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EP 8: Reckless Abandon PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brogan Kearney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Killers 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brogan Kearney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey Miller!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller takes one to the chin there.
Miller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brogan Kearney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kearney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miller.
Kearney misses with a body punch
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Kearney looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Kearney scores with the left hand. Miller knows he should have avoided that one.
Kearney keeps Miller at a distance using the push kick.
We've been told by Kearney's head coaches at Ground Zero, Las Vegas (LOD) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kearney takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Miller misses with a double jab.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kearney.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kearney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kearney will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kearney fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kearney throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and Kearney only half commits.
Miller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kearney throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Kearney.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kearney throws a leg kick but Miller moved away.
Kearney is looking to chop away at Miller's legs.
Kearney throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kearney moves away.
Miller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kearney misses with a body shot
and Kearney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller blocks a jab.
Kearney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Kearney.
Kearney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kearney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kearney appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kearney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Kearney.
Miller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kearney connects with a body shot that sends Miller's belly button to the back.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Kearney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller throws a leg kick but Kearney sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kearney throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller avoids the body shot from Kearney.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kearney scores with a punch to the head.
Kearney misses with a body shot.
Miller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kearney misses with a body shot.
Kearney looks for the body kick but Miller saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kearney checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kearney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Kearney throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Kearney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kearney. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kearney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller slips under a jab from Kearney.
Kearney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kearney misses with a jab to the body
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Kearney missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kearney swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miller counters with a low kick, right behind Kearney 's knee.
Kearney's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miller under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kearney is out of range and Miller settles back down.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kearney misses with a looping left.
Kearney swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Miller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kearney moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Kearney is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Kearney circles away.
Kearney throws a body shot but no joy.
Kearney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Kearney swinging wildly here.
Kearney lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brogan Kearney dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kearney blocks a low kick nicely.
Miller tries to clinch up but Kearney circles away and keeps his distance.
Kearney throws a good cross that connects.
Kearney throws a body shot but no joy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Miller might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kearney has got the better of the exchanges.
Kearney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Kearney stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Kearney lands with a nice body punch.
Miller digs a good body shot into Kearney's ribs.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Miller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kearney throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kearney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick from Kearney.
Miller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kearney cracks a nice hook into Miller's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kearney misses with a body shot.
Kearney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Kearney looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Kearney.
Kearney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kearney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Kearney as he connects with a hook.
Kearney throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Kearney misses its intended target.
Miller flicks out a counter leg kick but Kearney steps away.
Donk. Kearney catches Miller right on the button with a cross.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kearney.
Kearney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Kearney swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miller counters with a low kick, right behind Kearney 's knee.
Kearney misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kearney misses with a body shot
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a punch to the head.
Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kearney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kearney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller blocking some punches.
Kearney misses with a body punch.
Kearney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miller tries to stall but Kearney uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kearney is defending well for now.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kearney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kearney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kearney is rocked!
Miller creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kearney's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kearney drops to his knees and Miller pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Miller!
Jeffrey Miller gave a mention to Walhalla Clothing (25 $ / piece) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoolio Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ren Naga-Wing (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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280 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hoolio Dawg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ren Naga-Wing!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dawg misses with a leg kick
and Naga-Wing counters with a single leg into guard. Dawg didn't expect that.
Naga-Wing postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Naga-Wing stands up over Dawg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Naga-Wing throwing strikes from guard but Dawg blocks nicely.
Naga-Wing throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naga-Wing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naga-Wing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Naga-Wing works over Dawg with some ground and pound from guard.
Dawg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naga-Wing.
Naga-Wing postures up in Dawg's guard and throws a big left but Dawg blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Naga-Wing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naga-Wing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naga-Wing cracks Dawg with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Naga-Wing's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Naga-Wing keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dawg's head.
Naga-Wing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dawg is keeping the position for now.
Dawg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naga-Wing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naga-Wing throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naga-Wing drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dawg looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dawg looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dawg!
