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MFL 14: Mangrove vs Durden PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriah Sambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uriah Sambo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uriah Sambo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sambo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sambo lands a head shot.
Diaz has managed to clinch.
Sambo effectively controlling the action here.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diaz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sambo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diaz pushes Sambo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sambo backwards.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sambo goes for a takedown attempt but Diaz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sambo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chuck Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uriah Sambo.
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Sambo back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sambo is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sambo backwards.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sambo backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Sambo can't break the clinch.
Diaz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sambo wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sambo backwards.
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Sambo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sambo looks winded!
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Diaz rushes Sambo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sambo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz is working Sambo over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz is leaning against Sambo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diaz lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Diaz.
Diaz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Diaz as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz is struggling to control the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Diaz.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Sambo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diaz presses Sambo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz pushes Sambo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sambo backwards.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pushes Sambo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sambo backwards.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Sambo's head.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Diaz.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz digs a right hand into Sambo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sambo's gas tank.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sambo or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Diaz works on Sambo's body with a couple of short punches.
Diaz pushes Sambo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Diaz lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Diaz 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.
Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Sambo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sambo tries to break free but Diaz pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz works on Sambo's body with a couple of short punches.
Sambo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diaz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Sambo is trying to pull guard but Diaz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Sambo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chuck Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uriah Sambo.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sambo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Sambo is breathing heavily.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Sambo backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Good body shot from Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sambo takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz has Sambo pressed against the cage.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sambo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Diaz.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sambo or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sambo can do to turn this around?
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Sambo's head.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sambo is rocked!
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sambo is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Chuck Diaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sambo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sambo backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Sambo tries to pull guard but Diaz holds him up against the cage and eventually Sambo drops back down to his feet.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sambo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Diaz.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Sambo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Diaz pushes Sambo against the cage. Diaz is working some dirty boxing. Diaz pushes off with a quick right hook! Sambo goes down! Sambo tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Diaz moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Diaz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Randy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Randy!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick cracks a nice hook into Randy's ribs.
Randy clinches up with Rick and pushes him back against the cage.
Randy tries a knee to the head but Rick blocks it.
Randy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Randy lands an elbow that stopped Rick in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like James Rick has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Randy.
Randy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rick can't find room to land a body shot as Randy controls the action.
Rick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rick working aggressively here.
Come on Randy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rick throws a punch but it's blocked by Randy.
Rick takes an elbow to the temple.
Randy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randy lands an elbow inside that Rick shrugs off.
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!
Randy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Randy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Randy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Randy blocks an uppercut.
Randy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Randy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Randy lands a damaging elbow.
James Rick's cut is getting worse.
A head punch on the inside from Rick fails to land.
Rick tries to throw a body punch but Randy avoids it by throwing Rick back against the cage.
Randy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Randy.
Rick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rick blocks an elbow strike from Randy.
Rick throws a head punch that misses.
Rick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Randy lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Randy as Rick tries to tie him up.
Rick misses with the head strike.
Randy connects with a knee to the head.
Rick is rocked!
Randy lands a big knee! That's hurt Rick! Oh, he's all over the place! Randy lands another knee that sends Rick to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Randy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson Tony has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Wilson Tony!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tony not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tony is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brawler is aware though and is defending well.
Brawler trying to control the position from guard on top but Tony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brawler drops back looking for a leg! Tony is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tony manages to kick Brawler off! Brawler jumps back into Tony's guard.
Brawler trying to control but Tony is working from the bottom.
Tony has his foot on Brawler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brawler works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tony is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brawler defends well.
Brawler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tony is keeping the position for now.
Brawler trying to control the position from guard on top but Tony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler tries to free his leg and advance position but Tony is retaining full guard.
Brawler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tony is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brawler trying to control the position from guard on top but Tony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brawler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tony looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brawler wants to control from the top but Tony keeps moving.
Brawler advances to half guard.
Brawler trying to mount his opponent but Tony defends it.
Tony moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brawler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brawler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tony looking for a triangle here. Brawler is fighting it but it looks tight! Tony pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Brawler is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Wilson Tony!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Aldo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo lands with a hook. Anderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crunch! Aldo slams his shin into Anderson's torso.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aldo can pounce on him.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
As Aldo tries to get set, Anderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Aldo manages to avoid the attempt.
Aldo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Anderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aldo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aldo's coach down at Morbid Conditioning, Trans, Esc School $1000 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aldo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Aldo works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Aldo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aldo throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a one two combo.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aldo manages to circle out of the way.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aldo scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aldo throws a one two combo.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Aldo misses with the combination.
