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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okolo Nanou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okolo Nanou is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandr Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Okolo Nanou!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko cracks Nanou with an open hand slap.
Emelianenko rushes Nanou and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nanou tries to break free but Emelianenko pushes him back against the cage.
Emelianenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nanou takes a shot to the head.
Nanou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nanou looks winded!
Emelianenko gets through Nanou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emelianenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Nanou looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko has closed the distance and engaged Nanou in a clinch.
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko gets a clinch.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Nanou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko instigates a clinch.
Nanou swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nanou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko pushes Nanou up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko drives through and clinches with Nanou against the cage.
Emelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Nanou backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nanou just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emelianenko's brow.
Emelianenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nanou fails to land.
Emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko clinches.
Nanou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko darts in and clinches Nanou up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a left hand.
Emelianenko pushes Nanou back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emelianenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Emelianenko has Nanou pressed against the cage.
Nanou tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Emelianenko controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Emelianenko.
Nanou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nanou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nanou crunches a lovely knee into Emelianenko's ribcage.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Nanou closes the distance and pushes Emelianenko back into the cage.
Emelianenko has Nanou pressed against the cage, preventing Nanou from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanou struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Nanou tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nanou wants to break free but Emelianenko has control.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
Nanou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emelianenko rushes Nanou and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Emelianenko has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Nanou backwards.
Nanou creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emelianenko's defenses.
Nanou creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Emelianenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nanou backwards.
Emelianenko lands with a right to the head.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emelianenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nanou backwards.
Emelianenko stalling against the cage.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as Nanou throws knees to the body.
Emelianenko lands with a left to the head.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nanou misses with the head strike.
Emelianenko pushes Nanou against the cage. Emelianenko is working some dirty boxing. Emelianenko pushes off with a quick right hook! Nanou goes down! Nanou tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Emelianenko moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandr Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Carron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carron comes to the cage accompanied by March of Cambreadth. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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251 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Owen Carron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Miller!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carron fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carron fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Carron is looking for a counter combo.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Carron misses with some punches.
I was talking to Carron's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Carron scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carron misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carron lands with a short shot to the head.
Carron scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carron.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Carron avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carron misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Carron blocks a body shot from Miller.
Carron throws a head punch that misses.
Carron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carron backwards.
Carron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Carron scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Ryan Miller has been cut.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Carron avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Carron lands with a left to the head.
Miller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller connects with the punch.
Carron cracks Miller with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Miller looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Carron finish him?
We've been informed that Miller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carron darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carron swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Carron.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carron has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carron.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Carron.
Carron misses with the head strike.
Carron misses with some punches.
A short right from Carron on the inside.
That has opened up Ryan Miller's cut even more.
Miller misses with a body punch.
Carron scores with a hook to the body.
Carron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Carron backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Carron.
Carron lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carron lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Carron scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carron backwards.
Carron scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
A short right from Carron on the inside.
Carron lands a right hand.
A short right from Carron on the inside.
The cut above Ryan Miller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carron.
Carron lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
A right hand to the body from Carron.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Carron avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Carron throws a head punch that misses.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Carron.
Miller looks winded!
Miller takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carron works on Miller's body with a couple of short punches.
Carron lands a body shot.
Carron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ryan Miller's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A short right from Carron.
Carron lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miller or not.
Carron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Carron digs a right hand into Miller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miller's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Carron.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carron creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Carron working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryan Miller's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Owen Carron!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Owen Carron waved his t-shirt featuring Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nivolumab Opdivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brodie Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nivolumab Opdivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brodie Nickoson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opdivo misses with a double jab.
Opdivo throws a series of punches but Nickoson avoids them all with ease.
Nickoson scores with a takedown into Opdivo's guard.
Nickoson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nickoson advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickoson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Opdivo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
My spies in Hard Knocks Training inform me that Nickoson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Opdivo tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickoson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nickoson advances to full mount.
Nickoson content just to control the position here.
Opdivo's coaches at Jitsu Jim have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdivo is desperately trying to improve his position but Nickoson has a good base and remains in mount.
