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INY 45 Blood Brothers PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zedd Jebb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zedd Jebb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Martin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin slips a jab and a cross from Jebb.
Martin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jebb counters with a left and a right that stings Martin.
Jebb throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jebb misses with the combination.
Martin tries to land a leg kick but Jebb saw it coming and moves away.
Jebb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jebb tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martin is able to avoid easily.
Martin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jebb.
Jebb turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jebb lands a nice shot that snaps Martin's head back.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martin counters with a left to the body.
Jebb misses with a double jab.
Zedd Jebb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebb lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Jebb thuds his right hand into Martin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martin dodges the punch combination from Jebb.
Martin moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Jebb.
Martin fails to pull guard.
Martin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zedd Jebb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Martin.
Jebb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jebb is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jebb is looking to land body kicks.
Martin digs a good hook to Jebb's body.
Jebb cracks a nice hook into Martin's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebb looks to land a combination but Martin avoids it well.
Jebb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin moves out of range of the body kick.
Jebb lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Jebb shows good takedown defense.
Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Jebb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martin moves into the clinch.
Martin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jebb to keep the fight standing.
Martin prevents Jebb from breaking the clinch.
Jebb stops a takedown attempt from Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Martin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jebb looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jebb is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Martin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jebb pushes Martin off looking to stand but Martin dives back in and keeps control.
Jebb is looking to improve his position.
Jebb is working hard here to advance position.
Jebb trying to hold on to Martin's head to control him but Martin postures up.
Martin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jebb to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jebb seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jebb keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Jebb is trying to control the position but Martin postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martin looks for a takedown but Jebb sprawls well.
Martin has a takedown stuffed.
Jebb half committed to a counter leg kick.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jebb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zedd Jebb dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martin dives in for a single leg takedown but Jebb sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Martin shoots in and drives through. Jebb sprawls well.
Jebb throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Martin fails with the takedown.
Zedd Jebb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Martin.
Jebb throws a low kick, looking for Martin's leg but Martin calmly moves out of range.
Jebb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jebb tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martin stalks Jebb and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jebb's face. Jebb staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Zedd Jebb has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jebb clinches.
Jebb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
Martin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Martin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Jebb has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebb tries to stall but Martin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jebb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martin avoids the elbow strike from Jebb, against the cage.
Jebb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
Jebb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin prevents Jebb from breaking the clinch.
Jebb lands with a right to the head.
Martin is pushing Jebb up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jebb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jebb fails to land.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jebb thuds his shin into the meat of Martin's side.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt - Jebb sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jebb is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebb swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Martin jabs at Jebb's body.
Jebb swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jebb lands a slapping body shot.
Martin shoots and misses
and Jebb counters with an inside leg kick.
Jebb scores with a nice head shot.
Zedd Jebb is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martin jumps guard but Jebb stands there with Martin around his waist. Martin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jebb lands with a light punch inside.
Our sources have told us that Jebb has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Martin manages to pull guard.
Martin is looking for a triangle but Jebb pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebb throwing strikes from guard but Martin blocks nicely.
Martin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jebb. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jebb.
Jebb wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jebb is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Martin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Martin trying to control the position.
Jebb is looking to stand up but Martin won't let him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jebb content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jebb will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jebb trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jebb sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Martin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jebb counters with a left and a right that stings Martin.
Zedd Jebb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Martin with that takedown attempt.
Jebb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jebb misses with a body kick.
Martin avoids the body shot from Jebb.
Jebb misses with a few strikes there.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jebb as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zedd Jebb dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zedd Jebb's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Martin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jebb tries to stall but Martin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jebb smiles and moves away.
Martin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jebb is trying to maintain a safe position but Martin gets an underhook and turns Jebb into the cage.
Jebb pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jebb throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jebb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jebb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
Jebb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jebb.
Martin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zedd Jebb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Martin.
Martin staying out of range there.
Jebb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jebb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jebb tries to clinch up.
Jebb backing away here, and Martin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jebb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebb leaves Martin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jebb sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Martin shoots in but Jebb avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Martin takes one to the chin there.
