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Death Squad 218:Damo vs Mamba PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Hernanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernanes comes to the cage accompanied by Awolnation - Sail. 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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168 lbs
16 - 9 - 2 |
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132 lbs
10 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romeo Hernanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Owen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Owen moves in looking to clinch but Hernanes pushes him off.
Owen tries to clinch but Hernanes is having none of it.
Owen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hernanes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernanes wants to clinch up but Owen keeps it at a distance.
Hernanes instigates a clinch.
Hernanes scores a nice knee to the body.
Owen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Owen is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Hernanes.
Owen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hernanes's elbow.
Hernanes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Owen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Owen looks winded!
Hernanes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Owen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hernanes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Owen is blocking nicely.
Hernanes misses with a knee strike.
Hernanes misses with a knee strike.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Owen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Owen blocks it with crossed arms.
Hernanes letting Owen take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Owen is blocking nicely.
Owen missing with knees to the body.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Owen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hernanes takes an elbow to the temple.
Hernanes with a knee to the head.
Owen is rocked!
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Owen is still on wobbly legs! Can Hernanes finish him?
Hernanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've been hearing reports that Hernanes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Owen lands a right hand.
Owen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hernanes is defending well for now.
Owen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Owen can't find room to land a body shot as Hernanes controls the action.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Owen blocks with his arms.
Hernanes landing knees to the body.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Owen misses with an elbow strike.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Owen seems to have recovered his senses.
Hernanes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Owen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Owen can't find room to land a body shot as Hernanes controls the action.
Owen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Owen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Owen is looking to control Hernanes's arms but Hernanes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Owen has his back to the cage.
Owen lands a shoulder strike.
Hernanes dodges an elbow strike from Owen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Owen blocks it with crossed arms.
Hernanes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Owen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Owen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Owen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Owen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Owen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Owen trying to land knees to the body.
Owen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Owen.
Owen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Owen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hernanes backwards.
Hernanes avoids a wild elbow strike from Owen.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.
Owen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hernanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Owen blocks it with crossed arms.
Owen lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Owen.
Owen tries to throw a body punch but Hernanes avoids it by throwing Owen back against the cage.
A short left from Owen.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Owen blocks it with crossed arms.
Owen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Owen lands a nice uppercut.
Owen tries to work over Hernanes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Owen trying to land knees to the body.
Owen misses with a punch to the body.
Owen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hernanes blocks a body shot from Owen.
Owen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Owen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Owen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Owen.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hernanes avoiding damage as Owen throws knees to the body.
Owen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Owen lands an uppercut.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hernanes takes a shot to the head.
Hernanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Owen gets through Hernanes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hernanes scores with a knee to the head.
Owen missing with knees to the body.
Owen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hernanes is keeping busy.
Owen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.
Owen with a knee to the head.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Owen blocks with his arms.
Owen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Owen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch but Owen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Owen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Owen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hernanes throws an elbow but misses.
Hernanes takes a shot to the head.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes 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.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hernanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Owen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hernanes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Owen can turn it around.
Owen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hernanes backwards.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but Owen blocks it.
James Owen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hernanes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hernanes blocks an elbow strike.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Owen blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hernanes avoids the damage to the body.
Owen trying to stall but Hernanes improves his position.
Owen misses with a punch to the body.
Owen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hernanes avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Owen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Owen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernanes lands a knee to the head.
Owen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Owen blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hernanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hernanes misses with a knee strike.
Owen trying to stall but Hernanes improves his position.
Owen scores a nice knee to the body.
Owen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Owen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hernanes blocks an elbow strike from Owen.
Owen is stalling here.
Owen digs a right hand into Hernanes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hernanes's gas tank.
Owen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hernanes backwards.
Owen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Owen lands an elbow that stopped Hernanes in his tracks for a moment.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Owen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen just leaning against Hernanes, taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Owen.
Owen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hernanes controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hernanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Owen scores with a shoulder strike.
Owen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Owen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Owen blocks it with crossed arms.
