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TGC 71: Birthday Bashing 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Will Norris (ranked 991 p4p, 40 weight class) and Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 927 p4p, 34 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Watch Out Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ronaldo throws a low kick, looking for Norris's leg but Norris calmly moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ronaldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norris.
Ronaldo thows a leg kick but Norris checks it
and Norris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Norris moves into the clinch.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Norris blocks it.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris.
Norris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Norris scores with a shoulder strike.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norris tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Norris.
Ronaldo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ronaldo has Norris pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norris.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ronaldo.
Norris blocking some punches.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Norris.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Norris avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Ronaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
A short body shot lands from Norris as the two fighters clinch.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Norris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Norris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norris.
Norris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris.
Ronaldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands an uppercut.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Norris seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ronaldo can turn it around.
Norris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norris as Ronaldo tries to tie him up.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
Norris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ronaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from Norris.
Ronaldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norris misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ronaldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo misses with some punches.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norriss head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norris.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Norris.
Norris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Norris.
Ronaldo wants to stall.
Norris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ronaldo or not.
Norris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ronaldo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronaldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norris lands a body punch.
Norris misses with some punches.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
Norris misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ronaldo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ronaldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norris tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo lands a left hand.
A short left from Norris.
Ronaldo working aggressively here.
Norris lands a hook that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Ronaldo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ronaldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Norris.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
Norris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norris tries to throw a body punch but Ronaldo avoids it by throwing Norris back against the cage.
Norris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Norris.
Norris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ronaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Norris dominated that round.
That's time! Norris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norris lands a jab to Ronaldo's midsection.
Watch Out Ronaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronaldo 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.
Norris moves into the clinch.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Norris avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Norris lands with a short shot to the head.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
Norris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Norris.
Ronaldo blocking some punches.
Norris lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norris.
Norris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ronaldo can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Ronaldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ronaldo wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ronaldo.
Norris swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris lands a left hand.
Ronaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ronaldo.
Norris misses with a body punch.
A short right from Ronaldo.
A short uppercut from Ronaldo.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from Norris.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Norris misses with the head strike.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike.
Norris blocking some punches.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from Norris.
Norris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Ronaldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ronaldo tries to stall but Norris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ronaldo leaning against his opponent.
Will Norris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Norris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ronaldo pushes Norris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris controls his hands.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
Norris scores with a shoulder strike.
Norris is working Ronaldo over against the cage.
Ronaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Ronaldo on the inside.
Ronaldo lands with a right to the head.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo trying to stall but Norris improves his position.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norris is working Ronaldo over against the cage.
Ronaldo working aggressively here.
Ronaldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Norris blocks it.
Norris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris working aggressively here.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Norris.
Norris tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a left hand.
Ronaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris tries to throw a body punch but Ronaldo avoids it by throwing Norris back against the cage.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Norris working aggressively here.
Norris throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
Norris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ronaldos head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Norris on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Norris throws a looping overhand right but Ronaldo ducks down to avoid it.
Norris throws a jab but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Norris cracks Ronaldo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Norris has Ronaldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Ronaldo breaks the clinch.
Norris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ronaldo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Norris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Norris checks a leg kick.
Norris misses with a wild body shot.
Norris clobbers Ronaldo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A bone on bone clash there as Norris blocks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo swings for the body but Norris moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Norris misses its target.
Norris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronaldo checks a leg kick nicely.
Norris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronaldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Will Norris will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Norris pushes Ronaldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Ronaldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ronaldo is looking to control Norris's arms but Norris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ronaldo has his back to the cage.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Norris blocks it.
Ronaldo breaks the clinch.
Norris takes the fight into the clinch.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
Ronaldo is trying to force a seperation but Norris has the dominant position.
Norris tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
A short right from Ronaldo on the inside.
A short right from Ronaldo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris scores with a shot to the side of Ronaldo's head.
Norris misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo takes a shot to the head.
Norris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ronaldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norriss head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronaldo blocking some punches.
Ronaldo stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
A short uppercut from Ronaldo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ronaldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
Ronaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Norris.
A short uppercut from Ronaldo.
Norris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris.
Ronaldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a left hand.
Norris is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo stalls.
Oh Norris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ronaldo.
Norris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo is looking to control Norris's arms but Norris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ronaldo has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Ronaldo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ronaldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norris seems to have got his legs back now.
Good body shot from Ronaldo.
Norris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norris as Ronaldo tries to tie him up.
Ronaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo is leaning against Norris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Norris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norris misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Ronaldo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris.
Ronaldo lands a body punch.
Ronaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo is looking to control Norris's arms but Norris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ronaldo has his back to the cage.
Norris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ronaldo.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo breaks from the clinch.