Jebb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jebb leaves Martin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martin shoots in but Jebb avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jebb throws a big counter combination but Martin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jebb misses with a body kick.
Martin tries to counter with a clinch but Jebb shakes him off and moves away.
Martin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Jebb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jebb avoids it really well and circles away.
Jebb fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jebb, pushing him back against the cage.
Jebb trying to land knees to the body.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jebb misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jebb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jebb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jebb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jebb uses from the top position.
Jebb wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Jebb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jebb working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jebb wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Martin wants to control but Jebb passes easily into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zedd Jebb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jebb, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zedd Jebb!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Crystavox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budi Veikko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chris Crystavox has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Crystavox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Budi Veikko!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veikko with a poor takedown
and Veikko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veikko gets a takedown into half guard.
Crystavox actively working from the bottom here.
Veikko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Crystavox gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veikko throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veikko looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crystavox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crystavox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Veikko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crystavox is keeping the position for now.
Veikko pushes down on Crystavox's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Crystavox is looking to improve his position.
Crystavox is staying active underneath Veikko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crystavox wants to improve his position but Veikko is controlling well.
Crystavox is not content to let Veikko control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Veikko with the ground and pound but Crystavox uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Veikko preventing the sweep.
Crystavox looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Veikko works over Crystavox with some ground and pound from guard.
Veikko stopping the sweep attempt from Crystavox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veikko stands and throws Crystavox's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Veikko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Veikko wants to control but Crystavox is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Veikko's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Veikko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Veikko landing strikes.
Veikko scoring with punches and elbows.
Veikko trying to control the action but Crystavox is working from the bottom.
Veikko might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Crystavox haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crystavox tries to improve position but can't.
Crystavox regains half guard.
Crystavox wants to get back to full guard but Veikko has mounted him!
Veikko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Crystavox is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Veikko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
My spies in HARRY'S inform me that Veikko has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crystavox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budi Veikko dominated that round.
That's time! Crystavox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crystavox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Veikko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crystavox throws out a powerful jab.
Veikko misses with a takedown attempt
and Crystavox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body kick from Crystavox.
Crystavox stuffs the takedown attempt from Veikko. Veikko gets slowly back to his feet.
Veikko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Budi Veikko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veikko takes one to the chin there.
Budi Veikko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crystavox throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Veikko shoots in looking for a takedown. Crystavox tries to sprawl out of it but Veikko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crystavox manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chris Crystavox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Budi Veikko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Crystavox.
Horrible takedown attempt by Veikko or perhaps it was just good defense by Crystavox, which made it look bad.
Crystavox is looking to counter with a body kick.
Crystavox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chris Crystavox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veikko gets a takedown into half guard.
Crystavox makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Crystavox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crystavox is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crystavox had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Veikko defends it easily.
Veikko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Veikko slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veikko working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Veikko's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Crystavox tries to bench press Veikko off him but Veikko keeps the position.
Veikko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Veikko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Crystavox is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Veikko advances to mount.
Veikko is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Crystavox can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veikko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Crystavox is rocked!
Veikko lands a big elbow - Crystavox is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Crystavox is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Budi Veikko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hardy Hustle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelo Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hardy Hustle!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa moves out of range of the body kick.
Costa throws a series of punches but Hustle avoids them all with ease.
Hustle feints the counter takedown.
Costa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hustle.
Hustle misses with a head kick.
Hustle shoots in looking for a takedown but Costa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hustle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Costa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hustle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Costa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Costa lands with a nice combination. Hustle backs away looking to recover.
Hustle slips under a jab.
Costa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Costa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Costa misses with a two punch combination.
Costa throws a jab when Hustle was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hustle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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!
Hustle shoots in but Costa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Angelo Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hardy Hustle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa scores with a jab to the head.
Hustle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Costa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hustle.
Costa throws a series of punches but Hustle moves out of range.
A jab from Costa misses.
Costa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Costa wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Costa. No joy for Hustle on that attempt.
Costa is looking to counter punch.
Costa throws a hook but Hustle blocks it.
Hustle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice defenses there by Hustle.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa throws a right hand that Hustle ducks under and follows up with a left that Hustle also avoids with ease.