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Aldo.
That's two 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!
Aldo is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Aldo pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Aldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Aldo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aldo.
Aldo lands with a nice body punch.
Aldo throws a shot to the body.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Aldo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aldo, right into the meat.
Aldo lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aldo connects with a looping right hand.
Aldo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aldo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aldo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aldo connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aldo.
Aldo digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Aldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aldo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Anderson rushes Aldo and presses him up against the cage.
Aldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aldo scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderson moves forwards but Aldo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aldo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo 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.
Aldo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anderson moves to clinch but Aldo breaks away
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Aldo thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Aldo lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo stalks Anderson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anderson's face. Anderson staggers backwards, shaken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo lands a big head kick that sends Anderson tumbling to the mat! Aldo takes a step backwards and waves Anderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aldo.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Aldo scores with a jab to the body.
Aldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aldo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson darts in and clinches Aldo up against the cage.
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aldo. That's going to slow Anderson down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aldo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Aldo.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aldo lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Aldo manages to break the clinch.
Aldo throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Aldo throws a good cross that connects.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aldo.
Good leg kick by Aldo 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.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aldo finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Aldo slips the punch.
Aldo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Aldo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aldo lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Oooooh!!! Aldo has knocked Anderson down with a huge combo! Aldo steps away and waves a wobbly Anderson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aldo throws a shot to the body.
Aldo feints a jab and as Anderson dips his head, Aldo unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Anderson right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Anderson falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Aldo smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jose Aldo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Steller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabre Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Steller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
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26
160 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Steller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabre Tooth!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tooth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steller swivels and escapes.
Tooth misses with a takedown attempt - Steller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tooth scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tooth working Steller over with strikes.
Tooth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steller taking some punishment here, with Tooth in his half guard.
Tooth trying to control the action but Steller is working from the bottom.
Tooth looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tooth 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.
Tooth slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Tooth might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Tooth trying to control from half guard but Steller is working away.
Steller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Steller tries to get out of the position.
Tooth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steller's head.
Steller is doing well to control the position and prevent Tooth from advancing to side control.
Steller is not content to let Tooth control the position.
Steller wants to get back to full guard but Tooth has passed into side control.
Tooth wants to take a breather but Steller manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Tooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tooth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steller controlling the position.
Tooth wants to control from the top but Steller keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tooth fails with the takedown
and Steller counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ben Steller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sabre Tooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tooth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tooth might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Steller haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Steller looking to sit in guard and control but Tooth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tooth distracts Steller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tooth wants to control from the top but Steller keeps moving.
Tooth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tooth wants to control from the top but Steller keeps moving.
Tooth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tooth connects with a couple of short punches.
Tooth trying to control but Steller is working from the bottom.
Tooth controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tooth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tooth cracks Steller with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabre Tooth dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tooth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steller but Steller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steller tries to counter with a takedown but Tooth is quick to defend against it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steller.
Tooth tries to keep at a distance but Steller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tooth avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Steller.
Tooth is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tooth drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Steller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ben Steller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sabre Tooth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tooth backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tooth.
Steller is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steller stops a takedown attempt from Tooth.
Steller has clasped his hands together around Tooth's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tooth managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Steller.
Tooth is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Steller's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tooth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Steller is working away from the top position though.
Tooth is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Steller is staying active.
Tooth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tooth wants to control but Steller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tooth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steller's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steller's back!
Tooth lands shots from the back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Steller tries to roll but Tooth sticks to his back.
Steller takes a big shot to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tooth is working the ground and pound. Can Steller escape?
Tooth lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tooth on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tooth is working the ground and pound. Can Steller escape?
A lull in the action here.
Steller takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Tooth struggling to keep hold of the position.
Tooth slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Tooth lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
A lull in the action here.
Steller is trying to remain composed but Tooth is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Steller's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Tooth landing with strikes.
Tooth trying to control.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Tooth controlling the positon.
Tooth is throwing shots to the body but Steller manages to wriggle free. Tooth pounces on him again and ends up in Steller's guard.
Tooth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabre Tooth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No luck for Tooth with that takedown attempt.
Tooth shoots in but no luck this time.
Steller drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Steller throwing strikes but missing.
Tooth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tooth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steller postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tooth wants to sweep but no luck.
Steller postures up.