Opdivo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nickoson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Opdivo tries to roll over but Nickoson keeps him under control.
Nickoson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Opdivo!
Opdivo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Opdivo gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opdivo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nickoson controlling the action here.
Opdivo moves into full guard.
Nickoson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nickoson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nickoson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Opdivo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nickoson has managed to get both his arms back between Opdivo's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Opdivo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nickoson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Opdivo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Nickoson 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.
Opdivo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nickoson manages to get himself to full guard.
Opdivo wants to pass the guard but Nickoson is keeping the position.
Nickoson has his hands on Opdivo's head, controlling the position.
Nickoson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opdivo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nickoson pulls Opdivo in to control the position.
Opdivo is sitting in close to Nickoson's body. Nickoson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Opdivo is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Opdivo is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Nickoson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brodie Nickoson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borja Quincy (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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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Solid 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Borja Quincy!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy looks to throw the jab but Ekstrovertti is out of range.
Quincy cracks Ekstrovertti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Quincy throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Quincy misses its intended target.
A jab from Quincy misses.
Borja Quincy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quincy tries to land a front kick but Ekstrovertti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Quincy misses with a shot to the body
and Ekstrovertti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quincy looks for the body kick but Ekstrovertti saw that one coming.
Quincy moves out of range of the body kick.
Quincy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ekstrovertti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ekstrovertti scores with a nice strike.
Quincy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ekstrovertti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ekstrovertti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quincy throws a lazy uppercut
and Ekstrovertti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy misses with a hook. Ekstrovertti ducked under it nicely.
Ekstrovertti throws a looping overhand right but Quincy ducks down to avoid it.
Quincy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Ekstrovertti.
Quincy throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Quincy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quincy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ekstrovertti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quincy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekstrovertti.
Quincy throws the left hand but Ekstrovertti avoids the punch easily.
Quincy misses with an uppercut. Ekstrovertti saw that one coming.
Ekstrovertti lands a slapping body shot.
Quincy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ekstrovertti avoids the body shot from Quincy.
Ekstrovertti changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Quincy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekstrovertti wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Quincy, who protects the arm well.
Ekstrovertti is trying to get an arm triangle but Quincy is defending well.
Quincy tries to bench press Ekstrovertti off him but Ekstrovertti keeps the position.
Ekstrovertti is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Quincy is trying to escape and Ekstrovertti transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Quincy is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ekstrovertti! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vertti Ekstrovertti!
Vertti Ekstrovertti 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Holmes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
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205 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cael Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes instigates a clinch.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones is working Holmes over against the cage.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Tim Holmes has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Holmes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmes trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Holmes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Holmes with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Holmes avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones just leaning against Holmes, taking a breather.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holmes throws an elbow that misses.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Holmes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Holmes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Jones.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holmes or not.
Holmes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Holmes avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Holmes'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.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Cael Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Holmes.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A body shot lands from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Holmes to work.
Holmes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jones seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Holmes can turn it around.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Jones.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Jones.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones is pushing Holmes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones just leaning against Holmes, taking a breather.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Jones seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jones tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Holmes, against the cage.
Holmes trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holmes into the cage.
Jones has Holmes pressed against the cage, preventing Holmes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holmes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Cael Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holmes trying to land knees to the body.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holmes can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones digs a right hand into Holmes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holmes's gas tank.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holmes blocks a body shot from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Holmes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Holmes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holmes tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Jones is working Holmes over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Holmes looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Jones.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes landing knees to the head.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holmes or not.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Jones.
That has opened up Tim Holmes's cut even more.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones drops Holmes onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Holmes is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Holmes is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Holmes is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Holmes to his knees! Jones keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cael Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabbar Omarov (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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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jabbar Omarov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Omarov, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Omarov breaks the clinch.
Omarov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lee tries to escape but Omarov is in control.
Omarov landing a few strikes.
Omarov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Omarov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Omarov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Omarov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Omarov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lee is trying to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omarov has hold of Lee's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Lee seems comfortable defending it but Omarov has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Lee is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Lee is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Omarov couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jabbar Omarov!