Naga-Wing manages to get back to half guard.
Naga-Wing looking for subs from the bottom but Dawg mounts him!
Dawg prevents Naga-Wing from getting the reversal.
Naga-Wing tries to hold on but Dawg pushes him away.
Dawg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Naga-Wing on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naga-Wing is trying to escape the mount.
Naga-Wing regains half guard.
Naga-Wing looking for submissions off his back.
Naga-Wing gets back to full guard.
Dawg has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Naga-Wing to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Dawg is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Naga-Wing pulls down on the head and he's put Dawg to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ren Naga-Wing!
An intense looking Ren Naga-Wing took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'The path to peace.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Moldoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moldoon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Heaven Nor Hell. Chuck Moldoon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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245 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Moldoon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Moldoon.
Rock moves forwards but Moldoon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moldoon lunges at Rock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rock's hand.
Rock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moldoon tries to avoid it but Rock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moldoon to the ground. Moldoon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moldoon unleashes a big counter combination but Rock bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moldoon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moldoon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moldoon sprawls well. Moldoon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rock gets slowly back to his feet.
Moldoon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rock's head.
Moldoon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Moldoon.
Moldoon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rock is avoiding damage well.
Moldoon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rock takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moldoon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Moldoon working the head and body with strikes.
Rock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rock is trying to control Moldoon's posture but Moldoon avoids it.
Rock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Moldoon looks up at the clock and then as Rock takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Moldoon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moldoon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Moldoon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rock is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock dodges the ground and pound from Moldoon.
Moldoon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moldoon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moldoon working the ground and pound but Rock is defending the strikes.
Rock takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Moldoon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rock has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rock is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Moldoon has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moldoon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Moldoon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Moldoon throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Rock works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moldoon pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moldoon wants to free his trapped foot but Rock is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Moldoon working Rock over with strikes.
Moldoon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rock is trying is best to control the position here.
Moldoon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moldoon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rock's head.
Rock is trying to maintain the position but Moldoon is very close to passing his half guard.
Moldoon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moldoon throwing shots but Rock is blocking nicely.
Rock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moldoon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock trying to hold on to Moldoon's head to control him but Moldoon postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Moldoon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rock is staying active underneath Moldoon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt
and Moldoon counters with a stiff right hand.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt
and Moldoon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moldoon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moldoon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moldoon's coach down at Death Valley Training Facility was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Moldoon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head kick misses from Rock.
Rock tries to bum rush Moldoon with a series of wild strikes but Moldoon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moldoon moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock misses with a takedown
and Moldoon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Moldoon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moldoon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rock throws a combination that misses
and Moldoon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moldoon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Moldoon lands with an uppercut that bounces Rock off the cage and back into range.
Rock is rocked!
Rock get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Rock stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Moldoon runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chuck Moldoon!
Chuck Moldoon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Snich Clinchwork (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Antonio Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Antonio Camacho is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snich Clinchwork !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Antonio Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Camacho tries for a takedown but Clinchwork sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clinchwork rushes Camacho and presses him up against the cage.
Clinchwork lands a knee to the body.
Camacho looks winded!
Camacho jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clinchwork walks away with a smile on his face. Camacho gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Snich Clinchwork has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Antonio Camacho.
Clinchwork fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Camacho, pushing him back against the cage.
Clinchwork landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jose Antonio Camacho has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Clinchwork .
Clinchwork with a knee to the head.
Camacho is rocked!
Clinchwork lands a big knee to the head and Camacho goes down! Clinchwork pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Snich Clinchwork !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Davies has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Davies!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson lands a nice looking body shot.
Simpson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Simpson leaves Davies with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Davies darts in and clinches Simpson up against the cage.
Davies is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Simpson avoiding damage as Davies throws knees to the body.
Simpson lands a right hand.
Simpson tightens his grip and picks Davies up, before dumping him to the ground. Davies manages to land in guard.
