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WPFC 16 - Camacho vs. Fuchs 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kryzstof Zmuda (ranked 4069 p4p, 333 weight class) and Bubba Jennings (ranked 24931 p4p, 465 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kryzstof Zmuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Jennings!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jennings closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zmuda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jennings missing with punches from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Zmuda.
It looks like Bubba Jennings has been cut.
Zmuda lands strikes from half guard.
Zmuda stops Jennings from getting back to his feet.
Zmuda working over Jennings with some ground and pound. Jennings looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jennings really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zmuda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jennings is defending against the submission attempts here by Zmuda.
Zmuda works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zmuda landing strikes from the mount.
That has opened up Bubba Jennings's cut even more.
Zmuda raining down hammerfists from mount.
The cut above Bubba Jennings's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zmuda connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bubba Jennings'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 Bubba Jennings's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kryzstof Zmuda!
The defeated Bubba Jennings had this to say: 'He used tilt controls, fucking hacks'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Lipski (ranked 5251 p4p, 372 weight class) and Derrick Lewis (ranked 24619 p4p, 464 weight class). Gabriel Lipski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Derrick Lewis 's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Lipski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Lewis !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Lewis .
Lipski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lewis tries to avoid it but Lipski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lewis to the ground. Lewis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lewis throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Gabriel Lipski has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Lewis as Lipski shoots in.
Lipski avoids the head kick by Lewis .
Lipski fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Lipski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lipski misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Lewis .
Lipski darts in and clinches Lewis up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis working aggressively here.
Lipski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lipski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lewis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lewis is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis wants to break free but Lipski has control.
Lewis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lipski is keeping busy.
Lipski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lewis uses from the top position.
Lewis wants to stand but Lipski is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lipski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lipski has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lewis is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lewis prevents the takedown attempt.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lipski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lipski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lewis tries to keep at a distance but Lipski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lipski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipski missing with knees to the body.
Lipski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lewis connects with a right hand. Lipski shakes it off.
Lewis misses with a hook. Lipski ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Lipski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lewis .
Lipski tries to move into range but Lewis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lewis thumps Lipski with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lewis tries to circle away but Lipski has him pinned against the cage.
Lipski pulls guard successfully.
Lewis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lipski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lewis has managed to get both his arms back between Lipski's legs - danger averted.
Lipski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lewis defends well.
Lewis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lipski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lipski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lewis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lipski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lewis has managed to get both his arms back between Lipski's legs - danger averted.
Lipski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lewis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lipski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis is looking to stand up but Lipski won't let him.
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 Gabriel Lipski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Lipski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis digs a good hook to Lipski's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lewis .
Lewis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lipski.
Lewis stuffs the takedown attempt from Lipski. Lipski gets slowly back to his feet.
Derrick Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lipski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Lipski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis lands a big head kick that sends Lipski tumbling to the mat! Lewis takes a step backwards and waves Lipski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lipski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lewis defends it nicely.
Lewis sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Lipski's defenses. It connects perfectly with Lipski's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derrick Lewis !
Derrick Lewis took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Cotto (ranked 7328 p4p, 497 weight class) and Willem Korsemann (ranked 7110 p4p, 494 weight class). Alberto Cotto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alberto Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willem Korsemann!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cotto missing with a left hand there. Korsemann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Korsemann now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Korsemann's coach down at Blanc Fitness Academy - 170$/week was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Korsemann's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cotto rushes Korsemann and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Korsemann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cotto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Korsemann missing with knees to the body.
Korsemann missing with knees to the body.
Cotto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cotto could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A head punch on the inside from Cotto fails to land.
Korsemann trying to land knees to the body.
Cotto avoids the elbow strike from Korsemann, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto taking a breather.
Korsemann softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Korsemann misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korsemann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cotto.
Cotto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cotto.
Cotto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Korsemann manages to break the clinch.
Korsemann scores with a kick to the midsection.
Korsemann gets tackled into the cage by Cotto. Cotto maintains the clinch.
Korsemann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Korsemann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Korsemann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cotto.
Korsemann trying to stall but Cotto improves his position.
Cotto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cotto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cotto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Korsemann misses with some punches.
Cotto is pushing Korsemann up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Korsemann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cotto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Korsemann scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korsemann connects with a high kick.