Owen trying to stall but Hernanes improves his position.
Hernanes misses with a knee strike.
Hernanes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Owen lands a nice uppercut.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.
Owen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Owen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Owen.
Owen scores with a shot to the side of Hernanes's head.
Owen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Owen is blocking nicely.
Owen lands a nice knee to the body.
Owen trying to land knees to the body.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes blocks an elbow strike from Owen.
Hernanes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Owen.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Owen blocks it with crossed arms.
Owen cracks Hernanes with a nice body shot.
A short left from Owen.
Owen scores a nice knee to the body.
Owen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hernanes is defending well for now.
Owen lands an uppercut.
Owen lands an elbow that stopped Hernanes in his tracks for a moment.
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Owen is blocking nicely.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Owen stalls.
Owen digs a right hand underneath Hernanes's ribcage. Hernanes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hernanes backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Owen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hernanes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Owen.
Owen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hernanes managing to block the knees to the body from Owen.
Owen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Owen lands with a left to the head.
Owen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hernanes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Owen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hernanes blocks the elbow strike.
Hernanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Owen scores with a shoulder strike.
Owen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hernanes prevents a body shot from Owen.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Owen.
Owen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hernanes avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Owen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hernanes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Owen fails to land.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Owen blocks with his arms.
Owen trying to land knees to the body.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Owen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Owen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Owen lands a hook that snaps the head of Hernanes backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Owen taking a breather.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Owen effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Owen blocks it with crossed arms.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but Owen blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Owen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Owen blocks with his arms.
Owen landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hernanes avoids the damage to the body.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Owen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hernaness head.
Hernanes avoiding damage as Owen throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Owen cracks Hernanes with a nice body shot.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Owen blocks with his arms.
Owen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hernanes avoids the damage to the body.
Owen pushes Hernanes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Owen.
Owen misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Owen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but Owen blocks it.
Owen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hernanes as Owen tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hernanes as Owen tries to tie him up.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen missing with knees to the body.
Owen throws an elbow but it misses.
Owen lands a damaging elbow.
Owen lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Owen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Owen lands a hook that snaps the head of Hernanes backwards.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Owen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Owen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hernanes.
Owen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Owen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hernanes avoids it.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Owen looking to stall.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Owen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but Owen blocks it.
Owen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Owen.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Owen misses with a punch on the inside.
Owen misses with some punches.
Owen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hernanes backwards.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Owen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hernanes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hernanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Owen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Owen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hernanes avoids the elbow strike from Owen, against the cage.
Owen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hernanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Owen blocks with his arms.
James Owen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Owen - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Owen.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Owen blocks it with crossed arms.
Owen is trying to maintain a safe position but Hernanes gets an underhook and turns Owen into the cage.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Owen trying to stall but Hernanes improves his position.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.
Romeo Hernanes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Owen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hernanes managing to block the knees to the body from Owen.
Owen looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Owen.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Owen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Owen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Owen 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Owen!
James Owen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer has chosen Sans Pression - Numero 1 as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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23 - 23 - 0 |
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170 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gotti looks to land a combination. Palmer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters circling - Palmer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gotti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Palmer.
Palmer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gotti pinned against the cage. Gotti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Palmer.
Jimmy Gotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Palmer.
Gotti slips a straight right by Palmer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer missing with a left hand there. Gotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gotti lands a big uppercut and Palmer crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Palmer looks OK. Gotti waves Palmer back to his feet!
Palmer is rocked!
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!
Gotti dances in with a quick combination. Palmer is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Gotti snaps Palmer's head back. Palmer stumbles backwards against the cage. Gotti steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Palmer's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Palmer just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimmy Gotti!
An out of breath Jimmy Gotti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
George Palmer was interviewed post fight and said 'Great job Grayson. Huge props to ya!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lexi Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'd Love to Knock the Hell out of You by Hank Williams, Jr. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lexi Belle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belle dives in for a single leg takedown but Ryan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Belle stuffs the takedown attempt from Ryan. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Ryan. No joy for Belle on that attempt.