Tooth seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tooth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooth lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Steller is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tooth trying to control the position from guard on top but Steller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sabre Tooth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steller wants to hit a switch here but Tooth passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Steller there!
Tooth throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tooth working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Steller is in a horrible position here. Tooth smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Steller wants to control but Tooth is having none of it.
Tooth landing punches.
Steller tries to hold on but Tooth pushes him away.
Tooth trying to control but Steller is having none of it.
Tooth is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tooth content just to control the position here.
Well,Steller is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Tooth landing shots from mount.
Tooth takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tooth cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tooth is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tooth lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tooth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steller's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tooth scoring with strikes but Steller is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tooth controlling the pace for now.
Tooth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Steller is looking to escape.
Ben Steller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tooth punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tooth working Steller over with strikes here.
Tooth lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sabre Tooth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tooth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Sabre Tooth!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Sabre Tooth!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Sabre Tooth!
Sabre Tooth wins by unanimous decision!
Sabre Tooth spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Masterclass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Masterclass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges misses with a head kick.
St. Georges throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from St. Georges.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masterclass fails in his attempt to clinch.
St. Georges has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
St. Georges lands a jab to the nose.
St. Georges moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
St. Georges ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Masterclass misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
St. Georges throws a sloppy head kick and Masterclass moves out of range easily.
Masterclass seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
St. Georges lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good leg kick by St. Georges there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St. Georges comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masterclass throws a right hand that misses
and St. Georges counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St. Georges looks for the body kick but Masterclass saw that one coming.
Good exchange - St. Georges coming out on top.
St. Georges works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Masterclass ducks right into an uppercut from St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterclass walks into a left hand.
Masterclass moves in looking to clinch but St. Georges pushes him off.
Masterclass throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
Masterclass wants to clinch up but St. Georges keeps it at a distance.
St. Georges takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Masterclass misses with a lunging right hand
and St. Georges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St. Georges lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Masterclass moves into range and clinches up with St. Georges.
Good body shot from St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masterclass.
Masterclass misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a left hand.
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!
Masterclass missing with knees to the body.
Masterclass is breathing heavily.
St. Georges lands an elbow inside.
St. Georges lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Masterclass is rocked!
St. Georges lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Masterclass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Mason Masterclass has been cut.
St. Georges creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Masterclass! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for St. Georges.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gauthier St. Georges!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marjorie Dawes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gap Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marjorie Dawes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gap Turner!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner sizes up Dawes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Turner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dawes doesn't seem phased though.
Turner keeps Dawes at a distance using the push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Turner.
Turner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Turner throws a nice head kick!
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
Dawes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dawes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Turner.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Turner! Dawes is out on his feet! Turner rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Dawes is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Dawes is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gap Turner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Mondello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jordan Mondello was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chew Bacca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan Mondello!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacca moves into the clinch.
Mondello has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bacca after a bit of a struggle.
Mondello manages to break the clinch.
Jordan Mondello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacca stuffs the takedown.
Mondello is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bacca sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chew Bacca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Mondello.
Mondello fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bacca blocks a head kick by Mondello.
Mondello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Mondello tries to get set, Bacca tries to push him back and clinch up but Mondello manages to avoid the attempt.
Bacca defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mondello.
Bacca moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bacca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mondello backwards.
Mondello tries to break free but Bacca pushes him back against the cage.
Mondello drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A left hand lands to the body for Bacca.
Mondello looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacca lands with a right to the head.
Bacca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bacca lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bacca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mondellos head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bacca takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bacca lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Bacca.
Mondello tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bacca just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bacca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mondello backwards.
Bacca lands a body punch.
Bacca lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Bacca.
Bacca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mondellos head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bacca works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bacca lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Bacca.
Mondello tries to pull guard but Bacca won't allow it.
Bacca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacca lands a left hand.
Bacca pushes Mondello back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Bacca on the inside.
Bacca scores with a shot to the side of Mondello's head.
Mondello wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bacca.
A right hook to the body lands for Bacca.
Bacca lands with a short shot to the head.
Bacca scores with a shoulder strike.
Bacca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bacca stalling in the clinch.
Bacca cracks Mondello with a nice body shot.
Bacca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mondello.
Bacca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bacca lands with a left to the head.
Bacca gets through Mondello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bacca leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bacca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Bacca.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bacca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bacca lands a shoulder strike.
Bacca lands with a left to the head.
