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NJMMA #33: Bullet v MacGowan PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 3100 p4p, 391 weight class) and Adriano Conte (ranked 2979 p4p, 376 weight class). Conte has chosen Giuseppe Verdi - Requiem as his entrance music. 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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172 lbs
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adriano Conte!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power slips under a jab.
Conte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Power misses with an uppercut
enabling Conte to counter with a crisp jab.
Power missing with a left hand there. Conte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Power scores with a crisp jab that stopped Conte in his tracks.
Power misses with a hook. Conte ducked under it nicely.
Power scores with a punch to the head.
Conte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Power moves out of range as Conte strikes.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power misses the jab.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Power misses with a left hand
and Conte counters with a straight right hand.
Conte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conte lands a jab to Power's midsection.
Power lands the left hand.
Power scores with a jab. Conte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conte.
Power rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Conte counter with a right hand.
Power throws a shot from downtown. Conte moves away and avoids it.
Conte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Conte.
Power ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Power tries to clinch but Conte is having none of it.
Power closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Power putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Conte in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Conte successfully pulls guard.
Power trying to control the position from guard on top but Conte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conte looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Conte is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Power is aware though and is defending well.
Conte has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Power can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conte has his foot on Power's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Power works his way back into a safe position though.
Conte wants to sweep here but Power controlling him for the moment.
Power has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Conte is on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Conte's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Power knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conte on the ground.
Power is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Power on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Power tries to get out of the position.
Conte passes Power's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conte scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Conte passes to full mount!
Conte cracks Power with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Conte throwing strikes here but Power is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Conte looking to finish with strikes here!
Conte throws some wild stikes that Power manages to avoid easily.
Power holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Conte tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conte lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Conte lands a heavy elbow.
Conte has control of Power's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Power regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conte lands a big shot there that rocks Power but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Conte is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Power has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Power in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Conte dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Power swings for the body but Conte moves out of range.
Conte lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Power definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Conte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Power tries to clinch up.
Conte appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Max Power is winning the standup battle so far.
Power swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Max Power has been cut.
Power throws a hook to the side of Conte's head but Conte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Conte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Power manages to break the clinch.
Power moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power manages to break the clinch.
Power moves into range and connects with a jab.
Power wants to clinch
and Conte counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power staying out of range there.
Max Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Conte doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conte manages to avoid it.
Conte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Conte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conte.
Conte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Power.
Conte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conte needs to keep his hands up - Power had a free shot at his head there.
Conte throws out a leg kick but Power moves out of range and Conte only half commits.
Conte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Power lands with a straight right. Conte didn't see that one coming.
Conte keeps the fight on the outside.
Power lands a head shot.
Power connects with a nice looking jab.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Conte throws a leg kick that misses.
Conte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Power with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Power shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Conte eats them both and turns towards Power to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Power throws a series of punches but Conte avoids them all with ease.
Conte scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Conte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Power connects with a body shot.
Conte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Conte loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
Conte lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Conte moves out of range as Power strikes.
A jab from Conte misses.
Conte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power.
Power throws a hook but Conte blocks it.
Power misses with a looping right.
Conte looks to throw the jab but Power is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a series of wild punches.
Power throws a body shot but no joy.
Conte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conte slips a jab and a cross from Power.
Conte lands a glancing blow to the side of Power's head.
Power falls off balance throwing a combination
and Conte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Power is looking to counter punch.
Conte scores with a sloppy right hand. Power should have avoided that one.
Conte throws a hook but Power blocks it.
Conte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Power lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conte misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Power moves out of range as Conte strikes.
Power swings widly with a right hand
and Conte counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conte cracks Power with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Conte blocks a jab.
Power lands a jab.
Conte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Power tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Power thuds his right hand into Conte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Power drives through and clinches with Conte against the cage.
Conte fails to pull guard.
Power is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conte is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conte is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Power dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Power's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Conte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Power throws a body shot but no joy.