Ronaldo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Norris lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ronaldo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ronaldo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Norris cracks Ronaldo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Norris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo wants to slow Norris down by chopping away at his legs.
Ronaldo looks to land a body kick but Norris moved away.
Norris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronaldo takes one to the side of the head.
Ronaldo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Norris lunges at Ronaldo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ronaldo's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ronaldo at a distance.
Ronaldo throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Norris misses the target.
Ronaldo misses with a leg kick.
Ronaldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norris.
Norris scores with a sloppy right hand. Ronaldo should have avoided that one.
Ronaldo connects with the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut. Norris saw that one coming.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - Ronaldo circles away.
Norris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ronaldo's head backwards.
Norris closes the distance but Ronaldo moves to the side
and Ronaldo counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Watch Out Ronaldo.
Well Norris 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Norris!
Will Norris thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rico Dominguez (ranked 2311 p4p, 109 weight class) and Oskar Friman (ranked 1824 p4p, 84 weight class). Rico Dominguez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oskar Friman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dominguez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dominguez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Friman keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dominguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Friman trying to control but Dominguez postures up.
Dominguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Friman keeps working.
Dominguez trying to mount his opponent but Friman defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Friman defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominguez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dominguez trying to control from Friman's half guard. Friman has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Friman pulls Dominguez in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez stopping the sweep attempt from Friman.
Dominguez throws a strike but Friman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dominguez keeping moving, preventing Friman from controlling successfully.
Friman is stalling in the full guard.
Friman wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
Dominguez 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.
Dominguez can't keep his opponent in guard - Friman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dominguez won't allow Friman to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dominguez's coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym 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.
Dominguez is looking for a sweep. Friman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Friman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dominguez is looking for a sweep. Friman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Friman controlling the pace.
Dominguez is looking for a sweep. Friman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dominguez gets full guard.
Dominguez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dominguez is looking for a triangle but Friman pushes his legs off easily.
Friman stopping the sweep attempt from Dominguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dominguez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Friman has managed to get both his arms back between Dominguez's legs - danger averted.
Friman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dominguez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Friman is controlling him well.
Friman wants to control but Dominguez is keeping him busy.
Dominguez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Friman connects with a decent elbow.
Dominguez sneaks back into half guard.
Friman controlling the pace.
Friman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to get to full guard but Friman has control of the leg.
Friman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Friman working Dominguez over with strikes here.
Dominguez holds on, trying desperately to control.
Dominguez is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Friman controlling his opponent.
Dominguez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oskar Friman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dominguez slips under a jab.
Rico Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Friman throws out the jab.
Friman throws a body shot but no joy.
Friman misses with an uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dominguez or perhaps it was just good defense by Friman, which made it look bad.
Friman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dominguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Dominguez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Friman throws a lazy uppercut
and Dominguez counters with a left to the body.
Friman throws out a powerful jab.
Dominguez throws a series of punches but Friman avoids them all with ease.
Dominguez tries to move into range but Friman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dominguez blocks a jab.
Friman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dominguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Friman was well out of range. Poor timing from Dominguez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Friman counters with a stiff right hand.
Friman throws a body shot but no joy.
Friman blocks a leg kick.
Friman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dominguezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Friman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dominguez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dominguez is looking to counter punch.
A cross from Dominguez lands.
Dominguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dominguez misses with a low kick as Friman jumps back.
Dominguez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Friman has time to react.
Dominguez dodges the punch combination from Friman.
Dominguez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dominguez dives in and grabs Friman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Friman pushes down on Dominguez's head and hops out.
Dominguez gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Friman as Dominguez tries to tie him up.
Dominguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Friman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Friman trying to stall but Dominguez improves his position.
Friman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
Dominguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Friman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Dominguez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominguez controlling the action here for a moment.
Dominguez misses with a body punch.
Dominguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dominguez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dominguez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Friman.
Friman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Friman breaks the clinch.
Friman pushes Dominguez up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Friman.
Friman blocks the elbow strike.
Friman taking a breather.
Dominguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
Dominguez misses with an elbow over the top.
Dominguez has Friman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Friman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Dominguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dominguez effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Friman.
Friman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Friman breaks from the clinch.
Friman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dominguez.
Friman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Friman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Friman scores with a nice head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Dominguez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Friman darts in and clinches Dominguez up against the cage.
Friman blocking some punches.
Dominguez misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dominguez throws an elbow but misses.
Dominguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Friman is trying to maintain a safe position but Dominguez gets an underhook and turns Friman into the cage.
Friman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dominguez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Friman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Friman is looking to clinch.
Dominguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Friman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Friman trying to stall but Dominguez improves his position.
Friman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dominguez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Friman can turn it around.
Dominguez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Friman is defending well.
Dominguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dominguez misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Dominguez.
Dominguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Friman has him pressed against the cage.
Dominguez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Friman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Friman swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Friman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oskar Friman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dominguez throws a low kick, looking for Friman's leg but Friman calmly moves out of range.
Dominguez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oskar Friman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dominguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Friman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dominguez misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Friman! But no joy.
Friman takes one to the chin there.
Friman moves out of range of the strikes.
Friman connects with a nice looking jab.
Friman 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.
Donk. Dominguez catches Friman right on the button with a cross.
Friman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dominguez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Friman on the side of the head.
Friman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friman is looking to clinch but Dominguez is avoiding it.
No luck for Dominguez with that takedown attempt.
A shot to the body from Dominguez misses
and Friman moves into the clinch.
Friman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friman breaks from the clinch.
Dominguez wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman misses with a looping left.
Friman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oskar Friman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Friman is looking to clinch.
Friman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friman misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Friman.
An attempted straight right counter from Dominguez misses the target.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Friman enables Dominguez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Friman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Friman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dominguez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Friman trying to hold on to Dominguez's head to control him but Dominguez postures up.
Friman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dominguez.
Friman wants to get back to full guard.
Dominguez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Friman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dominguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez looks to land a strike but Friman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Friman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dominguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Friman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dominguez throws a big elbow that misses.
Dominguez looking to sit in guard and control but Friman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dominguez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Friman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dominguez wants to improve his position but Friman is controlling well.
Dominguez trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Friman is looking to take a break and control but Dominguez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dominguez is trying to get back to full guard.
Friman trying to control from half guard but Dominguez is working away.
Dominguez trying to get back to full guard but Friman takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Dominguez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Friman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman is continuing to stall.
Dominguez postures up in Friman's guard and throws a big left but Friman blocks it.
Dominguez preventing the sweep.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses. Friman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dominguez's guard. Nice move by Friman!
Dominguez trying to control the position.
Dominguez keeping moving, preventing Friman from controlling successfully.
Dominguez 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.
Rico Dominguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rico Dominguez.
Well Friman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oskar Friman!
An out of breath Oskar Friman 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tupa Halloo (ranked 3544 p4p, 456 weight class) and Kelvin Handleman (ranked 1959 p4p, 285 weight class). Handleman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pride FC Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tupa Halloo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelvin Handleman!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handleman avoids the body shot from Halloo.
Halloo throws a hook but Handleman blocks it.
Handleman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halloo misses the jab.
Halloo misses with a looping right.
Handleman fails to land with a series of punches.
Halloo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Handleman.
Halloo slips a straight right by Handleman.
Handleman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halloo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halloo tries to score with a low kick but Handleman moves his leg out of the way.
Handleman throws a hook but Halloo blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Handleman misses its intended target.
Halloo throwing a counter right hand but Handleman manages to avoid it.
Halloo throws a poor cross that misses
and Handleman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Handleman misses the jab.
Halloo throws a head kick that misses
and Handleman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Halloo won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halloo is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handleman wants to control but Halloo is keeping him busy.
Halloo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes there by Handleman.
Halloo controls the position for a moment.
Halloo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Handleman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Halloo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Halloo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handleman working the ground and pound but Halloo is defending the strikes.
Handleman in side control, throwing shots but Halloo defends.
Halloo is trying to improve his position.
Handleman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Halloo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Halloo is looking to reverse the position.
Handleman misses with the ground and pound.
Halloo parries the strikes from Handleman easily there. Handleman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Halloo to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halloo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Handleman's best efforts.
Halloo is looking to control Handleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Halloo avoid being mounted?
Handleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Handleman looks to land a strike but Halloo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Halloo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Handleman on the ground.
Handleman throwing strikes from guard but Halloo blocks nicely.
Handleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Halloo trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Halloo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Halloo keeping moving, preventing Handleman from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Handleman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halloo tries a low kick but Handleman avoids it.
Halloo lands a nice shot that snaps Handleman's head back.
Halloo tries to land a front kick but Handleman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Halloo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kelvin Handleman has been cut.
Handleman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Halloo swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Handleman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Halloo drops Handleman with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Handleman looks back up at him and smiles so Halloo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Handleman is rocked!
Handleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Handleman is still on wobbly legs! Can Halloo finish him?
Handleman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Handleman seems to have recovered his senses.
Halloo misses with a wild body shot.
Handleman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Handleman lands with a shot to the body.
A cross from Handleman lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tupa Halloo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Handleman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Halloo wants to slow Handleman down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Halloo misses.
Handleman looks to throw the jab but Halloo is out of range.
Halloo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Handleman sizes up Halloo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Handleman 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.
Halloo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Handleman. Beautiful body shot.
Handleman blocks a leg kick.
