.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Palmeiras seems to be working for a kimura but Minneo defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minneo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
O Palmeiras being controlled here momentarily.
Let's hope that Minneo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Minneo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
O Palmeiras loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sau Minneo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Minneo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sau Minneo!
Sau Minneo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Closed - Thanks for Support, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bigbird Blast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
275 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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275 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bigbird Blast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Lucania!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucania throws a wild body kick that Blast sees coming a mile off.
Lucania forces Blast back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lucania.
Lucania stalling against the cage.
Knees to the body from Lucania.
Lucania with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bigbird Blast has been cut.
Blast tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lucania blocks an elbow strike from Blast.
Lucania wants a takedown.
Lucania avoids a wild elbow strike from Blast.
Stalling in the clinch from Lucania.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Blast.
Lucania misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucania scores with a shoulder strike.
Lucania drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blast gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lucania lands an elbow that stopped Blast in his tracks for a moment.
Lucania drags the fight down to the ground.
Lucania had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blast defends it easily.
Lucania working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blast doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Lucania is tightening it up a little... Blast has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Blast reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Blast taps out! Nice BJJ there by Lucania!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Salvatore Lucania!
During a confident post fight interview, Salvatore Lucania thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmonray Flauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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210 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmonray Flauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Barnes!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flauta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes has control of Flauta's left arm, preventing Flauta from doing any damage.
Flauta has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Flauta works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Flauta is working for a submission of some sort.
Flauta controlling the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barnes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Flauta is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barnes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Flauta.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control but Flauta postures up.
Flauta is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barnes is staying active underneath Flauta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Flauta is looking for a kimura but Barnes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Flauta to get the leverage.
Barnes is controlling Flauta's trapped leg to prevent Flauta from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes tries to get to full guard but Flauta has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control here.
Flauta stalling away here and it's allowed Barnes to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Flauta trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Flauta is really struggling to control Barnes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Flauta controlling him for the moment.
Barnes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flauta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Flauta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flauta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Flauta controlling him for the moment.
Barnes controls Flauta momentarily but Flauta frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flauta wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
Flauta postures up in Barnes's guard and throws a big left but Barnes blocks it.
Flauta throws a big right hand that misses.
Flauta stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Flauta looking to pass the guard.
Barnes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Flauta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flauta throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnes pulls Flauta in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ben Barnes wasn't active enough on the ground.
Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Barnes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Flauta.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
Flauta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmonray Flauta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Flauta keeps it at a distance.
Flauta shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Flauta's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flauta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barnes. That one must have hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flauta closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Flauta is breathing heavily.
Barnes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barnes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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 Dmonray Flauta will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnes lands a big head kick that sends Flauta tumbling to the mat! Barnes takes a step backwards and waves Flauta back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Flauta is rocked!
It looks like Dmonray Flauta has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flauta wants to land a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Oh Flauta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flauta glances at the clock... BAM! Barnes nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Flauta crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Flauta is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Barnes!
Ben Barnes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tshering Wangchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wangchuck comes to the cage accompanied by Rapa - Rang Sem Kar Ga Mikar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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294 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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285 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tshering Wangchuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wangchuck moves in looking to clinch but Hetfield pushes him off.
Wangchuck doesn't manage to clinch there - Hetfield circles away.
Hetfield misses with a two punch combination.
Wangchuck closes the distance but Hetfield moves to the side
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wangchuck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hetfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wangchuck throws a head kick but Hetfield moves out of range.
Wangchuck wants to clinch but Hetfield slips to the side
and Hetfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hetfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Hetfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wangchuck looks to clinch
letting Hetfield counter with a right hand.
Wangchuck bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hetfield's head backwards.
Wangchuck comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Wangchuck is looking to clinch.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch.
Wangchuck tries to clinch there but Hetfield circles away.
Wangchuck throws a head kick that misses.
Wangchuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wangchuck takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wangchuck clinches up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Wangchuck has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wangchuck throws an elbow that misses.
Wangchuck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hetfield lunges at Wangchuck with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wangchuck's hand.
Hetfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wangchuck.
A head kick misses from Wangchuck.
A left and a right from Hetfield both land. Nice combination.