Hustle darts in looking for a takedown but Costa gets double underhooks and turns Hustle into the cage.
Costa scores with a jab.
Costa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hustle.
Hustle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Costa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hustle clinches.
Come on Hustle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stalling in the clinch from Hustle.
Hustle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa breaks the clinch.
Costa throws a hook but Hustle blocks it.
Hustle tries to clinch but Costa moves out of range.
Costa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hustle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hustle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Costa scores with a jab.
Angelo Costa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hustle shoots in and drives through. Costa sprawls well.
Hustle throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Costa counters with a nice uppercut.
Hustle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hustle shoots and misses
and Costa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hustle looks winded!
The crowd cheers as Costa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hustle doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa misses with a two punch combination.
Hustle tries to clinch up but Costa circles away and keeps his distance.
Hustle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Costa throws a right hand that Hustle ducks under and follows up with a left that Hustle also avoids with ease.
A shot to the liver by Costa. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Costa does no damage.
Costa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Costa's corner calls for a 1-2. Costa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Costa cracks a nice hook into Hustle's ribs.
Costa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Costa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hustle.
Hustle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Costa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Costa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Costa scores with a jab to the head.
Costa looks to score with a jab to the body but Hustle is just out of range.
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hustle moves away.
Costa misses with a double jab
and Hustle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Costa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hustle doesn't seem phased though.
Hustle is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Costa knocks Hustle out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Angelo Costa!
A very excited looking Angelo Costa rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Helms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
290 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maurice Helms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Cash!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash fails to land with a series of punches.
Helms looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cash swinging wildly here.
Cash rushes Helms with punches - Helms moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Helms goes down! Cash follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Cash!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clete Purcell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Purcell comes into the arena with american bad ass blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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250 lbs
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275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clete Purcell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Jones!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Purcell is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jones is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Purcell to the mat. Purcell regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Purcell controlling the position.
Purcell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Purcell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Purcell has control of the leg.
Purcell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Purcell content to control rather than advance.
Purcell throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Purcell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jones gets full guard.
Purcell is stalling in the full guard.
Purcell is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Purcell has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Purcell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Purcell is working hard here to advance position.
Purcell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Purcell has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Jones looking to control.
Jones told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purcell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones has his foot on Purcell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Purcell works his way back into a safe position though.
Purcell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Purcell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Purcell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Purcell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Purcell taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purcell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jones sneaks back into half guard.
Purcell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Purcell in particular looking to stall.
Jones won't allow Purcell to pass to mount.
Purcell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Purcell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Purcell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones won't allow Purcell to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Purcell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clete Purcell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Purcell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Purcell jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Purcell sprawls well.
Purcell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Purcell scores with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Purcell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Purcell throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
John Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Purcell!
Purcell is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
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!
Purcell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Purcell is looking to improve his position.
Purcell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Purcell wants to get back to full guard.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones trying to control from Purcell's half guard. Purcell has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Purcell is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Purcell looking for a sweep. Not yet Purcell, not yet.
Jones wants to control from the top but Purcell keeps moving.
Purcell wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Clete Purcell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Purcell is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Purcell circles away and we're back to standing.
Purcell lands a right hook to the body.
Clete Purcell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Purcell lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Purcell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Purcell cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A body shot lands from Purcell.
Purcell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Purcell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Purcell clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Purcell - that landed with a thud.
Purcell lands a body shot.
Purcell stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Purcell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Purcell.
Purcell scores with a shoulder strike.
Purcell lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Purcell - that landed with a thud.
Purcell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Purcell.
Purcell slows down the pace here.
Purcell drops Jones onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jones is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clete Purcell dominated that second round.
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!
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Purcell can pounce on him.
Purcell closes the distance and clinches.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Purcell has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Purcell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Purcell.
Purcell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Purcell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Clete Purcell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Purcell lands with a right to the head.
Purcell drops Jones onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jones is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Purcell finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Purcell dips a shoulder and cracks Jones with a mighty uppercut! Jones falls back against the cage and Purcell unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jones is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Purcell screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clete Purcell!
Our winner, Clete Purcell, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duane Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Ruusnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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19
235 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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26
285 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oleg Ruusnikov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Perry.