Belle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ryan counters with a takedown into side control.
Ryan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ryan tries for a kimura but Belle is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belle is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan advances to full mount.
Belle is working to get back to half guard.
Belle is working hard here to advance position.
Belle is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ryan lands a big shot there that rocks Belle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ryan controlling the position easily from mount.
Belle is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Belle takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Ryan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Belle is trying to get back to his feet but Ryan has full control of the position and if anything, Belle has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ryan is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Belle up.
Belle is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belle is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ryan has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Belle! Can he survive? No! He's out! Ryan gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Daniel Ryan!
Daniel Ryan decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tamiwe Kamanula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Sansing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamanula kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tamiwe Kamanula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Sansing!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sansing shoots in for a double leg but Kamanula sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kamanula looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sansing fails with the takedown
and Kamanula counters with a good, hard body kick but Sansing shrugs it off.
Sansing throws an overhand right that lands on Kamanula's shoulder, as Kamanula tries to avoid the shot.
Sansing throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kamanula feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sansing takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick from Kamanula lands but Sansing takes it in his stride.
Kamanula looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kamanula slips a jab from Sansing.
Kamanula throws a counter high kick but Sansing was just alert enough to avoid it.
Sansing throws a hook but Kamanula avoids it easily.
Sansing throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A head kick misses from Kamanula.
Sansing wants to counter the offense by Kamanula and move into the clinch position.
Kamanula tries to land a front kick but Sansing steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kamanula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sansing wants to counter the offense by Kamanula and move into the clinch position.
Kamanula throws an overhand right that lands on Sansing's shoulder, as Sansing tries to avoid the shot.
Sansing avoids the head kick by Kamanula.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sansing slips a jab from Kamanula.
Sansing misses with a takedown attempt - Kamanula sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tamiwe Kamanula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Sansing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kamanula.
Kamanula tries to land a front kick but Sansing steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sansing checks a leg kick.
Sansing looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sansing shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kamanula counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kamanula attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sansing or perhaps it was just good defense by Kamanula, which made it look bad.
Sansing misses with a hook to the body
and Kamanula counters with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kamanula.
Kamanula slips a jab from Sansing.
Sansing takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sansing fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kamanula sprawls well initially but Sansing persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamanula tries to roll over but Sansing keeps him under control.
Kamanula wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sansing seems to be working for a kimura but Kamanula defends the submission attempt.
Kamanula is looking to escape.
Sansing uses his free foot to push down on Kamanula's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kamanula.
Sansing with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula tries to lock up and control but Sansing gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sansing trying to control but Kamanula is having none of it.
Sansing with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sansing cracks Kamanula with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kamanula tries to reverse the position but Sansing maintains control.
Sansing is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kamanula has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kamanula!
Sansing throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kamanula uses it to pass to side control.
Sansing tries to bench press Kamanula off him but Kamanula keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansing manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sansing wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like Kamanula is going to stand back up.
Kamanula knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sansing on the ground.
Kamanula stalling away here and it's allowed Sansing to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sansing is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sansing not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sansing prevents Kamanula from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tamiwe Kamanula will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sansing fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kamanula avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice cross by Kamanula.
Kamanula throws a series of punches but Sansing avoids them all with ease.
Kamanula buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sansing tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sansing blocks a low kick nicely.
Sansing has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamanula lands a two punch combo.
A jab from Kamanula does it's job there.
Sansing is rocked!
Kamanula throws a powerful right kick. Sansing tried to block low but the kick was high! Sansing was taken right off of his feet! Kamanula jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tamiwe Kamanula!
An out of breath Tamiwe Kamanula thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Alan Sansing spoke after the fight, saying 'This fight's not over until my opponent tests negative for performance-enhancing drugs...and given his past history, I doubt that his system's clean.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollyfield's entrance music is Paris. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Hollyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollyfield moves away.
Hollyfield appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hollyfield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hollyfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hollyfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hollyfield is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lannister dodges an elbow strike from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield looking to throw knees to the head but Lannister is blocking nicely.