Wangchuck throws a push kick but Hetfield slaps the foot to one side.
Wangchuck has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hetfield manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wangchuck preventing the sweep.
Wangchuck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wangchuck trying to control but Hetfield is working from the bottom.
Hetfield has a closed guard, preventing Wangchuck from standing up.
Wangchuck knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hetfield on the ground.
Hetfield is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wangchuck gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hetfield looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wangchuck is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hetfield is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wangchuck tries to stand but Hetfield is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hetfield is looking for a triangle but Wangchuck pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hetfield has a closed guard, preventing Wangchuck from standing up.
Hetfield looking for a sweep. Not yet Hetfield, not yet.
Wangchuck trying to control but Hetfield is working from the bottom.
Wangchuck wants to get up but he can't break Hetfield's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hetfield avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wangchuck wants to get up but he can't break Hetfield's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hetfield looking for a guillotine here but Wangchuck defends easily.
Hetfield had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wangchuck defends it easily.
Wangchuck stands and steps away. Hetfield gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wangchuck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck moves to clinch but Hetfield breaks away
and Hetfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hetfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tshering Wangchuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hetfield throws a nice looking combination but Wangchuck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wangchuck is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hetfield.
Hetfield uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wangchuck has time to react.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hetfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch but Hetfield is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wangchuck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Hetfield moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wangchuck moves into the clinch successfully.
Hetfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Wangchuck backwards.
Hetfield is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Hetfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Hetfield's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wangchuck moves out of range as Hetfield strikes.
Wangchuck slips a jab and a cross from Hetfield.
Hetfield tries to keep at a distance but Wangchuck has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hetfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hetfield avoiding damage.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wangchuck stops a takedown attempt from Hetfield.
Hetfield lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wangchuck tries to land knees in the clinch but Hetfield avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hetfield breaks from the clinch.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Hetfield moves away
and Hetfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wangchuck doesn't manage to clinch there - Hetfield circles away.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hetfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hetfield feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wangchucks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wangchuck darts in trying to clinch
and Hetfield counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wangchuck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wangchuck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hetfield misses with a wild combination.
Hetfield throws the left hand but Wangchuck avoids the punch easily.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hetfield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wangchuck rushes Hetfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wangchuck misses with a punch to the body.
Hetfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wangchuck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hetfield lands a jab-cross combination.
Hetfield lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wangchuck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Hetfield thows a body shot but no joy.
Wangchuck moves in looking to clinch but Hetfield pushes him off.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hetfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wangchuck.
Sloppy strikes from Hetfield. Those never looked like landing.
Wangchuck wants to clinch.
James Hetfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hetfield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wangchuck throws a nice head kick!
Hetfield might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hetfield jabs Wangchuck to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wangchuck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hetfield to score with a decent uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Hetfield there.
Wangchuck slips under a jab from Hetfield.
A slow jab from Hetfield misses its intended target.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch but Hetfield is avoiding it.
Wangchuck throws a head kick that misses.
Wangchuck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wangchuck clinches up against the cage.
Hetfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wangchuck misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hetfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Hetfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wangchuck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hetfield takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hetfield avoids the elbow strike from Wangchuck, against the cage.
Hetfield managing to block the knees to the body from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Hetfield blocks with his arms.
Hetfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wangchuck backwards.
Wangchuck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hetfield's efforts to push away.
Hetfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wangchuck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wangchuck misses with some punches.
Hetfield manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wangchuck throws a head kick but Hetfield moves out of range.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hetfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wangchuck tries to clinch there but Hetfield circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wangchuck misses with a head kick.
Hetfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hetfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wangchuck throws a wild body kick that Hetfield sees coming a mile off.
Wangchuck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up.
Wangchuck tries to clinch
and Hetfield counters with a three punch combo that has Wangchuck backing up. Wangchuck nods at Hetfield to acknowledge the strikes.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hetfield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hetfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up but Hetfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Hetfield darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wangchuck wants to clinch.
Hetfield works Wangchuck's body with a nice hook.
Hetfield lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hetfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Hetfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Hetfield's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Wangchuck wants to clinch.