Conte connects with a crisp jab.
Power avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Conte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power looks to throw the jab but Conte is out of range.
Conte doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Power is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conte misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Conte throws a lazy uppercut
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Conte blocks a jab.
Power checks the leg kick.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conte.
Conte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power stuns Conte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Power.
Power throws a jab when Conte was well out of range.
Conte throws a leg kick but Power sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conte throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
Conte tries to move into range but Power moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Power lands an overhand right.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Power slips under a jab from Conte.
Power works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Power misses with a straight right.
Conte throws a lazy right hand but Power sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Conte misses its intended target.
Power throwing a counter right hand but Conte manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Conte throws a leg kick but Power moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Power misses the target.
Power lands a two punch combo.
Conte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power.
Power misses the body punch
and Conte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Power takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Conte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Conte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Power doesn't seem bothered though.
Power lands with a shot to the body.
Power tries to clinch but Conte is having none of it.
Conte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Power with a body shot.
Conte's corner calls for a 1-2. Conte obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Power misses with a looping left.
Conte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Conte misses with a hook to the body
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Power takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Conte misses with a low kick.
Power misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Conte misses.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Power misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Conte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conte.
Power missing with a left hand there. Conte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Power darts in and clinches Conte up against the cage.
Conte lands a nice uppercut.
Power scores a nice knee to the body.
Power with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Power working aggressively here.
Power with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Power tries to land knees in the clinch but Conte avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power looking to throw knees to the head but Conte is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Power using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conte pulls guard successfully.
Power trying to control the position from guard on top but Conte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Conte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Adriano Conte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Power wants to stand and escape but instead Conte has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Conte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Power showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Power has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Power!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damatang Camara (ranked 2840 p4p, 376 weight class) and Quinn Helix (ranked 2783 p4p, 366 weight class). Quinn Helix looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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213 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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26
213 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damatang Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Quinn Helix!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara takes a swing at Helix's ribcage but misses.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camara connects with a leg kick. Helix looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Camara throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Camara backs off Helix throws a huge counter combo but Camara manages to avoid it all.
Helix takes one to the side of the head.
Camara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camara misses with a leg kick
and Helix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Helix looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Camara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Camara's head coaches at Stratosphere that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Damatang Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara throws out a leg kick but Helix moves out of range and Camara only half commits.
Camara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helix moves away.
Helix is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Camara misses with an uppercut. Helix saw that one coming.
Camara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Helix throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix throws a nice looking combination but Camara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Camara is looking to counter with head kicks.
Camara thows a leg kick but Helix checks it
and Camara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Helix takes a kick to the side of the head.
Camara lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Camara shoots and misses
and Helix counters with a series of strikes. Camara will be more careful next time no doubt.
Camara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Camara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some wild striking there from Camara.
Camara lands a leg kick that knocks Helix off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara digs a good hook to Helix'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!
Camara misses with the body kick
and Helix counters with a two punch combo.
Camara throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Helix.
It looks like Quinn Helix has been cut.
Camara throws a chopping leg kick but Helix manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Helix throws a big counter head kick but Camara avoids it with no problem.
Camara throws a head kick but Helix moves out of range.
Helix is looking for the big counter here.
Camara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Camara.
Camara displaying some good clinch control by pressing Helix up against the cage.
Camara leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara cracks Helix with a nice body shot.
Camara has Helix pressed against the cage.
Helix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
Camara tries a body shot but Helix blocks it.
Helix misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Helix.
Helix misses with the head strike.
Helix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helix has Camara pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Helix.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara tries to work over Helix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Camara - that landed with a thud.
Camara stalling the fight.
Helix misses with the head strike.
Camara blocks a body shot from Helix.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara pressing his opponent against the cage.
Helix tries to throw a body punch but Camara avoids it by throwing Helix back against the cage.
Camara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damatang Camara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quinn Helix's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Helix throws a nice looking combination but Camara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Helix gets tackled into the cage by Camara. Camara maintains the clinch.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Camara is stalling here.
