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USFC 78 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arse Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arse Face could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyson Jones's chin.
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arse Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Jones!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a right hand
and Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Face uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Face shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Face scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Face throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Face throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Face saw that one coming.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Face sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Face slips a jab from Jones.
Face tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Face.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Face's head but Face sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Face moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Face pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Face drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jones sprawls and moves away.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones throws a right and a left that Face avoids nicely.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Face counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Face drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Face has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Face backwards.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Face.
Face avoiding damage.
Face is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Face is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arse Face. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Face tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Face shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones misses with the combination.
Face thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Face uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Face clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Face is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Face is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Face.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Face backwards.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Face could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Face breaks from the clinch.
Jones drops Face with a beautiful combination! Face stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!
It looks like Arse Face has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones cracks Face with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Face looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jones finish him?
Face is rocked!
Crack! Jones connects with the perfect overhand right and Face falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyson Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Vale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Frederiksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vale might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Motorhead-Iron Fist . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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245 lbs
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265 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Vale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred Frederiksen!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vale takes a swing at Frederiksen's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Vale misses.
Frederiksen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vale defends it well.
Vale lunges at Frederiksen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Frederiksen's hand.
Frederiksen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Frederiksen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A lazy left from Vale finds it's target.
Simon Vale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vale slaps away a takedown attempt from Frederiksen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vale seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vale with a nice cross.
Vale will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Frederiksen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vale defends it well.
Vale stuns Frederiksen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Frederiksen shoots for a takedown but Vale saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Frederiksen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vale.
Vale scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederiksen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Frederiksen.
Vale throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Frederiksen on the side of the head.
Vale pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Frederiksen back to the cage. Vale follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Frederiksen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Frederiksen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vale connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Frederiksen scrambles back to his feet.
Frederiksen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vale works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vale scores with a hook.
Frederiksen is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vale lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Frederiksen is still on wobbly legs! Can Vale finish him?
Vale decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Vale is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Frederiksen is hurt! He's hurt bad - Vale fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Frederiksen from any more punishment! Congratulations to Vale! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Vale!
Simon Vale made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Great Bloodsport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Great Bloodsport is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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270 lbs
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235 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Great Bloodsport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Campion!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campion pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bloodsport back to the cage. Campion follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Campion looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloodsport is just out of range.
Campion throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Campion scores with a head kick. Bloodsport tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Campion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bloodsport avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bloodsport shoots for a takedown but Campion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bloodsport is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Campion.
Bloodsport cracks the inside of Campion's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Campion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bloodsport throws a lazy body kick
and Campion counters with a series of strikes. Bloodsport will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloodsport closes this distance looking for a takedown but Campion circles away.
Campion tries to close the distance and clinch but Bloodsport swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bloodsport seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bloodsport.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Bloodsport. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bloodsport showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campion.
Campion tries to clinch there but Bloodsport circles away.
Bloodsport has a takedown stuffed.
Bloodsport darts in looking for a takedown but Campion gets double underhooks and turns Bloodsport into the cage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bloodsport or perhaps it was just good defense by Campion, which made it look bad.
Campion lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Campion fails to land with a series of punches.
Campion tries to clinch up but Bloodsport circles away and keeps his distance.
Bloodsport misses with a takedown attempt
and Campion finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Luke Campion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bloodsport manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luke Campion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodsport doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Campion counters with a head kick. That will keep Bloodsport thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Campion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bloodsport manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campion lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bloodsport takes a step back to recover.
Bloodsport is breathing heavily.
Campion lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bloodsport takes a step back to recover.
Campion clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloodsport is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Campion is defending well.
Bloodsport looking to stall.
Bloodsport is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Campion throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campion digs a right hand underneath Bloodsport's ribcage. Bloodsport let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Campion looking to slow down the pace here.
Campion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Campion plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bloodsport clinches up with Campion and pushes him back against the cage.
Bloodsport is trying to drag Campion to the mat but Campion just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bloodsport drops down looking for an ankle pick but Campion pulls his leg out and moves away.
Campion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Campion keeps Bloodsport at a distance using the push kick.
Campion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bloodsport moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campion has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Campion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Campion has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodsport.
A short body shot lands from Campion as the two fighters clinch.