Hetfield displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hetfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch but Hetfield is avoiding it.
Hetfield throws a hook but Wangchuck blocks it.
Wangchuck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hetfield avoiding damage as Wangchuck throws knees to the body.
Hetfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wangchuck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hetfield is defending well for now.
Wangchuck misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wangchuck throws an elbow but misses.
Hetfield wants to take the fight to the mat but Wangchuck manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hetfield.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wangchuck throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hetfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hetfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Wangchuck won't allow it.
Hetfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch.
Hetfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up.
Wangchuck wants to clinch but Hetfield slips to the side
and Hetfield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wangchuck looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hetfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Wangchuck.
James Hetfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for Hetfield.
Wangchuck drops his hands momentarily and Hetfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wangchuck slips under a jab.
Wangchuck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wangchuck wants to clinch up but Hetfield keeps it at a distance.
Hetfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up
and Wangchuck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hetfield throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hetfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
James Hetfield is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Hetfield moves out of range.
Wangchuck takes one to the chin there.
Wangchuck tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hetfield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hetfield misses the shot to the body.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Hetfield is having none of it.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hetfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wangchuck wants to clinch
and Hetfield counters with a two punch combo.
Hetfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hetfield misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wangchuck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wangchuck has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hetfield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hetfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield scores with a decent looking hook.
Hetfield misses with a wild body shot.
Wangchuck lands a leg kick that knocks Hetfield off balance momentarily.
Hetfield misses with a wild combination.
Wangchuck looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wangchuck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wangchuck wants to clinch up but Hetfield keeps it at a distance.
Wangchuck moves to clinch but Hetfield breaks away
and Hetfield counters with a one-two to the body.
Wangchuck doesn't manage to clinch there - Hetfield circles away.
Wangchuck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hetfield thows a body shot but no joy.
Hetfield lands with an overhand left.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Hetfield moves out of range.
Hetfield connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield thuds a left hand into Wangchuck's body.
Wangchuck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hetfield scores with a hook to the body. Wangchuck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hetfield connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wangchuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hetfield connects with a right hand. Wangchuck shakes it off.
Wangchuck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hetfield circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hetfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hetfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hetfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hetfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wangchuck walks into a stiff left hand from Hetfield.
Hetfield throws a combination. Wangchuck tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tshering Wangchuck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wangchuck clinches up with Hetfield and pushes him back against the cage.
Wangchuck unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Hetfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hetfield winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hetfield!
James Hetfield took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Meet the Future for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francois Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Jalovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Steyne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, When Angels Cry. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jalovaara's choice of entrance music: Die for Metal. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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25
193 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Van Steyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaska Jalovaara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalovaara looks to land a combination but Van Steyne avoids it well.
Jalovaara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Steyne sprawls well. Van Steyne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jalovaara gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Steyne throws a sloppy head kick and Jalovaara moves out of range easily.
Van Steyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jalovaara's calf.
Van Steyne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jalovaara misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jalovaara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jalovaara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Steyne tries to close the distance and clinch but Jalovaara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jalovaara throws a body kick that misses.
Van Steyne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Steyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Steyne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jalovaara throws a leg kick but Van Steyne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've been told by Van Steyne's head coaches at Reign in Blood that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne is looking to land body kicks.
Jalovaara lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jalovaara.
Jalovaara throws a leg kick which misses Van Steyne's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Steyne tries to avoid it.
Jalovaara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Steyne under the eye.
Jalovaara dives in for a single leg takedown but Van Steyne sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jalovaara digs a right hand underneath Van Steyne's ribcage. Van Steyne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Steyne misses with the head strike.
Jalovaara is looking for a takedown.
Francois Van Steyne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaska Jalovaara.
Van Steyne stalling in the clinch but Jalovaara improves position.
Jalovaara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jalovaara misses with 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!
Van Steyne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jalovaara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaska Jalovaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Van Steyne tenderised Jalovaara's leg. Jalovaara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jalovaara connects with a jab.
Jalovaara dips to his left and cracks Van Steyne with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara shoots in and drives through. Van Steyne sprawls well.
Van Steyne misses with a looping left.