Perry throws an off balance right hand
and Ruusnikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruusnikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruusnikov walks into a straight right hand from Perry.
Ruusnikov scores with a body shot.
A head kick by Perry misses
and Ruusnikov counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Duane Perry has been cut.
A jab from Ruusnikov misses.
Perry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A low kick from Perry misses
enabling Ruusnikov to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruusnikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Perry.
A good leg kick by Perry.
Ruusnikov lands a right hook to the body.
Ruusnikov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perry.
Ruusnikov takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses.
Ruusnikov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Perry misses with a hook to the body
and Ruusnikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruusnikov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perry is breathing heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ruusnikov!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perry 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 Ruusnikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ruusnikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ruusnikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Perry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ruusnikov throws a series of strikes that have Perry backpedaling.
Perry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ruusnikov lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruusnikov lunges at Perry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perry's hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruusnikov checks a leg kick.
Ruusnikov stuns Perry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ruusnikov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruusnikov. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Perry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ruusnikov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perry tried to score with a low kick but Ruusnikov checks it.
Ruusnikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
Ruusnikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perry under the eye.
Ruusnikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perry.
Perry tries to bum rush Ruusnikov with a series of wild strikes but Ruusnikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruusnikov missing with a left hand there. Perry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Ruusnikov.
Ruusnikov throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perry thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ruusnikov if he has to take too many more of those.
Ruusnikov blocks a jab.
Ruusnikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Perry.
Ruusnikov misses with an uppercut
letting Perry counter with a right hand.
Ruusnikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perry.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perry 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 Ruusnikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ruusnikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ruusnikov catches Perry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perry tries to clinch there but Ruusnikov circles away.
Perry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruusnikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Perry.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry moves forwards but Ruusnikov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ruusnikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ruusnikov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ruusnikov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Perry had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ruusnikov takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses.
Ruusnikov lands a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perry, right into the meat.
Perry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ruusnikov's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruusnikov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Perry moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perry.
Perry pushes Ruusnikov back against the cage and 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.
Perry throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruusnikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruusnikov tries to stall but Perry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Perry gets through Ruusnikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruusnikov is looking to break free of the clinch but Perry has double underhooks.
Perry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruusnikov tries to circle away but Perry has him pinned against the cage.
Perry breaks the clinch.
Ruusnikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perry avoids the body shot from Ruusnikov.
Perry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruusnikov counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice shot by Ruusnikov.
Ruusnikov lands a right hook to the body.
Ruusnikov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruusnikov throws a hook but Perry blocks it.
Ruusnikov cracks Perry with a hook to the temple - Perry is on wobbly legs here! Ruusnikov swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Perry falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Ruusnikov wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Oleg Ruusnikov!
Duane Perry was interviewed post fight and said 'TNAK ABOTT'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deji Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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168 lbs
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155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deji Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Pain!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo is looking to slow Pain down with leg kicks.
Pain tries to clinch there but Aldo circles away.
Bryan Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pain is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
Aldo tries to work over Pain's front leg with a kick but Pain checks it.
Aldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pain clinches.
Aldo is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aldo looks to land a combination but Pain avoids it well.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Pain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aldo misses with a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Pain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aldo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pain - the referee stops the clock and Aldo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pain. Aldo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pain throws a front kick that sends Aldo stumbling back into the cage.
Pain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pain instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo avoiding damage as Pain throws knees to the body.
Pain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aldo working hard to break the clinch.
Aldo tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Pain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aldo managing to block the knees to the body from Pain.
Pain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aldo is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
Pain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pain tries a knee to the head but Aldo blocks it.
Aldo tries to circle away but Pain has him pinned against the cage.
Pain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pain misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pain clinches with his opponent.
Pain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aldo blocks it with crossed arms.
Pain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pain has Aldo pressed against the cage, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aldo is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pain unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Pain.
Pain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pain working aggressively here.
Pain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aldo blocks it with crossed arms.
Aldo tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the cage.
Pain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pain tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldo avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldo is defending well for now.
