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IFC 64 Thomas vs Lopez PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Long Thai (ranked 3821 p4p, 380 weight class) and Timothy Rex (ranked 4009 p4p, 396 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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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Rex!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thai tries to counter by clinching up but Rex breaks away and moves out of range.
Rex wants to clinch but Thai slips to the side
and Thai counters with a right hand to the body.
Rex misses with a combination
and Thai counters with a body kick that stops Rex in his tracks momentarily.
Thai thuds his right hand into Rex's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rex moves in looking to clinch but Thai pushes him off.
Thai wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thai.
Thai swats away the attempt to clinch by Rex.
It appears Thai was looking to counter with a kick there.
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rex is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex clinches up with Thai and pushes him back against the cage.
Rex looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rex can't find room to land a body shot as Thai controls the action.
Rex pushes off an throws an elbow but Thai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
Rex tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rex tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Thai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rex takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rex pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rex scores with a knee to the head.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Rex lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thai working Rex over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rex misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thai obliges.
Rex misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rex pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thai scores a nice knee to the body.
Thai lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thai.
Thai lands a knee to the body.
Rex looks winded!
Thai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai landing knees to the head.
Thai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rex misses with a punch on the inside.
Rex has a couple of punches blocked by Thai.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rex lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thai with a knee to the head.
Rex working aggressively here.
Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rex tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thai counters with a big head kick but Rex shrugs it off.
Rex is rocked!
Thai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rex is still on wobbly legs! Can Thai finish him?
Rex drops his hands momentarily. Thai doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Rex staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Rex doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Long Thai!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orgasmic Bliss (ranked 3868 p4p, 134 weight class) and Pete Blowkarski (ranked 6772 p4p, 210 weight class). Blowkarski has chosen Chop Suey as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pete Blowkarski enters the cage!
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
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Good kicks
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orgasmic Bliss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Blowkarski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blowkarski lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Orgasmic Bliss has been cut.
Bliss takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bliss looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blowkarski is fending him off so far but Bliss persists. Nope, Blowkarski circles away and we're back to standing.
Blowkarski throws a fast counter high kick but Bliss manages to duck under it in time.
Bliss takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bliss wants to stay close but Blowkarski steps back to make room for something. Bliss seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Blowkarski and Bliss drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pete Blowkarski!
A victorious Pete Blowkarski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gregor (ranked 1664 p4p, 246 weight class) and Hallis Mollen (ranked 2125 p4p, 311 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hallis Mollen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mollen is looking to clinch.
Gregor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gregor misses with a wild combination.
Mollen moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been hearing reports that Gregor has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mollen closes the distance and clinches.
Mollen slows down the pace here.
Gregor prevents a body shot from Mollen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gregor.
Mollen prevents the takedown attempt.
Mollen throws a punch but it's blocked by Gregor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mollen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Mollen fails to land.
Mollen working aggressively here.
Mollen digs a right hand underneath Gregor's ribcage. Gregor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gregor tries to break free but Mollen pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Mollen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gregor blocks a body shot from Mollen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mollen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mollen is struggling to control the position.
Mollen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gregor backwards.
Mollen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gregor backwards.
Mollen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gregor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mollen can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Mollen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gregor is trying to break the clinch but Mollen has him pressed against the cage.
Gregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gregor is trying to break free.
Mollen blocks an elbow strike.
Mollen tries to work over Gregor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mollen prevents Gregor from breaking the clinch.
Mollen misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gregor.
Gregor tries to break free but Mollen pushes him back against the cage.
Mollen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mollen misses with an elbow strike.
Gregor blocks a body shot from Mollen.
Mollen presses Gregor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gregor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mollen fails to land.
Mollen has Gregor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gregor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mollen has a couple of punches blocked by Gregor.
Gregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mollen presses Gregor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gregor can't break the clinch.
Gregor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mollen backwards.
Mollen can't find room to land a body shot as Gregor controls the action.
Mollen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Mollen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mollen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mollen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gregor's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hallis Mollen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mollen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mollen gets through Gregor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mollen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gregor prevents a body shot from Mollen.
Gregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mollen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gregor.
Mollen unleashes a big counter combination but Gregor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mollen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mollen has closed the distance and engaged Gregor in a clinch.
Mollen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mollen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
Mollen misses with a punch to the body.
Mollen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gregor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mollen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mollen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mollen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gregor takes an elbow to the temple.
Gregor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mollen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mollen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mollen tries a body shot but Gregor blocks it.
Mollen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor has had enough of the clinch but Mollen keeps him there for the moment.