Bacca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bacca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Bacca.
Bacca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bacca lands with a left to the head.
Bacca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mondellos head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bacca.
Bacca lands with a right to the head.
Mondello is looking to control Bacca's arms but Bacca gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mondello has his back to the cage.
Bacca cracks Mondello with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bacca.
Mondello is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bacca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mondello is still on wobbly legs! Can Bacca finish him?
Bacca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bacca lands a hook that snaps the head of Mondello backwards.
Bacca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bacca dips a shoulder and cracks Mondello with a mighty uppercut! Mondello falls back against the cage and Bacca unloads with a barrage of strikes! Mondello is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bacca screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chew Bacca!
A very excited looking Chew Bacca rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knuckles OToole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Boy Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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166 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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26
160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knuckles OToole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Boy Rick!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OToole misses with a hook. Rick ducked under it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rick!
It looks like Knuckles OToole has been cut.
We've been told by OToole's head coaches at Elite Strikers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OToole was well out of range. Poor timing from Rick.
Rick jabs OToole right on the nose. OToole blinks but takes it well.
Rick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OToole manages to avoid it.
Rick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rick throws a right hand that misses
and OToole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rick swings for the body but OToole moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from OToole misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. OToole catches Rick right on the button with a cross.
OToole takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rick dips to his left and cracks OToole with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rick misses with a looping right.
OToole is looking to counter the offense by Rick and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rick misses the target.
Rick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping OToole at a distance.
Rick misses the shot to the body.
Rick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and OToole counters with a stiff right hand.
OToole fails to land with a series of punches.
OToole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
OToole ducks under a wild hook from Rick.
Rick throws a body punch but OToole moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - OToole scores with a four punch combination!
Rick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and OToole counters by moving into the clinch.
OToole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rick misses with a punch on the inside.
OToole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rick is trying to break free.
Rick misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from OToole.
OToole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
OToole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rick blocks it with crossed arms.
OToole is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rick wants to get back to striking at distance but OToole won't allow it.
Rick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, OToole scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by OToole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OToole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
OToole pushes Rick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, OToole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from OToole.
OToole pushes Rick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
OToole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rick takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Big Boy Rick has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from OToole.
OToole pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rick tries to work over OToole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OToole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
OToole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
OToole lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OToole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
OToole lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from OToole.
A short uppercut from OToole.
Rick throws a head punch that misses.
Rick misses with a punch on the inside.
Rick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
OToole scores with a shot to the side of Rick's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rick.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rick misses with a punch on the inside.
Rick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rick looking to slow down the pace here.
OToole controlling the action here for a moment.
OToole blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from OToole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knuckles OToole dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rick misses with a double jab
and OToole counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by OToole.
Nice body punch from Rick.
Rick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knuckles OToole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by OToole.
OToole scores with a shot to the side of Rick's head.
OToole lands with a short shot to the head.
OToole lands with a light punch inside.
Rick has a couple of punches blocked by OToole.
OToole blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OToole lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from OToole.
OToole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from OToole.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OToole gets through Rick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rick misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OToole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from OToole.
A right hand to the body from OToole.
A quick uppercut on the inside from OToole.
A left hand lands to the body for OToole.
OToole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rick backwards.
OToole looking to throw knees to the head but Rick is blocking nicely.
OToole blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from OToole as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from OToole.
OToole lands with a light punch inside.
Rick 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!
A nice left hand lands by OToole.
Rick is still on wobbly legs! Can OToole finish him?
OToole throws a big uppercut that drops Rick! More strikes from OToole and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rick lies dazed against the cage as OToole celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knuckles OToole!
Knuckles OToole took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I knew if I kept it standing I'd give him a taste of me Lucky Charms! I'M THE CHAMP!!! Come get some, lads.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alka Mangrove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden has chosen Where Is My Mind as his entrance music. Tyler Durden will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alka Mangrove!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Mangrove. Beautiful body shot.
Durden scores with a sloppy right hand. Mangrove should have avoided that one.
Durden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mangrove moves out of range as Durden strikes.
Mangrove feinted with a counter takedown.
Durden fails to land with a series of punches.
Mangrove shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Durden sprawls well. Durden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mangrove gets slowly back to his feet.
Durden takes a swing at Mangrove's ribcage but misses.
Mangrove swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mangrove - that will leave a mark!
Nice uppercut lands for Durden. That snapped Mangrove's head back.
Mangrove avoids the body shot from Durden.