Jabbar Omarov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stryker Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stryker Payne!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Payne swings widly with a right hand
and Frost counters with a slapping leg kick.
Frost cracks the inside of Payne's front leg.
A good leg kick by Frost.
Payne missing with a left hand there. Frost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frost throws a leg kick but Payne sees it coming and moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Frost
and Payne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost throws a low kick, looking for Payne's leg but Payne calmly moves out of range.
Payne misses with a double jab
and Frost counters with a head kick. That will keep Payne thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've been informed that Payne has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Payne's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Frost throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Payne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Frost. That one must have hurt.
Good work by Payne as he checks the leg kick.
Payne misses the jab.
Frost wants to land a leg kick but Payne is out of range.
Frost looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Payne throws out a counter right but Frost avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a hook but Frost avoids it easily.
Frost misses with an uppercut
and Payne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frost tests Payne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frost wants to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Payne's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost staying out of range there.
Frost connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Frost misses
and Payne counters with a straight right hand.
Frost cracks the inside of Payne's front leg.
Frost lands with a hook. Payne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Payne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frost circles away quickly and effectively.
Frost looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Payne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frost thumps Payne with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne swinging wildly here.
Frost defending well as Payne loads up on a big left hand.
Frost misses with a lunging right hand
and Payne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost lands with a hook. Payne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Frost connects with a leg kick. Payne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xavier Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payne checks a low kick from Frost.
Payne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Frost dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Frost throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Frost throws a nice outside leg kick.
Payne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Payne throws a nice looking combination but Frost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frost appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Frost lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Payne throws a combination that misses
and Frost counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Payne blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frost, right into the meat.
A bone on bone clash there as Payne blocks the leg kick.
Frost fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Payne.
Frost's jab looks to have found its range, popping Payne under the eye.
Payne might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A good leg kick by Frost.
You can see that Payne has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Frost scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a right hand
and Payne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Xavier Frost has been cut.
Payne takes a swing at Frost's ribcage but misses.
Frost fires out a quick counter leg kick but Payne just manages to avoid it.
Payne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Frost misses with a low kick as Payne jumps back.
Payne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Payne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Frost lands a jab to Payne's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frost lands a big head kick that sends Payne tumbling to the mat! Frost takes a step backwards and waves Payne back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Payne is rocked!
It looks like Stryker Payne has been cut.
Payne throws a nice looking combination but Frost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
Frost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Frost half committed to a counter leg kick.
Payne avoids the head kick by Frost.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Frost, as that shot connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frost.
Frost gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Payne counter with a right hand.
Frost takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Frost is predictable there
and Payne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frost is rocked!
Frost throws a right hand that misses
and Payne counters with a right hand from hell and Frost is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stryker Payne!
During a confident post fight interview, Stryker Payne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Tapaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Livingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Livingston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Tapaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Livingston!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Livingston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Marcus Livingston has been cut.
Livingston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Livingston fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tapaus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Livingston 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.
The crowd cheers as Tapaus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Livingston doesn't seem phased though.
Tapaus lands with a nice body punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Tapaus as he connects with a hook.
Tapaus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Livingston is rocked!
Crack! Tapaus connects with the perfect overhand right and Livingston falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Tapaus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keijo Tapaus!
Keijo Tapaus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neyman Gariniho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Jacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Brian Jacks told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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20
188 lbs
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19
189 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight 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 New York, Neyman Gariniho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Jacks!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacks has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gariniho is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jacks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gariniho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jacks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gariniho takes a swing at Jacks's ribcage but misses.
Jacks throws out a counter right but Gariniho avoids it with no problem.
Jacks looks to score with a jab to the body but Gariniho is just out of range.
Gariniho was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gariniho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jacks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacks misses with an uppercut.
Brian Jacks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gariniho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gariniho wants it to stay on the feet.
Gariniho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacks lands a nice looking body shot.
Jacks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jacks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jacks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gariniho misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacks.
Gariniho ducks under a wild hook from Jacks.
Jacks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jacks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gariniho moves away.
Jab, jab by Jacks - just one landing.