Mollen scores with a shoulder strike.
Mollen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mollen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mollen lands an uppercut.
Gregor tries to break the clinch but Mollen is controlling the position.
Mollen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gregor's elbow.
Mollen throws an elbow but it misses.
Mollen tries to work over Gregor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mollen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hallis Mollen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gregor is working for takedown but Mollen is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mollen throws a punch but it's blocked by Gregor.
Mollen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gregor tries to throw a body punch but Mollen avoids it by throwing Gregor back against the cage.
Gregor is trying to break the clinch but Mollen is controlling him.
Gregor tries to circle away but Mollen has him pinned against the cage.
Gregor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mollen swings wildly with an uppercut but Gregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Mollen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mollen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gregor's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mollen lands with a light punch inside.
Gregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Mollen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gregor has a couple of punches blocked by Mollen.
Mollen stalling against the cage.
Mollen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gregor backwards.
James Gregor's cut is getting worse.
Mollen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gregor after a bit of a struggle.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mollen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mollen cracks Gregor with a nice body shot.
Gregor tries to break the clinch but Mollen is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hallis Mollen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Gregor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mollen feints and then cracks Gregor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gregor down.
A jab from Gregor finds it's way through Mollen's defenses.
Gregor throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mollen darts in and clinches Gregor up against the cage.
Mollen tries a body shot but Gregor blocks it.
A short uppercut from Mollen.
Mollen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mollen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mollen throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mollen digs a right hand into Gregor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gregor's gas tank.
Mollen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gregor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gregor tries to break the clinch but Mollen is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mollen leaning against his opponent.
Gregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mollen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gregor.
Gregor throws out a loose jab but Mollen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gregor misses with a looping right.
Gregor throws an overhand right that lands on Mollen's shoulder, as Mollen tries to avoid the shot.
Gregor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gregor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mollen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mollen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mollen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mollen slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mollen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mollen lands a hook that snaps the head of Gregor backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mollen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mollen can't find room to land a body shot as Gregor controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gregor breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mollen.
Mollen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gregor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mollen.
A left lands for Gregor.
Mollen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mollen doesn't manage to clinch there - Gregor circles away.
Mollen drives through and clinches with Gregor against the cage.
Mollen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gregor takes a shot to the head.
Hallis Mollen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gregor tries to break free but Mollen pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mollen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mollen, right into the meat.
James Gregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hallis Mollen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregor misses with a looping left.
Mollen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mollen closes the distance and clinches.
Gregor lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mollen.
Gregor is trying to break the clinch but Mollen is controlling him.
Gregor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gregor avoids the elbow strike from Mollen, against the cage.
Mollen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gregor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hallis Mollen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mollen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hallis Mollen!
Hallis Mollen got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Stefanovic (ranked 1072 p4p, 163 weight class) and Niko Diaz (ranked 2949 p4p, 404 weight class). Alex Stefanovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Stefanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Niko Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefanovic throws a chopping leg kick but Diaz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stefanovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
Stefanovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stefanovic tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz connects with a right hand. Stefanovic shakes it off.
Stefanovic 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.
Stefanovic is looking to clinch.
Stefanovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
A good leg kick by Stefanovic.
Diaz takes one to the side of the head.
Alex Stefanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stefanovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Stefanovic scores with a leg kick.
Stefanovic slips under a jab.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz slips under a jab.
Stefanovic misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Stefanovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
A cross from Stefanovic lands.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Stefanovic.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Niko Diaz has been cut.
Stefanovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Stefanovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Stefanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stefanovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Stefanovic's belly button to the back.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Stefanovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stefanovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stefanovic is looking to clinch.
Stefanovic misses with a looping left.
Diaz unleashes a big counter combination but Stefanovic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheers as Stefanovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Stefanovic is looking to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch.
Stefanovic tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Stefanovic wants to clinch.
Diaz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stefanovic is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Stefanovic throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Stefanovic misses the shot to the body.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Stefanovic avoids it with no problem.
Stefanovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Stefanovic tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Stefanovic. Stefanovic maintains the clinch.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Stefanovic.
Diaz tries to circle away but Stefanovic has him pinned against the cage.
Stefanovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Stefanovic prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stefanovic's hands.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Stefanovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Stefanovic keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stefanovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Stefanovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz pushes Stefanovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stefanovic.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Stefanovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stefanovic lands with a left to the head.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Stefanovic.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Stefanovic.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Stefanovic, against the cage.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Stefanovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Niko Diaz's cut even more.