Pain misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aldo is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pain landing knees to the body.
Aldo tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the cage.
Pain lands with a left to the head.
Pain tries a knee to the head but Aldo blocks it.
Aldo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but Aldo blocks with his arms.
Aldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain has Aldo pressed against the cage, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pain lands a good knee to the midsection. Aldo won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pain landing knees to the head.
Pain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pain's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo misses with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Aldo
and Pain counters with a leg kick.
Pain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pain.
Pain has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Aldo throws a body kick that misses.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pain moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Pain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pain is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Aldo.
Pain has closed the distance and engaged Aldo in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Pain.
Pain throws a punch but it's blocked by Aldo.
Pain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aldo.
Aldo managing to block the knees to the body from Pain.
Pain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aldo is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aldo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pain misses with a knee strike.
Bryan Pain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Pain is controlling him.
Aldo is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aldo looking to stall.
Pain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aldo's face.
Pain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldo avoids it.
Pain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pain looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Pain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldo is defending well for now.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pain is breathing heavily.
Pain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldo avoids it.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aldo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pain looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Pain misses with a punch on the inside.
Pain looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aldo manages to break the clinch.
Aldo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aldo. Aldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Pain avoids the body shot from Aldo.
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!
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pain moves away.
Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Pain.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo is looking to land body kicks.
Pain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pain gets a clinch.
Aldo is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pain looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Pain scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pain throws an elbow but misses.
Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the cage.
Pain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Pain moves out of range.
Pain throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Aldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pain's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pain tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aldo.
Pain checks a leg kick nicely.
Pain tries to clinch
and Aldo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo is looking to land body kicks.
Pain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aldo.
Pain blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Pain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Pain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pain misses with a knee strike.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but Aldo blocks with his arms.
Pain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pain looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Pain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Aldo throws a series of punches but Pain avoids them all with ease.
Pain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aldo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pain scrambles back to his feet.
Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Pain.
Pain was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Aldo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo throws a head kick but Pain moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aldo in his tracks.
Pain moves out of range of the body kick from Aldo.
Pain clinches up against the cage.
Aldo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain throws a punch but it's blocked by Aldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Pain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pain tries to clinch there but Aldo circles away.
Aldo tries to bum rush Pain with a series of wild strikes but Pain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pain defending well as Aldo loads up on a big left hand.
Pain tries to clinch up.
Aldo swings for the body but Pain moves out of range.
Pain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pain tries to clinch but Aldo moves away
and Aldo counters with a good, hard body kick but Pain shrugs it off.
Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Pain moves out of range easily.
Deji Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pain checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain wants to clinch but Aldo slips to the side
and Aldo counters with a series of strikes. Pain will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Aldo throws a body punch but Pain moves out of range.
Aldo lands a slapping body shot.
Pain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pain cracks the inside of Aldo's front leg.
Pain moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
Pain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Pain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo is looking to wear down Pain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pain clinches up with Aldo and pushes him back against the cage.
Pain lands a good knee to the midsection. Aldo won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
Pain looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Pain looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Aldo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aldo managing to block the knees to the body from Pain.
Aldo tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Aldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Pain.
Pain lands with a left to the head.
Aldo avoiding damage as Pain throws knees to the body.
Pain keeps control of Aldo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain lands a nice uppercut.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
Pain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pain misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aldo is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Pain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pain moves into the clinch.
Pain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pain tries a knee to the head but Aldo blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pain.
Pain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pain tries a body shot but Aldo blocks it.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but Aldo blocks with his arms.
Pain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deji Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pain.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deji Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pain 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Pain!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firas Qabbani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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282 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Firas Qabbani!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Qabbani.
Qabbani connects with a body shot that sends Parker's belly button to the back.
Firas Qabbani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Qabbani circles away.
Qabbani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Qabbani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Qabbani's coach down at Hunter's hideout was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Qabbani's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Parker lands a nice hook to Qabbani's body. Qabbani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qabbani moves away.
Qabbani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Parker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Firas Qabbani has been cut.
Qabbani throws a sloppy head kick and Parker moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker scores with a jab to the head.
