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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Murhaa (ranked 3610 p4p, 86 weight class) and Ray Mancini (ranked 3376 p4p, 81 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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104 lbs
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Mancini!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mancini is staying active underneath Murhaa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mancini trying to control from the bottom.
Murhaa prevents Mancini from improving his position.
Murhaa stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mancini is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mancini knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murhaa moves nicely into side control.
Mancini can't do much from the bottom here.
Murhaa trying to control the action but Mancini is working from the bottom.
Murhaa swings around for an armbar but Mancini sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Murhaa's guard.
Murhaa keeping moving, preventing Mancini from controlling successfully.
Mancini throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Murhaa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murhaa seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mancini makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murhaa is on top in guard.
Murhaa wants to control from the top but Mancini keeps moving.
Murhaa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mancini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murhaa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mancini is keeping the position for now.
Murhaa trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mancini manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa 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.
Mancini must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Murhaa trying to keep a closed guard but Mancini is proving a slippery customer.
Murhaa managing to control the position.
Mancini working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murhaa's head.
That's four 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.
Murhaa is trying to keep Mancini in close.
Murhaa is adopting a defensive guard.
Mancini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mancini wants to control from the top but Murhaa keeps moving.
Mancini is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murhaa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Murhaa gets a takedown into half guard.
Mancini is rocked!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
King Murhaa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mancini scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mancini is still on wobbly legs! Can Murhaa finish him?
Mancini gets a clinch.
Murhaa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mancini prevents it.
Murhaa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mancini after a bit of a struggle.
Murhaa wants to take the fight to the mat but Mancini manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Murhaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Mancini.
Mancini scores with a shot to the side of Murhaa's head.
Murhaa goes for a takedown attempt but Mancini pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Mancini misses the target.
Murhaa fails with a takedown attempt.
Murhaa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mancini scores with a one two! Murhaa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mancini scores with a one two! Murhaa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mancini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murhaa gets a takedown into half guard.
Mancini tries to get to full guard but Murhaa has control of the leg.
Mancini is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini wants to control the action here but instead Murhaa manages to pass to full mount!
Mancini wants to hold on but Murhaa pushes him away.
Murhaa controlling the pace for now.
Murhaa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mancini is looking to escape.
Murhaa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mancini bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mancini seems to have recovered his senses.
Mancini wants to control from the top but Murhaa keeps moving.
Mancini being controlled here momentarily.
King Murhaa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mancini preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mancini puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Murhaa moves into full guard.
Mancini landing some decent shots from guard.
Murhaa keeping moving, preventing Mancini from controlling successfully.
Murhaa trying to keep a closed guard but Mancini is proving a slippery customer.
Murhaa is pulling down on Mancini's head to control his posture.
Mancini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murhaa is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini trying to control but Murhaa is working from the bottom.
Mancini is fighting to break Murhaa's control of his arms but Murhaa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Murhaa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Murhaa is trying to control. Mancini wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mancini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murhaa.
Mancini looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murhaa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancini is trying to maintain the position but Murhaa is very close to passing his half guard.
Mancini is staying active underneath Murhaa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mancini wants to control but Murhaa is keeping busy.
Murhaa is looking to advance position but Mancini won't allow it.
Murhaa is working hard here to advance position.
Murhaa wants to work for an arm triangle but Mancini is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Mancini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Murhaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mancini lands a head kick. Murhaa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Murhaa shoots in for a takedown but Mancini shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mancini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murhaa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mancini pinned against the cage. Mancini gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mancini scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Mancini scores with a four punch combination!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murhaa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Murhaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Mancini both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mancini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mancini thumps Murhaa with a low kick.
Murhaa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mancini defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini lands a glancing blow to the side of Murhaa's head.
Mancini stuffs the takedown attempt from Murhaa. Murhaa gets slowly back to his feet.
Mancini closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ray Mancini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murhaa shoots in looking for a takedown but Mancini manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murhaa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Murhaa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mancini feints a counter leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mancini's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mancini duly obliges.