Bloodsport blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bloodsport decides to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campion stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bloodsport tries for a takedown but Campion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Campion throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Campion lands a left and a right that send Bloodsport crashing to the mat, dazed. Campion thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bloodsport is rocked!
Bloodsport dives in and grabs Campion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Campion pushes down on Bloodsport's head and hops out.
Oh Bloodsport is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Campion connects with a superb combination that knocks Bloodsport out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Campion before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Bloodsport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luke Campion!
A very excited looking Luke Campion 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Corvo Attano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Corvo Attano has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Corvo Attano seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corvo Attano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gracie Allen!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attano is looking to clinch.
Allen throws out a powerful jab.
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
Attano lands a nice looking body shot.
Attano throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
Allen misses with a looping left.
Allen scores with a punch to the head.
Allen slips a jab from Attano.
A countering left hand to the body from Allen misses.
Attano looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Attano tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Attano takes one on the button.
Allen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Attano at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Attano.
Attano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Attano. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Attano moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen walks into a stiff left hand from Attano.
Attano lands a jab to Allen's midsection.
Attano tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Attano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Attano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Attano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Attano tries to close the distance and clinch but Allen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Allen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab from Allen.
Attano doesn't manage to clinch there - Allen circles away.
Allen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Allen moves forwards but Attano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Allen.
Attano connects with a jab.
Allen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Attano with a jab.
Attano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Attano missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Attano throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Allen counter with a right hand.
A cross from Allen lands.
Attano is rocked!
Attano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Allen counters with an outside leg kick.
Allen fakes the leg kick and cracks Attano in the body.
Allen lands a leg kick that knocks Attano off balance momentarily.
Attano lands a head shot.
Attano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Allen counters with a leg kick.
Attano misses with a series of wild punches.
Attano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Attano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Allen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oh Attano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Allen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Allen sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Attano's defenses. It connects perfectly with Attano's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gracie Allen!
Gracie Allen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Desean Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hound has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Desean Bryant's chin.
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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
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desean Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Hound!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hound displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bryant.
Hound fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hound dives in and scores a takedown into Bryant's guard.
Bryant thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hound passes into half guard.
Bryant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hound looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hound is thwarting Bryant's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hound is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bryant misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hound is looking to advance position but Bryant won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hound moves nicely into side control.
Hound advances nicely into full mount.
Bryant tries to reverse the position but Hound maintains control.
Bryant wants to hold on but Hound pushes him away.
Bryant sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hound trying to mount his opponent but Bryant defends it.
Bryant misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryant wants to control but Hound is keeping busy.
Hound is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bryant is pressing down on Hound's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hound wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Hound looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hound works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bryant is pressing down on Hound's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bryant controls Hound momentarily but Hound frees himself.
Hound slips nicely into half guard.
Bryant striking from half guard on the bottom.
Bryant wants to control but Hound is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bryant looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bryant regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bryant is looking for a triangle but Hound pushes his legs off easily.
Hound wants to pass the guard but Bryant is keeping the position.
Hound stands and throws Bryant's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bryant is looking to improve his position but Hound isn't that keen on the idea.
Hound fails to move to back control.
Hound can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bryant is looking to escape.
Hound fails to advance to Bryant's back.
Hound jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bryant is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bryant and Hound has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bryant is looking to regain half guard here but Hound keeps moving and retains side control.
Hound tries for a kimura but Bryant is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hound wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bryant keeps working.
Hound wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bryant, who protects the arm well.
Hound working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hound has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hound jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bryant manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bryant is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Hound dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice shot by Hound.
Bryant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hound pinned against the cage. Hound gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hound closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bryant's guard.
Hound trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hound passes Bryant's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bryant won't allow Hound to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hound is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bryant wants to get back to full guard.
Hound seems to be working for a kimura but Bryant defends the submission attempt.
Hound is trying to work for a kimura but Bryant is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hound uses his free foot to push down on Bryant's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bryant.
Hound trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bryant is trying desperately to improve position.
Bryant throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hound. What's that going to do exactly?
Hound working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hound has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hound is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bryant has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hound looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is looking to improve his position but Hound isn't that keen on the idea.
Bryant is trying to escape the mount but Hound keeps good control and instead manages to take Bryant's back.