Durden scores with the left hand. Mangrove knows he should have avoided that one.
Mangrove moves away from the strike by Durden.
Mangrove darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove is thwarting Durden's attempts to control the position.
Durden is trying to get back to full guard.
Durden trying to control from the bottom.
Durden looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Durden keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mangrove is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mangrove is working for a submission of some sort.
Durden looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Durden moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Durden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mangrove defends well.
Mangrove has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Durden is trying to control the position but Mangrove postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mangrove in particular looking to stall.
Mangrove looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Durden is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mangrove trying to pass the guard but Durden defending well.
Mangrove is keen to just control but Durden is a slippery customer.
Durden trying to control here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mangrove sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangrove moves out of range as Durden strikes.
Mangrove misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Durden clobbers Mangrove with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Durden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mangrove manages to avoid it.
Mangrove attempts a counter takedown but Durden avoids it well and moves away.
Mangrove throws a wild body kick that Durden sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyler Durden will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mangrove's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Durden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mangrove walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mangrove scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Durden desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Durden is refusing to be controlled, as Mangrove sits in half guard.
Durden has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mangrove is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden is staying active underneath Mangrove, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durden preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Durden is looking to control Mangrove's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Durden avoid being mounted?
Alka Mangrove overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Durden tries to roll over but Mangrove keeps him under control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tyler Durden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Durden. Beautiful body shot.
Durden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mangrove's head backwards.
Mangrove steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Mangrove takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Durden catches Mangrove with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Durden throws an overhand right that lands on Mangrove's shoulder, as Mangrove tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a hook. Mangrove ducked under it nicely.
Mangrove throws a push kick but Durden slaps the foot to one side.
Mangrove gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Durden.
Durden moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice side step and Durden releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mangrove takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Durden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping body kick lands there for Mangrove.
Mangrove moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mangrove has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Durden fails to land.
Durden fails to pull guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangrove.
Durden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Durden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Durden swings wildly with an uppercut but Mangrove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Durden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Durden jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mangrove walks away with a smile on his face. Durden gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mangrove just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden looks to land a right hand but Mangrove moved out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mangrove - that will leave a mark!
A slow jab from Durden misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Durden misses
and Mangrove counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Durden!
Mangrove tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Durden is trying to control Mangrove's posture but Mangrove avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove wants to control but Durden is keeping him busy.
Durden can't do much from the bottom here.
Durden is trying to improve his position.
Durden is trying to control Mangrove's posture but Mangrove avoids it.
Durden is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyler Durden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mangrove feints and then cracks Durden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durden down.
Durden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Durden misses.
Mangrove misses with a body kick.
Mangrove takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mangrove looks to throw the jab but Durden is out of range.
Durden misses with a hook.
Durden looks to land a right hand but Mangrove moved out of range.
Mangrove thows a body kick. Durden tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mangrove.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Mangrove was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mangrove lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mangrove swings widly with a right hand
letting Durden counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyler Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mangrove misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good shot there by Durden.
Durden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mangrove momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Mangrove does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden throws a jab but it's blocked by Mangrove.
Nice straight punches there by Durden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Durden.
Durden misses with a hook. Mangrove ducked under it nicely.
Durden lands a slapping body shot.
Mangrove swings widly with a right hand
and Durden counters with a right hand to the body.
Durden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Durden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mangrove sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangrove moves out of range of the strikes.
Mangrove changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Durden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mangrove misses.
Durden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Durden.
Mangrove lands a nice hook to Durden's body. Durden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mangrove tries to score with a low kick but Durden moves his leg out of the way.
Mangrove misses with a right hand
letting Durden counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mangrove.
Durden swings for the body but Mangrove moves out of range.
Mangrove appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mangrove slips under a jab.
Mangrove tries to counter with a takedown but Durden is quick to defend against it.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Mangrove was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mangrove instigates a clinch.
Durden scores with a shoulder strike.
Durden working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mangrove scores with a hook to the body.
Mangrove misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Durden.
Durden throws a punch but it's blocked by Mangrove.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Durden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mangrove backwards.
Durden throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Mangrove.
Tyler Durden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Durden throws a punch but it's blocked by Mangrove.
Durden takes a shot to the head.
Durden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Mangrove.
Durden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durden throws a jab when Mangrove was well out of range.
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!
Mangrove throws the kick towards the body but Durden avoids it.
