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Sal Forlenzo Memorial PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nycky Downtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Downtime comes to the cage accompanied by Bring It. Monroe has chosen Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
29 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nycky Downtime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe lands a head kick. Downtime smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Monroe misses with a few strikes there.
Downtime showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses.
Downtime avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Downtime or perhaps it was just good defense by Monroe which made him look bad.
Monroe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A big left from Monroe misses.
Monroe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Downtime has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bipolar Asylum in the buildup to the fight.
Monroe scores with a one two! Downtime had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Monroe cracks Downtime with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Downtime lands a nice shot to the body.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses.
Downtime checks the leg kick.
Downtime ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Downtime!
It looks like Jon Monroe has been cut.
Downtime takes a swing at Monroe's ribcage but misses.
Monroe tries to bum rush Downtime with a series of wild strikes but Downtime uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Downtime blocks a head kick by Monroe.
No joy there for Monroe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Downtime was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monroe throws a series of punches but Downtime avoids them all with ease.
Downtime throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monroe misses with a low kick.
Monroe misses with the combination.
Monroe thows a body shot but no joy.
Monroe misses with a series of wild punches.
Monroe misses with a few strikes there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Monroe.
Downtime gets a double leg takedown into Monroe's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Downtime's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Downtime postures up in Monroe's guard and throws a big left but Monroe blocks it.
Monroe is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Jon Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Downtime lands with a right hand.
Monroe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Downtime in his tracks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Monroe!
Monroe throws a leg kick but Downtime sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe digs a good body shot into Downtime's ribs.
Monroe jabs Downtime to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Downtime misses with a head kick.
Downtime takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice cross by Downtime.
Downtime takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Downtime is rocked!
Monroe blocks a head kick by Downtime.
Oh Downtime is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Downtime lands a leg kick that knocks Monroe off balance momentarily.
Downtime seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Monroe lands.
Monroe misses with a combination
and Downtime counters with a left and a right that stings Monroe.
A good leg kick by Downtime.
Monroe fails to land with a series of punches.
Monroe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Downtime swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downtime with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Downtime moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Monroe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monroe lands an overhand right.
Downtime misses with a hook. Monroe ducked under it nicely.
Monroe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monroe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Downtime.
Monroe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Monroe feints and then cracks Downtime's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Downtime down.
Downtime throws a leg kick but Monroe checks it.
Monroe misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monroe misses with a double jab
and Downtime counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Downtime using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monroe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Downtime crunches a lovely knee into Monroe's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Monroe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Monroe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Monroe misses with a double jab
and Downtime counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Monroe has one foot on Downtime's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nycky Downtime is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monroe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Monroe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe fakes the leg kick and cracks Downtime in the body.
Downtime showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jon Monroe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Downtime listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Downtime connects with a looping right hand.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Downtime darts in looking for a takedown but Monroe gets double underhooks and turns Downtime into the cage.
Monroe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Monroe manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downtime blocks a head kick by Monroe.
A good leg kick by Downtime.
Monroe stuffs the takedown.
Monroe throws a front kick aimed at Downtime's knee but Downtime avoids it well.
Monroe fails to land with a series of punches.
Monroe misses with a combination
and Downtime counters with a nice uppercut.
Monroe is rocked!
Downtime lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Monroe out cold! Monroe is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nycky Downtime!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lester Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lester Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Romano Schoots!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Green.
Schoots tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Schoots with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schoots dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Green. That did some damage!
Schoots doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Schoots throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schoots lands with an uppercut that bounces Green off the cage and back into range.
Schoots takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Schoots connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Green tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Schoots.
Green shoots for a double leg takedown but Schoots sprawls well. He's pushed Green's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Schoots chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Green can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schoots lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Green steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schoots.
Schoots lands an overhand right.
Schoots throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots cracks Green with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Schoots throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green misses with a head kick.
Green closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Green lands in his opponent's guard.
Green being controlled here momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schoots is on top in guard.
Green is trying to control the position but Schoots postures up.
Schoots working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Green's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet.
Schoots throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green working a defensive guard here.
Schoots preventing the sweep.
Green is working hard here to advance position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green controlling the position.