Jalovaara has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Van Steyne misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne throws a jab when Jalovaara was well out of range.
Jalovaara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jalovaara misses with a body shot.
Jalovaara throws a hook but Van Steyne avoids it easily.
Jalovaara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Steyne is out of range.
Jalovaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Steyne manages to avoid it.
Van Steyne misses with a leg kick
and Jalovaara counters with a shoot takedown. Van Steyne fights it but they end up in guard.
Jalovaara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Steyne wants to sweep here but Jalovaara controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara throwing strikes from guard but Van Steyne blocks nicely.
Van Steyne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jalovaara.
Van Steyne looking to control.
Jalovaara trying to control but Van Steyne is working from the bottom.
Jalovaara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jalovaara throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Steyne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jalovaara looking to pass the guard.
Van Steyne keeping moving, preventing Jalovaara from controlling successfully.
Jalovaara won't allow Van Steyne to get back to his feet.
Jalovaara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Steyne is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne is looking for a triangle but Jalovaara pushes his legs off easily.
Van Steyne has his foot on Jalovaara's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jalovaara works his way back into a safe position though.
Jalovaara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jalovaara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van Steyne pulls Jalovaara in close to prevent any damage.
Jalovaara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Steyne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Steyne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jalovaara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jalovaara lands a couple of digs.
Jalovaara trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Steyne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaska Jalovaara dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Steyne 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 Jalovaara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jalovaara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jalovaara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jalovaara misses with a looping right.
Van Steyne tries a head kick but it misses.
Jalovaara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Steyne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jalovaara misses the body punch
and Van Steyne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jalovaara throws a low kick, looking for Van Steyne's leg but Van Steyne calmly moves out of range.
Van Steyne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Steyne tries to clinch up but Jalovaara circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Steyne throws a jab when Jalovaara was well out of range.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick
and Jalovaara counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Van Steyne!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Steyne takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jalovaara throws an elbow but Van Steyne slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Van Steyne!
Van Steyne tries to lock up and control but Jalovaara gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jalovaara scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jalovaara raining down shots from the mount!
Van Steyne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jalovaara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jalovaara raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jaska Jalovaara has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Steyne is desperately trying to improve his position but Jalovaara has a good base and remains in mount.
Jalovaara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Van Steyne is rocked!
Jalovaara jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Van Steyne manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Oh Van Steyne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jalovaara cracks Van Steyne with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Van Steyne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Van Steyne seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara lands a decent elbow from side control.
Van Steyne taking a bit of punishment here - Jalovaara scoring with strikes.
Jalovaara working the body and head with strikes.
Jalovaara working the strikes but Van Steyne uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jalovaara lands a nice short elbow.
Jalovaara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jalovaara throwing shots but Van Steyne is blocking nicely.
Jalovaara landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Van Steyne tries to roll over but Jalovaara keeps him under control.
Jalovaara trying to control the action but Van Steyne is working from the bottom.
Jalovaara is stalling here. Van Steyne is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jalovaara seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Van Steyne has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jalovaara tries to bench press Van Steyne off him but Van Steyne keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jalovaara shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Steyne tries to sprawl out of it but Jalovaara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Steyne manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jalovaara misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jalovaara 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 Van Steyne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Steyne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Steyne throws a low kick but Jalovaara avoids it.
A big left from Van Steyne misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jalovaara is predictable there
and Jalovaara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Steyne's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Steyne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jalovaara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Steyne.
Jalovaara lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Steyne off the cage and back into range.
Van Steyne ducks under a wild hook from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Steyne throws a lazy right hand but Jalovaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Francois Van Steyne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Steyne tries to sprawl but Jalovaara drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Van Steyne is trying to maintain the position but Jalovaara is very close to passing his half guard.
Jalovaara is looking to pass Van Steyne's guard but actually Van Steyne recovers to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Steyne is controlling Jalovaara's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaska Jalovaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jalovaara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jalovaara motions for Van Steyne to come forward. Jalovaara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jalovaara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jalovaara swings for the body but Van Steyne moves out of range.
Van Steyne misses with a right hand
and Jalovaara counters with a single leg into guard. Van Steyne didn't expect that.