Simpson slips nicely into half guard.
Simpson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davies keeps working.
Simpson is trying to work for a kimura but Davies is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Davies has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson is trying to control the action in half guard but Davies is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Davies looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Davies wants to improve his position but Simpson is controlling well.
Simpson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davies keeps working.
Davies looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Davies is trying to get back to full guard.
Simpson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two 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.
Davies tries to get to full guard but Simpson has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Simpson lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if Simpson 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Simpson connects with a nice short shot to Davies's temple.
Simpson moves nicely into side control.
Simpson scoring with punches and elbows.
Simpson is putting a hurting on Davies here, landing some big shots from side control.
Simpson working the ground and pound.
Simpson wants to control but Davies is keeping him busy.
Davies looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Davies tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Simpson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Davies manages to work his way to half guard, despite Simpson's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson wants to work for an arm triangle but Davies is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nice strikes from Simpson there.
Simpson wants to work for an arm triangle but Davies is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Simpson seems to be looking for submissions.
Davies tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Simpson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Davies is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davies is squirming around, avoiding Simpson's attempts to control the action.
Simpson landing punches.
Davies throwing hammer fists to the chest of Simpson. What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies is looking to get to half guard.
Simpson wants to control the pace but Davies is squirming around nicely.
Simpson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Simpson looking for a guillotine from mount but Davies is having none of it.
Simpson 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.
Davies is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Simpson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davies is wriggling around trying to escape.
Simpson lands a couple of good shots and Davies has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Davies is covering up but some of the strikes from Simpson are getting through and doing damage.
Simpson is punishing Davies with some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Simpson scores with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Simpson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Simpson rushes Davies and presses him up against the cage.
Simpson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Simpson manages to end up in side control.
Davies is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Davies is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Simpson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Davies is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Davies is trying to control Simpson's posture but Simpson avoids it.
Simpson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies is not content to let Simpson control the position.
Simpson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Simpson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Davies is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Davies that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Simpson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Davies can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Simpson working Davies over with strikes here.
Simpson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Simpson working the ground and pound effectively.
Davies is rocked!
Simpson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Davies is still in real trouble! Can Simpson finish him?
Simpson lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Davies! Simpson sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Davies and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ben Simpson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ho Chi Min (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick De Struicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Struicao comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Walk With Me In Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dominick De Struicao will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ho Chi Min!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick De Struicao!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chi Min lands a jab.
De Struicao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chi Min looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Struicao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chi Min.
De Struicao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chi Min moves away.
De Struicao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chi Min was well out of range. Poor timing from De Struicao.
Chi Min throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Struicao throws a one two combo.
It looks like Ho Chi Min has been cut.
Chi Min is looking to score with low kicks.
De Struicao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chi Mins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Struicao swings for the body but Chi Min moves out of range.
Chi Min looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Struicao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chi Min's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi Min avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a body shot but no joy.
De Struicao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chi Min cracks De Struicao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chi Min uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Struicao scores with a hook to the body. Chi Min takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chi Min misses with a kick to the body.
De Struicao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Struicao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Struicao throws a lazy uppercut
and Chi Min counters with a nice body shot.
Chi Min looks to land a body kick but De Struicao moved away.
De Struicao scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Struicao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chi Min takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Struicao moves out of range as Chi Min throws a body kick.
De Struicao swings for the body but Chi Min moves out of range.
Chi Min tries to clinch there but De Struicao circles away.
Chi Min scores with a spinning back kick!
De Struicao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Struicao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chi Min manages to avoid it.
Chi Min lands a front kick.
Chi Min on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Struicao just misses with a punch to the body.
Chi Min fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Struicao just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chi Min circles away quickly and effectively.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chi Min 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 De Struicao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Struicao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut. Chi Min saw that one coming.
Chi Min throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Struicao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chi Min counters with a thumping low kick.
A big right from De Struicao misses.
Chi Min was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Struicao lands a jab-cross combination.