Nice uppercut there from Mancini.
Murhaa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mancini is fending him off so far but Murhaa persists. Nope, Mancini circles away and we're back to standing.
Mancini looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murhaa shoots in but Mancini avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mancini drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murhaa defends it well.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mancini catches Murhaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murhaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murhaa tries for a takedown but Mancini sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murhaa is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Mancini moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Mancini!
During a confident post fight interview, Ray Mancini thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Beast (ranked 20907 p4p, 164 weight class) and Devin Watkins (ranked 20443 p4p, 149 weight class). Watkins has chosen What Happened to That Boi as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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210 lbs
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beast circles away quickly and effectively.
Watkins pushes Beast up against the cage in a clinch.
Watkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beast avoiding damage as Watkins throws knees to the body.
Beast working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Watkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beast struggles to land a body shot inside as Watkins controls his hands.
Beast dodges an elbow strike from Watkins.
Watkins working Beast over with knees to the body.
Beast scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beast.
Beast avoids the elbow strike from Watkins, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Watkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beast's brow.
A right handed body shot lands from Beast.
A short right from Beast.
Watkins is working for takedown but Beast is calmly controlling the position for now.
Beast 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.
Beast misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beast lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watkins throws an elbow that misses.
Watkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watkins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Beast after a bit of a struggle.
Beast tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watkins's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins tries a body shot but Beast blocks it.
Watkins stalling against the cage.
Watkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Beast controls his hands.
Beast blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beast has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beast scores with a shot to the side of Watkins's head.
Watkins misses with a punch to the body.
Watkins crunches a lovely knee into Beast's ribcage.
Beast lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Beast.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Watkins 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.
Watkins looks winded!
Watkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beast lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watkins backwards.
Beast lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Watkins is rocked!
Beast scores with a hook to the body.
Watkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Beast finish him?
Beast works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Watkins seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beast.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beast.
Watkins takes a shot to the head.
Beast pushes Watkins against the cage. Beast is working some dirty boxing. Beast pushes off with a quick right hook! Watkins goes down! Watkins tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Beast moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Beast!
In defeat, Devin Watkins stepped up to the mic, saying 'I gotta get better. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Janos (ranked 3794 p4p, 95 weight class) and Android Seventeen Version Two (ranked 7557 p4p, 140 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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151 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Janos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Android Seventeen Version Two!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seventeen Version Two stuns Janos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Janos clinches up with Seventeen Version Two and pushes him back against the cage.
Janos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Janos wants to pass the guard but Seventeen Version Two is defending well.
Janos working the head and body with strikes.
Janos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Seventeen Version Two with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Janos winds up and cracks Seventeen Version Two with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Janos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Janos is looking for a kimura but Seventeen Version Two is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Janos to get the leverage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Seventeen Version Two's head.
Janos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Seventeen Version Two really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Janos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Janos tries to pass to full mount but Seventeen Version Two defends it.
Janos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Seventeen Version Two on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Janos thows a huge punch but Seventeen Version Two dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seventeen Version Two avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Janos.
Janos trying to control the pace.
Janos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Janos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Janos working the head and body with strikes.
Janos seems to be working for a kimura but Seventeen Version Two defends the submission attempt.
Janos working over Seventeen Version Two with some ground and pound. Seventeen Version Two looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Seventeen Version Two is not content to let Janos control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janos is working for a submission of some sort.
Janos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Seventeen Version Two sees it coming and defends easily.
Seventeen Version Two tries to get to full guard but Janos has control of the leg.
Janos is trying to control. Seventeen Version Two wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Janos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Janos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen Version Two is looking for a sweep. Janos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Janos stalling.
Seventeen Version Two on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Janos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Seventeen Version Two tries to get to full guard but Janos has control of the leg.
Janos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Janos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Janos maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Seventeen Version Two could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Janos has cracked it and Seventeen Version Two is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Janos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Javier Janos!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Baroni (ranked 4114 p4p, 102 weight class) and Papa John (ranked 4310 p4p, 106 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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199 lbs
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Baroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Papa John!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroni throws a left and a right that both miss
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from John misses
and Baroni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baroni slips a jab and a cross from John.