Helix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helix can do to turn this around?
A right hook to the body lands for Camara.
Helix tries to work over Camara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Helix controls the action.
Camara lands a shoulder strike.
Camara tries a body shot but Helix blocks it.
Helix misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix pushes Camara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Helix has a couple of punches blocked by Camara.
Camara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camara slowing the pace effectively.
Helix tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Helix.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Helix controls the action.
Camara prevents a body shot from Helix.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Helix is breathing heavily.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix blocks a body shot from Camara.
Helix prevents a body shot from Camara.
The referee is keeping an eye on Camara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Camara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A body shot lands from Camara.
Helix being controlled against the cage.
Camara tries a body shot but Helix blocks it.
Camara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Helix backwards.
Helix misses with a body punch.
Camara stalls.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Helix avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara is stalling here.
Camara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Helix.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara tries to work over Helix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Camara stalling the fight.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Camara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Helix.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Helix controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara is leaning against Helix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Helix tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
Camara lands a shoulder strike.
Camara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Camara controlling the action here for a moment.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Helix swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Helix letting Camara take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Helix fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damatang Camara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Quinn Helix's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Camara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Camara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Helix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Camara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Helix takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Camara is looking to chop away at Helix's legs.
Camara lands a leg kick that knocks Helix off balance momentarily.
Camara scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Camara.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Camara checks a leg kick.
Helix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helix tries to score with a low kick but Camara moves his leg out of the way.
Camara tried to score with a low kick but Helix checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Camara.
Camara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Camara lands a slapping body shot.
Helix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Camara.
Camara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A shot to the liver by Camara. Beautiful body shot.
Helix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Helix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Camara finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. Helix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helix throws a counter combo.
Quinn Helix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helix's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara is looking to slow Helix down with leg kicks.
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camara drives through and clinches with Helix against the cage.
Camara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Helix misses with a body punch.
Helix letting Camara take a breather here.
Camara presses Helix against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Helix prevents a body shot from Camara.
Helix can't break the clinch.
Helix tries to work over Camara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Camara.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helix letting Camara take a breather here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Camara.
Camara pressing his opponent against the cage.
Camara tries a body shot but Helix blocks it.
Helix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara tries to work over Helix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Helix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helix gets through Camara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Helix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Damatang Camara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Helix blocks a body shot from Camara.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camara blocks a body shot from Helix.
Camara prevents Helix from breaking the clinch.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damatang Camara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Helix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damatang Camara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Camara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damatang Camara!
Damatang Camara thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between More IsMore (ranked 2338 p4p, 263 weight class) and Fernandinho Da Costa (ranked 3636 p4p, 389 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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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, More IsMore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernandinho Da Costa!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Costa misses with a jab to the body
and IsMore counters with a stiff right hand.
IsMore misses the shot to the body.
Da Costa thows a left - swing and a miss!
IsMore staying out of range there.
IsMore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Da Costa pinned against the cage. Da Costa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A looping hook to the body misses from IsMore. Da Costa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Da Costa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Costa scores with a body shot.
Da Costa cracks IsMore with a good jab.
IsMore tries to move into range but Da Costa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Costa misses with a hook
and IsMore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Da Costa there.
Da Costa pushes IsMore up against the cage in a clinch.
Da Costa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
IsMore pulls Da Costa into guard.
Da Costa tries to stand but IsMore is controlling from the bottom.
IsMore seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
IsMore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
IsMore looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Da Costa is defending well. IsMore quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Da Costa has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! IsMore celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). More IsMore!
More IsMore decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Popov (ranked 2819 p4p, 93 weight class) and Ugly Dirty (ranked 3524 p4p, 117 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maxim Popov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ugly Dirty!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirty wants to clinch
letting Popov counter with a right hand.
Dirty wants to clinch
and Popov counters with a left hand that sends Dirty to the canvas!
