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Slaughterhouse Fight Night 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The End (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Stohr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stohr has chosen Bad Company as his entrance music. 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 Vincenzo Stohr was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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151 lbs
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157 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The End!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vincenzo Stohr!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
End is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stohr's half guard.
Stohr tries to push off, looking to stand up, but End manages to move to mount!
Stohr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with End. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stohr stops End from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
End content just to control the position here.
Stohr wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
End is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Stohr is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Stohr flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. End anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Stohr and secures both hooks! This could be bad! End slips an arm under Stohr chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. End has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. End is squeezing on Stohr like an anaconda would it's prey. Stohr fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). The End!
The End decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hon mo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Estrada will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hon mo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Estrada!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estrada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Estrada throws a combination. mo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Estrada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Estrada misses with a double jab.
mo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from mo there as he acknowledges the shot.
mo throws a body kick that misses.
mo darts in trying to clinch
and Estrada counters with a three punch combo that has mo backing up. mo nods at Estrada to acknowledge the strikes.
mo tries to close the distance and clinch but Estrada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
mo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Estrada tries to avoid it but mo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Estrada to the ground. Estrada escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
mo shoots in but no luck this time.
Estrada jabs at mo's body.
mo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Estrada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping mo at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Estrada as mo shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hon mo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
mo walks into a stiff left hand from Estrada.
Estrada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
mo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Estrada keeping moving, preventing mo from controlling successfully.
mo won't allow Estrada to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estrada can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as mo controls the pace.
Estrada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with mo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
mo trying to control the position from guard on top but Estrada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Estrada wants to stand and escape but mo is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jonathan Estrada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Estrada goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
mo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Estrada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent mo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
mo ducks right into an uppercut from Estrada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mo takes one on the button.
Estrada avoids the head kick by mo.
Estrada connects with a body shot.
mo is looking to clinch.
Estrada appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Estrada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Estrada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Estrada moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Estrada tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and mo is able to avoid easily.
Estrada cracks a nice hook into mo's ribs.
Estrada digs a good hook to mo's body.
Estrada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Estrada moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
mo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Estrada has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estrada throws a series of strikes that have mo backpedaling.
Estrada is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down mo rather than just go for the knockout.
Estrada digs a good hook to mo's body.
Estrada lands a really nice looking cross but mo seems unphased.
Estrada scores with the left hand. mo knows he should have avoided that one.
mo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Estrada counters with a stiff right hand.
mo is breathing heavily.
mo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Estrada lands a really nice looking cross but mo seems unphased.
A bone on bone clash there as mo blocks the leg kick.
Estrada connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - mo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Estrada stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Estrada dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Estrada finds it's way through mo's defenses.
mo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Estrada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Estrada connects with a single shot there.
Jonathan Estrada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Estrada lands a really nice looking cross but mo seems unphased.
mo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Estrada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
mo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
mo tries to clinch up but Estrada circles away and keeps his distance.
Estrada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hon mo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
mo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
mo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Estrada is trying to force a seperation but mo has the dominant position.
mo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Estrada avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
mo breaks from the clinch.
mo walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from mo.
mo tries for a takedown but Estrada circles away easily
and Estrada counters with a nice uppercut.
mo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Estrada.
Estrada is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
mo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Estrada sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten mo somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hon mo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Estrada moves into range and connects with a jab.
Estrada moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
mo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Estrada. Those never looked like landing.
mo misses with a combination
and Estrada counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Estrada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
mo with a lazy takedown attempt
and mo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Estrada stalks mo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into mo's face. mo staggers backwards, shaken.
mo is rocked!
Estrada jabs at mo's body.
Oh mo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circle momentarily. Estrada darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Estrada walks forward and throws a big overhand right! mo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Estrada swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from mo's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Estrada!
Jonathan Estrada 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Darmody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Lesnar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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141 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Darmody!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darmody connects with a body shot.
Lesnar misses with the combination.