Baroni fires out a quick counter leg kick but John just manages to avoid it.
John's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baroni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! John scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Papa John has been cut.
Baroni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Baroni does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Baroni misses the target.
John tries to clinch but Baroni moves out of range.
Baroni throws a combination that misses
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John lands a nice hook to Baroni's body. Baroni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
John is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John is still on wobbly legs! Can Baroni finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baroni throws a combination that misses
and John counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John seems to have recovered his senses.
John punishes Baroni's body with a nice straight punch.
Baroni throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Baroni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but John moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Baroni misses its intended target.
John scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baroni in his tracks.
Baroni throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
John clinches up with Baroni and pushes him back against the cage.
Baroni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baroni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baroni blocks an elbow strike.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Baroni manages to break the clinch.
Baroni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baroni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baroni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
Phillip Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
John clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John keeps control of Baroni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baroni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baroni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baroni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baroni swinging wildly here.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baroni connects with a single shot there.
Baroni misses with a body shot
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from John misses.
John is looking to clinch but Baroni is avoiding it.
Baroni keeps the fight on the outside.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Baroni circles away.
John feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baroni's calf.
Baroni fails to land with a series of punches.
John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baroni misses with a body shot.
John tries to counter with a clinch but Baroni shakes him off and moves away.
John connects with an inside leg kick.
Baroni misses with a double jab
and John counters with a nice body shot.
John moves into range and clinches up with Baroni.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baroni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Baroni's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Baroni fails to land.
Baroni breaks the clinch.
Baroni throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Baroni.
Baroni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Baroni misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baroni throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baroni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baroni misses with a shot to the body
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baroni misses with a low kick.
John is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Baroni scores with a jab to the body.
John thumps Baroni with a low kick.
Nice shot by John.
John ducks under a wild hook from Baroni.
Baroni throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
John connects with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Baroni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baroni throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baroni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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 Phillip Baroni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
John works Baroni's body with a nice hook.
Baroni with a jab.
Baroni throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
Baroni misses with a straight right.
Baroni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Baroni.
Baroni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Baroni. Those never looked like landing.
John throws a series of punches but Baroni avoids them all with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts John, as that shot connected.
John gets cracked there but stands up to it.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baroni manages to avoid it.
John fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baroni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baroni throws a combination that misses
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baroni misses with a hook.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Baroni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baroni went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
John lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baroni at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni misses with a combination
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
Baroni scores with a sloppy right hand. John should have avoided that one.
John has closed the distance and engaged Baroni in a clinch.
Baroni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baroni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baroni misses with a straight right.
John lands with a nice body punch.
Baroni lands with a hook. John tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
John tries to clinch up.
John showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baroni.
Phillip Baroni is winning the standup battle so far.
John lands a nice looking body kick.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Baroni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John dodges the punch combination from Baroni.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
Phillip Baroni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baroni just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baroni takes one on the button.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baroni.
Baroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by John.
John is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baroni rather than just go for the knockout.
Baroni walks into a straight right hand from John.
John goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
John needs to keep his hands up - Baroni had a free shot at his head there.
Baroni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baroni misses with a double jab.
Baroni throws a right hand that misses
and Baroni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
John tries to clinch but Baroni is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John stalks Baroni and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baroni's face. Baroni staggers backwards, shaken.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baroni moves away.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.
John blocks a jab.
Baroni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baroni avoids the body shot from John.
John falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baroni counters with a three punch combo that has John backing up. John nods at Baroni to acknowledge the strikes.
John is looking to clinch but Baroni is avoiding it.
Baroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Baroni staying out of range there.
Baroni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Baroni lands an impressive looking overhand right. John doesn't seem phased though.
Baroni throws a leg kick
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Baroni.
John is looking to clinch.