Dirty is rocked!
It looks like Ugly Dirty has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Popov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Popov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Popov cracks Dirty with a solid left hand.
Dirty looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Popov works over Dirty with some ground and pound from guard.
Dirty avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Popov throwing strikes from guard but Dirty blocks nicely.
Popov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Popov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Popov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Popov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dirty is wriggling around but Popov manages to pass to half guard.
Popov drops an elbow to the side of Dirty's head.
Popov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dirty to regain full guard.
Popov working some strikes from top position.
Dirty wants to stand up but Popov is controlling him.
Popov 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.
Popov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Popov wants to control from the top but Dirty keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov wants to stand but Dirty is controlling his posture from full guard.
Popov trying to control but Dirty is working from the bottom.
Popov 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Popov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Popov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Popov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dirty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Popov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Popov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Popov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Popov throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dirty being controlled here, momentarily.
Popov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dirty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dirty rushes Popov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Popov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dirty backwards.
Popov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Popov as the two fighters clinch.
Dirty looks winded!
Popov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dirty throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Popov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dirty throws an elbow but it misses.
A short body shot lands from Popov as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Popov.
Popov pushes Dirty back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Popov lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popov scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Popov.
Dirty is still on wobbly legs! Can Popov finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Popov.
Popov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Popov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Popov.
A body shot lands from Popov.
Dirty seems to have recovered his senses.
Popov lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Popov.
Popov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Popov lands a left hand.
Popov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Popov as the two fighters clinch.
Popov gets through Dirty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Popov loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Dirty senseless! What a punch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maxim Popov!
A victorious Maxim Popov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Savage (ranked 2906 p4p, 97 weight class) and Twisted Fate (ranked 2053 p4p, 68 weight class). Savage's entrance music is Many Men By 50 cent. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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282 lbs
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288 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Twisted Fate!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been told by Savage's head coaches at LOD The Shark Tank that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fate tries to clinch but Savage moves out of range.
Fate walks into a stiff left hand from Savage.
Fate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Savage swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Savage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fate counters with a nice body shot.
Fate misses with a body shot.
Savage is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fate moves into the clinch.
Savage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fate.
It looks like Tom Savage has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Savage.
Savage avoids the elbow strike from Fate, against the cage.
Fate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tom Savage's cut is getting worse.
Fate looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tom Savage's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Fate throws an elbow but misses.
Savage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fate throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fate misses with a punch to the body.
Fate throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Savage avoids the elbow strike from Fate, against the cage.
Savage breaks the clinch.
Fate fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Savage on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Savage throws a sloppy body shot
and Fate counters by clinching up.
Savage blocks a body shot from Fate.
Savage avoids a wild elbow strike from Fate.
The referee calls for Savage to work.
Fate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savage scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Fate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fate now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fate staying out of range there.
Fate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fate wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fate scores with a nice head shot.
Savage needs to keep his hands up - Fate had a free shot at his head there.
Savage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fate.
Fate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jeez, Tom Savage's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Savage's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Twisted Fate!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Page (ranked 2396 p4p, 268 weight class) and Romeo Azzaroni (ranked 2977 p4p, 321 weight class). Page comes to the cage accompanied by Gertcha by Chas & Dave. Romeo Azzaroni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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243 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romeo Azzaroni!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azzaroni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Page.
Page misses with the combination.
Azzaroni scores with a body shot.
Page takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azzaroni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Page tries to clinch but Azzaroni moves out of range.
Page misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, jab by Azzaroni - just one landing.
Page closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Azzaroni counter with a right hand.
Azzaroni punishes Page's body with a nice straight punch.
Page has Azzaroni up against the cage in a clinch.
Azzaroni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Page.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as Azzaroni controls his hands.
A short right from Azzaroni on the inside.
Azzaroni lands with a light punch inside.
Azzaroni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Page misses with a body punch.
Azzaroni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page.
Page tries to throw a body punch but Azzaroni avoids it by throwing Page back against the cage.