Stefanovic letting Diaz take a breather here.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Stefanovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niko Diaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz looks to land a combination. Stefanovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stefanovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stefanovic looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Stefanovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Stefanovic avoids it with no problem.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stefanovic lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Stefanovic.
Diaz lands a jab to Stefanovic's midsection.
Stefanovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good shot there by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stefanovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Stefanovic digs a good hook to Diaz's body.
Stefanovic lands a jab.
Stefanovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Stefanovic wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stefanovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hook but Stefanovic blocks it.
Stefanovic thumps Diaz with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stefanovic connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stefanovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Stefanovic misses with a kick to the body.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stefanovic tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stefanovic throws out the jab.
Diaz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stefanovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Stefanovic avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stefanovic. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Stefanovic is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz cracks Stefanovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz takes a swing at Stefanovic's ribcage but misses.
Stefanovic throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Stefanovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stefanovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stefanovic has him pressed against the cage.
Stefanovic lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz is trying to push Stefanovic away but Stefanovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alex Stefanovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stefanovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stefanovic misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Stefanovic.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stefanovic throws a leg kick
and Stefanovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Niko Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stefanovic throws a leg kick but Diaz checks it.
Diaz throws a jab when Stefanovic was well out of range.
Stefanovic swinging wildly here.
Stefanovic misses the jab.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Stefanovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz throws the left hand but Stefanovic avoids the punch easily.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stefanovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Stefanovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stefanovic throws an elbow that misses.
Stefanovic throws an elbow that misses.
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 Alex Stefanovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Niko Diaz's cut.
That's time! Stefanovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stefanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Stefanovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stefanovic scrambles back to his feet.
Stefanovic lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Stefanovic misses with a body shot.
Diaz throws a counter combo.
Stefanovic throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws a hook but Stefanovic avoids it easily.
Stefanovic avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stefanovic moves away.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Stefanovic.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Stefanovic. Stefanovic maintains the clinch.
Stefanovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Niko Diaz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Stefanovic keeps him there for the moment.
Stefanovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Stefanovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Stefanovic.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stefanovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stefanovic throws a shot to the body.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Stefanovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stefanovic scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Stefanovic misses
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stefanovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stefanovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stefanovic moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz tries to bum rush Stefanovic with a series of wild strikes but Stefanovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good shot there by Diaz.
Stefanovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
Stefanovic throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Stefanovic.
Diaz moves forwards but Stefanovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
Stefanovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Stefanovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stefanovic moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Stefanovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Stefanovic slips the punch.
As Diaz tries to get set, Stefanovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Diaz manages to avoid the attempt.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stefanovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Stefanovic.
Diaz cracks Stefanovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stefanovic throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Jab by Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stefanovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefanovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Stefanovic has double underhooks.
Stefanovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stefanovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stefanovic misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Stefanovic has the dominant position.
Alex Stefanovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Niko Diaz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Niko Diaz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex Stefanovic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Übensplikt (ranked 3993 p4p, 137 weight class) and Greg Bell (ranked 1374 p4p, 60 weight class). Übensplikt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, More Than Nothing. Wolfgang Übensplikt is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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300 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfgang Übensplikt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Bell!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Übensplikt lands a nice shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Übensplikt's waist but Übensplikt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bell off to one side.
Übensplikt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Greg Bell has been cut.
Bell throws a chopping leg kick but Übensplikt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Übensplikt tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.
Bell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bell throws a body punch but Übensplikt moves out of range.
Bell misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Übensplikt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Übensplikt cracks Bell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bell throws a head kick that misses.
Bell clinches with his opponent.
Übensplikt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Übensplikt stalling.
Übensplikt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Übensplikt is trying to trip Bell. He has hold of a leg but Bell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Übensplikt persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell tries to strike from the bottom.
Übensplikt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bell is keeping the position for now.
Bell seems keen to control Übensplikt's posture.
Bell trying to control the position.
Bell is pulling down on Übensplikt's head. It's preventing any offense from Übensplikt, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Übensplikt postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.
Bell pulls Übensplikt in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a head kick that misses.
Übensplikt tries to keep at a distance but Bell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Übensplikt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Übensplikt can't find room to land a body shot as Bell controls the action.
Übensplikt can't find room to land a body shot as Bell controls the action.
Übensplikt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Übensplikt looking for a takedown.
Übensplikt is struggling to control the position.
Übensplikt struggles to land a body shot inside as Bell controls his hands.
Übensplikt prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Übensplikt is pushing Bell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Übensplikt trying to control the position but instead, Bell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Übensplikt into the cage.
Nice body punch from Übensplikt.