Baroni throws a series of punches but John avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by John.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baroni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John moves to clinch but Baroni breaks away
and Baroni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John connects with a body shot that sends Baroni's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baroni throws a series of punches but John avoids them all with ease.
Baroni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baroni misses the jab.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Papa John will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
John misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baroni scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from John misses.
Baroni lands with an uppercut that bounces John off the cage and back into range.
Baroni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Baroni throws a combination that misses
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
John slips a jab and a cross from Baroni.
Baroni digs a good hook to John's body.
Baroni throws a series of punches but John avoids them all with ease.
Baroni throws a left and a right that both miss
and John counters with a straight right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baroni.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baroni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John lands a jab.
Baroni misses with a double jab
and John counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni misses with the combination.
John has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baroni throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
John blocks an uppercut.
John blocks an uppercut.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John trying to land knees to the body.
John looking to slow down the pace here.
Baroni lands a body punch.
Baroni dodges an elbow strike from John.
A quick uppercut on the inside from John.
Baroni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baroni blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baroni tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the cage.
John putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baroni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baroni is keeping busy.
Baroni manages to break the clinch.
John throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baroni cracks John with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
Baroni swings for the body but John moves out of range.
Baroni connects with a crisp jab.
John avoids a punch combination nicely.
John tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
John tries to clinch up but Baroni circles away and keeps his distance.
John darts in and clinches Baroni up against the cage.
John works on Baroni's body with a couple of short punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baroni as John tries to tie him up.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baroni is defending well for now.
Baroni working aggressively here.
Baroni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Baroni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John lands a nice knee to the body.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters up against the cage, John throws an elbow but misses.
John digs a right hand into Baroni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baroni's gas tank.
John tries a knee to the head but Baroni blocks it.
Baroni wants to get back to striking at distance but John won't allow it.
Baroni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John lands a good knee to the midsection. Baroni won't want to take too many of those.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baroni as John tries to tie him up.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baroni is keeping busy.
Baroni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baroni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baroni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as John checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baroni wants to slow John down by chopping away at his legs.
John doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
John scores with a nice strike.
Baroni takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.
John moves in looking to clinch but Baroni pushes him off.
Baroni misses with a combination
and John counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Papa John.
I think John has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Markov (ranked 1737 p4p, 28 weight class) and James Gregor (ranked 2514 p4p, 52 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Markov or perhaps it was just good defense by Gregor, which made it look bad.
Gregor throws a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Gregor.
Markov lands a nice shot to the body.
Markov looks to throw the jab but Gregor is out of range.
Gregor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Markov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Markov misses the body punch
and Gregor counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Alexey Markov has been cut.
Gregor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Markov jabs Gregor right on the nose. Gregor blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markov misses with a hook
and Markov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Markov throws a hook but Gregor avoids it easily.
Gregor moves out of range of the leg kick from Markov.
Markov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gregor's waist but Gregor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Markov off to one side.
Markov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gregor circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gregor misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov throws a lazy right hand but Gregor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gregor throws a series of punches but Markov avoids them all with ease.
Markov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gregor under the eye.
Gregor jabs Markov right on the nose. Markov blinks but takes it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gregor checks a leg kick.
A jab from Gregor does it's job there.
Gregor drops Markov with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Markov! Gregor dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Gregor!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Awut Smith (ranked 2285 p4p, 103 weight class) and Greg Bell (ranked 2784 p4p, 125 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ladies and Gentlemen. Awut Smith has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Awut Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Bell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Bell is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
It looks like Greg Bell has been cut.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bell fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bell looks winded!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith working Bell over with knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bell's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bell takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Bell shrugs off.
Bell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Bell.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Bell's front leg but catches the back leg as Bell tries to avoid it.
Awut Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Bell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Smith has Bell up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bells head.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Bell.
Awut Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Bell.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Bell won't want to take too many of those.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Smith lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Bell takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith cracks Bell with a good jab.
Smith lands a big right hand that sends Bell crashing to the mat! Smith stays standing though and waves Bell back to his feet!
Bell is rocked!