Bryant trying to control the hands but Hound won't let him.
Hound struggling to keep hold of the position.
The Hound has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bryant tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hound with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Bryant tries to reverse the position but Hound maintains control.
Bryant has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Bryant defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant trying to control the hands but Hound breaks the grip.
Bryant is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hound is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hound looking for the choke from the back.
Bryant trying to control the hands but Hound breaks the grip.
You can see the frustration on Bryant's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hound is looking for the choke from the back position but Bryant is controlling his hands well.
Bryant tries to break free.
Hound patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Bryant is trying to stand back up.
Bryant preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hound.
Hound is hanging on to Bryant's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hound's guard. Nice work there by Bryant.
Bryant is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hound is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hound has escaped and now he's on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hound postures up.
Hound stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bryant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hound sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bryant's guard.
Hound seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bryant is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). The Hound!
After winning the bout, The Hound thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Molovgomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jolly Leg Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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140 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Molovgomedov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jolly Leg Byrd!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrd feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Molovgomedov s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Byrd tries to clinch up.
Byrd rushes Molovgomedov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Molovgomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrd working aggressively here.
Molovgomedov trying to stall but Byrd improves his position.
Byrd scores with a shot to the side of Molovgomedov 's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Byrd blocks a body shot from Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov lands an uppercut.
Byrd lands a nice uppercut.
Molovgomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byrd's elbow.
Molovgomedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Molovgomedov works on Byrd's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Byrd fails to land.
Molovgomedov managing to block the knees to the body from Byrd.
Molovgomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Molovgomedov blocks an uppercut.
Byrd pressing his opponent against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Byrd.
The crowd are getting on Byrd's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Molovgomedov tries a knee to the head but Byrd blocks it.
Byrd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrd is defending well for now.
We've been informed that Byrd 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.
Molovgomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrd is defending well for now.
Byrd stalling in the clinch but Molovgomedov improves position.
Byrd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byrd struggles to land a body shot inside as Molovgomedov controls his hands.
Byrd letting Molovgomedov take a breather here.
Molovgomedov misses with a knee strike.
Molovgomedov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Byrd is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Molovgomedov .
Byrd prevents a body shot from Molovgomedov .
A short right from Byrd on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byrd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrd misses with some punches.
Molovgomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Byrd throws a punch but it's blocked by Molovgomedov .
Byrd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrd misses with some punches.
Molovgomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byrd is trying to stall.
Byrd tries to throw a body punch but Molovgomedov avoids it by throwing Byrd back against the cage.
Molovgomedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Byrd blocks it with crossed arms.
Byrd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Byrd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Byrd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molovgomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Molovgomedov tries a knee to the head but Byrd blocks it.
I was talking to Molovgomedov 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Byrd takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Byrd lands with a light punch inside.
Molovgomedov blocking some punches.
Molovgomedov missing with knees to the body.
Molovgomedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Byrd.
Molovgomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Molovgomedov missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov blocking some punches.
Molovgomedov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrd avoids it.
Good body shot from Byrd.
Byrd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Molovgomedov slowing the pace effectively.
Molovgomedov is stalling here.
Byrd misses with the head strike.
Byrd throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Byrd - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Byrd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrd lands with a right to the head.
Molovgomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Byrd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Byrd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Byrd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Byrd lands a hook that snaps the head of Molovgomedov backwards.
Byrd tries to throw a body punch but Molovgomedov avoids it by throwing Byrd back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Molovgomedov .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byrd.
Molovgomedov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Molovgomedov misses with a knee to the head.
Molovgomedov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Molovgomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrd avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byrd.
Byrd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Molovgomedov or not.
Byrd presses Molovgomedov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jolly Leg Byrd will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Molovgomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Byrd.
Molovgomedov throws out a loose jab but Byrd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Molovgomedov throws a lazy body kick
and Byrd counters with a right hand to the body.
Byrd lands a nice shot to the body.
Byrd scores with a body shot.
Byrd cracks Molovgomedov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Molovgomedov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Byrd loads up on a big right hand but Molovgomedov slips the punch.
Byrd has taken the fight to the clinch.
Byrd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A body shot lands from Byrd.
Molovgomedov tries to land a knee to the head but Byrd blocks with his arms.