It looks like Alberto Cotto has been cut.
Korsemann lands a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Korsemann. That's going to slow Cotto down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korsemann scores with a shot to the body.
Willem Korsemann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korsemann throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cotto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cotto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cotto throws a right and a left that Korsemann avoids nicely.
Korsemann wants to counter the offense by Cotto and move into the clinch position.
Korsemann is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters circling a little - Korsemann finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Korsemann scores with a leg kick.
Korsemann scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Cotto misses.
Korsemann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cotto instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Korsemann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cotto's elbow.
Cotto avoiding damage as Korsemann throws knees to the body.
Cotto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cotto stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cotto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotto effectively controlling the action here.
Korsemann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cotto blocks it with crossed arms.
Korsemann working hard to break the clinch.
Korsemann breaks the clinch.
Korsemann looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotto is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willem Korsemann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Cotto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cotto is looking to clinch but Korsemann is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Korsemann.
Korsemann connects with a body shot that sends Cotto's belly button to the back.
Korsemann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Korsemann lands a high kick!
Cotto misses with a series of wild punches.
Cotto throws a combination that misses
and Korsemann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto wants to clinch up but Korsemann keeps it at a distance.
Korsemann lands a front kick.
Korsemann looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotto is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korsemann scores with a head kick.
Korsemann lands a nice looking body kick.
Korsemann is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cotto rather than just go for the knockout.
Cotto misses with a straight right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Korsemann in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Korsemann misses with a knee strike.
Korsemann tries to work over Cotto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Korsemann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Korsemann misses with a punch on the inside.
Korsemann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cotto effectively controlling the action here.
Korsemann has had enough of the clinch but Cotto keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto throws a head punch that misses.
Korsemann missing with knees to the body.
Korsemann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Korsemann can't break the clinch.
Korsemann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cotto avoids it.
Korsemann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cotto avoids it.
Korsemann with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Korsemann missing with knees to the body.
Korsemann tries a knee to the head but Cotto blocks it.
Cotto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Korsemann landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cotto leaning against his opponent.
Korsemann tries to land knees in the clinch but Cotto avoids the damage to the body.
Cotto avoiding damage as Korsemann throws knees to the body.
Korsemann tries to land knees in the clinch but Cotto avoids the damage to the body.
Cotto tries to break free but Korsemann pushes him back against the cage.
Korsemann wants to break free but Cotto has control.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cotto.
Korsemann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cotto throws a shot from downtown. Korsemann moves away and avoids it.
Korsemann digs a good body shot into Cotto's ribs.
Korsemann lands with a kick to the temple. Cotto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korsemann throws a nice outside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Korsemann!
Cotto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cotto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Korsemann.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korsemann ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Korsemann tries to keep at a distance but Cotto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Korsemann tries to land a knee to the head but Cotto blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willem Korsemann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alberto Cotto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Korsemann thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cotto if he has to take too many more of those.
Cotto misses with a hook
enabling Korsemann to counter with a crisp jab.
Korsemann throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cotto's head.
Cotto throws a body shot but no joy.
Korsemann lands a big head kick that sends Cotto to the canvas! Korsemann follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willem Korsemann!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabrielius Nieves (ranked 4054 p4p, 418 weight class) and Hugo Chavez (ranked 2915 p4p, 327 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabrielius Nieves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieves throws a sloppy head kick
and Nieves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nieves with a poor takedown
and Chavez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nieves.
Nieves dives in and grabs Chavez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chavez pushes down on Nieves's head and hops out.
Chavez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nieves wants to clinch but Chavez slips to the side
and Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chavez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nieves's head.
It looks like Gabrielius Nieves has been cut.
Nieves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chavez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nieves moves into the clinch.
Nieves avoiding damage.
Chavez breaks from the clinch.
Nieves gets a clinch.
Nieves pushes off an throws an elbow but Chavez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieves trying to stall but Chavez improves his position.
Nieves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chavez's elbow.
Nieves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chavez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nieves misses with a knee to the head.
Chavez is trying to force a seperation but Nieves has the dominant position.
Nieves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nieves tries to land knees in the clinch but Chavez avoids the damage to the body.