Schoots working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Green looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Green working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schoots doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schoots manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Schoots throwing strikes but missing.
Green is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Schoots must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Schoots won't allow Green to sweep him here.
Schoots sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schoots trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schoots working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Green wants to sweep here but Schoots controlling him for the moment.
Schoots postures up.
Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schoots is one step ahead there.
Schoots works over Green with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Green manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schoots manages to get himself to full guard.
Green preventing the sweep.
Schoots manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Green manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schoots trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schoots throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green is trying to keep Schoots in close.
Schoots cracks Green with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano Schoots dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Green slips under a jab from Schoots.
Schoots lands with a right hand.
Schoots scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Schoots.
Schoots scores with a nice right hand.
Green is rocked!
Schoots misses with a left hand
and Green counters with a nice double leg into side control. Schoots won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schoots tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green misses with the ground and pound.
Green controlling the position.
Green wants to control but Schoots is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green swings around for an armbar but Schoots sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Green's guard.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schoots makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schoots postures up and lands a big shot to Green's brow.
Schoots got a little sloppy there for a moment and Green has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schoots has managed to get both his arms back between Green's legs - danger averted.
Green wants to sweep here but Schoots controlling him for the moment.
Schoots with a nice head shot there.
Green trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schoots accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lester Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schoots showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Green trying to keep a closed guard but Schoots is proving a slippery customer.
Schoots takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Schoots scoring with some ground and pound.
Green wants to sweep here but Schoots controlling him for the moment.
Schoots stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Schoots trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schoots passes into half guard.
Schoots is looking to advance position but Green won't allow it.
Green tries to get to full guard but Schoots has control of the leg.
Green works his way to full guard. Good work.
Green working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schoots doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Green is tightening it up a little... Schoots has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Schoots reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Schoots taps out! Nice BJJ there by Green!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lester Green!
A very excited looking Lester Green 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnie McDougle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin has chosen Symphony of Destruction as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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290 lbs
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282 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnie McDougle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDougle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rasputin lands a big head kick that sends McDougle tumbling to the mat! Rasputin takes a step backwards and waves McDougle back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Arnie McDougle has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from McDougle misses
and Rasputin counters with a body kick.
Rasputin fakes the leg kick and cracks McDougle in the body.
McDougle is breathing heavily.
McDougle is looking to score with low kicks.
McDougle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rasputin.
McDougle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arnie McDougle's cut is getting worse.
McDougle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rasputin's coach down at The Exiled BJJ and Wrestling was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rasputin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McDougle looks up at the clock. Bad move! Rasputin lands a right hand from hell, dropping McDougle. Rasputin pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigori Rasputin!
Grigori Rasputin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone scores with a nice body kick.
A big left from McCracken misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McCracken crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stone - the referee stops the clock and McCracken gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stone. McCracken manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McCracken moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
Stone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McCracken on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McCracken throws a hook but Stone avoids it easily.
Stone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McCracken tries to avoid it but Stone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McCracken to the ground. McCracken escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCracken is trying to break the clinch but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Stone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCracken is trying to break the clinch but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
McCracken wants to stall.
Stone has picked McCracken up - he's going for a ride! Stone dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McCracken can do anything to dispel that myth.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stone trying to pass the guard but McCracken defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCracken keeps working.
Stone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCracken defending well though.
Stone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stone throws a strike but McCracken avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Stone scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but McCracken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone stops McCracken from standing up.
Stone advances position into side control!
Stone cracks McCracken with a big elbow.
Stone working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone trying to control the position but McCracken is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stone.
Stone scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McCracken on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stone wants to control but McCracken is keeping him busy.
Stone creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McCracken sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Stone trying to control the position but McCracken is working away.
The ground and pound from Stone seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stone misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCracken wants to get back to his feet.
McCracken is not content to let Stone control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Stone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCracken.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick from McCracken.
McCracken throws a big shot that misses.
McCracken misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a single leg into guard. McCracken didn't expect that.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but McCracken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone cracks McCracken with a solid left hand.