Nice body punch from Darmody.
The fighters circle momentarily. Darmody darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lesnar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Darmody closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Darmody throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darmody! But no joy.
Darmody slips a jab and a cross from Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with the combination.
Lesnar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darmody is fending him off so far but Lesnar persists. Nope, Darmody circles away and we're back to standing.
Darmody misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Darmody.
Darmody stuns Lesnar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darmody lands with a nice combination. Lesnar backs away looking to recover.
Lesnar throws a sloppy head kick and Darmody moves out of range easily.
Darmody shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lesnar eats them both and turns towards Darmody to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Darmody throws a right hand that Lesnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesnar also avoids with ease.
Darmody connects with a body shot that sends Lesnar's belly button to the back.
James Darmody is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Darmody, pushing him back against the cage.
Lesnar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Darmody fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Darmody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesnar moves away.
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!
Darmody lands a nice looking body shot.
Darmody scores with a jab to the body.
Darmody throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnar.
Darmody looks winded!
Darmody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lesnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lesnar loads up on a big right hand but Darmody slips the punch.
No joy there for Lesnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darmody has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lesnar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Darmody avoids the head kick by Lesnar.
Darmody gets caught flat footed, as Lesnar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Darmody is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darmody preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lesnar stands and steps away. Darmody gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darmody wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darmody pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lesnar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lesnar stands and steps away. Darmody gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lesnar misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Darmody was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Darmody takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.
Lesnar tries to counter with a takedown but Darmody is quick to defend against it.
Darmody takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.
Darmody rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lesnar slips a jab and a cross from Darmody.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that Darmody avoids nicely.
Darmody stuffs the takedown attempt from Lesnar. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar rushes Darmody and presses him up against the cage.
Lesnar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Darmody gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lesnar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Darmody to keep the fight standing.
Lesnar pulls guard effortlessly.
Lesnar 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.
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!
Lesnar has his feet on Darmody's thighs here. He's pushed Darmody off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Darmody screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Lesnar!
A determined Alex Lesnar didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
In defeat, James Darmody stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame God for this loss. He wasn't with me tonight, he usually is, but he must be mad at me or something, I dunno'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bimbo Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen X Gon' Give It To Ya - DMX as his entrance music. 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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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bimbo Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Miller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller slips under a jab from Dynamite.
Dynamite misses the shot to the body.
Miller closes the distance but Dynamite moves to the side
and Dynamite counters with a takedown into side control.
Dynamite lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Miller down.
Dynamite working the ground and pound.
Dynamite scoring with punches from side control.
Miller is rocked!
Dynamite scoring with punches and elbows.
Miller is still in real trouble! Can Dynamite finish him?
Miller taking a bit of punishment here - Dynamite scoring with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dynamite in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Miller looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Dynamite turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bimbo Dynamite!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mac Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dagur Egilsson (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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149 lbs
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154 lbs
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dagur Egilsson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Egilsson counters with a nice body kick.
Gruber connects with a single shot there.
Gruber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Egilsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Gruber 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.
Gruber doesn't manage to clinch there - Egilsson circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Egilsson.
Gruber stuns Egilsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gruber tries to clinch up
and Egilsson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gruber tries to bum rush Egilsson with a series of wild strikes but Egilsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've been hearing reports that Gruber has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gruber is breathing heavily.
Egilsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gruber fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Egilsson.
Egilsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Egilsson lunges at Gruber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gruber's hand.
Egilsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gruber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Egilsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gruber is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber dodges the punch combination from Egilsson.
Oh Gruber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gruber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Egilsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Egilsson fakes the body blow, causing Gruber to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Gruber goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dagur Egilsson!
Dagur Egilsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saiyan Southbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holt McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCoy has chosen Take it Outside as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saiyan Southbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Holt McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Southbrook scores with a head kick. McCoy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McCoy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Southbrook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McCoy is defended easily by Southbrook.
Southbrook has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *Shrug* in the buildup to the fight.