Nieves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nieves can't find room to land a body shot as Chavez controls the action.
Chavez tries to circle away but Nieves has him pinned against the cage.
Chavez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chavez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nieves seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chavez can turn it around.
Nieves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chavez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nieves.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nieves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chavez avoiding damage as Nieves throws knees to the body.
Nieves is struggling to control the position.
Nieves pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nieves throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nieves is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gabrielius Nieves.
Nieves tries to clinch but Chavez moves away
and Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nieves wants to clinch.
Nieves shoots in looking for a takedown. Chavez tries to sprawl out of it but Nieves keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chavez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chavez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabrielius Nieves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nieves with a poor takedown
and Chavez counters with a nice right hand that sends Nieves toppling to the canvas! Nieves scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Chavez finish him?!
Nieves is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieves tries to clinch up
and Chavez counters with a huge right that knocks Nieves out cold! Chavez is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hugo Chavez!
Our winner, Hugo Chavez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Alvaretti (ranked 4114 p4p, 407 weight class) and Eli McDonell (ranked 7368 p4p, 484 weight class). McDonell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metal Gear Solid - Duel . 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Alvaretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli McDonell!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvaretti tries to clinch up.
Alvaretti wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Alvaretti.
McDonell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alvaretti has time to react.
Alvaretti just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvaretti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonell.
An inside leg kick from McDonell misses.
McDonell throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvaretti avoids the head kick by McDonell.
Alvaretti throws a big counter combination but McDonell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McDonell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvaretti's sensitive parts.
McDonell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvaretti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonell was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvaretti.
We've been told by Alvaretti's head coaches at Cozad MMA Tokyo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvaretti wants to clinch.
Alvaretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvaretti throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonell.
Alvaretti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McDonell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvaretti ducks under a wild hook from McDonell.
McDonell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvaretti manages to avoid it.
McDonell keeps the fight on the outside.
Alvaretti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDonell, pushing him back against the cage.
Alvaretti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDonell has him pressed against the cage.
McDonell lands with a light punch inside.
McDonell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDonell lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McDonell.
McDonell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, McDonell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alvaretti tries to break free but McDonell pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from McDonell as the two fighters clinch.
Alvaretti is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDonell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDonell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonell avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by McDonell. Beautiful body shot.
Alvaretti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but McDonell is having none of it.
McDonell lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from McDonell.
Alvaretti is looking to clinch but McDonell is avoiding it.
Alvaretti is looking to clinch.
McDonell lands a leg kick that knocks Alvaretti off balance momentarily.
McDonell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvaretti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDonell connects with a nice looking jab.
McDonell misses with a low kick.
McDonell missing with a left hand there. Alvaretti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from McDonell misses.
Alvaretti moves in looking to clinch but McDonell pushes him off.
Alvaretti fails with an attempt to clinch.
McDonell connects with a body shot.
McDonell throws a leg kick which misses Alvaretti's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvaretti tries to avoid it.
McDonell scoring well with a low kick there.
McDonell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McDonell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McDonell connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Alvaretti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDonell, right into the meat.
McDonell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvaretti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDonell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McDonell misses with a hook.
Alvaretti lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McDonell jabs Alvaretti right on the nose. Alvaretti blinks but takes it well.
McDonell throws a lazy right hand but Alvaretti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvaretti tries to clinch there but McDonell circles away.
Alvaretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvaretti misses with a leg kick
and McDonell counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonell lands a nice looking body shot.
McDonell cracks Alvaretti with an open hand slap.
A lazy left from McDonell finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDonell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but McDonell moves out of range.
Alvaretti wants to clinch up but McDonell keeps it at a distance.
McDonell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvaretti tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvaretti wants to clinch.
McDonell throws a leg kick which misses Alvaretti's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvaretti tries to avoid it.
Alvaretti throws a right hand that McDonell ducks under and follows up with a left that McDonell also avoids with ease.
McDonell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDonell has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Alvaretti is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Alvaretti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alvaretti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McDonell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonell tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonell jabs at Alvaretti's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonell.
McDonell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvaretti.
Alvaretti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alvaretti wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvaretti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonell.
Alvaretti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli McDonell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alvaretti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McDonell misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Alvaretti. Those never looked like landing.
Alvaretti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvaretti ducks under a wild hook from McDonell.