Chi Min misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chi Min.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chi Min.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min fakes the leg kick and cracks De Struicao in the body.
Chi Min lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Struicao's sensitive parts.
Chi Min throws a body kick that misses.
Chi Min steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
De Struicao throws out a loose jab but Chi Min uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Struicao throws a jab but it's blocked by Chi Min.
Chi Min slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Chi Min.
De Struicao misses with a looping right.
Chi Min displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Struicao throws out the jab.
De Struicao misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick De Struicao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ho Chi Min's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Struicao thuds a left hand into Chi Min's body.
De Struicao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chi Min thinks about countering with a body kick.
De Struicao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dominick De Struicao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Struicao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Struicao has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chi Min.
Chi Min slips under a jab.
Chi Min moves away from the strike by De Struicao.
Chi Min tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Struicao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Struicao is looking for the big counter here.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from De Struicao misses.
Chi Min appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chi Min takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Struicao throws a nice looking combination but Chi Min bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Struicao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Struicao blocks the body kick.
Chi Min moves out of range as De Struicao strikes.
Chi Min half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chi Min slips a straight right by De Struicao.
Chi Min avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chi Min quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Chi Min wants to clinch
and De Struicao counters with a stiff right hand.
Chi Min throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from De Struicao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Struicao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chi Min lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Struicao circles away quickly and effectively.
De Struicao checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chi Min looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Struicao throws a right and a left that Chi Min avoids nicely.
Chi Min feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - De Struicao scores with a four punch combination!
Chi Min throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chi Min throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Struicao throws out a loose jab but Chi Min uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chi Min throws a head kick that misses.
Chi Min keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with a two punch combination.
Chi Min avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao cracks a nice hook into Chi Min's ribs.
De Struicao throws a nice looking combination but Chi Min bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Struicao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Struicao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chi Min misses with a kick to the body.
De Struicao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chi Min.
Chi Min looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Struicao fails to land with a series of punches.
Chi Min tries to clinch up but De Struicao circles away and keeps his distance.
De Struicao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chi Min moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min is looking to land body kicks.
De Struicao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Struicao misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chi Min.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chi Min avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a series of punches but Chi Min avoids them all with ease.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Struicao 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.
De Struicao throws a leg kick that misses.
Chi Min throws a quick counter kick to the body but De Struicao avoids it.
De Struicao throws a lazy uppercut
and Chi Min counters with a thumping low kick.
Chi Min lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Struicao takes a swing at Chi Min's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - De Struicao coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick De Struicao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ho Chi Min's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chi Min staying out of range there.
De Struicao moves out of range of the body kick.
De Struicao is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
De Struicao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chi Min scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left and a right from De Struicao both land. Nice combination.
Chi Min jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Struicao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chi Min slips a jab from De Struicao.
As De Struicao backs away, Chi Min returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chi Min staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Chi Min tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chi Min ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chi Min throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi Min tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Struicao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chi Min thinks about countering with a body kick.
Chi Min uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Struicao.
Chi Min lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chi Min fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chi Min takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Struicao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao misses the jab.
De Struicao misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min misses with a looping left.
Chi Min turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Struicao cracks a nice hook into Chi Min's ribs.
De Struicao throws a low kick, looking for Chi Min's leg but Chi Min calmly moves out of range.
De Struicao looks to land a right hand but Chi Min moved out of range.
De Struicao avoids the head kick by Chi Min.
Dominick De Struicao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Struicao throws a jab when Chi Min was well out of range.
Chi Min looks to throw a body kick
letting De Struicao counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Struicao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chi Min manages to avoid it.
De Struicao moves out of range of the body kick from Chi Min.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min 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.
De Struicao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Struicao swings for the body but Chi Min moves out of range.
Chi Min avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Struicao moves out of range of the leg kick from Chi Min.
De Struicao misses with a low kick.
De Struicao keeps the fight on the outside.