Van Steyne wants to sweep but no luck.
Jalovaara slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jalovaara working away.
An elbow from Jalovaara crashes against the mat.
Jalovaara working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jalovaara working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jalovaara laying and praying for a moment but Van Steyne takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Van Steyne to regain full guard.
Jalovaara is working Van Steyne over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van Steyne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jalovaara distracts Van Steyne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jalovaara works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jalovaara wants to pass to mount but Van Steyne is defending the position.
Jalovaara wants to advance to full mount but Van Steyne doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Van Steyne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jalovaara throwing strikes from guard but Van Steyne blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalovaara scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jalovaara wants to pass the guard but Van Steyne is keeping the position.
Van Steyne is pulling down on Jalovaara's head. It's preventing any offense from Jalovaara, at least for the moment.
Van Steyne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jalovaara got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Steyne has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jalovaara has managed to get both his arms back between Van Steyne's legs - danger averted.
Jalovaara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Steyne is keeping the position for now.
Van Steyne wants to sweep here but Jalovaara controlling him for the moment.
Jalovaara postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara connects with a couple of short punches.
Jalovaara throws an elbow that misses. Van Steyne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jalovaara's guard. Nice move by Van Steyne!
Jalovaara keeping moving, preventing Van Steyne from controlling successfully.
Jalovaara is looking for a triangle but Van Steyne pushes his legs off easily.
Jalovaara is trying to keep Van Steyne in close.
Jalovaara looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Steyne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jalovaara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Van Steyne has managed to get both his arms back between Jalovaara's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara working a defensive guard here.
Jalovaara looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Van Steyne has picked Jalovaara up and slammed him! Jalovaara can't keep hold of the triangle and Van Steyne manages to pass to side control!
Francois Van Steyne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jalovaara is looking for a sweep.
Jalovaara is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Van Steyne's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalovaara is pressing down on Van Steyne's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jalovaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jalovaara has his foot on Van Steyne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Van Steyne works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Steyne stays in close to Jalovaara's body and controls the position.
Jalovaara is trying to control the position but Van Steyne postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaska Jalovaara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jalovaara 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaska Jalovaara!
Jaska Jalovaara thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by NWO Wolfpack. Myers has chosen Halloween as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Myers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Myers pivots, looking for a leg kick but James is out of range and Myers settles back down.
Myers misses with a body kick.
Myers misses with a hook.
Myers misses with a straight left.
Myers lands a left and a right that sends James crashing to the canvas! Myers dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Jimmy James has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
James is staying active underneath Myers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
James is trying to control the position but Myers postures up.
Myers tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Myers got a little sloppy there for a moment and James has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Myers has managed to get both his arms back between James's legs - danger averted.
James had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Myers defends it easily.
James has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Myers should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, James has tightened it up now! Myers should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jimmy James!
Jimmy James made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Mike is a game fighter. I knew this fight was going to be a test in all areas. I came out and performed well so now I'm looking forward to whoever is next.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatton Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Quo Titan Kirbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirbs has chosen Steve Miller Band - The Joker as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatton Chantry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Quo Titan Kirbs!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chantry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kirbs defends it nicely.
Chantry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chantry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been hearing reports that Chantry has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chantry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatton Chantry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chantry throws out a loose jab but Kirbs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chantry darts in looking for a takedown but Kirbs gets double underhooks and turns Chantry into the cage.
Chantry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kirbs.
Chantry has Kirbs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kirbs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kirbs digs a right hand underneath Chantry's ribcage. Chantry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chantry tries to score a body lock takedown but Kirbs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kirbs is pressed up against the cage. Chantry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kirbs down to the mat. Kirbs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kirbs connects with a right hand. Chantry shakes it off.
It looks like Tatton Chantry has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirbs connects with a body shot that sends Chantry's belly button to the back.
Kirbs lands a leg kick that knocks Chantry off balance momentarily.
Kirbs throws a head kick but Chantry moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Kirbs.
Chantry is breathing heavily.
Kirbs thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirbs clobbers Chantry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kirbs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chantry walks into a stiff left hand from Kirbs.