Qabbani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parker's sensitive parts.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Qabbani throws a head kick but Parker moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker blocks a body shot from Qabbani.
Parker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parker lands a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Qabbani.
Qabbani lands a nice shot to the body.
Qabbani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Parker.
A right hook to the body lands for Qabbani.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker lands a body punch.
Parker lands a shot to the body.
Qabbani looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for Parker.
Parker is pushing Qabbani up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Qabbani avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Parker lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Parker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Qabbani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Qabbani.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Qabbani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Qabbani gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Qabbani scores with a jab to the body.
Parker looks for the body kick but Qabbani saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qabbani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Qabbani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Qabbani misses with a left hand
and Parker counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Qabbani to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Parker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Parker!
During a confident post fight interview, Scott Parker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Nemesis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The RocknRolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tired and clearly flustered, he entered the arena late and after a little discussion it was decided that the bout should take place.
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Nemesis and The RocknRolla. Nemesis's entrance music is Im The Nemesis!. A fine choice. RocknRolla is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Led Zeppelin / Stairway To Heaven. 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 super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Nemesis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The RocknRolla!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
RocknRolla tries to move into range but Nemesis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nemesis connects with a single shot there.
Nemesis is looking to chop away at RocknRolla's legs.
RocknRolla takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nemesis misses the shot to the body.
RocknRolla tries to clinch but Nemesis is having none of it.
Nice shot by Nemesis.
Nemesis lands with a straight right. RocknRolla didn't see that one coming.
Nemesis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nyrkkipaja in the buildup to the fight.
RocknRolla moves out of range as Nemesis throws a body kick.
RocknRolla clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
RocknRolla manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nemesis lands a shoulder strike.
Nemesis is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nemesis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Nemesis.
Nemesis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
RocknRolla just misses with a punch to the body.
RocknRolla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nemesis.
A nice side step and RocknRolla releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nemesis connects with an inside leg kick.
Nemesis misses with a straight right.
RocknRolla lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
RocknRolla is looking to clinch but Nemesis is avoiding it.
Nemesis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nemesis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nemesis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nemesis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
RocknRolla fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nemesis is out of range.
A cross from RocknRolla lands.
It looks like The Nemesis has been cut.
Nemesis misses with an attempted mid kick.
RocknRolla feints a counter leg kick.
RocknRolla takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
RocknRolla plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The RocknRolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nemesis throws a looping overhand right but RocknRolla ducks down to avoid it.
RocknRolla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nemesis throws a shot from downtown. RocknRolla moves away and avoids it.
We've been informed that RocknRolla has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
RocknRolla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nemesis throws out the jab.
Nemesis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
RocknRolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
RocknRolla dips to his left and cracks Nemesis with an uppercut!
RocknRolla bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
RocknRolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
RocknRolla lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
RocknRolla tests Nemesis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Nemesis's cut is getting worse.
RocknRolla throws a jab but it's blocked by Nemesis.
Nemesis is looking to counter punch.
RocknRolla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nemesis lands with a good body shot.
RocknRolla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nemesis.
That kick from Nemesis tenderised RocknRolla's leg. RocknRolla is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from RocknRolla misses.
Nemesis throws a push kick but RocknRolla slaps the foot to one side.
Nemesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but RocknRolla moves away.
Nemesis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
RocknRolla flicks out a counter leg kick but Nemesis steps away.
RocknRolla looks to score with a jab to the body but Nemesis is just out of range.
RocknRolla connects with a nice looking jab.
Nemesis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nemesis jabs at RocknRolla's body.
Nemesis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
RocknRolla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nemesis.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from RocknRolla 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 Nemesis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nemesis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nemesis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
RocknRolla misses the shot to the body.
Nemesis cracks the inside of RocknRolla's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
RocknRolla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nemesis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nemesis moves out of range of the leg kick from RocknRolla.
Nemesis is looking to land body kicks.
RocknRolla checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
RocknRolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nemesis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
RocknRolla moves out of range as Nemesis strikes.
RocknRolla let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
RocknRolla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
RocknRolla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nemesis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
RocknRolla lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nemesis at a distance.