McCracken is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stone is pushing down on McCracken's leg trying to pass to half guard. McCracken is fighting to maintain full guard but Stone has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stone wants to control but McCracken is keeping him busy.
Stone throwing shots but McCracken is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone wants to control but McCracken is keeping him busy.
Stone seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. McCracken is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sean Stone!
After winning the bout, Sean Stone 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Parvati Mellia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mellia comes into the arena with KMA - Pommeja blaring out of the sound system. Worthy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drop the world. 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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171 lbs
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167 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Parvati Mellia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marlon Worthy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Worthy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Worthy.
Worthy scores with a shot to the body.
Worthy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Worthy. Mellia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mellia moves away from the strike by Worthy.
Worthy throws a good cross that connects.
Worthy walks into a left hand.
Worthy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mellia thuds a left hand into Worthy's body.
Mellia dips to his left and cracks Worthy with an uppercut!
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!
Worthy just misses with a punch to the body.
Worthy throws a jab when Mellia was well out of range.
Mellia slips under a jab.
Mellia lands a jab to the nose.
Worthy throws a leg kick that misses.
Marlon Worthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worthy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mellia.
A punch lands to the side of Worthy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellia throws a lazy right hand but Worthy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Worthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worthy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mellia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mellia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Worthy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Worthy misses with a body shot.
Mellia slips a straight right by Worthy.
A jab lands there for Worthy.
Mellia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mellia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Worthy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mellia misses with a wild body shot.
Mellia looks to score with a jab to the body but Worthy is just out of range.
Worthy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mellia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Worthy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mellia 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.
Mellia throws a jab but it's blocked by Worthy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mellia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mellia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Worthy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Worthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mellia manages to avoid it.
Worthy lands a really nice looking cross but Mellia seems unphased.
Worthy jabs Mellia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Worthy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Worthy tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mellia.
Worthy misses the shot to the body.
Mellia misses with a wild body shot.
Worthy connects with an inside leg kick.
Mellia lands a nice hook to Worthy's body. Worthy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Worthy.
Mellia loads up on a big right hand but Worthy slips the punch.
Donk. Worthy catches Mellia right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellia scores with a jab.
Mellia walks into a straight right hand from Worthy.
Mellia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Worthy.
Worthy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mellia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Worthy throws a shot from downtown. Mellia moves away and avoids it.
Mellia defending well as Worthy loads up on a big left hand.
Worthy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mellia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Worthy tries to bum rush Mellia with a series of wild strikes but Mellia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good exchange - Mellia coming out on top.
Worthy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mellia catches Worthy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Worthy scores with a punch to the head.
Worthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mellia staying out of range there.
Worthy tries to move into range but Mellia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthy takes a swing at Mellia's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Mellia coming out on top.
Mellia throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Mellia.
Worthy is rocked!
Worthy misses with a hook.
Worthy is still on wobbly legs! Can Mellia finish him?
Worthy misses with a series of wild punches.
Worthy throws a hook to the side of Mellia's head but Mellia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Worthy seems to have recovered his senses.
Mellia clinches up with Worthy and pushes him back against the cage.
Mellia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Worthy's efforts to push away.
Mellia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mellia cracks Worthy with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worthy is trying to break the clinch but Mellia is controlling him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Worthy misses with a punch to the body.
Mellia lands a shoulder strike.
Mellia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marlon Worthy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Worthy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mellia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Worthy just misses with a punch to the body.
Mellia misses with a body shot.
Worthy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Worthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worthy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Worthy does no damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Worthy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mellia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mellia wants to clinch.
Worthy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Worthy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mellia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Worthy.
Mellia moves out of range as Worthy throws a body kick.
Worthy scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthy sizes up Mellia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mellia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Worthy finds it's way through Mellia's defenses.
Worthy has Mellia up against the cage in a clinch.
Mellia swings wildly with an uppercut but Worthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worthy gets through Mellia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Worthy working aggressively here.
Worthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Worthy throws a hook to the side of Mellia's head but Mellia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Worthy clinches.
Worthy takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worthy can't break the clinch.
Worthy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Worthy misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worthy's elbow.
Mellia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mellia throws a head punch that misses.
Worthy misses with a body punch.