It seemed like Durden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mangrove moves out of range of the strikes.
Durden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mangrove doesn't manage to clinch there - Durden circles away.
Durden misses with a hook. Mangrove ducked under it nicely.
Mangrove appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Durden throws a hook to the side of Mangrove's head but Mangrove sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mangrove moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Durden avoids a kick to the body.
Mangrove throws a leg kick which misses Durden's front leg but catches the back leg as Durden tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Durden really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mangrove has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mangrove scores with a shoulder strike.
Durden working hard to break the clinch.
Mangrove throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durdens head.
Mangrove lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Durden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Durden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangrove creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Durden working aggressively here.
Durden has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mangrove.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden misses with a punch on the inside.
Durden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Durden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mangrove has a couple of punches blocked by Durden.
Mangrove lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden tries to pull guard but Mangrove holds him up against the cage and eventually Durden drops back down to his feet.
Durden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durden avoids the elbow strike from Mangrove, against the cage.
Durden misses with the head strike.
Durden misses with a body punch.
Durden blocks an elbow strike.
Mangrove misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durden.
Durden throws a head punch that misses.
Durden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mangrove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durden misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangrove tries to throw a body punch but Durden avoids it by throwing Mangrove back against the cage.
Durden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Durden blocking some punches.
Durden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durden throws a head punch that misses.
Mangrove lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Durden working aggressively here.
Durden misses with a punch on the inside.
Mangrove tries to throw a body punch but Durden avoids it by throwing Mangrove back against the cage.
Durden trying to stall but Mangrove improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden dodges an elbow strike from Mangrove.
Durden working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Durden.
Durden has a couple of punches blocked by Mangrove.
Durden working aggressively here.
Durden blocks an uppercut.
Durden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mangrove gets through Durden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Durden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durden is working Mangrove over against the cage.
Durden fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mangrove lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Mangrove blocks an uppercut.
Durden trying to stall but Mangrove improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durden misses with the head strike.
Durden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durden avoids the elbow strike from Mangrove, against the cage.
Mangrove tries to work over Durden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durden misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Durden.
Mangrove pushes Durden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Mangrove's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mangrove lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Durden or not.
Mangrove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durden misses with some punches.
Durden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tyler Durden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mangrove looks for a takedown but Durden sprawls well.
Durden lands a really nice looking cross but Mangrove seems unphased.
Mangrove gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mangrove keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durden.
Durden scores with a jab to the head.
Mangrove blocks a jab.
Mangrove on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mangrove lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangrove scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mangrove ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Mangrove looks for the body kick but Durden saw that one coming.
Durden misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden throws a shot to the body.
Mangrove uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durden.
Durden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mangrove.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Mangrove uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Mangrove moves in looking to clinch but Durden pushes him off.
Mangrove uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durden.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mangrove slips under a jab.
Mangrove attempts a counter takedown but Durden avoids it well and moves away.
Durden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durden lands with an overhand left.
Mangrove is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alka Mangrove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove moves away from the strike by Durden.
Mangrove slips a straight right by Durden.
A low kick from Mangrove is predictable there
and Durden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Durden throws a hook but Mangrove blocks it.
Mangrove looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mangrove - that will leave a mark!
Mangrove steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Mangrove changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mangrove will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Durden misses with a straight right.
Mangrove half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mangrove lands with a nice body punch.
Mangrove misses with a kick to the body.
Mangrove slips a straight right by Durden.
Mangrove tries to close the distance and clinch but Durden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durden doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Durden misses with a body shot.
Mangrove tries to counter with a takedown but Durden is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mangrove momentarily.
Durden throws a lazy right hand but Mangrove sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mangrove defending well as Durden loads up on a big left hand.
Mangrove half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mangrove is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Durden's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mangrove swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mangrove throws a push kick but Durden slaps the foot to one side.
Mangrove throws a body kick that misses.
Mangrove throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mangrove. Durden shrugs it off though.
Tyler Durden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Durden throws a lazy uppercut
and Mangrove counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mangrove wants to control from the top but Durden keeps moving.
Mangrove postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Durden is keeping the position for now.
Durden trying to control the position here.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Mangrove from controlling successfully.
Durden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mangrove pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Durden is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Durden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Durden winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Tyler Durden!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Tyler Durden!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Tyler Durden!
Tyler Durden wins by unanimous decision!
Tyler Durden is the new lightweight champion!
Tyler Durden decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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