RocknRolla throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
RocknRolla punishes Nemesis's body with a nice straight punch.
Nemesis cracks RocknRolla with a right hand to the side of the head.
RocknRolla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
RocknRolla is looking to clinch but Nemesis is avoiding it.
Nemesis lands a glancing blow to the side of RocknRolla's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Nemesis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Nemesis's cut.
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.
RocknRolla throws a low kick but Nemesis moves out of range easily.
Nemesis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from RocknRolla.
Nemesis jabs RocknRolla right on the nose. RocknRolla blinks but takes it well.
RocknRolla blocks a leg kick.
RocknRolla tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab lands there for RocknRolla.
RocknRolla lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
RocknRolla takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nemesis connects with an inside leg kick.
RocknRolla connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Nemesis.
RocknRolla on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nemesis. Nemesis obviously looking to wear him down.
RocknRolla misses with a leg kick.
Nemesis throws a quick inside leg kick.
RocknRolla checks a leg kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
RocknRolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nemesis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemesis wants to land a leg kick but RocknRolla is out of range.
RocknRolla tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nemesis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
RocknRolla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
RocknRolla lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nemesis ducks under a wild hook from RocknRolla.
A shot to the liver by RocknRolla. Beautiful body shot.
Nemesis swats away the attempt to clinch by RocknRolla.
RocknRolla throws a body shot but no joy.
Nemesis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nemesis scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - RocknRolla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nemesis throws a body punch but RocknRolla moves out of range.
RocknRolla scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemesis pivots, looking for a leg kick but RocknRolla is out of range and Nemesis settles back down.
RocknRolla misses with an uppercut. Nemesis saw that one coming.
RocknRolla bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nemesis's head backwards.
The Nemesis is winning the standup battle so far.
RocknRolla wants to clinch but Nemesis slips to the side
and Nemesis counters with a left to the body.
Nemesis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
RocknRolla scores with a jab.
RocknRolla looks to score with a jab to the body but Nemesis is just out of range.
Nemesis tried to counter with a leg kick but RocknRolla avoided it.
Nemesis throws a quick inside leg kick.
RocknRolla connects with a nice looking jab.
Nemesis missing with a left hand there. RocknRolla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
RocknRolla only half commits to the counter leg kick.
RocknRolla throws a sloppy body shot
and Nemesis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nemesis is looking to slow RocknRolla down with leg kicks.
RocknRolla checks the leg kick nicely there.
RocknRolla darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Nemesis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RocknRolla throws a front kick that sends Nemesis stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for RocknRolla.
Nemesis is looking to chop away at RocknRolla's legs.
RocknRolla tries to clinch but Nemesis is having none of it.
Nemesis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by RocknRolla.
Nemesis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by RocknRolla.
RocknRolla fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nemesis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
RocknRolla avoids the body shot from Nemesis.
RocknRolla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
RocknRolla misses with a looping left.
Nemesis throwing a counter right hand but RocknRolla manages to avoid it.
Nemesis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from RocknRolla.
RocknRolla moves away from the strike by Nemesis.
RocknRolla flicks out a counter leg kick but Nemesis steps away.
RocknRolla misses with a body shot.
RocknRolla slips a straight right by Nemesis.
RocknRolla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nemesis rather than just go for the knockout.
RocknRolla tries to clinch but Nemesis is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
RocknRolla with a nice cross.
RocknRolla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nemesis ducks under a wild hook from RocknRolla.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts RocknRolla, as that shot connected.
Jeez, The Nemesis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nemesis throws a body punch but RocknRolla moves out of range.
Nemesis motions for RocknRolla to come forward. Nemesis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nemesis tries a head kick but it misses.
RocknRolla scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
RocknRolla tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nemesis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
RocknRolla's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
RocknRolla throws a lazy right hand but Nemesis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
RocknRolla ducks under a wild hook from Nemesis.
Nemesis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at The Nemesis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). The RocknRolla!
The RocknRolla is the new super heavyweight champion!
The RocknRolla 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.
In defeat, The Nemesis stepped up to the mic, saying 'They drugged me! The opponent is juicing and he had steel plates in his gloves! The ref and all the judges were paid off!!!'.
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