Alvaretti tries to counter by clinching up but McDonell breaks away and moves out of range.
McDonell scores with a hook to the body. Alvaretti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvaretti moves out of range of the body kick.
McDonell cracks a nice hook into Alvaretti's ribs.
McDonell throws a hook to the side of Alvaretti's head but Alvaretti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from McDonell misses.
McDonell misses the jab.
McDonell scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonell checks a low kick from Alvaretti.
Alvaretti ducks under a wild hook from McDonell.
Alvaretti moves in looking to clinch but McDonell pushes him off.
Alvaretti looks to land a combination but McDonell avoids it well.
Alvaretti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonell. McDonell obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonell misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonell lands with a shot to the body.
Alvaretti moves out of range as McDonell strikes.
Alvaretti is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McDonell.
Alvaretti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alvaretti moves out of range as McDonell strikes.
Alvaretti fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvaretti tries to clinch there but McDonell circles away.
McDonell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvaretti tries to clinch but McDonell moves out of range.
McDonell connects with a body shot.
McDonell scores with a jab to the body.
Alvaretti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvaretti walks into a straight right hand from McDonell.
Alvaretti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alvaretti throws a wild body kick that McDonell sees coming a mile off.
McDonell lands a head shot.
Alvaretti is looking to clinch.
McDonell throws a chopping leg kick but Alvaretti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McDonell stuns Alvaretti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alvaretti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvaretti doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonell circles away.
McDonell throws a good cross that connects.
McDonell scores with a nice body kick.
McDonell scores with a nice head shot.
McDonell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvaretti moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvaretti darts in trying to clinch
and McDonell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvaretti tries to clinch up but McDonell circles away and keeps his distance.
McDonell lands a slapping body shot.
McDonell looks to land a right hand but Alvaretti moved out of range.
McDonell throws a leg kick which misses Alvaretti's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvaretti tries to avoid it.
Alvaretti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonell.
Alvaretti is looking to clinch but McDonell is avoiding it.
McDonell scores with a leg kick.
Alvaretti throws a leg kick that is checked
and McDonell counters with a straight right hand.
McDonell lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvaretti tries to clinch up but McDonell circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvaretti throws a predictable looking body shot
and McDonell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDonell, right into the meat.
Alvaretti has taken the fight to the clinch.
A body shot lands from McDonell.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McDonell.
McDonell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McDonell scores with a shot to the side of Alvaretti's head.
Alvaretti is rocked!
McDonell lands a left hand.
Oh Alvaretti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvaretti tries to move into range but McDonell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McDonell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonell.
Jab from McDonell.
McDonell cracks Alvaretti with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Alvaretti falls to his knees and McDonell doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli McDonell!
In his post fight interview, Eli McDonell started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marty Queernan (ranked 5735 p4p, 454 weight class) and Karl Henriksen (ranked 3258 p4p, 361 weight class). Queernan's entrance music is Do What You Want ft. R Kelly. A fine choice. Henriksen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: OST Vikings - If I Had a Heart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marty Queernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Henriksen!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henriksen shoots in but no luck this time.
Henriksen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Queernan sprawls well. Queernan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henriksen gets slowly back to his feet.
Queernan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Henriksen dives in and scores a takedown into Queernan's guard.
Henriksen drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Henriksen seems to have locked his on tight now - Queernan screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Henriksen, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Karl Henriksen!
After winning the bout, Karl Henriksen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Marty Queernan spoke after the fight, saying ':( me sad now'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dariusz Truchnan (ranked 4093 p4p, 406 weight class) and Aylin Shah (ranked 24169 p4p, 501 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dariusz Truchnan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aylin Shah!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shah swinging wildly here.
Shah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Dariusz Truchnan has been cut.
Truchnan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shah tries to avoid it but Truchnan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shah to the ground. Shah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Truchnan is breathing heavily.
Shah throws a lazy body kick
and Truchnan counters with a one-two to the body.
Shah throws a right and a left that Truchnan avoids nicely.
Shah throws a right hand that Truchnan ducks under and follows up with a left that Truchnan also avoids with ease.
Shah keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Shah does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shah lands with a nice combination. Truchnan backs away looking to recover.
Shah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Truchnan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shah is fending him off so far but Truchnan persists. Nope, Shah circles away and we're back to standing.