Übensplikt is struggling to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Übensplikt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Übensplikt breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Übensplikt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Bell's cut.
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.
Übensplikt lands with a hook. Bell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Übensplikt's waist but Übensplikt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bell off to one side.
Bell misses with a takedown
and Übensplikt counters with a stiff right hand.
Übensplikt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bell can do to turn this around?
Bell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Übensplikt defending well as Bell loads up on a big left hand.
Übensplikt drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bell sprawls and moves away.
Übensplikt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Bell tries to counter it with a takedown but Übensplikt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Übensplikt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Übensplikt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bell's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wolfgang Übensplikt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Bell.
Übensplikt throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Übensplikt is in Bell's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell wants to control but Übensplikt passes easily into half guard.
Bell is looking to improve his position.
Bell missing with punches from the bottom.
Bell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bell.
Bell trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Übensplikt wants to pass the guard but Bell is keeping the position.
Bell controlling the position.
Bell throws his legs up looking for a submission but Übensplikt uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Bell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bell trying to control here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bell tries to get to full guard but Übensplikt has control of the leg.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Übensplikt wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell is trying to control. Übensplikt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Übensplikt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bell pushing down on Übensplikt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Übensplikt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bell is working away from the top position though.
Bell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Übensplikt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Greg Bell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Übensplikt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Übensplikt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Übensplikt avoids the head kick by Bell.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Übensplikt moves away.
Übensplikt tries to clinch up.
Greg Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Übensplikt has managed to clinch.
Übensplikt tries to work over Bell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Übensplikt tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Übensplikt is trying to force a seperation but Bell has the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wolfgang Übensplikt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Übensplikt.
Übensplikt passes easily into side control. Nice work.
An elbow from Übensplikt crashes against the mat.
Bell is trying to control Übensplikt's posture but Übensplikt avoids it.
Bell defending against the ground and pound.
Bell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bell trying to control the action but Übensplikt is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Übensplikt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Übensplikt wants to sweep but no luck.
Bell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Übensplikt's head.
Übensplikt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bell manages to get himself to full guard.
Bell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell keeping full guard, as Übensplikt tries to pass.
Bell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Übensplikt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bell looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Übensplikt passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Übensplikt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bell's head.
Übensplikt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bell.
Übensplikt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Greg Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bell looking for a guillotine here but Übensplikt defends easily.
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 Wolfgang Übensplikt.
Well Übensplikt 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Übensplikt!
Wolfgang Übensplikt really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Dauntless logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawson (ranked 1880 p4p, 80 weight class) and Bob Snapp (ranked 1842 p4p, 76 weight class). Dawson comes to the cage accompanied by Titanic theme. 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Snapp!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snapp works over Dawson's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Jack Dawson has been cut.
Snapp throws a series of punches but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Bob Snapp has been cut.
Dawson tries to clinch up but Snapp circles away and keeps his distance.
Snapp cracks Dawson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jack Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawson drives through and clinches with Snapp against the cage.
Dawson looking to throw knees to the head but Snapp is blocking nicely.
Dawson has Snapp pressed against the cage.
Dawson lands a shoulder strike.
Snapp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dawson lands an elbow inside that Snapp shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Dawson.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snapp manages to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Snapp has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dawson tries to clinch but Snapp moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Snapp's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dawson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snapp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dawson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Snapp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Snapp. Beautiful body shot.
Dawson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dawson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Snapp avoids the body shot from Dawson.
Dawson tries to clinch up but Snapp circles away and keeps his distance.
Snapp throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dawson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dawson.
Snapp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Dawson.
Snapp swats away the attempt to clinch by Dawson.
Dawson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Snapp circles away from the clinch attempt
and Snapp counters with a series of strikes that sends Dawson to the canvas! Snapp follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Dawson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Snapp defends it easily.
Snapp stays in close to Dawson's body and controls the position.
Dawson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snapp doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Snapp manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Snapp is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Snapp has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dawson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dawson has his foot on Snapp's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Snapp works his way back into a safe position though.
Dawson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dawson is trying to control the position but Snapp postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Snapp misses with an uppercut. Dawson saw that one coming.
Snapp throws out a powerful jab.
Snapp moves into range and connects with a jab.
Snapp missing with a left hand there. Dawson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dawson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dawson wants to clinch up but Snapp keeps it at a distance.
Snapp is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dawson is looking to clinch but Snapp is avoiding it.
Snapp misses with a two punch combination.
Dawson tries to clinch but Snapp is having none of it.
Snapp lands a nice shot to the body.
Snapp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Snapp's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dawson under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Snapp dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Snapp works the jab nicely.