Worthy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Worthy fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mellia misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Worthy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Worthy prevents a body shot from Mellia.
Worthy misses with a body punch.
Worthy prevents a body shot from Mellia.
Worthy misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mellia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Worthy throws a head punch that misses.
Worthy can't find room to land a body shot as Mellia controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Worthy.
Worthy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Worthy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mellia holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Worthy wants to stall.
Mellia stalling against the cage.
Mellia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Worthy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Worthy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mellia has him pressed against the cage.
Mellia looking to slow down the pace here.
Mellia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mellia is leaning against Worthy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthy has a couple of punches blocked by Mellia.
Worthy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Worthy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mellia misses with a punch to the body.
Worthy just leaning against Mellia, taking a breather.
Mellia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Worthy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mellia has him pressed against the cage.
Worthy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mellia stalling in the clinch but Worthy improves position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mellia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Worthy lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Mellia.
Mellia lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worthy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mellia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Worthy working aggressively here.
Mellia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marlon Worthy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mellia takes a swing at Worthy's ribcage but misses.
Mellia lands a jab.
Marlon Worthy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Worthy clinches up against the cage.
Mellia lands a shot to the body.
Mellia misses with the head strike.
Parvati Mellia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Worthy takes a shot to the head.
Mellia misses with a punch to the body.
Worthy breaks the clinch.
Worthy misses with a body shot.
Mellia punishes Worthy's body with a nice straight punch.
Worthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Worthy.
Mellia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mellia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Worthy misses with a looping right.
Mellia takes a swing at Worthy's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Worthy.
Worthy cracks Mellia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mellia throws a jab when Worthy was well out of range.
Worthy scores with a decent looking hook.
Mellia throws the left hand but Worthy avoids the punch easily.
Mellia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mellia taking a breather.
Worthy misses with the head strike.
Mellia prevents a body shot from Worthy.
Worthy blocks a body shot from Mellia.
Mellia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mellia gets through Worthy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthy tries to throw a body punch but Mellia avoids it by throwing Worthy back against the cage.
Worthy scores with a hook to the body.
Mellia blocking some punches.
Worthy misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Mellia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Worthy prevents a body shot from Mellia.
Mellia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mellia.
Mellia is working Worthy over against the cage.
Worthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mellia.
A nice left hand lands by Mellia.
Worthy prevents a body shot from Mellia.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mellia throws a punch but it's blocked by Worthy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mellia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Worthy.
Mellia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Worthy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Worthy working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mellia.
Mellia prevents a body shot from Worthy.
Mellia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mellia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mellia scores with a shot to the side of Worthy's head.
Mellia misses with some punches.
Parvati Mellia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mellia is trying to maintain a safe position but Worthy gets an underhook and turns Mellia into the cage.
Worthy can't find room to land a body shot as Mellia controls the action.
Worthy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Worthy working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mellia fails to land.
Worthy looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mellia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worthy breaks the clinch.
Mellia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mellia takes the fight into the clinch.
Mellia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Worthy has a couple of punches blocked by Mellia.
Mellia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worthy is trying to maintain a safe position but Mellia gets an underhook and turns Worthy into the cage.
Worthy tries to work over Mellia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Parvati Mellia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Worthy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marlon Worthy!
An out of breath Marlon Worthy 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Arellius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Karev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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249 lbs
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252 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Titus Arellius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Karev!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arellius throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Karev to counter with a crisp jab.
Karev lands with a straight right. Arellius didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Titus Arellius has been cut.
Arellius tries to work over Karev's front leg with a kick but Karev checks it.
Karev cracks Arellius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arellius throws a chopping leg kick but Karev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arellius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arellius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arellius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karev manages to avoid it.
Oooooh!!! Karev has knocked Arellius down with a huge combo! Karev steps away and waves a wobbly Arellius back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karev drops Arellius with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Arellius looks back up at him and smiles so Karev waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Arellius is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arellius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arellius looks up at the clock. Bad move! Karev lands a right hand from hell, dropping Arellius. Karev pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Karev!
Oleg Karev is the new heavyweight champion!