Chi Min showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Struicao.
Chi Min with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chi Min is out of range and De Struicao settles back down.
Chi Min misses with a body kick.
A big left from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao throws a hook but Chi Min blocks it.
De Struicao thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for De Struicao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As De Struicao backs away, Chi Min returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
De Struicao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chi Min is looking to clinch but De Struicao is avoiding it.
Chi Min scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chi Min looks to land a body kick but De Struicao moved away.
Ho Chi Min has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chi Min slips a jab and a cross from De Struicao.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick De Struicao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Struicao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick De Struicao!
A very excited looking Dominick De Struicao 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between John Hoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Hoop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Baba!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoop misses with a body kick.
Hoop displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baba.
Hoop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoop cracks Baba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like George Baba has been cut.
Hoop swats away the attempt to clinch by Baba.
Hoop swats away the attempt to clinch by Baba.
Hoop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Hoop.
Baba shoots in but Hoop avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hoop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hoop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoop is fending him off so far but Baba persists. Nope, Hoop circles away and we're back to standing.
John Hoop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Baba.
Baba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hoop lands a body shot.
Hoop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baba feints the counter takedown.
John Hoop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoop thuds his right hand into Baba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That kick from Baba tenderised Hoop's leg. Hoop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hoop lands an overhand right.
Hoop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoop.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baba throws a leg kick which misses Hoop's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoop tries to avoid it.
Hoop throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hoop cracks Baba with a right hand to the side of the head.
That has opened up George Baba's cut even more.
Baba shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoop tries to sprawl out of it but Baba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoop manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Baba tries to get set, Hoop tries to push him back and clinch up but Baba manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoop lands with a nice body punch.
Baba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoop.
Baba misses with a low kick as Hoop jumps back.
Hoop staying out of range there.
Baba dives in and scores a takedown into Hoop's guard.
Baba prevents Hoop from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baba won't allow Hoop to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hoop jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A left and a right from Hoop both land. Nice combination.
Hoop just misses with a punch to the body.
Baba is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Baba takes the fight into the clinch.
Hoop stops a takedown attempt from Baba.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba being controlled against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoop.
Baba looks winded!
Hoop lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The cut above George Baba's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hoop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Hoop.
Knees to the body from Hoop.
Hoop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Still in the clinch, Hoop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoop digs a right hand underneath Baba's ribcage. Baba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Baba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hoop scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hoop.
Hoop taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hoop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Baba's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A head kick misses from Hoop.
Hoop throws a body punch but Baba moves out of range.
Hoop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baba can do to turn this around?
Hoop with a jab.
Baba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoop throws out the jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hoop enables Baba to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hoop manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Baba throws a big elbow that misses.
Baba stops Hoop from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoop is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoop wants to get back to his feet but Baba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hoop is wriggling around but Baba manages to pass to half guard.
Baba prevents Hoop from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoop scores with a shot to the body.
Hoop is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Baba tries to clinch but Hoop moves out of range.
Hoop swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Baba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoop sprawls well. Hoop wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baba gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba misses with a hook
and Hoop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baba gets control of Hoop's arms and successfully pulls guard. Baba will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hoop tries to stand but Baba is controlling from the bottom.
Hoop throws an elbow that misses. Baba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hoop's guard. Nice move by Baba!
Hoop is looking to stand up but Baba isn't so interested in that idea.
Baba wants to control from the top but Hoop keeps moving.
Baba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoop is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoop is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baba slips nicely into half guard.
Hoop pushes Baba off looking to stand but Baba dives back in and keeps control.
Hoop scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Baba manages to mount him!
Hoop is trying to stand but he's just given Baba his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoop is trying to stand back up.
Baba connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hoop to escape the position.
Hoop wants to get back to his feet.
Baba has managed to slip his arm under Hoop's chin. This could be all over... yep, Hoop is tapping out! Submission win for Baba.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). George Baba!
A very excited looking George Baba 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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