Dawson throws out a loose jab but Snapp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snapp looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Snapp bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Dawson! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Dawson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Snapp slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dawson seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snapp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dawson working for a triangle but Snapp defends it easily.
Snapp is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Snapp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Snapp gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dawson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Snapp can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snapp controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dawson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snapp connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bob Snapp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dawson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Snapp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dawson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
and Snapp counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Dawson! He's just covering up as Snapp starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Snapp!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bob Snapp waved his t-shirt featuring Freebok (85% Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Van Rooy (ranked 1409 p4p, 49 weight class) and Urban Go Bucks (ranked 1962 p4p, 57 weight class). Go Bucks has chosen Seven Nation Sloopy-- DJ ERB as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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256 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Urban Go Bucks!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Go Bucks.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy closes the distance but Go Bucks moves to the side
and Go Bucks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by Van Rooy's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Rooy tries to clinch up.
Van Rooy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Go Bucks moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Go Bucks as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Van Rooy cracks Go Bucks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Rooy lands with a right hand.
Van Rooy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Go Bucks moves away.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the body
and Go Bucks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Rooy throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Go Bucks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Rooy moves into the clinch.
Van Rooy scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Go Bucks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rooy.
Go Bucks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Go Bucks misses with some punches.
Go Bucks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Go Bucks is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Rooy has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Go Bucks gets through Van Rooy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Rooy.
Go Bucks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rooy scores with a shot to the side of Go Bucks's head.
Go Bucks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Go Bucks prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Go Bucks lands with a left to the head.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Go Bucks's elbow.
Go Bucks misses with a punch to the body.
Go Bucks pushes Van Rooy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Go Bucks lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Go Bucks swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Go Bucks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Go Bucks blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Go Bucks manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Go Bucks tries to keep at a distance but Van Rooy has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Go Bucks.
Van Rooy blocks a body shot from Go Bucks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Go Bucks.
Go Bucks blocking some punches.
Van Rooy blocking some punches.
Van Rooy lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rooy.
Go Bucks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Go Bucks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Go Bucks tries to work over Van Rooy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud.
Van Rooy scores with a shot to the side of Go Bucks's head.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Go Bucks prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Go Bucks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Go Bucks as the two fighters clinch.
Go Bucks is trying to break the clinch but Van Rooy has him pressed against the cage.
Go Bucks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy digs a good hook to Go Bucks's body.
Go Bucks misses the jab.
Van Rooy just misses with a punch to the body.
Go Bucks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Rooy blocks the body kick.
Go Bucks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Rooy slips a straight right by Go Bucks.
Nice defenses there by Go Bucks.
Go Bucks throws a sloppy head kick and Van Rooy moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Go Bucks scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Rooy should have avoided that one.
Go Bucks throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Go Bucks - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Go Bucks throws a head kick but Van Rooy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Go Bucks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Rooy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Go Bucks.
We've been informed that Go Bucks has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Van Rooy misses the shot to the body.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Go Bucks.
Go Bucks throws a big counter head kick but Van Rooy avoids it with no problem.
Go Bucks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Go Bucks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Rooy misses with the combination.
Go Bucks lands with a good body shot.
Van Rooy closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Go Bucks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Go Bucks.
Go Bucks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Go Bucks.
Van Rooy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Van Rooy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Van Rooy throws a sloppy body shot
and Go Bucks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Go Bucks.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Go Bucks's head backwards.
Go Bucks tries to keep at a distance but Van Rooy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Rooy misses with some punches.
Go Bucks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Rooy or not.
Go Bucks lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Go Bucks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Go Bucks controls the action.
Van Rooy gets through Go Bucks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rooy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Rooy lands an uppercut.
Van Rooy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Go Bucks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Rooy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Go Bucks.
Go Bucks is breathing heavily.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rooy.
Go Bucks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Go Bucks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Go Bucks.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Go Bucks.
Albert Van Rooy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Go Bucks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Go Bucks tries to work over Van Rooy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Rooy cracks Go Bucks with a nice body shot.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Go Bucks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Go Bucks's elbow.
Go Bucks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Go Bucks tries to work over Van Rooy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Go Bucks can do to turn this around?
Go Bucks can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Go Bucks misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Go Bucks blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to work over Go Bucks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Go Bucks blocks it.
Van Rooy lands a right hand.
Van Rooy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Go Bucks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Rooy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Go Bucks has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy tries to work over Go Bucks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Go Bucks lands a shoulder strike.
Go Bucks struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Go Bucks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rooy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Rooy throws a body shot but no joy.