Byrd jumps guard but Molovgomedov stands there with Byrd around his waist. Byrd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Molovgomedov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molovgomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Byrd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Molovgomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Byrd controls the action.
A short left from Byrd.
Molovgomedov is trying to maintain a safe position but Byrd gets an underhook and turns Molovgomedov into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Byrd.
Byrd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Molovgomedov tries to stall but Byrd uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Byrd misses with a punch to the body.
Byrd lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Byrd.
Byrd lands a left hand.
Byrd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Byrd manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Byrd is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Molovgomedov defends well.
Molovgomedov postures up and lands a big shot to Byrd's brow.
Byrd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Molovgomedov is one step ahead there.
Molovgomedov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Molovgomedov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Molovgomedov .
Byrd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Molovgomedov is one step ahead there.
Byrd is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Byrd is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Molovgomedov defends well.
Molovgomedov wants to control from the top but Byrd keeps moving.
Byrd looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Byrd wants to control from the top but Molovgomedov keeps moving.
Molovgomedov keeping full guard, as Byrd tries to pass.
Byrd wants to control from the top but Molovgomedov keeps moving.
Byrd tries to free his leg and advance position but Molovgomedov is retaining full guard.
Byrd keeps trying to improve his position.
Molovgomedov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov 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.
Byrd is fighting to break Molovgomedov 's control of his arms but Molovgomedov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Byrd advances to half guard.
Molovgomedov gets back to full guard.
Byrd content to stall in guard here.
Molovgomedov wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Leg Byrd 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!
Molovgomedov scores with a shot to the body.
Byrd cracks a nice hook into Molovgomedov 's ribs.
Molovgomedov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Molovgomedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Byrd blocks it with crossed arms.
Byrd scores with a shot to the side of Molovgomedov 's head.
Molovgomedov tries to land a knee to the head but Byrd blocks with his arms.
Byrd stalling the fight.
Molovgomedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Molovgomedov taking a breather.
Byrd avoids the elbow strike from Molovgomedov , against the cage.
Molovgomedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molovgomedov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Byrd.
Byrd throws an elbow that misses.
Molovgomedov misses with a knee strike.
Byrd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrd lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd gets through Molovgomedov 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Molovgomedov blocks an uppercut.
Molovgomedov looking to throw knees to the head but Byrd is blocking nicely.
Molovgomedov working aggressively here.
Molovgomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrd avoids the damage to the body.
Byrd pulls guard.
Byrd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Molovgomedov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Byrd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Molovgomedov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Molovgomedov postures up in Byrd's guard and throws a big left but Byrd blocks it.
Byrd had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Molovgomedov defends it easily.
Jolly Leg Byrd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov trying to control but Byrd is working from the bottom.
Byrd wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Molovgomedov throwing strikes but missing.
Molovgomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Byrd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Molovgomedov wants to control from the top but Byrd keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Byrd is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Byrd is trying to keep Molovgomedov in close.
Molovgomedov lands a couple of elbows.
Byrd looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Byrd keeping moving, preventing Molovgomedov from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Molovgomedov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jolly Leg Byrd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Molovgomedov preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jolly Leg Byrd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Byrd tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Molovgomedov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Molovgomedov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Molovgomedov misses with a low kick.
Byrd thinks about the counter body kick.
Molovgomedov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Henry Molovgomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Molovgomedov throws a head kick but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd leaves Molovgomedov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Molovgomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Molovgomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byrd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byrd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Molovgomedov rather than just go for the knockout.
Molovgomedov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Byrd lands an impressive looking overhand right. Molovgomedov doesn't seem phased though.
Molovgomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.
Molovgomedov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jolly Leg Byrd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Byrd.
Byrd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jolly Leg Byrd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Byrd 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jolly Leg Byrd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dallin Sedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dallin Sedor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Doe!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sedor's corner calls for a 1-2. Sedor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch combination from Sedor misses.
Doe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sedor.
Sedor misses with a double jab.
Sedor just misses with a punch to the body.
Doe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice cross by Doe.
Doe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sedor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doe on the side of the head.
Sedor misses with a wild combination.
Doe misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Doe.
Doe has taken the fight to the clinch.
I was talking to Sedor's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sedor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doe lands with a left to the head.
Sedor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sedor lands a hook that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sedor has a couple of punches blocked by Doe.