Southbrook scores with a push kick.
Southbrook lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McCoy.
Southbrook tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McCoy manages to circle out of the way.
Southbrook moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southbrook connects with a high kick.
A jab lands there for Southbrook.
Southbrook scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Southbrook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCoy with the counter takedown but Southbrook avoids it easily.
Saiyan Southbrook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Southbrook clobbers McCoy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McCoy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McCoy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Southbrook circles away.
As McCoy tries to get set, Southbrook tries to push him back and clinch up but McCoy manages to avoid the attempt.
Saiyan Southbrook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Holt McCoy.
McCoy feints and as Southbrook raises his hands in defense, McCoy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Southbrook pushes McCoy off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Southbrook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Southbrook.
McCoy with the counter takedown but Southbrook avoids it easily.
Southbrook throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Southbrook has his feet on McCoy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Southbrook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Southbrook gets caught flat footed, as McCoy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McCoy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Southbrook manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Southbrook stands up from McCoy's guard - Southbrook perhaps looking for a knockout.
Southbrook with a hook.
McCoy shoots and misses
and Southbrook counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Southbrook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Southbrook scores with a hook to the body.
Southbrook lands a right hand.
McCoy misses with some punches.
McCoy misses with some punches.
McCoy stalling against the cage.
McCoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Southbrook lands a shoulder strike.
McCoy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCoy scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Southbrook.
Southbrook scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Southbrook.
Nice elbow from Southbrook.
Southbrook lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Southbrook lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McCoy is rocked!
Southbrook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCoy is still on wobbly legs! Can Southbrook finish him?
Southbrook misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCoy.
McCoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Southbrook lands an elbow just above McCoy 's eye.
McCoy blocks an uppercut.
McCoy misses with a body punch.
McCoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Southbrook throws a punch but it's blocked by McCoy.
Southbrook swings wildly with an uppercut but McCoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Southbrook prevents a body shot from McCoy.
McCoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Southbrook fails to land.
Southbrook throws a punch but it's blocked by McCoy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Southbrook.
Southbrook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Southbrook misses with some punches.
Southbrook misses with some punches.
McCoy blocking some punches.
Southbrook has McCoy pressed against the cage. He pushes McCoy back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Southbrook throws a beautiful elbow that sends McCoy crashing to the floor! Southbrook piles on the pressure with more strikes! McCoy is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saiyan Southbrook!
After winning the bout, Saiyan Southbrook thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Holt McCoy had this to say: 'Thanks to my manager Matt Donovan, my sponsors; Instinct and Machiavelli. Hats off to Him. I knew he was gonna come firing on all cylinders. He caught me napping and pulled off the victory. Much respect to him. I will train harder and get back into shape. Thank you! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Akbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maddox Rayborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akbar comes to the cage accompanied by New Slaves. 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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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Akbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maddox Rayborn!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayborn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akbar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rayborn sprawls and moves away.
Akbar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Akbar works over Rayborn with some ground and pound from guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rayborn holds on and takes a little breather.
Akbar throws a big elbow that misses.
Rayborn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Akbar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Akbar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Akbar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rayborn wants to sweep here but Akbar controlling him for the moment.
Rayborn managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akbar 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.
Akbar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rayborn can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akbar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Akbar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rayborn trying to control the position.
Akbar is fighting to break Rayborn's control of his arms but Rayborn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Akbar 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.
Akbar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Akbar wants to control from the top but Rayborn keeps moving.
Rayborn is trying to hold Akbar in close to prevent damage but Akbar has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Akbar lands with a punch from half guard.
Rayborn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Akbar is working away from the top position though.
Rayborn keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rayborn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Akbar is working away from the top position though.
Rayborn wants to sweep but Akbar has passed to side control!
Akbar wants to stand but Rayborn has his arm trapped.
Rayborn is trying to control Akbar's posture but Akbar avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akbar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rayborn is looking to reverse the position.
Rayborn is still trying to improve position.