Go Bucks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go Bucks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Rooy is looking to wear down Go Bucks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van Rooy scores with a nice right hand.
Go Bucks throws a looping overhand right but Van Rooy ducks down to avoid it.
Go Bucks throws a head kick but Van Rooy moves out of range.
Go Bucks throws a head kick that misses.
Van Rooy lands a jab to the nose.
Van Rooy scores with a jab to the body.
Go Bucks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Go Bucks throws a looping overhand right but Van Rooy ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot that snaps Go Bucks's head back.
Van Rooy lands a body shot.
Van Rooy lands with a hook. Go Bucks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rooy moves to clinch but Go Bucks breaks away
and Van Rooy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Go Bucks takes one on the button.
Go Bucks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy works over Go Bucks's head and body with a nice combination.
Van Rooy moves away from the strike by Go Bucks.
Van Rooy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Van Rooy is looking to clinch but Go Bucks is avoiding it.
Go Bucks lands a head kick. Van Rooy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Go Bucks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Rooy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Rooy throws an overhand right that lands on Go Bucks's shoulder, as Go Bucks tries to avoid the shot.
Van Rooy blocks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Van Rooy. Beautiful body shot.
Van Rooy lands a really nice looking cross but Go Bucks seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Go Bucks gets tackled into the cage by Van Rooy. Van Rooy maintains the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Go Bucks.
Van Rooy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Go Bucks backwards.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Go Bucks avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Van Rooy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Go Bucks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Rooy throws a right hand that misses
and Go Bucks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Rooy feints a jab promting Go Bucks to slip. Van Rooy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Go Bucks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Van Rooy punishes Go Bucks's body with a nice straight punch.
Go Bucks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Rooy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Go Bucks throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Rooy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Rooy moves into the clinch.
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!
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Go Bucks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Go Bucks swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Go Bucks breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Go Bucks!
Go Bucks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooy moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Rooy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Go Bucks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Go Bucks wants to break free but Van Rooy has control.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Go Bucks tries a body shot but Van Rooy blocks it.
Van Rooy tries to work over Go Bucks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy works on Go Bucks's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Rooy gets through Go Bucks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Rooy.
Still in the clinch, Van Rooy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Go Bucks is rocked!
Van Rooy lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Go Bucks to his knees! Van Rooy keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Van Rooy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Van Rijn (ranked 1371 p4p, 154 weight class) and Nando Vasquez (ranked 1594 p4p, 185 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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163 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Van Rijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nando Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rijn throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Vasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Vasquez misses with a body kick.
Vasquez closes the distance and clinches.
Vasquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vasquez backwards.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Rijn throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vasquez is working Van Rijn over against the cage.
Van Rijn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
Vasquez is working Van Rijn over against the cage.
Vasquez tries to throw a body punch but Van Rijn avoids it by throwing Vasquez back against the cage.
Vasquez lands a body punch.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as Vasquez controls the action.
Van Rijn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasquez throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rijn scores with a shot to the side of Vasquez's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Vasquez - that landed with a thud.
Vasquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vasquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasquez.
Vasquez tries to throw a body punch but Van Rijn avoids it by throwing Vasquez back against the cage.
Vasquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vasquez has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rijn.
Vasquez blocks an uppercut.
Van Rijn works on Vasquez's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but Vasquez avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the cage.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasquez lands a right hand.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Vasquez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Vasquez.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Vasquez lands with a right to the head.
Vasquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rijn controls his hands.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but Vasquez avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez prevents a body shot from Van Rijn.
Vasquez prevents a body shot from Van Rijn.
Vasquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn tries to work over Vasquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasquez scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rijn throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasquez.
Van Rijn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Rijn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vasquez or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vasquez.
Vasquez scores with a shot to the side of Van Rijn's head.
Vasquez lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rijn backwards.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasquez misses with the head strike.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasquez's elbow.
Vasquez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vasquez misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vasquez backwards.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasquez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vasquez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vasquez.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with the head strike.
Van Rijn blocks a body shot from Vasquez.
Van Rijn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
Vasquez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Van Rijn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vasquez can turn it around.
Vasquez lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Vasquez fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vasquez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Van Rijn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vasquez or not.
Vasquez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Rijn backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vasquez.
Vasquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Rijn backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez pushes Van Rijn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Vasquez blocks it.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasquez's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Vasquez.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasquez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Mike Van Rijn has been cut.
Vasquez lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Van Rijn as the two fighters clinch.
Vasquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vasquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rijn blocks an uppercut.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasquez.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
Van Rijn takes a shot to the head.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rijn blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Vasquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A left lands for Vasquez.