Doe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sedor swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Sedor.
It looks like Joe Doe has been cut.
Sedor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sedor.
Sedor misses with a body punch.
Doe can't find room to land a body shot as Sedor controls the action.
Doe misses with a punch to the body.
Doe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doe.
Sedor has a couple of punches blocked by Doe.
Doe prevents a body shot from Sedor.
Doe throws a head punch that misses.
Sedor is trying to push Doe away but Doe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doe working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands a body shot.
Doe throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doe.
Sedor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sedor tries to work over Doe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sedor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sedor.
A head punch on the inside from Sedor fails to land.
A short right from Doe on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sedor lands an uppercut.
Doe swings wildly with an uppercut but Sedor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Doe fails to land.
Doe pushes Sedor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Doe working aggressively here.
Sedor misses with a punch to the body.
Sedor misses with some punches.
Doe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sedor backwards.
Doe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sedor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Doe can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sedor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sedor tries a body shot but Doe blocks it.
Sedor working aggressively here.
Doe lands a body punch.
Doe lands a shot to the body.
Sedor is breathing heavily.
Sedor has a couple of punches blocked by Doe.
Sedor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sedor throws a punch but it's blocked by Doe.
Doe working aggressively here.
Sedor working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Doe as the two fighters clinch.
Doe lands with a short shot to the head.
Doe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sedor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sedor blocks an uppercut.
Doe working aggressively here.
Doe throws a head punch that misses.
Doe pushes Sedor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sedor throws a punch but it's blocked by Doe.
Doe has a couple of punches blocked by Sedor.
Doe pushes Sedor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doe tries a body shot but Sedor blocks it.
Sedor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sedor misses with the head strike.
Sedor breaks from the clinch.
Doe clinches up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Doe.
Doe lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sedor backwards.
Doe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sedor misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doe.
Doe scores with a shot to the side of Sedor's head.
Doe lands a nice shot to the body.
Doe lands a body punch.
Doe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Doe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Doe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Doe 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.
Doe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sedor tries to counter with a takedown but Doe is quick to defend against it.
Doe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Joe Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doe, right into the meat.
Doe closes the distance and pushes Sedor back into the cage.
Sedor blocking some punches.
Sedor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doe.
Still in the clinch, Sedor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sedor trying to stall but Doe improves his position.
Doe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doe throws a head punch that misses.
Doe lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sedor.
Sedor 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.
Doe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sedor blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doe tries to throw a body punch but Sedor avoids it by throwing Doe back against the cage.
Doe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sedor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sedor wants to stall.
Doe pushes Sedor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sedor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doe blocking some punches.
Doe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sedor backwards.
Doe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doe manages to break the clinch.
Doe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sedor misses the target.
Doe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doe misses with a head kick.
Doe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Doe misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Doe doesn't manage to clinch there - Sedor circles away.
Doe misses with a straight right.
Sedor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doe throws a body punch but Sedor moves out of range.
Sedor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doe circles away quickly and effectively.
Doe throws a body shot but no joy.
Sedor avoids the head kick by Doe.
Sedor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doe. Doe obviously looking to wear him down.
Doe missing with a left hand there. Sedor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sedor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sedor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Doe lands a jab to the nose.
Sedor slips a straight right by Doe.
Sedor misses with a two punch combination.
Sedor slips a straight right by Doe.
Sedor is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Doe misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sedor gets through Doe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sedor can't find room to land a body shot as Doe controls the action.
A hook to the body from Doe.
A head punch on the inside from Doe fails to land.
Doe pushes Sedor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sedor.
Sedor struggles to land a body shot inside as Doe controls his hands.
Doe throws a head punch that misses.
Doe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sedor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doe throws a head punch that misses.
Sedor working aggressively here.
Sedor can't find room to land a body shot as Doe controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sedor.
Doe swings wildly with an uppercut but Sedor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Doe.
Doe swings wildly with an uppercut but Sedor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sedor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Doe.
Doe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sedor's elbow.
A short uppercut from Doe.
Doe lands a right hand.
Doe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sedor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joe Doe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sedor prevents a body shot from Doe.
Doe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sedor backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doe.
Doe cracks Sedor with a nice body shot.
Doe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Doe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Doe's cut.
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!
Doe tries to clinch up.