Page scores with a shoulder strike.
Azzaroni has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Page seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Azzaroni can turn it around.
Azzaroni misses with some punches.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azzaroni swings wildly with an uppercut but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azzaroni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Azzaroni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Page tries to clinch up but Azzaroni circles away and keeps his distance.
Azzaroni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Page momentarily.
Azzaroni connects with a body shot that sends Page's belly button to the back.
Page tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Azzaroni to counter with a crisp jab.
Page moves to clinch but Azzaroni breaks away
and Azzaroni counters with a straight right hand.
Azzaroni lands a big uppercut and Page crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Page looks OK. Azzaroni waves Page back to his feet!
Page is rocked!
Brad Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page misses with a hook
and Azzaroni counters with a huge left! Page is in big trouble! He's backing up but Azzaroni isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Page from any more damage. A dominating finish by Azzaroni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romeo Azzaroni!
Romeo Azzaroni 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hoskins (ranked 2745 p4p, 313 weight class) and Axel Boozer (ranked 2726 p4p, 311 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Boozer's choice of entrance music: Kraftwerk - The Model. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Hoskins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Axel Boozer!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoskins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boozer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hoskins defending well as Boozer loads up on a big left hand.
Hoskins tries to counter by clinching up but Boozer breaks away and moves out of range.
Hoskins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoskins looks to score with a jab to the body but Boozer is just out of range.
Hoskins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boozer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoskins throws an off balance right hand
and Boozer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boozer is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hoskins is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Axel Boozer!
An out of breath Axel Boozer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blayze Sommer (ranked 1476 p4p, 187 weight class) and Justin Sane (ranked 1959 p4p, 231 weight class). Justin Sane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blayze Sommer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Sane!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sommer throws a series of strikes that have Sane backpedaling.
It looks like Justin Sane has been cut.
Sommer misses with a body shot.
Sane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sommer defends it nicely.
Sommer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sane. Sane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sommer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sane moves away.
Sommer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sane or perhaps it was just good defense by Sommer, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sane dives in for a single leg takedown but Sommer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blayze Sommer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Sane.
Sommer clinches with his opponent.
Sommer tries a body shot but Sane blocks it.
A short right from Sommer on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sommer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sommer scores with a shot to the side of Sane's head.
Sane wants a takedown but no success here.
Sommer lands with a light punch inside.
Sommer lands a hook that snaps the head of Sane backwards.
A shot in the inside from Sommer.
Sommer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sommer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sommer lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Sommer.
Sommer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sane jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sommer walks away with a smile on his face. Sane gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sommer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Sane fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sommer avoids it really well and circles away.
Sane tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sommer defends well and Sane ends up having to push Sommer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sommer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sommer scores with a hook to the body.
Sommer cracks Sane with a nice body shot.
Sommer lands an uppercut.
Sommer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sommer lands with a short shot to the head.
Sane wants a takedown but no success here.
Sommer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sommer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sommer.
Sommer pushes Sane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sane takes a shot to the head.
Sommer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Sommer.
A short left from Sommer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sommer lands with a right to the head.
Sommer lands a body shot.
Sommer cracks Sane with a nice body shot.
Sane fails to pull guard.
Sommer lands an uppercut.
Sommer lands a body punch.
Sommer works on Sane's body with a couple of short punches.
Sommer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sommer.
Sommer gets underhooks to prevent Sane's takedown attempt.
Sane tries to pull guard but Sommer holds him up against the cage and eventually Sane drops back down to his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Sommer.
Sommer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sane jumps guard but Sommer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sommer lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sane tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sommer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sommer lands a hook that snaps the head of Sane backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sommer.
Sommer lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sommer.
Sane is trying to pull guard but Sommer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sommer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sommer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sane is rocked!
Sane tries to pull guard but Sommer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Sommer.
A right hook to the body lands for Sommer.
Sommer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sane's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sane's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sommer lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blayze Sommer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Sane's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sane shoots in for a takedown but Sommer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sommer is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sommer circles away.