Oleg Karev decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ole Solseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigory Gukepshev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solseng comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Horse - Hero of the Day. Gukepshev has chosen Iron Man as his entrance music. Grigory Gukepshev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ole Solseng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grigory Gukepshev!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gukepshev throws a poor cross that misses
and Solseng counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Solseng lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Grigory Gukepshev has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gukepshev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gukepshev throws out a loose jab but Solseng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solseng lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gukepshev's sensitive parts.
Gukepshev lands a jab to Solseng's midsection.
Solseng keeps Gukepshev at a distance using the push kick.
Gukepshev looks winded!
A solid leg kick lands there for Solseng.
Solseng throws a head kick that misses.
Solseng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gukepshev misses with a combination
and Solseng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Solseng thuds his shin into the meat of Gukepshev's side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Solseng, right into the meat.
Solseng lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gukepshev will feel that in the morning.
Gukepshev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Solseng can pounce on him.
Solseng misses with a head kick.
Solseng lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solseng scores with a nice head shot.
Solseng lands with an uppercut that bounces Gukepshev off the cage and back into range.
Solseng with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grigory Gukepshev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solseng tests Gukepshev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solseng throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Solseng lands a big head kick that sends Gukepshev tumbling to the mat! Solseng takes a step backwards and waves Gukepshev back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Solseng throws a nice inside leg kick.
Solseng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Solseng fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Solseng scores with a nice body kick.
Gukepshev 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.
Gukepshev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Solseng lands a big head kick that sends Gukepshev tumbling to the mat! Solseng takes a step backwards and waves Gukepshev back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Solseng throws a right and a left that Gukepshev avoids nicely.
Solseng fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gukepshev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solseng throws a sloppy head kick and Gukepshev moves out of range easily.
Solseng connects with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Solseng. That's going to slow Gukepshev down.
Gukepshev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Solseng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gukepshev.
Solseng scores with a kick to the midsection.
Solseng lands a brutal head kick. Gukepshev looks out on his feet and Solseng throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ole Solseng!
Our winner, Ole Solseng, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Enea Vollare Mezzo. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
36 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leroy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown clinches up with Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown taking a breather.
Emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown tries a body shot but Emelianenko blocks it.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown wants to break free but Emelianenko has control.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Emelianenko's efforts to push away.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelianenko's elbow.
Emelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Emelianenko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Emelianenko has clasped his hands together around Brown's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brown managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Emelianenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Brown stops Emelianenko from passing to mount.
Emelianenko 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.
Emelianenko lands a decent elbow from side control.
Emelianenko goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Brown rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Emelianenko's guard! Nice work there by Brown!
Brown is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Emelianenko wants to hit a switch here but Brown passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Emelianenko there!
Emelianenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Emelianenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown controlling from mount.
Brown prevents Emelianenko from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brown scoring with strikes but Emelianenko is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown with a couple of short strikes.
Emelianenko gets back to half guard.
Brown trying to pass the guard but Emelianenko defending well.
Emelianenko looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Brown pushes past his half guard into mount!
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Emelianenko slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Emelianenko wants to hit a switch here but Brown passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Emelianenko there!
Brown controlling from the full mount.
Emelianenko is looking to get to half guard.
Emelianenko manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Emelianenko tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Brown prevents Emelianenko from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Brown takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Emelianenko wants to get back to full guard.
Emelianenko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Emelianenko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown tries to lock up and control but Emelianenko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Emelianenko avoids the attempt from Brown to control.
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 Fedor Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
It looks like Leroy Brown has been cut.
Emelianenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Emelianenko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko scores with punches from side control.
Emelianenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Emelianenko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brown is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Brown wants to control but Emelianenko postures up.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fedor Emelianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Emelianenko is chipping away with strikes.
Emelianenko working the head with strikes.
Brown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Emelianenko is putting a hurting on Brown here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown is holding on to half guard well.
Emelianenko slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead.
Emelianenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Emelianenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Emelianenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brown tries to roll over but Emelianenko keeps him under control.
Brown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Emelianenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Emelianenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brown with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Emelianenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emelianenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brown with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brown is rocked!
Brown is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko unloads with some huge strikes here! Brown is out! Emelianenko wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fedor Emelianenko!