Van Rijn misses with a head kick.
Van Rijn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vasquez counters with a good, hard body kick but Van Rijn shrugs it off.
Van Rijn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasquez.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch but Vasquez is avoiding it.
Van Rijn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Rijn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vasquez lands a body shot.
Vasquez works on Van Rijn's body with a couple of short punches.
Vasquez blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Vasquez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vasquez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Rijn blocks a body shot from Vasquez.
Vasquez lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasquez.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Vasquez.
Nando Vasquez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but Vasquez avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the cage.
Vasquez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Rijn backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Vasquez scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Van Rijn prevents a body shot from Vasquez.
A short body shot lands from Vasquez as the two fighters clinch.
Vasquez misses with a body punch.
Vasquez blocking some punches.
Vasquez misses with the head strike.
Vasquez pushes Van Rijn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Van Rijn on the inside.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasquez can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rijn controls the action.
Van Rijn throws a head punch that misses.
Vasquez working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vasquez.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn lands a hook that snaps the head of Vasquez backwards.
Van Rijn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vasquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vasquez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vasquez misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasquez.
Vasquez blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
A short left from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vasquez backwards.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Vasquez tries to work over Van Rijn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasquez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vasquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasquez tries to work over Van Rijn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasquez lands a nice uppercut.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rijn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but Vasquez avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the cage.
Vasquez scores with a shoulder strike.
Vasquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rijn blocking some punches.
Van Rijn working aggressively here.
Van Rijn prevents a body shot from Vasquez.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasquez's elbow.
Vasquez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Rijns head.
Van Rijn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vasquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Vasquez blocks it.
Good body shot from Van Rijn.
Vasquez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Rijns head.
Van Rijn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vasquez blocks an uppercut.
Vasquez prevents a body shot from Van Rijn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasquez.
Vasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rijn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vasquez scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Vasquez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Vasquez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Van Rijn.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vasquez.
Van Rijn lands an uppercut.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Vasquez.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Vasquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasquez tries a body shot but Van Rijn blocks it.
Van Rijn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vasquez takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Van Rijn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rijn blocks a body shot from Vasquez.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vasquez lands with a short shot to the head.
Vasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vasquez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Vasquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vasquez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Rijns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Rijn misses with the combination.
Van Rijn throws a head kick but Vasquez moves out of range.
Mike Van Rijn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Rijn lands a nice looking body shot.
Vasquez cracks the inside of Van Rijn's front leg.
Van Rijn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Rijn drives through and clinches with Vasquez against the cage.
Van Rijn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vasquez lands with a right to the head.
Van Rijn blocks a body shot from Vasquez.
Vasquez scores with a shot to the side of Van Rijn's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasquez tries to work over Van Rijn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vasquez pushes Van Rijn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rijn is rocked!
A short right from Vasquez on the inside.
Oh Van Rijn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Rijn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasquez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Rijn throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but Vasquez blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Vasquez fails to land.
Vasquez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Rijns head.
Vasquez throws a big uppercut that drops Van Rijn! More strikes from Vasquez and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Van Rijn lies dazed against the cage as Vasquez celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nando Vasquez!
Nando Vasquez 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 765 p4p, 29 weight class) and Japa Koniu (ranked 1115 p4p, 41 weight class). Grigori Rasputin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Japa Koniu's chin.
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235 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koniu throws a lazy right hand but Rasputin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rasputin tries to clinch there but Koniu circles away.
Koniu throws the kick towards the body but Rasputin avoids it.
Rasputin moves in looking to clinch but Koniu pushes him off.
Rasputin tries to clinch there but Koniu circles away.
Jab by Koniu.
Koniu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rasputin throws out the jab.
Koniu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Koniu.
Koniu tries to land a front kick but Rasputin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koniu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koniu misses with a few strikes there.
Koniu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin tries to clinch but Koniu moves out of range.
Koniu misses with a hook. Rasputin ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Rasputin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rasputin walks into a straight right hand from Koniu.
Koniu throws a leg kick which misses Rasputin's front leg but catches the back leg as Rasputin tries to avoid it.
Koniu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koniu looks for the body kick but Rasputin saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniu tries to land a front kick but Rasputin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koniu misses with a few strikes there.
Koniu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.
Koniu misses with a straight left.
Koniu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koniu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koniu.
Koniu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koniu throws a leg kick that misses.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch but Koniu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koniu misses with an uppercut.
Rasputin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koniu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rasputin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koniu.