Blayze Sommer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sommer clinches.
Sommer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Sommer.
A body shot lands from Sommer.
A short body shot lands from Sommer as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sommer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sommer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sane can do to turn this around?
Sommer lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Sommer.
Sommer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Sommer as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sommer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sane backwards.
Sommer scores with a shot to the side of Sane's head.
Sommer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sane is still on wobbly legs! Can Sommer finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sommer.
A nice left hand lands by Sommer.
A hook to the body from Sommer.
Sane seems to have recovered his senses.
Sane is breathing heavily.
A short right from Sommer on the inside.
Sommer scores with a shoulder strike.
Sane tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sommer smiles and moves away.
Blayze Sommer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Sane.
Sommer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sane sprawling to the canvas! Sane rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sommer finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sommer scores with a hook to the body. Sane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sommer wants to clinch
and Sane counters with a takedown into side control.
Sommer is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sane is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sommer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sane working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sommer is pushing Sane's head away, looking to escape. Sane manages to hold on to the position though.
Sommer is not content to let Sane control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sane might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sommer haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sane is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sommer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sommer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sane asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sane wants to control but Sommer is keeping him busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sane is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sommer wants to clinch.
Sommer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blayze Sommer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Sane's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sane drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sane stops Sommer from standing up.
Sommer keeping full guard, as Sane tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sommer wants to get back to his feet but Sane is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sane passes Sommer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sane is trying to work for a kimura but Sommer is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sommer tries to roll over but Sane keeps him under control.
Sane is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sommer!
Sane jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sommer is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sommer and Sane has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sane is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sommer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sane is looking to take a break and control but Sommer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sane 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.
Sane is looking to take a break and control but Sommer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sane is trying to get an arm triangle but Sommer is defending well.
Blayze Sommer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sommer is looking for a sweep.
Sane trying to control the action but Sommer is working from the bottom.
Sane prevents Sommer from escaping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sommer lands a body shot.
Sane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sommer.
Sane scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sommer tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sane manages to move to mount!
Sane seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Sommer is holding on tight.
Sommer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sommer tries to get out of the position.
Sane goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sommer is on top in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sommer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Sane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sommer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blayze Sommer!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Blayze Sommer waved his t-shirt featuring Fanatic Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Burger (ranked 734 p4p, 91 weight class) and Damien The Omen (ranked 1030 p4p, 124 weight class). Burger comes into the arena with Sorriso Maroto - Assim Você Mata o Papai blaring out of the sound system. Brazilian Burger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
167 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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18
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brazilian Burger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien The Omen!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burger.
Burger throws an off balance right hand
and The Omen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Omen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burger with a poor takedown
and The Omen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Omen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burger. The Omen does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Omen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger defending well as The Omen loads up on a big left hand.
The Omen swats away the attempt to clinch by Burger.
The Omen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Burger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Omen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger throws a lazy uppercut
and The Omen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burger tries to clinch there but The Omen circles away.
Burger misses with a takedown
and The Omen counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brazilian Burger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burger closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burger has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Omen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burger backwards.
Burger jumps guard but The Omen stands there with Burger around his waist. Burger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burger has The Omen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Omen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Burger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Omen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Burger goes for a takedown attempt but The Omen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Burger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Russian Bears Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger throws a hook but The Omen blocks it.
Burger shoots in for a takedown but The Omen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from The Omen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Burger misses with a takedown attempt
and The Omen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Burger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burger.
It seemed like The Omen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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!
Burger scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Omen throws a nice looking combination but Burger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger is trying to get an arm triangle but The Omen is defending well.
Burger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The Omen is trying to get back to his feet.
Burger cracks The Omen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The Omen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Burger works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The Omen is trying to buck Burger off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Omen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burger landing strikes.
Burger throws a strike aimed at the side of The Omen's head but The Omen avoids it well.
The Omen wants to get back to his feet.