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith sends Bell crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Smith is motioning to the referee to let Bell up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bell is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith connects with a superb combination that knocks Bell out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Smith before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Bell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Awut Smith!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Awut Smith waved his t-shirt featuring RESISTANCE's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diyorbek Nurudinov (ranked 2277 p4p, 101 weight class) and Fanta Coco (ranked 2100 p4p, 37 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diyorbek Nurudinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fanta Coco!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurudinov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Coco.
It looks like Diyorbek Nurudinov has been cut.
Nurudinov tries for a takedown but Coco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nurudinov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coco unleashes a big counter combination but Nurudinov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Coco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nurudinov tries to clinch but Coco moves out of range.
Nurudinov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Coco stops a takedown attempt from Nurudinov.
Nurudinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nurudinov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Coco is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diyorbek Nurudinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurudinov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Coco is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coco pushes Nurudinov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nurudinov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Coco pulls his leg out and moves away.
Coco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fanta Coco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurudinov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco tries to sprawl but Nurudinov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Coco pushes Nurudinov off and gets back to his feet.
Nurudinov dodges the punch combination from Coco.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Coco, right into the meat.
Fanta Coco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Coco.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coco struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurudinov controls his hands.
Coco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coco can't find room to land a body shot as Nurudinov controls the action.
Coco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coco works the jab nicely.
Coco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurudinov.
Coco keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coco tries a head kick but it misses.
Nurudinov tries to counter with a takedown but Coco is quick to defend against it.
Coco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nurudinov tries for a takedown but Coco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nurudinov shoots and misses
and Coco holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Coco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Coco - that landed with a thud.
Nurudinov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Coco is defending well.
Nurudinov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coco gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Coco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coco has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nurudinov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Coco can turn it around.
Coco breaks the clinch.
Coco looks to land a body kick but Nurudinov moved away.
Nurudinov is looking for a counter combo.
Nurudinov scores with a hook to the body. Coco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nurudinov lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco moves forwards but Nurudinov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nurudinov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nurudinov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Coco.
Coco clinches with his opponent.
Coco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nurudinovs head.
Coco tries to throw a body punch but Nurudinov avoids it by throwing Coco back against the cage.
Coco prevents a takedown attempt there.
Still in the clinch, Coco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nurudinov goes for a takedown attempt but Coco pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurudinov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurudinov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nurudinov prevents Coco from getting back to his feet.
Coco manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Coco misses the target.
Coco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nurudinov prevents a body shot from Coco.
Nurudinov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cocos head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurudinov.
Coco misses with a body punch.
Coco breaks from the clinch.
Coco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurudinov moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coco lands a head kick!
Nurudinov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Coco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Fanta Coco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diyorbek Nurudinov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Coco moves into the clinch.
Coco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nurudinov closes the distance and clinches.
Nurudinov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Coco breaks from the clinch.
Nurudinov pushes Coco up against the cage in a clinch.
Nurudinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nurudinov needs to keep his hands up - Coco had a free shot at his head there.
Nurudinov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nurudinov has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurudinov shoots in and drives through. Coco sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diyorbek Nurudinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Coco misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Coco.
Nurudinov shoots in for a takedown but Coco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Coco doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco lands a high kick to the side of Nurudinov's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Coco dives into guard, looking to finish.
Nurudinov is rocked!
Coco stands and steps away. Nurudinov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nurudinov ducks under a wild hook from Coco.
Coco scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coco has closed the distance and engaged Nurudinov in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurudinov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Coco lands a nice shot to the body.
Coco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Coco.
A short right from Coco on the inside.
Coco lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Coco.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Coco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coco waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Nurudinov. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Nurudinov to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Oh Nurudinov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coco stands up from Nurudinov's guard - Coco perhaps looking for a knockout.
Coco clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nurudinov seems to have got his legs back now.
Coco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coco has managed to clinch.
Nurudinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Coco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coco digs a right hand into Nurudinov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nurudinov's gas tank.
Nurudinov can't get the takedown.