Jacks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gariniho counters with a nice body shot.
Jacks lands a lovely overhand right.
Jacks takes one to the side of the head.
Jacks closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gariniho quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacks is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gariniho sees it coming and defends easily.
Jacks is stalling here. Gariniho is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jacks seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gariniho has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jacks is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacks is trying to control Gariniho's posture but Gariniho avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gariniho controlling the position from side mount.
Jacks struggling a bit here.
Jacks is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho slows the pace down.
Jacks is looking for a sweep.
Jacks is trying to work for a sweep but Gariniho has mounted him!
Gariniho controlling the position easily from mount.
Jacks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jacks can't escape the position.
Jacks tries to improve his position but instead Gariniho has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacks is really stuck here.
Despite being in a bad position, Jacks is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Jacks trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Gariniho biding his time, looking for the opening.
Gariniho doesn't have the hooks in and Jacks manages to turn into his guard.
Jacks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gariniho's guard.
Gariniho is looking to improve his position.
Jacks is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gariniho doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Jacks will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gariniho slips under a jab from Jacks.
Brian Jacks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid body kick from Gariniho.
Jacks fails with the takedown.
We've been told by Gariniho's head coaches at The Studio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gariniho moves out of range as Jacks strikes.
Jacks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gariniho works Jacks's body with a nice hook.
A big left from Jacks misses.
Jacks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gariniho counters with a nice body shot.
Gariniho is looking to wear down Jacks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jacks loads up on a big right hand but Gariniho slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacks scores with a jab.
Jacks blocks a jab.
Jacks looks to throw the jab but Gariniho is out of range.
Jacks lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacks misses with a right hand
and Gariniho counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacks throws a lazy uppercut
and Gariniho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jacks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacks thuds his right hand into Gariniho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gariniho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jacks. That did some damage!
Gariniho's corner calls for a 1-2. Gariniho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Neyman Gariniho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gariniho throws a head kick but Jacks moves out of range.
Jacks throws a shot to the body.
Jacks looks to score with a jab to the body but Gariniho is just out of range.
Jacks scores with a jab.
Gariniho is looking to slow Jacks down with leg kicks.
Jacks misses with an uppercut
and Gariniho counters with a stiff right hand.
Jacks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Gariniho misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho takes one to the side of the head.
Jacks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jacks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gariniho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jacks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gariniho.
Nice defenses there by Gariniho.
A counter left hand to the body from Gariniho misses its target.
Gariniho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacks throws out the jab.
Gariniho seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice defenses there by Gariniho.
Jacks scores with a jab to the body.
Gariniho slips a jab from Jacks.
Jacks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Jacks misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gariniho.
Gariniho ducks under a wild hook from Jacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jacks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gariniho counters with a crisp one two that drops Jacks! Gariniho thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jacks to his feet! Jacks is in big trouble!
Jacks connects with a right hand. Gariniho shakes it off.
Jacks throws an off balance right hand
and Gariniho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jacks thinking.
Jacks is breathing heavily.
Gariniho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gariniho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacks scores with a sloppy right hand. Gariniho should have avoided that one.
Gariniho jabs at Jacks's body.
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!
Jacks misses with a right hand
and Gariniho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gariniho lands with a right hand.
Jacks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gariniho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right handed body shot lands from Gariniho.
Gariniho is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by Gariniho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacks throws a punch but it's blocked by Gariniho.
Jacks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gariniho walks away with a smile on his face. Jacks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch lands to the side of Jacks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gariniho moves out of range of the strikes.
Jacks jabs Gariniho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gariniho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacks.
Jacks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gariniho tries to avoid it but Jacks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gariniho to the ground. Gariniho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Neyman Gariniho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jacks.
Gariniho lands with a nice body punch.
Jacks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gariniho digs a good hook to Jacks's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gariniho sends Jacks crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gariniho is motioning to the referee to let Jacks up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Jacks is rocked!
Jacks drops his hands momentarily. Gariniho doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Jacks staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Jacks doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neyman Gariniho!
Neyman Gariniho retains his middleweight title!
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