Burger misses with the ground and pound.
Burger is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Omen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burger looking to punish the body of his opponent here but The Omen is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien The Omen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A shot to the body from Burger misses
and The Omen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Omen counters with a stiff right hand.
Burger wants to clinch up but The Omen keeps it at a distance.
Burger cracks The Omen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The Omen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burger counters with a left to the body.
Burger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Omen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burger throws a right and a left that The Omen avoids nicely.
The Omen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Burger with a body shot.
Burger fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Omen! But no joy.
Burger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Omen tries to avoid it but Burger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Omen to the ground. The Omen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brazilian Burger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Omen misses with a straight left.
The Omen circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Omen throws a body shot but no joy.
Burger tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Omen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burger connects with a looping right hand.
The Omen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burger fails with the takedown
and The Omen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Burger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Omen.
As The Omen tries to get set, Burger tries to push him back and clinch up but The Omen manages to avoid the attempt.
Damien The Omen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burger fails with the takedown.
The Omen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheers as Burger lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Omen doesn't seem phased though.
The Omen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burger.
The Omen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Omen stuffs the takedown.
Burger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Omen but The Omen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Burger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Omen 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Omen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Omen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burger throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Omen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burger. The Omen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burger swings for the body but The Omen moves out of range.
Brazilian Burger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Omen loads up on a big right hand but Burger slips the punch.
Burger wants to clinch up but The Omen keeps it at a distance.
The Omen is looking for the big counter here.
Burger closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The Omen did well to prevent Burger getting side control.
Burger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The Omen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Omen wants to get back to his feet.
Brazilian Burger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burger wants to pass to mount but The Omen is defending the position.
The Omen is trying to stand back up but Burger is controlling him
The Omen taking some punishment here, with Burger in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Omen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burger.
The Omen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burger 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 Omen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burger.
The Omen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brazilian Burger dominated that second round.
That's time! Burger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Omen missing with a left hand there. Burger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burger fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Omen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Brazilian Burger has been cut.
Burger misses with a jab to the body
and The Omen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burger misses with a takedown
letting The Omen counter with a right hand.
The Omen works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger fails with the takedown.
It seemed like The Omen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Omen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger misses with an uppercut. The Omen saw that one coming.
Burger fails with the takedown
and The Omen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brazilian Burger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burger connects with a body shot that sends The Omen's belly button to the back.
Burger misses with a jab to the body
letting The Omen counter with a right hand.
Burger shoots for a takedown but The Omen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Omen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burger misses with a hook
and The Omen counters with a nice body shot.
Burger throws an off balance right hand
and The Omen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Omen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Burger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Omen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Burger misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Omen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burger.
The Omen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Omen throws a jab when Burger was well out of range.
Burger misses with a straight right.
Burger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Omen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Omen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burger.
Burger doesn't manage to clinch there - The Omen circles away.
The Omen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The Omen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burger.
The Omen lunges at Burger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burger's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by The Omen.
Burger takes a swing at The Omen's ribcage but misses.
The Omen throws the left hand but Burger avoids the punch easily.
Burger moves in looking to clinch but The Omen pushes him off.
Burger cracks The Omen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burger wants to clinch.
The Omen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burger has his takedown stuffed
and The Omen counters with a straight right hand.
Burger moves to clinch but The Omen breaks away
and The Omen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger misses with a body punch
and The Omen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Omen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burger walks into a left hand.
Burger is rocked!
Burger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Omen counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Burger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting The Omen counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Burger misses
and The Omen counters with a big right hand! Oh Burger is in trouble here! The Omen follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien The Omen! Damien The Omen retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Damien The Omen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Brazilian Burger spoke after the fight, saying 'This fucking blind referee is friends with the fucking biased judges who are both paid by my PED-using opponent's manager. Fuck them and fuck the haters! What are you looking at asshole? Come at me, I'll mash you like potatoes!!
