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EFC Bangsit vs De Silva 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cairo Silva (ranked 1246 p4p, 171 weight class) and Pollo Tropical (ranked 765 p4p, 110 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cairo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pollo Tropical!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a hook but Tropical avoids it easily.
Tropical swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Tropical throws a right hand that misses
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Tropical moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tropical throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tropical has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tropical throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tropical moves out of range of the strikes.
Tropical checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva tries to clinch but Tropical is having none of it.
Tropical is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Tropical throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Tropical only half commits.
Tropical displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
We've been told by Silva's head coaches at The Basement that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tropical connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tropical is out of range and Silva settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Tropical slips the punch.
Tropical looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva swings for the body but Tropical moves out of range.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Tropical ducks down to avoid it.
Tropical has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Tropical avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tropical checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tropical misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Silva thuds his right hand into Tropical's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Tropical saw that one coming.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tropical works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Tropical managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva keeps control of Tropical as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tropical breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva throws the left hand but Tropical avoids the punch easily.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Silva misses.
Tropical throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tropical with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tropical connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropical slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tropical.
Tropical misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tropical.
It seemed like Tropical was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cairo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Tropical.
Tropical throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tropical counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva clinches.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tropical backwards.
Tropical prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tropical.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Tropical is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tropical swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tropical blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropical has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tropical blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva pushes Tropical back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tropical.
Tropical wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva prevents Tropical from breaking the clinch.
Tropical breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a right and a left that Tropical avoids nicely.
Tropical now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva jabs Tropical right on the nose. Tropical blinks but takes it well.
Tropical takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tropical avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Tropical pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cairo Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Tropical is out of range.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva sizes up Tropical with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tropical works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Tropical on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Tropical sends Silva crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tropical is motioning to the referee to let Silva up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Silva is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva throws a jab when Tropical was well out of range.
Tropical tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Tropical staying out of range there.
Tropical works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tropical.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropical is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Tropical shuts the power down on Silva. Lights out, game over! Tropical is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pollo Tropical!
Pollo Tropical 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Hawtry (ranked 1056 p4p, 152 weight class) and Troy Hooper (ranked 771 p4p, 112 weight class). Hawtry's entrance music is The Rain. A fine choice. 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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175 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Hawtry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Hooper!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper takes a swing at Hawtry's ribcage but misses.
Hawtry changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hawtry misses with a looping left.
Hawtry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hooper.
Hooper misses with a right hand
and Hawtry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawtry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawtry.
Hooper gets caught napping as Hawtry dives in and scores a takedown. Hooper manages to retain guard.
Hooper is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hawtry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hooper is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawtry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hawtry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hooper looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hawtry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hooper wants to sweep but no luck.
Hawtry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hawtry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hawtry has gone for a leg lock! Hooper slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hawtry's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hooper throws a big elbow that misses.
Hawtry is looking for a triangle but Hooper pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hooper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hawtry holds on and takes a little breather.
Hooper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hooper throwing strikes but missing.
Hawtry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hooper.
Hawtry seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper lands a couple of digs.
Hawtry is trying to control the position but Hooper postures up.
Hooper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hooper distracts Hawtry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hooper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hawtry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hooper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hawtry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hooper.
Hawtry lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hawtry is looking to work some ground and pound but Hooper has wrist control.
Hawtry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hawtry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hooper looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hooper is adopting a defensive guard.
Hooper wants to sweep but no luck.
Hawtry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hooper wants to sweep here but Hawtry controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hooper has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hawtry trying to control but Hooper is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Hawtry 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.
Hooper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hawtry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hawtry tests Hooper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawtry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hooper lands a glancing blow to the side of Hawtry's head.
Hooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawtry.
Hawtry misses the jab.
Hawtry has Hooper up against the cage in a clinch.
Hooper working aggressively here.
Hooper misses with a body punch.
Hooper has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hawtry clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hawtry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawtry tries to break free.
Hawtry covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Hooper lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Hawtry just trying to survive but Hooper is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper struggling to land strikes to the head as Hawtry covers up.
Hooper missing with punches from the back.
Hooper is throwing strikes but Hawtry counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Hawtry regains half guard.
Hawtry trying to control from the bottom.
Hooper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hooper 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.
Hooper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawtry defending well though.
Hooper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hooper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hooper throwing shots but Hawtry is blocking nicely.
Hooper throwing shots but Hawtry is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hooper's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hooper's back!
Hawtry controlling from the back.
Hooper is really stuck here.
Hawtry trying to control momentarily.
I really don't envy Hooper right now.
Hooper is covering up but some of the strikes from Hawtry are getting through and doing damage.
Hawtry lands a shot to the head.
Hawtry is punishing Hooper with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hooper manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hawtry's guard. Nice work there by Hooper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry wants to sweep but no luck.
Hooper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hawtry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hawtry continues to stall.