Handleman throws out a counter right but Halloo avoids it with no problem.
Halloo throws a leg kick but Handleman checks it.
Handleman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handleman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halloo throws out a leg kick but Handleman moves out of range and Halloo only half commits.
Handleman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Handleman with a jab.
Handleman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halloo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halloo clobbers Handleman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halloo.
Handleman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Halloo.
Handleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Handleman scores with a jab to the head.
Halloo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halloo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Handleman is fending him off so far but Halloo persists. Nope, Handleman circles away and we're back to standing.
Halloo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Handleman.
Halloo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Handleman misses with an uppercut. Halloo saw that one coming.
Halloo throws an off balance right hand
letting Handleman counter with a right hand.
Halloo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Halloo tried to score with a low kick but Handleman checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halloo tries to clinch up but Handleman circles away and keeps his distance.
Handleman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Handleman throws the left hand but Halloo avoids the punch easily.
Handleman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Halloo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halloo.
Halloo throws a leg kick that misses.
Handleman stalks Halloo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Halloo's face. Halloo staggers backwards, shaken.
Handleman cracks Halloo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Halloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handleman manages to avoid it.
Halloo throws a lazy right hand but Handleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Handleman.
Halloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handleman manages to avoid it.
Handleman misses with a looping right.
Halloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handleman manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handleman lands with a shot to the body.
Handleman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Halloo throws a wild body kick that Handleman sees coming a mile off.
Handleman misses with a lunging right hand
and Halloo counters with a good, hard body kick but Handleman shrugs it off.
Handleman lands the left hand.
Halloo throws a hook but Handleman avoids it easily.
Halloo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Handleman shoots in but no luck this time.
Halloo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Handleman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Handleman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Handleman lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handleman stopping the sweep attempt from Halloo.
Handleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halloo trying to keep a closed guard but Handleman is proving a slippery customer.
Halloo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Handleman throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Handleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Halloo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Handleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Halloo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Handleman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Handleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Handleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Handleman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Handleman scores with a punch to the head.
Good shot there by Handleman.
Halloo connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Handleman.
Handleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halloo misses with a body shot
and Handleman counters with a big right hand! Oh Halloo is in trouble here! Handleman follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Handleman!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kelvin Handleman made sure he mentioned Freebok (85% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Tessier (ranked 2218 p4p, 247 weight class) and Friedrich Nieche (ranked 4556 p4p, 416 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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182 lbs
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Tessier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Friedrich Nieche!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieche with a hook.
Tessier moves away from the strike by Nieche.
Tessier has his takedown stuffed
and Nieche connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tessier, as that shot connected.
Tessier has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nieche connects with a looping right hand.
Nieche misses with a looping right.
Tessier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and Nieche releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tessier misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tessier delivers a nice body kick.
Nieche stuns Tessier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tessier with a poor takedown
and Nieche counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nieche lands with a cross.
Tessier is rocked!
Tessier walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Nieche swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Friedrich Nieche!
Friedrich Nieche 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Wet Wild (ranked 979 p4p, 125 weight class) and William Ralph Dean (ranked 786 p4p, 100 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wet Wild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dean gets through Wild's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dean dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wild misses with a body punch.
Wild swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wild misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wild misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dean's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Wild as the two fighters clinch.
Dean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wild lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wild misses with some punches.
Wild lands an uppercut.
Wild working aggressively here.
Wild fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Dean.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean lands a shoulder strike.
Wild has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wild misses with some punches.
Wild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean swings wildly with an uppercut but Wild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean cracks Wild with a nice body shot.
Wild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wild misses with some punches.
Wild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dean's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wild.
Wild swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wild throws a punch but it's blocked by Dean.
A shot in the inside from Wild.
Wild working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Wild.
Wild swings wildly with an uppercut but Dean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean tries to work over Wild's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dean throws a punch but it's blocked by Wild.
Wild blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Wild.
Wild lands a nice uppercut.
Wild throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deans head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wild lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Dean.
Dean scores with a shoulder strike.
Wild blocking some punches.
Dean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wild's elbow.
Wild throws a head punch that misses.
Dean digs a right hand into Wild's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wild's gas tank.
Wild has a couple of punches blocked by Dean.
Wild misses with some punches.
Dean misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dean.
Wild throws a head punch that misses.
Wild can't find room to land a body shot as Dean controls the action.
Dean blocks an uppercut.
Dean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dean struggles to land a body shot inside as Wild controls his hands.
Wild lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dean tries to work over Wild's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dean tries to work over Wild's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wild works on Dean's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean prevents a body shot from Wild.
Dean blocks an uppercut.
Dean tries to throw a body punch but Wild avoids it by throwing Dean back against the cage.