Mommy!! They are threatening me! 😭'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Bulletzowich (ranked 707 p4p, 96 weight class) and Shane MacGowan (ranked 808 p4p, 110 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying MacGowan's choice of entrance music: The Pogues - Streams of Whiskey. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boris Bulletzowich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane MacGowan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulletzowich manages to get an easy takedown there - catching MacGowan on his heels. He'll look to pass MacGowan's guard now, I'm sure.
Bulletzowich wants to pass the guard but MacGowan is keeping the position.
Bulletzowich postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
MacGowan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bulletzowich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bulletzowich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacGowan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bulletzowich with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulletzowich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bulletzowich wants to pass the guard but MacGowan is keeping the position.
Bulletzowich 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.
MacGowan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bulletzowich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich trying to control the position from guard on top but MacGowan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulletzowich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bulletzowich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bulletzowich tries to free his leg and advance position but MacGowan is retaining full guard.
Bulletzowich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacGowan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bulletzowich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bulletzowich throws a strike but MacGowan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
MacGowan preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich wants to hit a switch here but MacGowan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bulletzowich there!
MacGowan prevents Bulletzowich from getting the reversal.
Bulletzowich sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bulletzowich slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bulletzowich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
MacGowan wants to get up but he can't break Bulletzowich's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bulletzowich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. MacGowan manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich is looking to advance position but MacGowan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bulletzowich wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Bulletzowich is really stuck here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
MacGowan is trying to stick to Bulletzowich's back but Bulletzowich is turning into MacGowan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in MacGowan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bulletzowich.
MacGowan keeping full guard, as Bulletzowich tries to pass.
Bulletzowich looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bulletzowich throws a big right hand that misses.
Bulletzowich lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich chips away with some ground and pound.
Bulletzowich chips away with some ground and pound.
MacGowan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bulletzowich throwing strikes from guard but MacGowan blocks nicely.
Bulletzowich lands a couple of elbows.
Bulletzowich distracts MacGowan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulletzowich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MacGowan keeping moving, preventing Bulletzowich from controlling successfully.
Bulletzowich throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Bulletzowich dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
MacGowan lands a nice looking body shot.
MacGowan connects with a jab.
Bulletzowich drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Bulletzowich are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bulletzowich throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bulletzowich creates some space and throws a big elbow, but MacGowan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
MacGowan is looking for a sweep.
Boris Bulletzowich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
MacGowan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bulletzowich sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but MacGowan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bulletzowich trying to control the position but MacGowan is working away.
Bulletzowich lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
MacGowan has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
MacGowan is trying to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Bulletzowich seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bulletzowich working the ground and pound but MacGowan is defending the strikes.
Bulletzowich trying to control the position but MacGowan is working away.
Bulletzowich throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bulletzowich lands an elbow.
Bulletzowich is looking to take a break and control but MacGowan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
MacGowan taking a bit of punishment here - Bulletzowich scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
MacGowan dodges the ground and pound from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich laying and praying for a moment but MacGowan takes advantage and regains half guard.
Bulletzowich thows a huge punch but MacGowan dodges it nicely.
Bulletzowich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
MacGowan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bulletzowich thows a huge punch but MacGowan dodges it nicely.
Bulletzowich is keen to just control but MacGowan is a slippery customer.
Bulletzowich is thwarting MacGowan's attempts to control the position.
Bulletzowich trying to mount his opponent but MacGowan defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bulletzowich punishing his opponent with strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Bulletzowich there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bulletzowich lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bulletzowich working MacGowan over with strikes here.
Bulletzowich with shots to the head and body - MacGowan looks very uncomfortable down there.
MacGowan is rocked!
Bulletzowich landing strikes, looking to finish!
MacGowan is still in real trouble! Can Bulletzowich finish him?
Bulletzowich loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have MacGowan scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bulletzowich land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bulletzowich stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Bulletzowich!
Boris Bulletzowich is the new welterweight champion!
A less than humble Boris Bulletzowich misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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