Hollyfield scores with a knee to the head.
Lannister changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hollyfield fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hollyfield pushes Lannister up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollyfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lannister has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hollyfield clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister wants to control but Hollyfield is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister throwing sloppy strikes.
Lannister is looking to control Hollyfield but Hollyfield is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Hollyfield just trying to survive but Lannister is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lannister's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Lannister. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Lannister is punishing Hollyfield with some ground and pound.
Lannister tries to get the hooks in deep but Hollyfield pushed the leg off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister has good solid back control here.
Lannister thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Hollyfield won't enjoy being in this position. Lannister looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Hollyfield is tapping - it's over boys! Lannister picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tyrion Lannister!
A victorious Tyrion Lannister thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Tyson Hollyfield spoke after the fight, saying 'Woops'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zarek Reschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Zsasz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zsasz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2Pac: When We Ride ft. Outlawz. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Zarek Reschke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Zsasz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsasz misses with a looping right.
Zsasz takes a swing at Reschke's ribcage but misses.
Reschke throws a sloppy head kick and Zsasz moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Zsasz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reschke throws a sloppy head kick
and Zsasz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reschke misses with a left hand
letting Zsasz counter with a right hand.
Reschke tests Zsasz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zsasz throws a body shot but no joy.
Reschke slips a jab from Zsasz.
A little feinted left hand from Reschke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good leg kick by Zsasz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zsasz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reschke.
Zsasz works Reschke's body with a nice hook.
Reschke moves out of range of the body kick.
Reschke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zsasz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reschke throws a sloppy head kick and Zsasz moves out of range easily.
Zsasz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reschke manages to avoid it.
Zsasz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsasz lands a jab to the head.
Zsasz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zsasz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reschke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zsasz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zsasz tests Reschke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reschke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zsasz.
Zsasz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zsasz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reschke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zsasz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reschke misses the shot to the body.
Zsasz lands a nice shot that snaps Reschke's head back.
Reschke tried to score with a low kick but Zsasz checks it.
Reschke looks for the body kick but Zsasz saw that one coming.
Zarek Reschke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zsasz misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reschke.
Reschke tried to score with a low kick but Zsasz checks it.
Zsasz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reschke is looking to land body kicks.
We've been informed that Zsasz 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.
Reschke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reschke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zsasz lands a nice shot that snaps Reschke's head back.
Reschke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reschke throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Zsasz to counter with a crisp jab.
Zsasz scores with a nice strike.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zsasz - that will leave a mark!
Zsasz lands a right hook to the body.
Zsasz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Zsasz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zsasz throws a big shot that misses.
Zsasz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Zsasz.
Zsasz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reschke thumps Zsasz with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Reschke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reschke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reschke throws a front kick aimed at Zsasz's knee but Zsasz avoids it well.
Zsasz throws a low kick but Reschke moves out of range easily.
Reschke is looking to clinch but Zsasz is avoiding it.
Reschke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zsasz is able to avoid easily.
Zsasz counters with a body kick.
Reschke connects with an inside leg kick.
Zsasz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reschke walks into a stiff left hand from Zsasz.
Zsasz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reschke. Reschke obviously looking to wear him down.
Reschke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zsasz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reschke on the side of the head.
Zsasz checks a leg kick.
Reschke throws a sloppy head kick and Zsasz moves out of range easily.
Reschke takes one to the side of the head.
Zsasz throws a lazy uppercut
and Reschke counters with a good low kick that Zsasz was not able to check.
Zsasz scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reschke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reschke throws a hook but Zsasz avoids it easily.
Reschke checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick by Reschke misses
and Reschke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zsasz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zsasz throws a right hand that Reschke ducks under and follows up with a left that Reschke also avoids with ease.
Reschke moves out of range as Zsasz strikes.
Reschke scoring well with a low kick there.
Reschke is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Zsasz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reschke throws a front kick aimed at Zsasz's knee but Zsasz avoids it well.