Shah throws out a counter right but Truchnan avoids it with no problem.
We've been told by Truchnan's head coaches at Cozad MMA Tokyo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dariusz Truchnan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Shah as he connects with a hook.
Dariusz Truchnan's cut is getting worse.
Truchnan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shah cracks Truchnan with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Truchnan looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Shah finish him?
Truchnan is rocked!
Shah scores with a kick to the body.
Oh Truchnan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shah, right into the meat.
Truchnan seems to have got his legs back now.
Aylin Shah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shah is pawing at Truchnan, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Truchnan's nose. Truchnan is badly hurt! Shah pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Truchnan tries desperately to hold on but Shah is relentless in his assault! As Truchnan receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Shah away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aylin Shah!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kolbee Owens (ranked 3015 p4p, 329 weight class) and Felipe Silva (ranked 4387 p4p, 443 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Ratamahatta - Sepultura. Felipe Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kolbee Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Silva!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Owens decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Our spies down at at Soul Supremacy Rio inform us that Silva has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Owens stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Owens's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Owens landing with the ground and pound.
Owens sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Owens sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Owens defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owens looking to pass the guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Owens tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Owens showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Owens slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Owens controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Owens closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Owens getting side control.
Owens wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Owens working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens content to control rather than advance.
Owens is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Owens with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Owens has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva wants to hold on but Owens pushes him away.
Owens swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silva is now in Owens's guard. A big mistake from Owens there, giving up the dominant position!
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Owens pulls Silva in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Owens doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Silva paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Owens - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kolbee Owens!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malicious Singcoli (ranked 3963 p4p, 357 weight class) and Sergej Meyer (ranked 3673 p4p, 338 weight class). Malicious Singcoli 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malicious Singcoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergej Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Meyer throws a right and a left that Singcoli avoids nicely.
Singcoli closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Singcoli seems content to control.
Singcoli passes to full mount!
Singcoli working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Meyer looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Singcoli! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Malicious Singcoli!
Malicious Singcoli took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Camacho (ranked 2129 p4p, 239 weight class) and Chase Fuchs (ranked 3619 p4p, 382 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jermaine Camacho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chase Fuchs!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuchs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Camacho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Camacho gets caught flat footed, as Fuchs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Camacho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fuchs is controlling him.
Fuchs wants to control from the top but Camacho keeps moving.
Fuchs throws a big elbow that misses.
Fuchs postures up in Camacho's guard and throws a big left but Camacho blocks it.
Fuchs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Camacho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fuchs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Camacho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fuchs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuchs postures up in Camacho's guard and throws a big left but Camacho blocks it.
Fuchs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fuchs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fuchs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Camacho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fuchs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuchs trying to control but Camacho is working from the bottom.
Fuchs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Camacho's head.
Fuchs prevents Camacho from getting back to his feet.
Fuchs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Camacho's head.
Fuchs postures up in Camacho's guard and throws a big left but Camacho blocks it.
Camacho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Camacho keeping moving, preventing Fuchs from controlling successfully.
Camacho is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Forge that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Fuchs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuchs working some strikes from top position.
Fuchs scoring with some ground and pound.
Fuchs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Camacho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuchs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Camacho tries to kick Fuchs off but Fuchs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fuchs is looking to advance position but Camacho won't allow it.
Fuchs is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fuchs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fuchs scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fuchs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fuchs is nestled in close to Camacho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fuchs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fuchs wants to pass the guard but Camacho is defending well.
Fuchs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuchs wants to free his trapped foot but Camacho is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fuchs working the head and body with strikes.
Fuchs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fuchs working his ground and pound in the gym.
Camacho is staying active underneath Fuchs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fuchs throwing shots but Camacho is blocking nicely.
Fuchs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fuchs wants to free his trapped foot but Camacho is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Camacho regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fuchs.
Fuchs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fuchs throws a big right hand that misses.
Fuchs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuchs throwing strikes but missing.
Fuchs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fuchs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Camacho is keeping the position for now.
Fuchs is pushing down on Camacho's leg trying to pass to half guard. Camacho is fighting to maintain full guard but Fuchs has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fuchs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Camacho has hold of Fuchs's hands but Fuchs slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fuchs is pressing down on Camacho's thigh, looking to free his foot. Camacho is holding on for now.