Coco is pressed up against the cage. Nurudinov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Coco down to the mat. Coco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice body punch from Coco.
Fanta Coco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nurudinov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coco. That's going to slow Nurudinov down.
Nurudinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coco.
Coco tries a head kick but it misses.
Coco clinches up with Nurudinov and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco tries to work over Nurudinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nurudinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nurudinov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coco.
Coco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Coco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Coco.
Nurudinov gets tackled into the cage by Coco. Coco maintains the clinch.
Nurudinov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Coco is defending well.
Coco lands a body shot.
Coco stops a takedown attempt from Nurudinov.
Coco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nurudinov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Coco moves into range and clinches up with Nurudinov.
Coco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coco lands with a right to the head.
Nurudinov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nurudinov backwards.
Still in the clinch, Coco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coco connects with an inside leg kick.
Coco rushes Nurudinov and presses him up against the cage.
Coco lands an uppercut.
Coco pushes Nurudinov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coco digs a right hand into Nurudinov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nurudinov's gas tank.
Coco lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Coco.
Nurudinov has a couple of punches blocked by Coco.
Coco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Fanta Coco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diyorbek Nurudinov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Coco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Coco - that landed with a thud.
Nurudinov is working for takedown but Coco is calmly controlling the position for now.
Coco gets through Nurudinov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nurudinov fails with a takedown attempt.
Coco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurudinov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coco gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diyorbek Nurudinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coco lands a shot to the body.
Nurudinov blocks a body shot from Coco.
Coco scores with a hook to the body.
Coco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Coco manages to break the clinch.
Coco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nurudinov.
Coco has Nurudinov up against the cage in a clinch.
Coco lands a nice uppercut.
Coco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nurudinov or not.
Coco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coco pushes Nurudinov up against the cage in a clinch.
Fanta Coco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Coco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nurudinov or not.
Coco lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nurudinov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Coco.
Nurudinov blocks a body shot from Coco.
Coco scores with a shot to the side of Nurudinov's head.
Coco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nurudinov prevents a body shot from Coco.
Coco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nurudinovs head.
A body shot lands from Coco.
Good body shot from Coco.
Coco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Coco.
Coco misses with a body punch.
Coco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Coco breaks the clinch.
Coco connects with a body shot.
Nurudinov throws a wild hook but Coco just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Nurudinov gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Coco raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fanta Coco!
A victorious Fanta Coco thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Foot (ranked 2055 p4p, 93 weight class) and Shawn Griffin (ranked 2224 p4p, 40 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Griffin's choice of entrance music: Medicate - Flaw. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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275 lbs
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168 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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Foot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foot slaps away a takedown attempt from Griffin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Foot tries to clinch up.
Foot closes the distance and clinches.
Griffin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Griffin tries to break free but Foot pushes him back against the cage.
Foot tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffin avoids the damage to the body.
I was talking to Foot's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Foot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin is looking to break free of the clinch but Foot has double underhooks.
Griffin is trying to force a seperation but Foot has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin blocking some punches.
Foot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foot pushes Griffin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffin.
Griffin blocks an uppercut.
Foot misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin blocks an uppercut.
Griffin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Foot gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Foot blocks an uppercut.
Griffin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Foot misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foot.
Foot working aggressively here.
Foot has a couple of punches blocked by Griffin.
Foot has a couple of punches blocked by Griffin.
Griffin is trying to force a seperation but Foot has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Foot fails to land.
Foot throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffin.
Foot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Shawn Griffin has been cut.
Foot misses with some punches.
Griffin avoiding damage as Foot throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foot throws a head punch that misses.
Foot throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffin.
Griffin wants to break free but Foot has control.
Foot lands a shoulder strike.
Foot lands a hook that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foot lands a right hand.
Griffin is trying to force a seperation but Foot has the dominant position.
Foot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chief Foot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Griffin.
Griffin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foot lands a right hand.
Foot working aggressively here.
Foot tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffin avoids the damage to the body.
Griffin blocking some punches.