Zsasz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reschke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zsasz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reschke.
Reschke misses with a looping left.
Zsasz checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reschke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zsasz lands a nice hook to Reschke's body. Reschke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reschke lands a jab.
Zsasz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reschke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Zsasz dominated that round.
That's time! Reschke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reschke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reschke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zsasz works over Reschke's head and body with a nice combination.
Reschke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reschke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Reschke might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Zsasz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reschke takes one to the side of the head.
Reschke connects with a leg kick. Zsasz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circling - Reschke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reschke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Reschke does it's job there.
Reschke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zsasz lands a body shot.
Reschke misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Zsasz.
Reschke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zsasz cracks the inside of Reschke's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reschke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zsasz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reschke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Victor Zsasz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reschke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reschke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zsasz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reschke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zsasz is out of range.
Reschke moves out of range as Zsasz throws a body kick.
Reschke tries to score with a low kick but Zsasz moves his leg out of the way.
Zsasz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zsasz scores with a decent looking hook.
Zsasz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reschke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zsasz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Zsasz misses.
Zsasz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reschke.
Reschke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zsasz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reschke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zsasz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reschke tries a low kick but Zsasz avoids it.
Reschke loads up on a big right hand but Zsasz slips the punch.
Reschke misses with a wild body shot.
Zsasz throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Reschke counter with a right hand.
Reschke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zsasz counters with a nice uppercut.
Zsasz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reschke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reschke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zsasz.
Reschke misses with a low kick.
Zsasz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reschke.
Zsasz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zsasz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zsasz.
Zsasz blocks a low kick nicely.
Zsasz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zsasz! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reschke momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zsasz.
Zsasz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reschke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zsasz. That one must have hurt.
Zsasz avoids the head kick by Reschke.
Zsasz lands a really nice looking cross but Reschke seems unphased.
Donk. Zsasz catches Reschke right on the button with a cross.
Zsasz defending well as Reschke loads up on a big left hand.
Zsasz misses with a wild body shot.
Reschke thinks about countering with a head kick.
Zsasz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reschke was well out of range. Poor timing from Zsasz.
Zsasz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reschke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Reschke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reschke moves away from the strike by Zsasz.
Zsasz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reschke.
Reschke looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big right from Reschke misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reschke checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Zsasz - just one landing.
Reschke throws a leg kick but Zsasz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zsasz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zsasz just misses with a punch to the body.
Reschke throws a leg kick
and Zsasz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reschke misses with a combination
and Zsasz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reschke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reschke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zsasz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Reschke throws a sloppy head kick and Zsasz moves out of range easily.
A big right from Reschke misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zsasz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zsasz misses with a jab to the body
and Reschke counters with a straight right hand.
Reschke tries to score with a low kick but Zsasz moves his leg out of the way.
Reschke moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Zsasz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Zsasz cracks a nice hook into Reschke's ribs.
Zsasz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reschke under the eye.
Zsasz misses with a low kick as Reschke jumps back.
Zsasz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zsasz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reschke wants to land a leg kick but Zsasz is out of range.
Zsasz throws a leg kick
letting Reschke counter with a right hand.
Reschke blocks a low kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Zsasz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zsasz throws a good cross that connects.
Reschke throws the left hand but Zsasz avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reschke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reschke moves out of range of the body kick from Zsasz.
It looked like Reschke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Zsasz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reschke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zsasz swings for the body but Reschke moves out of range.
It looked like Reschke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zsasz.
Reschke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsasz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zsasz throws out a leg kick but Reschke moves out of range and Zsasz only half commits.
Zsasz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zsasz misses the jab.
Zsasz throws a shot from downtown. Reschke moves away and avoids it.
Zsasz throws a jab when Reschke was well out of range.
Reschke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zsasz.
Zsasz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zsasz looks to land a body kick but Reschke moved away.
Reschke just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zsasz.
Nice body punch from Zsasz.
Zsasz misses with a wild body shot.
Reschke works the jab nicely.