Wild throws a punch but it's blocked by Dean.
Dean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wild.
Dean misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Wild as the two fighters clinch.
Dean looks winded!
A right hand to the body from Wild.
A right hook to the body lands for Wild.
Still in the clinch, Wild scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Wild fails to land.
Dean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dean misses with a punch to the body.
Dean struggles to land a body shot inside as Wild controls his hands.
Wild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dean's elbow.
Wild lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dean or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wild.
Wild lands a left hand.
Dean misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild blocks a body shot from Dean.
Wild scores with a shot to the side of Dean's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wild scores with a shoulder strike.
Dean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Wild.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wild.
Wild lands a body shot.
Wild lands with a short shot to the head.
Wild lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
A short left from Wild.
Wild scores with a shot to the side of Dean's head.
Dean is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Wild.
Dean is still on wobbly legs! Can Wild finish him?
A short body shot lands from Wild as the two fighters clinch.
Dean seems to have recovered his senses.
Wild works on Dean's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Wild.
Wild pushes Dean back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wild blocking some punches.
Wild throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wild lands a hook that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Dean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wild works on Dean's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wet Wild dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dean moves away.
William Ralph Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean has managed to clinch.
Dean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wild lands with a short shot to the head.
Wild misses with the head strike.
Wild has a couple of punches blocked by Dean.
Wild lands a hook that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Wild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wild lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dean working aggressively here.
Wild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Wild - that landed with a thud.
Wild lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Wild.
Good body shot from Wild.
Wild lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dean.
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!
Nice body punch from Wild - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Wild.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Wild can't find room to land a body shot as Dean controls the action.
Wet Wild has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wild works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Wild.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wild creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wild scores with a shot to the side of Dean's head.
Good body shot from Wild.
Dean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wild lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wild creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dean's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dean drops to his knees and Wild pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wet Wild!
An out of breath and clearly excited Wet Wild thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Oddie (ranked 519 p4p, 63 weight class) and Iker Ramirez (ranked 701 p4p, 78 weight class). Oddie's entrance music is Wild Thing. A fine choice. Iker Ramirez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Oddie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iker Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oddie misses with a looping left.
Ramirez throws a leg kick
and Oddie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick misses from Oddie.
Iker Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oddie looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Oddie is looking to score with low kicks.
Oddie drops his hands momentarily and Ramirez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ramirez throws out a powerful jab.
Oddie throws a sloppy body shot
and Ramirez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramirez cracks Oddie with an open hand slap.
Oddie moves into range and connects with a jab.
That kick from Ramirez tenderised Oddie's leg. Oddie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ramirez takes a swing at Oddie's ribcage but misses.
Oddie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramirez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oddie throws a low kick but Ramirez moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throws the kick towards the body but Oddie avoids it.
Oddie scores with a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Oddie - just one landing.
Oddie misses with a body kick.
Ramirez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Oddie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramirez connects with a nice looking jab.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Oddie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oddie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramirez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oddie's knee momentarily.
Ramirez moves into the clinch.
Oddie blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
Ramirez swings wildly with an uppercut but Oddie uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Oddie's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Oddie fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Oddie avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Oddie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oddie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oddie missing with a left hand there. Ramirez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oddie.
Ramirez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ramirez throws a leg kick
and Oddie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramirez scores with a hook.
Ramirez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Oddie misses its target.
Oddie misses with an uppercut
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oddie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramirez. Ramirez obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramirez lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with the left hand. Oddie knows he should have avoided that one.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oddie manages to avoid it.
Ramirez walks into a jab.
Ramirez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oddie.
Ramirez thinks about the counter body kick.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oddie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez takes a swing at Oddie's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Oddie throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Ramirez cracks Oddie with a good jab.
Oddie scoring well with a low kick there.
Ramirez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oddie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oddie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ramirez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oddie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Ramirez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Oddie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ramirez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramirez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Oddie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Oddie's head but Oddie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oddie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramirez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheers as Ramirez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oddie doesn't seem phased though.
Oddie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramirez counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick from Ramirez misses.
Oddie gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Oddie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oddie takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iker Ramirez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ramirez darts in trying to clinch
and Oddie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramirez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ramirez lands a body shot.
Oddie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oddie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oddie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oddie throws a right hand that misses
and Ramirez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oddie looks to throw the jab but Ramirez is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oddie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramirez counters with a stiff right hand.
Oddie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ramirez instigates a clinch.
Oddie pushes Ramirez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ramirez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oddie's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
Ramirez has Oddie pushed against the cage.
Ramirez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oddie scores with a three punch combo!
Iker Ramirez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oddie looks to land a left hand but Ramirez moved out of range nicely.