Chantry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kirbs thuds his right hand into Chantry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kirbs misses with a looping right.
Kirbs lands with an uppercut that bounces Chantry off the cage and back into range.
Trent Quo Titan Kirbs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chantry shoots in and drives through. Kirbs sprawls well.
Kirbs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chantry shoots for a double leg takedown but Kirbs sprawls well. He's pushed Chantry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kirbs moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirbs throws an elbow that misses.
Chantry blocking some punches.
Kirbs blocks an elbow strike.
Kirbs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chantry backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirbs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kirbs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chantry is rocked!
Kirbs lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Chantry to his knees! Kirbs keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Quo Titan Kirbs!
After winning the bout, Trent Quo Titan Kirbs thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Hackenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Batistuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batistuta has chosen Deftones - You've Seen The Butcher as his entrance music. Christian Hackenburg had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Hackenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Batistuta!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Batistuta.
Hackenburg looking to score a takedown here. Batistuta is defending well but Hackenburg drives through and ends up in Batistuta's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Batistuta trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Batistuta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Batistuta pushes a forearm under Hackenburg's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hackenburg is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlos Batistuta!
Carlos Batistuta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Breneman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dobson (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Breneman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breneman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dobson was covering up waiting for the punch and Breneman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dobson is pulling down on Breneman's head to control his posture.
Dobson looking to control.
Breneman scoring with punches to the head and body.
It looks like Ben Dobson has been cut.
Dobson keeping full guard, as Breneman tries to pass.
Breneman 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dobson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Dobson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dobson moves out of range of the strikes.
Dobson throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Adam Breneman has been cut.
Breneman lands a nice looking body shot.
Dobson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dobson slips a straight right by Breneman.
Dobson throws a sloppy head kick and Breneman moves out of range easily.
Dobson looks for the body kick but Breneman saw that one coming.
Dobson avoids the body shot from Breneman.
Dobson misses with a low kick.
A jab from Dobson misses.
Dobson throws a low kick, looking for Breneman's leg but Breneman calmly moves out of range.
Breneman blocks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dobson.
Dobson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobson throws a front kick aimed at Breneman's knee but Breneman avoids it well.
Dobson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Breneman throws out the jab.
Dobson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dobson misses with a head kick.
Dobson misses with a hook. Breneman ducked under it nicely.
Dobson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Breneman's calf.
Breneman throws a big shot that misses.
Breneman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Breneman dips to his left and cracks Dobson with an uppercut!
Dobson throws a looping overhand right but Breneman ducks down to avoid it.
Breneman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ben Dobson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dobson tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Breneman does it's job there.
Dobson looks to land a left hand but Breneman moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Breneman misses.
Breneman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dobson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dobson throws a body kick that misses.
Breneman jabs Dobson right on the nose. Dobson blinks but takes it well.
Dobson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Breneman takes a step back to recover.
Dobson throws a leg kick but Breneman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Breneman scores with a jab.
That has opened up Ben Dobson's cut even more.
Breneman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dobson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dobson.
Ben Dobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dobson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Breneman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breneman throws a jab when Dobson was well out of range.
Breneman misses the jab.
Dobson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dobson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Breneman checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice cross by Breneman.
Dobson takes one to the chin there.
Breneman avoids the head kick by Dobson.
Dobson thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Breneman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Breneman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dobson to the ground. Breneman is now in Dobson's guard.
Dobson keeping moving, preventing Breneman from controlling successfully.
Breneman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dobson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Dobson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dobson, right into the meat.
Dobson moves away from the strike by Breneman.
Dobson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Breneman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Breneman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot lands for Breneman.
Dobson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dobson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Breneman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Breneman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dobson scores with a leg kick.
Dobson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dobson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dobson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Breneman will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Breneman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dobson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Breneman. That did some damage!
Dobson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Breneman will feel that in the morning.
Breneman avoids the head kick by Dobson.
Breneman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dobson can pounce on him.
Dobson drops Breneman with a beautiful combination! Breneman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dobson is looking for the KO!
Breneman is rocked!
Dobson fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Breneman square on the jaw! Damn, Breneman is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Dobson!
Ben Dobson is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Ben Dobson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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