Zsasz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zarek Reschke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reschke's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zsasz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reschke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zsasz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zsasz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zsasz slips under a jab from Reschke.
Zsasz slips under a jab from Reschke.
Reschke throws a right hand that misses
and Zsasz counters with a nice leg kick.
Reschke is looking to chop away at Zsasz's legs.
Zsasz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reschke lands with a good body shot.
Reschke throws a head kick that misses.
Zsasz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reschke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zsasz to score with a decent uppercut.
Reschke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zsasz follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Zsasz lands a nice hook to Reschke's body. Reschke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zsasz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reschke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zsasz lands with a shot to the body.
Zsasz thuds a left hand into Reschke's body.
Reschke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zsasz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reschke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zsasz lands a lovely overhand right.
Zsasz connects with a solid leg kick.
Zsasz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reschke.
Reschke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zsasz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zsasz throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zsasz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zsasz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zsasz lands a jab to Reschke's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zsasz.
Zsasz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reschke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zsasz.
An inside leg kick from Zsasz misses.
Reschke swings widly with a right hand
and Zsasz counters with a low kick, right behind Reschke 's knee.
Zsasz slips a jab from Reschke.
Reschke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zsasz is out of range.
Reschke feints and then cracks Zsasz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zsasz down.
Zsasz throws a leg kick
and Reschke counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice shot by Reschke.
Reschke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zsasz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reschke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Zsasz.
Victor Zsasz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters circling - Reschke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Zsasz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zsasz 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Zsasz!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Victor Zsasz waved his t-shirt featuring Arcticus University: London's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darby Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Koko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by United Booty Foundation. 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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31
217 lbs
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219 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darby Gordon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Koko!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Koko.
Good standup being displayed there by Gordon as he connects with a hook.
Koko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Koko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both fighters circling a little - Gordon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Koko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gordon shoots in and drives through. Koko sprawls well.
Gordon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Koko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gordon sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordon wants to stand but Koko is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koko keeping moving, preventing Gordon from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon stopping the sweep attempt from Koko.
Gordon is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Roosters Coop that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Koko has a closed guard, preventing Gordon from standing up.
Gordon is looking to work some ground and pound but Koko has wrist control.
Gordon wants to control from the top but Koko keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fighters circling - Koko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gordon half committed to a counter leg kick.
Darby Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gordon throws a chopping leg kick but Koko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koko keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gordon.
Koko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Koko.
Koko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koko blocks a head kick by Gordon.
Gordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koko was well out of range. Poor timing from Gordon.
Koko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koko misses with a looping right.
Gordon blocks a head kick by Koko.
Good standup being displayed there by Gordon as he connects with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Gordon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gordon feinted with a counter takedown.
A big right from Gordon misses.
Koko digs a good body shot into Gordon's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon throws a leg kick but Koko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gordon connects with a looping right hand.
Gordon throws a sloppy head kick and Koko moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gordon.
Koko counters with a body kick.
Koko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koko misses with a straight right.
Gordon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koko stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darby Gordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon closes the distance and clinches.
Koko slows down the pace here.
Koko wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koko.
Gordon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koko.
Koko has Gordon pushed against the cage.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Koko in his tracks for a moment.
Gordon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Gordon is working Koko over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koko throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koko backwards.
Gordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Koko controls his hands.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Koko in his tracks for a moment.
Koko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koko.
Koko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Gordon.
Koko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Koko avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Koko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Gordon.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
Koko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koko blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darby Gordon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gordon. Koko does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Koko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A combination from Gordon does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Gordon misses the target.
Koko lands with a cross.
Gordon shoots in but no luck this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koko. Gordon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koko slips a straight right by Gordon.
Gordon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koko misses with a low kick as Gordon jumps back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gordon.
Gordon misses the body punch
enabling Koko to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koko was well out of range. Poor timing from Gordon.
Koko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Michael Koko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gordon.
Gordon moves out of range as Koko strikes.
A jab from Gordon misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko misses with a head kick.
Gordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gordon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Gordon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koko throws a leg kick but Gordon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koko throws a shot from downtown. Gordon moves away and avoids it.
Gordon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koko's hands.
Gordon has closed the distance and engaged Koko in a clinch.
Koko taking a breather.
Gordon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kokos head.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Koko leaning against his opponent.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koko's brow.
Gordon tries a body shot but Koko blocks it.
Koko misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koko avoiding damage.
Darby Gordon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gordon misses with the head strike.
Koko scores with a shot to the side of Gordon's head.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Koko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Koko.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koko avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Koko breaks from the clinch.
Michael Koko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gordon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darby Gordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koko was well out of range. Poor timing from Gordon.
Koko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
Koko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gordon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gordon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Koko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koko defending well as Gordon loads up on a big left hand.
Gordon tries to clinch up.
Gordon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koko can do to turn this around?
Koko lands a leg kick that knocks Gordon off balance momentarily.
Gordon lands with a nice body punch.
Gordon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gordon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koko.
Koko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gordon in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koko throws a nice looking combination but Gordon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gordon lands a big head kick that sends Koko tumbling to the mat! Gordon takes a step backwards and waves Koko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Koko is rocked!
Koko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koko is still on wobbly legs! Can Gordon finish him?
Koko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koko scores with a spinning back kick!
Gordon wants to clinch but Koko slips to the side
and Koko counters with a stiff right hand.
Gordon connects with the punch.
Michael Koko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gordon fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Koko misses.
Gordon throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Gordon does no damage.
Gordon throws a hook but Koko blocks it.
Koko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koko seems to have recovered his senses.
Oooooh!!! Gordon has knocked Koko down with a huge combo! Gordon steps away and waves a wobbly Koko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darby Gordon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koko looks up at the clock. Bad move! Gordon lands a right hand from hell, dropping Koko. Gordon pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darby Gordon!
Darby Gordon is the new light heavyweight champion!
Darby Gordon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Michael Koko spoke after the fight, saying 'Koko sad.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Garfunkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garfunkel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Haifisch. The crowd seem to be enjoying Campos's choice of entrance music: Doom and Gloom by The Rolling Stones. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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31
272 lbs
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33
285 lbs
17 - 8 - 1 |
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World class 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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Garfunkel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Daniel Campos!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos misses with a left hand
and Garfunkel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garfunkel tries to free his leg and advance position but Campos is retaining full guard.
Campos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garfunkel is controlling him.
Garfunkel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Campos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garfunkel won't allow Campos to get back to his feet.
Campos has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Garfunkel has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos is leaning against Garfunkel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Garfunkel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Campos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Campos fails to land.
Campos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garfunkel lands a shot to the body.
Garfunkel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Campos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Campos misses with some punches.
Campos tries to work over Garfunkel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Campos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garfunkel tries for a takedown but Campos manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Garfunkel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garfunkel is breathing heavily.
Campos digs a right hand into Garfunkel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garfunkel's gas tank.
Garfunkel prevents a body shot from Campos.
A short uppercut from Campos.
I was talking to Garfunkel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garfunkel blocks a body shot from Campos.
Garfunkel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Campos prevents it.
Garfunkel wants a takedown but no success here.
Campos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Frank Garfunkel has been cut.
A body shot lands from Campos.
Campos lands with a light punch inside.
Campos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Campos lands a left hand.
Campos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campos misses with the head strike.
Garfunkel takes an elbow to the temple.
Frank Garfunkel's cut is getting worse.
Garfunkel throws a punch but it's blocked by Campos.
Nice elbow from Campos.
Jeez, Frank Garfunkel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Garfunkel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Campos!
Daniel Campos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damo Bodhidharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bodhidharma comes to the cage accompanied by Houzan Yamamoto - Little Green Apple. Mamba has chosen 2pac-Uppercut as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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185 lbs
33 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damo Bodhidharma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Mamba!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamba blocks a head kick by Bodhidharma.
Damo Bodhidharma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bodhidharma misses the body punch
enabling Mamba to counter with a crisp jab.