Rasputin tries to clinch up
and Koniu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rasputin slips a jab from Koniu.
Koniu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rasputin was well out of range. Poor timing from Koniu.
Koniu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koniu throws a push kick but Rasputin slaps the foot to one side.
Koniu moves out of range of the strikes.
Rasputin tries to clinch up but Koniu circles away and keeps his distance.
Rasputin wants to clinch.
Koniu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rasputin's head.
Koniu misses with a two punch combination.
Koniu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rasputin is out of range and Koniu settles back down.
Rasputin ducks under a wild hook from Koniu.
Koniu misses with a series of wild punches.
Rasputin has managed to clinch.
Rasputin scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin keeps control of Koniu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koniu is looking to break free of the clinch but Rasputin has double underhooks.
Koniu tries to break free but Rasputin pushes him back against the cage.
Rasputin prevents Koniu from breaking the clinch.
Rasputin tries to work over Koniu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koniu tries to break free but Rasputin pushes him back against the cage.
Rasputin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koniu's elbow.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Rasputin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasputin prevents Koniu from breaking the clinch.
Rasputin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koniu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rasputin gets through Koniu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koniu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasputin.
Koniu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rasputin lands a shot to the body.
Koniu looks winded!
Rasputin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
Koniu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
Rasputin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koniu's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Rasputin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.
That has opened up Japa Koniu's cut even more.
Rasputin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rasputin.
Rasputin drops Koniu onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Koniu is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Koniu is rocked!
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Koniu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koniu is still on wobbly legs! Can Rasputin finish him?
Koniu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin lands a nice shot to the body.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Koniu seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in the clinch, Rasputin scores with a nice short uppercut.
The cut above Japa Koniu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rasputin presses Koniu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rasputin lands a body punch.
Rasputin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koniu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rasputin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Koniu can turn it around.
Rasputin digs a right hand into Koniu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koniu's gas tank.
Koniu takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rasputin lands a right hand.
Rasputin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koniu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rasputin cracks Koniu with a nice body shot.
Rasputin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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 Grigori Rasputin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Japa Koniu'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.
Rasputin lands a head shot.
Rasputin throws a hook but Koniu avoids it easily.
Rasputin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rasputin scores with a decent looking hook.
Koniu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koniu swats away the attempt to clinch by Rasputin.
Rasputin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rasputin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Koniu.
Rasputin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rasputin drops Koniu with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Koniu looks back up at him and smiles so Rasputin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Japa Koniu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Japa Koniu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Koniu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rasputin.
Rasputin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rasputin checks the leg kick nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Rasputin. Beautiful body shot.
Koniu is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Koniu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Japa Koniu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Grigori Rasputin!
A very excited looking Grigori Rasputin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jax Thomas (ranked 55 p4p, 8 weight class) and Gosha Lopez (ranked 243 p4p, 27 weight class). Thomas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Killing is my business, and business is good! - Megadeth. Lopez has chosen Sho Z-pod duba as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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135 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jax Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gosha Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thomas pushes Lopez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lopez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Thomas digs a right hand into Lopez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lopez's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
Lopez blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez lands a takedown into guard.
Thomas wants to sweep but no luck.
Thomas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lopez manages to get himself to full guard.
Lopez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Thomas has picked Lopez up and slammed him! Lopez can't keep hold of the triangle and Thomas manages to pass to side control!
Thomas works to advance to full mount. Lopez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Thomas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lopez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is in a horrible position here. Thomas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Thomas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lopez tries to lock up and control but Thomas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lopez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thomas.
Lopez gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas tries to pass to full mount but Lopez defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Lopez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Thomas escapes and throws Lopez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lopez is trying to get back to half guard.
Thomas slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thomas misses with the ground and pound.
Lopez looks to move to half guard but instead Thomas has passed into mount! Damn!
Lopez is working to get back to half guard.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas unloads with some shots from mount but Lopez bucks and avoids them well.
Lopez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Thomas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas walks into a straight right hand from Lopez.
Thomas lands with a cross.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Lopez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Lopez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thomas.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas throws a sloppy body shot
and Lopez counters with a nice body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Lopez on that attempt.
Lopez lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Thomas throws a combination. Lopez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thomas is looking to wear down Lopez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Lopez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thomas cracks Lopez with an open hand slap.
Lopez is rocked!
Lopez instigates a clinch.
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas lands a shot to the body.
Lopez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thomas walks away with a smile on his face. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lopez looks up at the clock. Bad move! Thomas lands a right hand from hell, dropping Lopez. Thomas pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jax Thomas!
Jax Thomas retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Jax Thomas 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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