Oddie backing away here, and Ramirez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Ramirez there.
Ramirez throws a looping overhand right but Oddie ducks down to avoid it.
Oddie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ramirez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ramirez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ramirez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oddie.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
Oddie is looking to counter punch.
Oddie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramirez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez drops his hands momentarily and Oddie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oddie misses with a leg kick
and Ramirez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez thuds a left hand into Oddie's body.
Oddie ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Oddie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ramirez scores with a spinning back kick!
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ramirez.
Oddie misses with a looping left.
Oddie misses with a leg kick.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the body.
Oddie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ramirez counters with an outside leg kick.
Oddie misses with the body kick
and Ramirez counters by moving into the clinch.
Oddie misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ramirez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
Ramirez misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oddie.
Oddie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramirez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramirez lands a shot to the body.
Oddie has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
Oddie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oddie wants to break free but Ramirez has control.
Oddie misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramirez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oddie throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ramirez breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramirez, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramirez.
Oddie missing with a left hand there. Ramirez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez connects with a nice looking jab.
Ramirez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ramirez lands with an overhand left.
Ramirez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramirez.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Oddie.
Ramirez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ramirez cracks Oddie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oddie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ramirez counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iker Ramirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ramirez throws a hook but Oddie blocks it.
Oddie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramirez can pounce on him.
Ramirez checks a low kick from Oddie.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oddie throws out the jab.
Ramirez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oddie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oddie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ramirez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oddie misses with a hook.
Oddie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ramirez lands a jab to the nose.
Oddie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oddie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oddie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A cross from Oddie lands.
Ramirez throws a chopping leg kick but Oddie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oddie connects with a body shot.
Ramirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ramirez misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Oddie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oddie defending well as Ramirez loads up on a big left hand.
Oddie throws a low kick, looking for Ramirez's leg but Ramirez calmly moves out of range.
And Ramirez responds with a good body kick, but Oddie manages to step out the way in time.
Ramirez lands a right hook to the body.
Ramirez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oddie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramirez's calf.
Bill Oddie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
Nice body kick there by Oddie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oddie.
Oddie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramirez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramirez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oddie throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramirez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ramirez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramirez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oddie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramirez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut
and Oddie counters with a nice uppercut.
Oddie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Oddie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oddie looks to land a right hand but Ramirez moved out of range.
Ramirez works the jab nicely.
Oddie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ramirez clobbers Oddie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ramirez lands with a nice body kick.
Oddie throws a right hand that misses
and Oddie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oddie misses with a looping left.
Ramirez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oddie misses with a left hand
and Ramirez counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramirez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Iker Ramirez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Oddie.
Oddie misses with a double jab
and Ramirez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Oddie misses the body punch
and Ramirez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oddie misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramirez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oddie's knee momentarily.
Oddie misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Oddie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramirez.
Ramirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ramirez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oddie throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
Ramirez lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iker Ramirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramirez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iker Ramirez!
Iker Ramirez 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Gorbachenko (ranked 1040 p4p, 155 weight class) and Bobby Wangler (ranked 761 p4p, 119 weight class). Wangler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Clash - I Fought The Law. Anatoly Gorbachenko has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anatoly Gorbachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Wangler!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorbachenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gorbachenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wangler doesn't seem bothered though.
Gorbachenko misses with a right hand
and Wangler counters with a nice uppercut.
Wangler scores with a spinning back kick!
Gorbachenko gets caught napping as Wangler dives in and scores a takedown. Gorbachenko manages to retain guard.
Gorbachenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wangler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wangler wants to control but Gorbachenko is keeping him busy.
Gorbachenko trying to hold on to Wangler's head to control him but Wangler postures up.
Gorbachenko is refusing to be controlled, as Wangler sits in half guard.
Gorbachenko wants to improve his position but Wangler is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wangler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gorbachenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wangler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gorbachenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gorbachenko wants to improve his position but Wangler is controlling well.
Wangler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gorbachenko is doing well to control the position and prevent Wangler from advancing to side control.
Gorbachenko wants to improve his position but Wangler is controlling well.
Gorbachenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wangler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wangler is trying to control the action in half guard but Gorbachenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wangler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gorbachenko is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangler is nestled in close to Gorbachenko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gorbachenko keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Wangler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gorbachenko keeps working.
Gorbachenko is looking to improve his position.
Gorbachenko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gorbachenko.
Wangler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gorbachenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangler trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gorbachenko manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Gorbachenko stopping the sweep attempt from Wangler.
Gorbachenko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wangler trying to keep a closed guard but Gorbachenko is proving a slippery customer.
Gorbachenko won't allow Wangler to sweep him here.
Gorbachenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wangler on the ground.