Doe lands a left and a right that send Sedor crashing to the mat, dazed. Doe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sedor is rocked!
Doe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Sedor misses its intended target.
And Doe responds with a good body kick, but Sedor manages to step out the way in time.
Doe 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.
Oh Sedor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doe drops Sedor with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sedor looks back up at him and smiles so Doe waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
Doe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sedor takes a step back to recover.
Doe moves into the clinch.
Doe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sedor seems to have got his legs back now.
Sedor has a couple of punches blocked by Doe.
Doe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doe throws a head punch that misses.
Sedor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sedor has a couple of punches blocked by Doe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doe.
Sedor misses with a body punch.
Doe lands with a right to the head.
Sedor misses with some punches.
Doe throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Doe fails to land.
Sedor breaks from the clinch.
Doe throws a body shot but no joy.
Sedor throws a hook to the side of Doe's head but Doe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doe throws a jab when Sedor was well out of range.
Sedor ducks under a wild hook from Doe.
Doe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sedor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sedor steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Doe. That one must have hurt.
Doe cracks Sedor with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Doe has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sedor to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe misses the shot to the body.
Joe Doe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sedor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sedor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joe Doe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A thudding body kick lands there by Doe!
Sedor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doe misses the shot to the body.
Doe lands with a nice body kick.
Doe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sedor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doe connects with a high kick.
Sedor misses with a few strikes there.
Doe throws a jab when Sedor was well out of range.
Sedor attempts a counter takedown but Doe avoids it well and moves away.
Doe wants to clinch up but Sedor keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe moves out of range as Sedor strikes.
Doe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sedor 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.
Doe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sedor has time to react.
Sedor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doe lands a nice hook to Sedor's body. Sedor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Doe wants to clinch up but Sedor keeps it at a distance.
Doe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sedor.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doe.
Doe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doe missing with a left hand there. Sedor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Doe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sedor.
Sedor throws a big counter combination but Doe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sedor throws a lazy right hand but Doe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sedor misses with a hook. Doe ducked under it nicely.
Sedor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Doe tries to clinch but Sedor moves out of range.
Sedor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sedor.
Sedor misses with a body punch
and Doe counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That kick from Doe tenderised Sedor's leg. Sedor is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sedor stuns Doe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doe lands with an uppercut that bounces Sedor off the cage and back into range.
Doe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dallin Sedor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sedor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Doe throws out a counter right but Sedor avoids it with no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Doe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doe 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Doe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Shopionus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shopionus has chosen Truck stop - Baja maja as his entrance music. Ricky Shopionus told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Galt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Shopionus!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shopionus swings for the body but Galt moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Shopionus as Galt shoots in.
Galt connects with a right hand. Shopionus shakes it off.
Shopionus throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Galt.
Shopionus ducks under a wild hook from Galt.
Galt tries to clinch but Shopionus moves away
and Shopionus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shopionus moves away from the strike by Galt.
Galt cracks Shopionus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shopionus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galt throws out the jab.
Galt closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shopionus quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shopionus is looking to improve his position.
Galt thows a huge punch but Shopionus dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galt wants to work for an arm triangle but Shopionus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shopionus tries to roll over but Galt keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shopionus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Galt thows a huge punch but Shopionus dodges it nicely.
Galt wants to pass the guard but Shopionus is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shopionus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Galt is thwarting Shopionus's attempts to control the position.
Galt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shopionus defends it well.
Shopionus is positioning himself well to prevent Galt advancing to mount.
Shopionus tries to roll over but Galt keeps him under control.
Galt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shopionus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Galt is looking to advance position but Shopionus won't allow it.
Galt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shopionus is looking to improve his position.
Galt 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.
Galt is looking to take a break and control but Shopionus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shopionus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Galt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shopionus keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Galt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Galt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galt prevents Shopionus from improving his position.
Galt wants to pass to mount but Shopionus is defending the position.
Shopionus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Galt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shopionus sees it coming and defends easily.
Galt seems to be looking for submissions.
Shopionus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Galt.
Shopionus controlling the position well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Galt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Galt thows a huge punch but Shopionus dodges it nicely.
Shopionus wants to control but Galt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shopionus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Galt haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Galt is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Galt is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Galt extends the arm and Shopionus is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Galt!