Griffin managing to block the knees to the body from Foot.
Griffin tries to score a body lock takedown but Foot shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foot prevents Griffin from breaking the clinch.
Foot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foot.
A frustrated look appears on Griffin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Foot lands a shoulder strike.
Foot pushes Griffin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griffin is rocked!
Foot working aggressively here.
Griffin is still on wobbly legs! Can Foot finish him?
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Foot working aggressively here.
Foot lands a hook that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Griffin blocking some punches.
Foot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Foot misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch but Foot keeps him there for the moment.
Foot misses with the head strike.
Foot working aggressively here.
Foot misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foot misses with the head strike.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch but Foot keeps him there for the moment.
Griffin seems to have recovered his senses.
Foot working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foot.
Foot swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foot misses with the head strike.
Griffin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Foot can't fight it off and eventually Griffin manages to take the fight to the floor. Foot looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Griffin won't allow Foot to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foot manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Foot forces Griffin back against the cage and clinches.
Foot missing with knees to the body.
Griffin is trying to force a seperation but Foot has the dominant position.
Foot has a couple of punches blocked by Griffin.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Foot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Griffin'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.
Foot moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Foot fails to land.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Foot has him pressed against the cage.
Griffin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Foot gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Foot misses with the head strike.
Griffin blocks an uppercut.
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chief Foot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Griffin blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin misses with a double jab.
Foot drops Griffin with a huge uppercut! Griffin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Foot is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Foot!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chief Foot waved his t-shirt featuring Vegan Gains's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitsugu Takeishi (ranked 956 p4p, 39 weight class) and William Fidnhasieunch (ranked 2966 p4p, 73 weight class). William Fidnhasieunch is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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330 lbs
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143 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitsugu Takeishi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Fidnhasieunch!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeishi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takeishi lands a body shot.
Fidnhasieunch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takeishi as he avoids it easily.
Fidnhasieunch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takeishi as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Takeishi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fidnhasieunch.
Takeishi lands with a nice body punch.
Fidnhasieunch tries for a takedown but Takeishi circles away easily
and Takeishi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mitsugu Takeishi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Fidnhasieunch.
A shot to the liver by Takeishi. Beautiful body shot.
Fidnhasieunch tries for a takedown but Takeishi circles away easily
and Takeishi counters with a stiff right hand.
Takeishi lands with a good body shot.
Fidnhasieunch has his takedown stuffed
and Takeishi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fidnhasieunch! Takeishi lets Fidnhasieunch back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fidnhasieunch is rocked!
Fidnhasieunch looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takeishi shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Fidnhasieunch takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Takeishi sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Fidnhasieunch bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mitsugu Takeishi!
Mitsugu Takeishi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fausto Carsara (ranked 1248 p4p, 22 weight class) and Hamish McTavish (ranked 1420 p4p, 65 weight class). Carsara comes to the cage accompanied by E'sord Luch�. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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292 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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fausto Carsara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hamish McTavish!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carsara moves out of range of the body kick from McTavish.
Carsara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McTavish is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Carsara throws a right and a left that McTavish avoids nicely.
McTavish drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Carsara defends it well.
McTavish shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carsara but Carsara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carsara throws a combination. McTavish tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Hamish McTavish has been cut.
Carsara throws a left and a right that both miss
and McTavish counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Carsara trying to control but McTavish postures up.
McTavish slips a nice elbow through Carsara's hands, connecting with Carsara's forehead.
McTavish content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Carsara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carsara tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carsara keeping hold of McTavish's head, controlling as best he can.
McTavish performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McTavish trying to control from half guard but Carsara is working away.
Carsara is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Roosters Coop that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
McTavish working Carsara over with strikes.
McTavish wants to take a breather but Carsara is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McTavish prevents Carsara from standing back up.
Carsara wants to control but McTavish is keeping busy.
McTavish sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carsara defending well though.
Carsara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McTavish on the ground.
McTavish wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carsara keeps working.
Carsara preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McTavish is thwarting Carsara's attempts to control the position.