Rayborn taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rayborn is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akbar lands a nice forearm strike.
Rayborn is trying to get back to his feet.
Akbar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rayborn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Akbar is trying to get an arm triangle but Rayborn is defending well.
Rayborn taking a bit of punishment here - Akbar scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayborn tries to improve position but can't.
Rayborn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Akbar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rayborn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Akbar wants to control but Rayborn is keeping him busy.
Rayborn is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Akbar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Akbar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Akbar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rayborn misses with a double jab
and Akbar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rayborn working a defensive guard but Akbar passes into half guard.
Rayborn is trying to control but can't.
Akbar throwing shots but Rayborn is blocking nicely.
Akbar seems to be working for a kimura but Rayborn defends the submission attempt.
Rayborn wants to control but Akbar passes into side.
Rayborn is trying to control Akbar's posture but Akbar avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akbar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rayborn is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayborn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Akbar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rayborn trying to control here.
Rayborn is looking to improve his position.
Rayborn trying to control from the bottom.
Hunter Akbar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rayborn is trying to control Akbar's posture. Akbar takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Rayborn! Akbar is rotating here... this could be the end... Rayborn is out! Akbar has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hunter Akbar!
During a confident post fight interview, Hunter Akbar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Maddox Rayborn spoke after the fight, saying 'your girl kept be up last night you loves the dangle nuts dangle'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monster Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael D Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero comes to the cage accompanied by Super Glad - Laki-Laki. D Amato has chosen Mike Tyson Post-Fight Interview with Jim Gray as his entrance music. Michael D Amato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Monster Hero's chin.
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239 lbs
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234 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Monster Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael D Amato!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero moves away from the strike by D Amato.
An attempted straight right counter from Hero misses the target.
D Amato 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.
D Amato throws a jab but it's blocked by Hero.
D Amato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hero in his tracks.
Hero throws a series of punches but D Amato moves out of range.
Hero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hero lands a leg kick that knocks D Amato off balance momentarily.
We've been told by Hero's head coaches at Hells Balls Grappling Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
D Amato moves out of range as Hero strikes.
Hero scores with a hook.
D Amato steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hero. That one must have hurt.
D Amato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Monster Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
D Amato lands a big uppercut and Hero crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hero looks OK. D Amato waves Hero back to his feet!
Hero is rocked!
It looks like Monster Hero has been cut.
Hero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hero has D Amato up against the cage in a clinch.
Hero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hero turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Hero are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hero misses with the ground and pound.
Hero postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hero in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
D Amato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
D Amato avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hero.
Hero tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hero 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.
Hero looking to control but instead D Amato has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Hero trying to control the pace.
Hero is trying to control the action in half guard but D Amato is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hero wants to take a breather but D Amato is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
D Amato has hold of Hero's hands but Hero slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
D Amato has hold of Hero's hands but Hero slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. D Amato defending well though.
Hero works his way into side control.
Hero controls the position.
D Amato is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hero connects with a decent elbow.
D Amato parries the strikes from Hero easily there. Hero is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable D Amato to escape.
Hero tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Hero seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
D Amato defending against the ground and pound.
D Amato parries the strikes from Hero easily there. Hero is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable D Amato to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Hero are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
D Amato dodges the ground and pound from Hero.
Sloppy strikes there by Hero.
Hero throws an elbow but D Amato slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hero fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hero misses with the ground and pound.
Hero tries to score with some ground and pound. D Amato controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if D Amato can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hero is looking to take a break and control but D Amato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hero working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hero throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amato prevents Hero from improving position.
An elbow from Hero crashes against the mat.
D Amato prevents Hero from moving into mount.
Hero throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hero fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hero lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear D Amato down.
Hero looking to punish the body of his opponent here but D Amato is avoiding damage well.
Hero is working D Amato over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hero lands an elbow.
Hero throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hero creates some space and throws a big elbow, but D Amato sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hero postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero creates some space and throws a big elbow, but D Amato sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monster Hero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Monster Hero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hero cracks D Amato with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hero tries a head kick but it misses.