Bodhidharma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mamba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mamba fails to land with a series of punches.
Mamba moves away from the strike by Bodhidharma.
Mamba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mamba now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mamba blocks a head kick by Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma throws an off balance right hand
and Bodhidharma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mamba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been informed that Mamba 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.
Bodhidharma throws a shot from downtown. Mamba moves away and avoids it.
Mamba slips a straight right by Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma misses with a left hand
enabling Mamba to counter with a crisp jab.
Mamba looks to score with a jab to the body but Bodhidharma is just out of range.
Bodhidharma loads up on a big right hand but Mamba slips the punch.
Mamba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bodhidharma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bodhidharma misses with a head kick.
Bodhidharma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mamba's hands.
It looks like Magnus Mamba has been cut.
Mamba scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodhidharma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mamba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bodhidharma doesn't seem bothered though.
Mamba misses with a straight left.
Bodhidharma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mamba feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bodhidharmas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bodhidharma throws a hook but Mamba avoids it easily.
Bodhidharma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bodhidharma throws a sloppy head kick
and Mamba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mamba staying out of range there.
Bodhidharma moves out of range as Mamba throws a body kick.
As Mamba looks to move away, Bodhidharma throws a big counter combo bu Mamba just gets out of the way.
Mamba cracks a nice hook into Bodhidharma's ribs.
A jab from Mamba does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bodhidharma's calf.
Mamba staying out of range there.
Mamba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mamba scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodhidharma throws a leg kick but Mamba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mamba lands a head kick!
Bodhidharma throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Mamba to counter with a crisp jab.
Bodhidharma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mamba walks into a jab.
Bodhidharma wants to land a leg kick but Mamba is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bodhidharma, right into the meat.
Mamba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mamba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mamba is looking to slow Bodhidharma down with leg kicks.
Mamba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bodhidharma's sensitive parts.
Mamba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bodhidharma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick by Bodhidharma misses
and Mamba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mamba needs to keep his hands up - Bodhidharma had a free shot at his head there.
Bodhidharma misses with a head kick.
Mamba flicks out a counter leg kick but Bodhidharma steps away.
Mamba scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodhidharma takes a swing at Mamba's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Mamba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bodhidharma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bodhidharma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bodhidharma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mamba with a hook.
Mamba swings for the body but Bodhidharma moves out of range.
Mamba connects with a body shot that sends Bodhidharma's belly button to the back.
Mamba connects with a leg kick. Bodhidharma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mamba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bodhidharma works Mamba's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mamba.
Mamba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bodhidharma had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mamba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bodhidharma just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Mamba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bodhidharma misses the jab.
Mamba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bodhidharma takes one on the button.
Mamba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mamba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bodhidharma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mamba slips under a jab from Bodhidharma.
Mamba throws a good cross that connects.
Bodhidharma throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mamba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mamba scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mamba.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mamba.
Mamba moves out of range of the strikes.
Bodhidharma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bodhidharma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mamba can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bodhidharma shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mamba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Mamba.
Bodhidharma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Mamba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Mamba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mamba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bodhidharma's hands.
The fighters circling - Bodhidharma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bodhidharma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bodhidharma misses with an uppercut
and Mamba counters with a nice body kick.
Bodhidharma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mamba.
Mamba doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bodhidharma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mamba can pounce on him.
Bodhidharma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mamba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bodhidharma manages to avoid it.
Bodhidharma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Magnus Mamba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bodhidharma takes a swing at Mamba's ribcage but misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bodhidharma might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bodhidharma throws a head kick that misses
and Mamba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamba drops his hands momentarily and Bodhidharma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bodhidharma loads up on a big right hand but Mamba slips the punch.
Mamba jabs Bodhidharma right on the nose. Bodhidharma blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mamba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mamba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bodhidharma is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodhidharma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Bodhidharma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mamba lands an uppercut, right on the button! Bodhidharma tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Magnus Mamba!
Our winner, Magnus Mamba, 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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