Gorbachenko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gorbachenko gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wangler tries to bum rush Gorbachenko with a series of wild strikes but Gorbachenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gorbachenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wangler's calf.
Gorbachenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gorbachenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wangler avoids the head kick by Gorbachenko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wangler! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Wangler.
Wangler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gorbachenko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wangler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A shot to the liver by Gorbachenko. Beautiful body shot.
Gorbachenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the 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!
Gorbachenko takes a swing at Wangler's ribcage but misses.
Wangler scores with a body shot.
Wangler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorbachenko moves away.
Wangler swings for the body but Gorbachenko moves out of range.
Gorbachenko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Wangler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wangler lands a nice shot to the body.
Wangler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gorbachenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anatoly Gorbachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wangler lands a slapping body shot.
Wangler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wangler scores with a body shot.
Gorbachenko tries to land a leg kick but Wangler saw it coming and moves away.
Wangler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gorbachenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wangler was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorbachenko.
Wangler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wangler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wangler decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wangler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wangler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gorbachenko tries to get to full guard but Wangler has control of the leg.
Wangler wants to free his trapped foot but Gorbachenko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko is looking for a sweep. Wangler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wangler connects with a nice short shot to Gorbachenko's temple.
Gorbachenko won't allow Wangler to pass to mount.
Wangler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gorbachenko taking some punishment here, with Wangler in his half guard.
Wangler working the head and body with strikes.
Gorbachenko is trying to maintain the position but Wangler is very close to passing his half guard.
Wangler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wangler working over Gorbachenko with some ground and pound. Gorbachenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wangler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wangler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wangler prevents Gorbachenko from improving his position.
Wangler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gorbachenko's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangler tries to pass to full mount but Gorbachenko defends it.
Wangler with the ground and pound but Gorbachenko uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gorbachenko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wangler wants to pass the guard but Gorbachenko is keeping the position.
Wangler throws a big right hand that misses.
Wangler trying to control the position from guard on top but Gorbachenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wangler is pushing down on Gorbachenko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gorbachenko is fighting to maintain full guard but Wangler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wangler is trying to control the action in half guard but Gorbachenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gorbachenko wants to get back to full guard.
Gorbachenko keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gorbachenko is staying active underneath Wangler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wangler is working away from the top position though.
Wangler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wangler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gorbachenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wangler lands a nice short elbow.
Wangler lands with a punch from half guard.
Wangler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gorbachenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Gorbachenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wangler.
Wangler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wangler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wangler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wangler is looking for a kimura but Gorbachenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wangler to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Wangler there.
Gorbachenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wangler lands a nice short elbow.
Wangler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gorbachenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gorbachenko is rocked!
Wangler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh Gorbachenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wangler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wangler lands a big elbow - Gorbachenko is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Wangler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Wangler!
After winning the bout, Bobby Wangler thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Bulletzowich (ranked 503 p4p, 77 weight class) and Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 480 p4p, 73 weight class). Chen Lo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Welcome to the Jungle. Timiko Chen Lo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Boris Bulletzowich's chin.
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Bulletzowich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Timiko Chen Lo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen Lo with a jab.
Chen Lo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chen Lo throws a nice head kick!
Bulletzowich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bulletzowich closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chen Lo to the mat! Chen Lo manages to get full guard.
Bulletzowich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chen Lo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich connects with a couple of short punches.
Bulletzowich trying to control the position from guard on top but Chen Lo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chen Lo wants to stand up but Bulletzowich is controlling him.
Bulletzowich wants to control from the top but Chen Lo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bulletzowich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bulletzowich looking to sit in guard and control but Chen Lo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bulletzowich bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chen Lo's guard.
Chen Lo keeping moving, preventing Bulletzowich from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Bulletzowich's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bulletzowich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chen Lo's head.
Chen Lo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich pushes down on Chen Lo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bulletzowich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chen Lo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bulletzowich looks to land a strike but Chen Lo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Chen Lo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich stops Chen Lo from standing up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bulletzowich slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bulletzowich wants to control but Chen Lo is keeping him busy.
Bulletzowich working the strikes but Chen Lo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bulletzowich working Chen Lo over with strikes.
Bulletzowich throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Chen Lo to regain full guard.
Bulletzowich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chen Lo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chen Lo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bulletzowich content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bulletzowich landing some decent shots from guard.
It looks like Timiko Chen Lo has been cut.
Bulletzowich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chen Lo told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bulletzowich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bulletzowich trying to control the position from guard on top but Chen Lo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich throws a big right hand that misses.
Bulletzowich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chen Lo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bulletzowich is defended easily by Chen Lo.
Bulletzowich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bulletzowich bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Bulletzowich scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chen Lo to see if he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich landing strikes.