Leroy Brown spoke after the fight, saying 'Well I think it is time to go back to our camp and take hard look not only my career but more importantly my future, perhaps the time has come to call it a day'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyoto Parks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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128 lbs
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159 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Dylan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyoto Parks!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dylan throws out a powerful jab.
Parks jabs at Dylan's body.
Dylan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dylan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Parks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dylan tries to get to full guard but Parks has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dylan trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Parks there.
Dylan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parks.
Dylan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Parks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dylan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parks.
Parks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dylan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks working over Dylan with some ground and pound. Dylan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Parks prevents Dylan from improving his position.
Parks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dylan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parks.
Parks trying to control the action but Dylan is working from the bottom.
Dylan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Parks pulls his head out easily.
Dylan wants to control but Parks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Parks slips a nice elbow through Dylan's hands, connecting with Dylan's forehead.
Dylan is looking for a sweep. Parks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dylan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dylan is trying to keep Parks in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan has his foot on Parks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Parks works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Parks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Parks landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dylan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dylan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Parks defends it easily.
Parks chips away with some ground and pound.
Dylan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parks with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks with a nice head shot there.
Parks is looking to work some ground and pound but Dylan has wrist control.
Parks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Parks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parks wants to pass the guard but Dylan is keeping the position.
Dylan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Parks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dylan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parks.
Dylan working a defensive guard here.
Parks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Parks wants to pass the guard but Dylan is keeping the position.
Parks postures up.
Parks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dylan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dylan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Parks passes into half guard.
Dylan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Parks pulls his head out easily.
Dylan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dylan.
Dylan working for a triangle but Parks defends it easily.
Dylan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Parks is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Parks trying to control but Dylan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Parks 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parks. Dylan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parks tries to close the distance and clinch but Dylan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parks is looking to land body kicks.
Parks fails to land with a series of punches.
Dylan is looking to chop away at Parks's legs.
Parks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dylan, pushing him back against the cage.
Dylan manages to break the clinch.
Dylan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Parks checks it well.
Parks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dylan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Parks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan avoids the body shot from Parks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Parks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lyoto Parks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Parks.
Dylan swats away the attempt to clinch by Parks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Parks.
Parks blocks a head kick by Dylan.
Parks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dylan.
Dylan throws out a loose jab but Parks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parks fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dylan manages to avoid it.
Parks tries to clinch up but Dylan circles away and keeps his distance.
Dylan throws a head kick but Parks moves out of range.
Dylan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Parks doesn't manage to clinch there - Dylan circles away.
Daniel Dylan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dylan keeps the fight on the outside.
Dylan throws a right and a left that Parks avoids nicely.
Dylan throws a looping overhand right but Parks ducks down to avoid it.
Parks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Parks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dylan or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parks swings wildly with an uppercut but Dylan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dylan.
Parks misses with a punch to the body.
Parks pushes Dylan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dylan tries a body shot but Parks blocks it.
Dylan misses with a punch to the body.
Dylan blocks a body shot from Parks.
Dylan wants to break free but Parks has control.
Parks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dylan's elbow.
Parks scores with a shot to the side of Dylan's head.
Parks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parks has a couple of punches blocked by Dylan.
Nice body punch from Parks.
Parks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parks misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Dylan.
Dylan throws a punch but it's blocked by Parks.
Dylan can't find room to land a body shot as Parks controls the action.
Dylan prevents a body shot from Parks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parks struggles to land a body shot inside as Dylan controls his hands.
Dylan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dylan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dylan throws a head kick that misses.
Parks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dylan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dylan momentarily.
Dylan is rocked!
Dylan jabs Parks right on the nose. Parks blinks but takes it well.
Dylan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Dylan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parks dives in and grabs Dylan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dylan pushes down on Parks's head and hops out.
Daniel Dylan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Parks.
Parks tries to clinch up.
Parks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Parks 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.
Dylan throws a wild body kick that Parks sees coming a mile off.
Dylan seems to have got his legs back now.
Parks throws out a loose jab but Dylan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parks throws a shot to the body.
Parks pushes Dylan up against the cage in a clinch.
Parks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Dylan as the two fighters clinch.