McTavish has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carsara is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McTavish connects with a nice short shot to Carsara's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McTavish sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carsara defending well though.
McTavish winds up and cracks Carsara with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McTavish thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carsara's head.
Carsara is trying to maintain the position but McTavish is very close to passing his half guard.
McTavish lands strikes from half guard.
McTavish thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McTavish winds up and cracks Carsara with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McTavish looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carsara with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Carsara is trying to maintain the position but McTavish is very close to passing his half guard.
McTavish slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McTavish working over Carsara with some ground and pound. Carsara looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McTavish trying to control the action but Carsara is working from the bottom.
McTavish missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McTavish is looking to take a break and control but Carsara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carsara is trying to stand up here but McTavish is controlling him well.
Carsara is looking for a sweep. McTavish is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McTavish slips a nice elbow through Carsara's hands, connecting with Carsara's forehead.
McTavish scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McTavish is controlling the pace.
Carsara keeping hold of McTavish's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carsara wants to get back to his feet.
McTavish sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carsara defending well though.
McTavish missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McTavish slips a nice elbow through Carsara's hands, connecting with Carsara's forehead.
McTavish wants to take a breather but Carsara is having none of it.
Carsara pushes McTavish off and gets back to his feet.
Carsara throws a looping overhand right but McTavish ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTavish takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Carsara misses its intended target.
McTavish staying out of range there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish McTavish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hamish McTavish's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McTavish slips a jab from Carsara.
McTavish with a poor takedown
and Carsara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carsara throws the left hand but McTavish avoids the punch easily.
McTavish moves out of range as Carsara strikes.
McTavish ducks under a wild hook from Carsara.
McTavish feints the counter takedown.
McTavish shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carsara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McTavish circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTavish dodges the punch combination from Carsara.
McTavish is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Carsara looks to land a combination but McTavish avoids it well.
Carsara misses with a hook.
McTavish is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carsara misses with a right hand
and McTavish counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McTavish wants to pass the guard but Carsara is keeping the position.
Carsara is trying to hold McTavish in close to prevent damage but McTavish has managed to pass into half guard.
McTavish trying to control from half guard but Carsara is working away.
McTavish with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
McTavish is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Carsara wants to get back to his feet.
Carsara taking some punishment here, with McTavish in his half guard.
McTavish lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McTavish is looking to take a break and control but Carsara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McTavish winds up and cracks Carsara with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McTavish trying to mount his opponent but Carsara defends it.
Carsara wants to control but McTavish is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carsara pushes McTavish off looking to stand but McTavish dives back in and keeps control.
McTavish throwing shots but Carsara is blocking nicely.
McTavish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McTavish trying to pass the guard but Carsara defending well.
McTavish is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Carsara has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McTavish is working away from the top position though.
McTavish scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McTavish not doing much here.
Hamish McTavish has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carsara wants to get back to his feet.
Carsara trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carsara is staying active underneath McTavish, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McTavish is working for a kimura but Carsara is defending it quite comfortably.
McTavish takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McTavish looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carsara with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McTavish looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carsara with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McTavish is nestled in close to Carsara, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carsara is rocked!
Carsara trying to control here.
Oh Carsara is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McTavish prevents Carsara from standing back up.
McTavish working Carsara over with strikes.
McTavish wants to pass to mount but Carsara is defending the position.
Carsara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McTavish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carsara with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Carsara seems to have got his legs back now.
Carsara is trying to maintain the position but McTavish is very close to passing his half guard.
Carsara taking some punishment here, with McTavish in his half guard.
McTavish landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McTavish wants to control but Carsara is keeping him busy.
McTavish throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carsara scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but McTavish manages to mount him!
Carsara is working to get back to half guard.
McTavish with shots to the head and body - Carsara looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooh a big shot lands for McTavish! Carsara is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hamish McTavish!
Hamish McTavish seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Fausto Carsara was interviewed post fight and said 'Kamden Jackson i'm waiting for you!!!'.
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