Bulletzowich is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Bulletzowich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timiko Chen Lo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bulletzowich shoots for a double leg takedown but Chen Lo sprawls well. He's pushed Bulletzowich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bulletzowich has a takedown stuffed.
Bulletzowich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Bulletzowich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bulletzowich throws a hook but Chen Lo blocks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bulletzowich is defended easily by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo shapes to counter with a head kick.
Chen Lo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bulletzowich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chen Lo throws out a counter right but Bulletzowich avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Chen Lo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulletzowich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chen Lo swivels and escapes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chen Lo! But no joy.
Good shot there by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo misses with the combination.
Chen Lo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chen Lo wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Chen Lo as Bulletzowich shoots in.
Chen Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich shoots in for a takedown but Chen Lo shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bulletzowich misses with a takedown
and Chen Lo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chen Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bulletzowich is just out of range.
Bulletzowich tries to counter with a takedown but Chen Lo is quick to defend against it.
Chen Lo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chen Lo lands a big head kick that sends Bulletzowich tumbling to the mat! Chen Lo takes a step backwards and waves Bulletzowich back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bulletzowich is rocked!
Chen Lo misses with a head kick.
Oh Bulletzowich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chen Lo lands a jab to Bulletzowich's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulletzowich fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chen Lo to the ground. Bulletzowich is now in Chen Lo's guard.
Chen Lo pushes Bulletzowich off and gets back to his feet.
Bulletzowich seems to have got his legs back now.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Chen Lo! Bulletzowich is out on his feet! Chen Lo rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Bulletzowich is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Bulletzowich is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timiko Chen Lo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Timiko Chen Lo thanked Freebok (85% Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Steve (ranked 92 p4p, 18 weight class) and Scott Murley (ranked 307 p4p, 42 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Steve might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Its a fine day to whoop somebodies ass. Murley has chosen Rage Against The Machine | Bulls On Parade as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Murley!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve throws a body punch but Murley moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Steve 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steve throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! in the buildup to the fight.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve clinches with his opponent.
Steve lands a left hand.
Murley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Steve misses.
Murley walks into a stiff left hand from Steve.
Murley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Murley - just one landing.
Murley throws a right hand that misses
and Steve makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murley lands a nice shot that snaps Steve's head back.
Steve rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve drives through and clinches with Murley against the cage.
Murley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murley lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murley.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Murley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Murley.
Steve softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murley blocking some punches.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve gets through Murley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Murley.
Steve working aggressively here.
Steve tries to work over Murley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Murley avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Murley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murley tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murley 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.
Steve throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Murley counter with a right hand.
Murley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steve is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Steve is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murley slips under a jab.
Murley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steve had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murley moves away.
Steve seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Murley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steve is looking to wear down Murley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steve on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Steve seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murley.
Steve has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steve there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Steve getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steve on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murley 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.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murley moves away.
Steve clinches.
Murley breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steve misses with some punches.
Steve misses with some punches.
Steve tries to work over Murley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murley backwards.
Murley leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murley.
Murley manages to break the clinch.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murley.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Murley moved out of range.
Steve avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Steve finds it's way through Murley's defenses.
It looks like Scott Murley has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
Murley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Steve scores with a nice short uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murley.
Nice body punch from Murley.
Murley breaks from the clinch.
Murley defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
Murley throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Steve wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murley.
Steve jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
Steve cracks Murley with a good jab.
Steve uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murley is rocked!
Steve on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Steve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Murley'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.
Murley lands with an overhand left.
Steve lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murley lands with a nice body punch.
Murley throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve is looking to counter the offense by Murley and move into the clinch.
Steve throws a body punch but Murley moves out of range.
Steve has managed to clinch.
Murley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mark Steve has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Murley misses the target.
Murley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Steve does it's job there.
Murley throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.
Steve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murley misses with a body shot.
Murley walks into a stiff left hand from Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve thuds a left hand into Murley's body.
Murley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Murley ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve lands a body shot.
Murley lands the left hand.
Steve connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murley momentarily.
Steve rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Murley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murley cracks Steve with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murley thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Murley misses.
Scott Murley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murley ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Murley avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Steve keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steve works Murley's body with a nice hook.
Steve throws a combination that misses
and Murley counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Murley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Steve scores with a body shot.
Murley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve cracks Murley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Murley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Steve finish him?
Murley is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?
Murley with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murley looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
Murley seems to have recovered his senses.
Murley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steve feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Murley sprawling to the canvas! Murley rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Steve finish him?!
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murley can do to turn this around?
Steve cracks Murley with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Steve!
Mark Steve retains his light heavyweight title!
Mark Steve very nearly forgot to thank Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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