Hooper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hooper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hawtry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hawtry wants to sweep here but Hooper controlling him for the moment.
Hawtry pulls Hooper in close to prevent any damage.
Hooper is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawtry has wrist control.
Hooper is in close to Hawtry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hooper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hawtry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hooper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hooper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hooper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hooper throws an elbow that misses. Hawtry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hooper's guard. Nice move by Hawtry!
Hawtry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Troy Hooper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hooper works Hawtry's body with a nice hook.
Hawtry swings for the body but Hooper moves out of range.
Hawtry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hooper throws an overhand right that lands on Hawtry's shoulder, as Hawtry tries to avoid the shot.
Hooper's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hooper duly obliges.
Hooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawtry takes the fight into the clinch.
Hooper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hooper gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hawtry controlling the position for now.
Hawtry gets back to full guard.
Hooper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hooper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Troy Hooper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hooper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper trying to control but Hawtry is working from the bottom.
Hooper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hooper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hooper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hooper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hooper stopping the sweep attempt from Hawtry.
Hawtry controls Hooper momentarily but Hooper frees himself.
Hooper trying to control but Hawtry is working from the bottom.
Hooper is in close to Hawtry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hooper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hooper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawtry keeping moving, preventing Hooper from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hooper throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hawtry slips under a jab from Hooper.
Hawtry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawtry lands a head shot.
Hawtry thuds a left hand into Hooper's body.
Hawtry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hawtry walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawtry misses the target.
Hooper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawtry.
A swing and a miss from Hooper.
Hooper looks to throw the jab but Hawtry is out of range.
Hooper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hawtry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hooper.
Hawtry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawtry misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hooper, right into the meat.
Hawtry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hooper.
Hooper misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Hooper misses the target.
Hooper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hawtry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hooper.
Hooper misses the jab.
Hawtry misses with a wild body shot.
Hooper changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hooper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hawtry finds it's way round the side to connect with Hooper's head.
Hooper swings for the body but Hawtry moves out of range.
Hawtry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hooper misses with a hook. Hawtry ducked under it nicely.
Hawtry appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hooper stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hooper wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper throws out a loose jab but Hawtry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hooper throws a good cross that connects.
Hooper's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hooper duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Hooper misses.
Hawtry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawtry tries to counter with a takedown but Hooper is quick to defend against it.
Hawtry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hooper avoids it really well and circles away.
Troy Hooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawtry dives in for a single leg takedown but Hooper sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Hawtry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hawtry throws a body shot but no joy.
Hooper connects with a solid leg kick.
Hooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawtry appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hawtry slips under a jab.
Hooper lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawtry off the cage and back into range.
Hawtry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Hooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hooper 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Hooper!
After the fight, Troy Hooper was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Charles Hawtry was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck you all, ya pricks!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crush Bandicoot (ranked 727 p4p, 98 weight class) and Soul Shadow (ranked 1015 p4p, 126 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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159 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crush Bandicoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Soul Shadow!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shadow has Bandicoot up against the cage in a clinch.
Shadow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bandicoot gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bandicoot wants to take a breather but Shadow is having none of it.
Shadow is trying to stand.
Bandicoot lands strikes from half guard.
Shadow won't allow Bandicoot to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shadow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bandicoot is working for a submission of some sort.
Bandicoot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shadow defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bandicoot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bandicoot stops Shadow from getting back to his feet.
Bandicoot seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shadow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot is nestled in close to Shadow, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bandicoot keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bandicoot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bandicoot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bandicoot trying to pass the guard but Shadow defending well.
Bandicoot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bandicoot prevents Shadow from standing back up.
Shadow told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bandicoot keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bandicoot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shadow pushes Bandicoot off looking to stand but Bandicoot dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot drops an elbow to the side of Shadow's head.
Bandicoot lands with a punch from half guard.
Bandicoot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shadow defending well though.
Shadow is trying to stand up here but Bandicoot is controlling him well.
Bandicoot drops an elbow to the side of Shadow's head.
Shadow scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bandicoot manages to mount him!
Bandicoot with good strikes from the mount here!
Bandicoot has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shadow's face.
Bandicoot lands with some strikes.
Shadow is rocked!
Bandicoot won't let Shadow get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bandicoot connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shadow is still in real trouble! Can Bandicoot finish him?
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!
Bandicoot landing strikes from the mount and Shadow is in trouble!
Bandicoot unloading with bombs!
Bandicoot won't let Shadow get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bandicoot swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Shadow is now in Bandicoot's guard. A big mistake from Bandicoot there, giving up the dominant position!
Bandicoot trying to control the position.
Bandicoot throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Shadow seems to have recovered his senses.
Bandicoot seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bandicoot looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bandicoot is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shadow is aware though and is defending well.
Bandicoot looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shadow passes into side control.
Shadow decides to stand back up. Shadow steps back and let's Bandicoot get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crush Bandicoot dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bandicoot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shadow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bandicoot throws a hook but Shadow avoids it easily.