D Amato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hero throws a sloppy head kick and D Amato moves out of range easily.
Hero has closed the distance and engaged D Amato in a clinch.
D Amato wants to break the clinch but can't.
D Amato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
D Amato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from D Amato.
D Amato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
D Amato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hero throws a leg kick
and D Amato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
D Amato throws a big shot that misses.
D Amato lands a big uppercut and Hero crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hero looks OK. D Amato waves Hero back to his feet!
Oh Hero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hero misses with a body shot.
Hero throws a head kick but D Amato moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato moves out of range of the strikes.
Hero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and D Amato counters with a huge right that knocks Hero out cold! D Amato is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael D Amato!
Michael D Amato was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otocanin Zmija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
265 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Machado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otocanin Zmija!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zmija tests Machado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zmija moves out of range as Machado strikes.
Machado on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Roger Machado has been cut.
Good shot there by Zmija.
Zmija lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zmija throws a series of punches but Machado avoids them all with ease.
Machado throwing a counter right hand but Zmija manages to avoid it.
Zmija throws a right and a left that both miss.
Machado changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Zmija swinging wildly here.
Zmija throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machado counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Zmija!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machado remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Zmija wants to control but Machado postures up.
Zmija trying to remain calm as Machado controls from the top position.
Machado looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Zmija's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Machado remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
You can see the frustration on Zmija's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zmija looks to move to half guard but instead Machado has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zmija is controlling an arm, preventing Machado from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's two 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.
Zmija has given up his back.
Machado patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Zmija is in bad spot here.
Machado is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Zmija defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Zmija preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Machado.
Zmija wants to control his opponent's hands but Machado gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zmija is really stuck here.
Machado is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Zmija has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Zmija trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
What can Zmija do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zmija is in bad spot here.
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.
Machado biding his time, looking for the opening.
Zmija is really stuck here.
Machado not allowing Zmija to control his hands.
Zmija is in bad spot here.
Machado keeps control of the position easily here as Zmija tries to buck him off.
Zmija is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machado is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Machado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Machado's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Machado drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zmija lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Zmija tries to free his leg and advance position but Machado is retaining full guard.
Machado controlling Zmija's posture.
Zmija with a flurry of punches that miss.
Machado utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zmija trying to control but Machado is working from the bottom.
Machado is trying to keep Zmija in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado has his hands on Zmija's head, controlling the position.
Zmija is in close to Machado's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zmija prevents Machado from getting back to his feet.
Zmija throws a big right hand that misses.
Zmija working some strikes from top position.
Machado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Machado looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zmija is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zmija lands with a nice combination. Machado backs away looking to recover.
Machado seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Otocanin Zmija is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado drops his hands momentarily and Zmija takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zmija scores with a one two! Machado had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zmija stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roger Machado's cut is getting worse.
Some wild striking there from Zmija.
Zmija's coach down at Enterprise Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zmija's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zmija drops Machado with a nice combination! Zmija dives into Machado's guard, looking to finish!
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!
Zmija looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Machado might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zmija looking to pass the guard.
Zmija trying to control but Machado is working from the bottom.
Machado trying to keep a closed guard but Zmija is proving a slippery customer.
Zmija has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zmija doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zmija manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zmija trying to control the position from guard on top but Machado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zmija postures up.
Machado pushes Zmija off and scrambles back to his feet.
Zmija keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roger Machado's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zmija stuffs the takedown attempt from Machado. Machado gets slowly back to his feet.
Zmija moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zmija showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machado.
Good standup being displayed there by Zmija as he connects with a hook.
Jeez, Roger Machado's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Zmija stuns Machado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machado throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Zmija counter with a right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roger Machado's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Otocanin Zmija!
Otocanin Zmija is the new super heavyweight champion!
Otocanin Zmija gave a mention to Highland Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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