After winning the bout, John Galt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Wobinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Plaskota (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Wobinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Plaskota!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wobinson.
Wobinson scores with a nice head shot.
Wobinson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Plaskota tries to avoid it but Wobinson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Plaskota to the ground. Plaskota escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And Plaskota tries to counter it with a takedown but Wobinson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Plaskota darts in and clinches Wobinson up against the cage.
Wobinson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Plaskota is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Wobinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plaskota misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wobinson.
Wobinson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Plaskota tries to free his leg and advance position but Wobinson is retaining full guard.
Wobinson working for a triangle but Plaskota defends it easily.
Plaskota tries to free his leg and advance position but Wobinson is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plaskota lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wobinson keeping moving, preventing Plaskota from controlling successfully.
Wobinson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wobinson looking for a guillotine here but Plaskota defends easily.
Wobinson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Plaskota defends well.
Wobinson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Plaskota has passed into half guard!
Wobinson looking for submissions off his back.
Wobinson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Plaskota works his way into side control.
Plaskota has hold of Wobinson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Wobinson seems comfortable defending it but Plaskota has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Wobinson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Wobinson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Plaskota couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Plaskota!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Plaskota thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soa Palelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heard it through the grapevine - Marvin Gaye kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soa Palelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Parker!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palelei circles away quickly and effectively.
Palelei moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Parker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Parker misses with a two punch combination.
Palelei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Palelei gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Parker throwing strikes from guard but Palelei blocks nicely.
Palelei is adopting a defensive guard.
Parker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Palelei is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker is not content to let Palelei control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palelei stalling.
Palelei thows a huge punch but Parker dodges it nicely.
Parker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Palelei.
Palelei stops Parker from getting back to his feet.
Palelei missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Palelei throwing shots but Parker is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Palelei.
Palelei throws a big elbow that misses.
Palelei trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Palelei slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Palelei won't allow Parker to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Palelei throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Palelei looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Palelei parries the strikes from Parker easily there. Parker is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Palelei to escape.
Parker in side control, throwing shots but Palelei defends.
Palelei wants to control but Parker postures up.
Palelei dodges the ground and pound from Parker.
Parker trying to control the action but Palelei is working from the bottom.
Parker landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Parker working away.
Parker fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Palelei manages to work his way to half guard, despite Parker's best efforts.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Parker in particular looking to stall.
Palelei is not content to let Parker control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Palelei'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.
Parker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palelei tries to roll over but Parker keeps him under control.
Parker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker trying to control from half guard but Palelei is working away.
Parker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Palelei wants to control but Parker is keeping busy.
Palelei is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Parker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Palelei preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Parker winds up and cracks Palelei with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parker prevents Palelei from improving his position.
Palelei avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Parker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
No luck for Palelei with that takedown attempt.
Parker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Palelei. Palelei circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Palelei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Palelei gets tackled into the cage by Parker. Parker maintains the clinch.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Palelei avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker tries a body shot but Palelei blocks it.
A short right from Parker on the inside.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Parker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palelei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Palelei or not.
Palelei blocks a body shot from Parker.
Palelei avoiding damage as Parker throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Palelei controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Parker.
Parker lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palelei backwards.
Parker pushes Palelei back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Palelei avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
Parker is leaning against Palelei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Palelei controls his hands.
Parker digs a right hand into Palelei's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Palelei's gas tank.
Palelei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Palelei or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parker.
Palelei is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palelei.
Parker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Parker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Palelei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Palelei controls his hands.
Palelei seems to have got his legs back now.
Palelei tries to stall but Parker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Palelei controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker digs a right hand into Palelei's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Palelei's gas tank.
Parker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Palelei's head.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker tries a body shot but Palelei blocks it.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palelei misses with some punches.
Parker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Parker gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Palelei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Palelei avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parker.
Palelei won't allow Parker to pass to mount.
Parker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Parker is keen to just control but Palelei is a slippery customer.
Parker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parker lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to control the action in half guard but Palelei is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Palelei on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Parker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Parker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Parker scores with a big shot! Palelei's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Palelei! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Parker!
An intense looking Corey Parker took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I needed a win here and I am glad I got it, but I know my manager will have enjoyed this as well, maybe even moreso than me.'.
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