Dylan tries to throw a body punch but Parks avoids it by throwing Dylan back against the cage.
Dylan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lyoto Parks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parks is looking to clinch but Dylan is avoiding it.
Dylan checks a leg kick nicely.
Parks throws the left hand but Dylan avoids the punch easily.
Parks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parks throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Parks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parks wants to clinch.
Parks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dylan's hands.
That kick from Dylan tenderised Parks's leg. Parks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Parks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dylan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Parks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dylan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dylan throws a jab but it's blocked by Parks.
Parks tries to bum rush Dylan with a series of wild strikes but Dylan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dylan slips under a jab from Parks.
Parks throws a head kick that misses.
Dylan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dylan lands a nice looking body kick.
Lyoto Parks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parks gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parks throwing strikes but Dylan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dylan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dylan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Parks is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Parks is looking to regain half guard here but Dylan keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks gets back to half guard.
Parks manages to get to full guard.
Dylan trying to control but Parks is working from the bottom.
Dylan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parks is keeping the position for now.
Parks is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Dylan has his hands clasped together but Parks extends and breaks Dylan's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Parks.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lyoto Parks!
Lyoto Parks is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Lyoto Parks 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graves's entrance music is Alvarez. A fine choice. Ivey has chosen Friday as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Doug Graves could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Phil Ivey's chin.
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215 lbs
42 - 18 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doug Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Ivey!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivey connects with a crisp jab.
Ivey moves into range and clinches up with Graves.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ivey tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves leaning against his opponent.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivey lands with a light punch inside.
Ivey taking a breather.
Graves misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ivey as Graves tries to tie him up.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Ivey avoiding damage as Graves throws knees to the body.
Ivey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ivey blocks it with crossed arms.
Graves tries a knee to the head but Ivey blocks it.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ivey backwards.
Graves misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves blocking some punches.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves just leaning against Ivey, taking a breather.
Graves trying to land knees to the body.
Ivey has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Graves seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ivey can turn it around.
Graves blocks a body shot from Ivey.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves trying to control the position but instead, Ivey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Graves into the cage.
Graves blocking some punches.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ivey scores with a shot to the side of Graves's head.
Ivey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivey slows down the pace here.
Graves stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey misses with the head strike.
Ivey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ivey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
A short left from Ivey.
It looks like Doug Graves has been cut.
Ivey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivey struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Graves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ivey gets through Graves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivey swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivey struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivey gets through Graves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ivey backwards.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ivey backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivey.
Ivey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Ivey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Graves.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivey.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Graves displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ivey up against the cage.
Ivey misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ivey blocks it with crossed arms.
Ivey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ivey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves is struggling to control the position.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves tries a body shot but Ivey blocks it.
Ivey lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivey.
A short left from Graves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graves is trying to maintain a safe position but Ivey gets an underhook and turns Graves into the cage.
Ivey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivey throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.
Ivey lands with a shot to the body.
Ivey throws a leg kick 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 Doug Graves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Graves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ivey.
Ivey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivey.
Graves throws a hook to the side of Ivey's head but Ivey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graves connects with a solid leg kick.
A lazy left from Graves finds it's target.
Ivey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ivey tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Graves jabs Ivey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Graves swings for the body but Ivey moves out of range.
Ivey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivey lands a body shot.
Ivey moves out of range as Graves strikes.
We've been told by Graves's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ivey throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Ivey.
Graves with a jab.
Nice jab there from Ivey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
Ivey swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Ivey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Graves rather than just go for the knockout.
Ivey throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Graves.
Ivey cracks Graves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ivey.
Ivey forces Graves back against the cage and clinches.
Ivey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ivey fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves takes a shot to the head.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ivey lands a shoulder strike.
Graves is rocked!
Doug Graves's cut is getting worse.
Ivey breaks from the clinch.
Oh Graves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ivey has closed the distance and engaged Graves in a clinch.
Ivey pushes Graves against the cage. Ivey is working some dirty boxing. Ivey pushes off with a quick right hook! Graves goes down! Graves tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ivey moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Ivey!
Our winner, Phil Ivey, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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