Fuchs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Fuchs.
Fuchs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Fuchs dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fuchs misses with a takedown attempt - Camacho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Camacho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Camacho throws a right and a left that Fuchs avoids nicely.
Camacho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fuchs fails with the takedown.
Camacho looks to land a combination but Fuchs avoids it well.
Fuchs closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Camacho quickly recovers to half guard.
Fuchs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fuchs throwing shots but Camacho is blocking nicely.
Fuchs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho kicks off Fuchs and gets to his feet.
Fuchs gets the takedown into side control.
Fuchs working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fuchs in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuchs scoring with punches and elbows.
Fuchs postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Camacho avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fuchs.
Fuchs is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Camacho has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fuchs tries to score with some ground and pound. Camacho controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Camacho regains half guard, as Fuchs was trying to land strikes.
Fuchs trying to mount his opponent but Camacho defends it.
Camacho is trying to stand up here but Fuchs is controlling him well.
Fuchs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuchs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Camacho manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fuchs looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fuchs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fuchs throws a big right hand that misses.
Camacho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fuchs is controlling him.
Fuchs is working Camacho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fuchs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Camacho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fuchs.
Fuchs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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!
Fuchs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuchs throws a strike but Camacho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fuchs looking to control.
Camacho is fighting to break Fuchs's control of his arms but Fuchs is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fuchs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fuchs is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fuchs wants to sweep but no luck.
Fuchs has his foot on Camacho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Camacho works his way back into a safe position though.
Fuchs is pulling down on Camacho's head. It's preventing any offense from Camacho, at least for the moment.
Fuchs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Camacho's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fuchs lands a glancing blow to the side of Camacho's head.
Camacho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fuchs tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Camacho lands a jab to the head.
Camacho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuchs manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Camacho on his heels. He'll look to pass Camacho's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuchs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fuchs wants to pass the guard but Camacho is keeping the position.
Fuchs looking to sit in guard and control but Camacho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fuchs looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuchs, not yet.
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 Jermaine Camacho will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fuchs is defended easily by Camacho.
Fuchs shoots in looking for a takedown but Camacho manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fuchs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fuchs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Camacho swivels and escapes.
Jermaine Camacho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chase Fuchs.
Fuchs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Camacho.
Camacho punishes Fuchs's body with a nice straight punch.
Chase Fuchs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuchs feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Camacho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fuchs sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Camacho's guard.
Camacho is trying to stand up here but Fuchs is controlling him well.
Fuchs with the ground and pound but Camacho uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fuchs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fuchs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Camacho's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fuchs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fuchs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuchs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Camacho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chase Fuchs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fuchs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fuchs works over Camacho with some ground and pound from guard.
Fuchs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fuchs slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fuchs scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fuchs throws a strike aimed at the side of Camacho's head but Camacho avoids it well.
Fuchs working the ground and pound.
Fuchs working the head and body with strikes.
Camacho is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fuchs with the ground and pound but Camacho regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuchs wants to pass to mount but Camacho is defending the position.
Camacho is trying to stand.
Fuchs is pressing down on Camacho's thigh, looking to free his foot. Camacho is holding on for now.
Fuchs trying to control from half guard but Camacho is working away.
Fuchs is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Fuchs there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fuchs lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fuchs unloads with some shots from mount but Camacho bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuchs cracks Camacho with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fuchs lands a heavy elbow.
Camacho is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fuchs lands a nice shot to the head.
Fuchs throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fuchs landing strikes from the mount.
Fuchs lands with some strikes.
Fuchs breaks from Camacho's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fuchs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
BOOM! Fuchs connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fuchs landing strikes from the mount.
Fuchs is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Camacho is surviving well by controlling Fuchs's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuchs putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fuchs lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fuchs breaks from Camacho's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Camacho is rocked!
Fuchs lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Camacho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fuchs lands a nice shot to the head.
Fuchs pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fuchs looking to secure an arm triangle but Camacho defends it well.
Fuchs drops a big elbow. That's hurt Camacho! More shots from Fuchs and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chase Fuchs!
Chase Fuchs is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
52% |
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