Bandicoot lands a body shot.
Shadow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Soul Shadow has been cut.
Shadow doesn't manage to clinch there - Bandicoot circles away.
Shadow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandicoot throws out the jab.
Shadow ducks under a wild hook from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shadow.
Bandicoot looks to throw the jab but Shadow is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shadow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shadow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shadow gets through Bandicoot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bandicoot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shadow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shadow misses with some punches.
Bandicoot blocks an elbow strike from Shadow.
Bandicoot lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bandicoot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shadow backwards.
Bandicoot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bandicoot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shadow can do to turn this around?
Bandicoot can't find room to land a body shot as Shadow controls the action.
Bandicoot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bandicoot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shadow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bandicoot blocks it with crossed arms.
Shadow swings wildly with an uppercut but Bandicoot uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shadow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bandicoot lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bandicoot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bandicoot misses with the head strike.
Bandicoot misses with a body punch.
Bandicoot misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shadow.
Bandicoot gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Shadow pushes Bandicoot off and gets back to his feet.
Shadow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bandicoot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shadow has managed to clinch.
Bandicoot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bandicoot swings wildly with an uppercut but Shadow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shadow trying to stall but Bandicoot improves his position.
Shadow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shadow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bandicoot can't find room to land a body shot as Shadow controls the action.
Shadow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shadow.
Shadow tries to land a knee to the head but Bandicoot blocks with his arms.
Bandicoot manages to break the clinch.
Shadow doesn't manage to clinch there - Bandicoot circles away.
Bandicoot connects with a jab.
Soul Shadow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shadow rushes Bandicoot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Shadow.
Shadow blocks an uppercut.
Bandicoot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shadow misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bandicoot misses with some punches.
Shadow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow struggles to land a body shot inside as Bandicoot controls his hands.
Crush Bandicoot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bandicoot.
Bandicoot blocks a body shot from Shadow.
Bandicoot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shadow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Bandicoot.
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!
Bandicoot tries to pull guard but Shadow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shadow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bandicoot has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shadow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shadow has a couple of punches blocked by Bandicoot.
Bandicoot can't find room to land a body shot as Shadow controls the action.
Bandicoot scores with a shoulder strike.
Bandicoot tries to pull guard but Shadow won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crush Bandicoot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shadow.
Shadow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot can't find room to land a body shot as Shadow controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shadow misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crush Bandicoot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Soul Shadow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bandicoot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shadow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bandicoot can't find room to land a body shot as Shadow controls the action.
Shadow is trying to stall.
Bandicoot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shadow misses with a knee to the head.
Shadow tries a knee to the head but Bandicoot blocks it.
Bandicoot blocking some punches.
Bandicoot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Come on Bandicoot - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bandicoot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shadow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shadow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bandicoot prevents a body shot from Shadow.
Shadow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shadow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bandicoots head.
Bandicoot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow lands with a short shot to the head.
Bandicoot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bandicoot throws a body shot but no joy.
Shadow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shadow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bandicoot is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shadow.
Shadow instigates a clinch.
Bandicoot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shadow backwards.
Bandicoot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bandicoot tries a body shot but Shadow blocks it.
Shadow misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandicoot is trying to pull guard but Shadow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shadow takes a shot to the head.
Bandicoot throws a head punch that misses.
Shadow working aggressively here.
Shadow misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bandicoot is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shadow defends well.
Bandicoot 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.
Shadow stands and steps away. Bandicoot gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Crush Bandicoot is winning the standup battle so far.
Shadow is looking to clinch but Bandicoot is avoiding it.
Shadow moves into the clinch.
Shadow blocking some punches.
Shadow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bandicoot backwards.
Shadow misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bandicoot manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bandicoot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shadow wants to get up but he can't break Bandicoot's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bandicoot looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shadow passes into side control.
Shadow stands up.
Bandicoot scores with a hook.
Crush Bandicoot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shadow wants to clinch but Bandicoot slips to the side
and Bandicoot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow is looking to clinch but Bandicoot is avoiding it.
A counter left hand to the body from Bandicoot misses its target.
Shadow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bandicoot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shadow gets a clinch.
Shadow trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bandicoot.
Shadow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shadow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bandicoot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bandicoot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shadow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Soul Shadow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shadow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Crush Bandicoot.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bandicoot, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crush Bandicoot!
Crush Bandicoot seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Muller (ranked 1105 p4p, 58 weight class) and Paul OConnell (ranked 1144 p4p, 59 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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282 lbs
29 - 20 - 1 |
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293 lbs
28 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Paul OConnell!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OConnell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Muller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
OConnell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
OConnell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but OConnell circles away quickly and effectively.
OConnell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Muller lands a glancing blow to the side of OConnell's head.
OConnell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab lands there for Muller.
It looks like Paul OConnell has been cut.
Muller lands a nice hook to OConnell's body. OConnell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller throws a combination that misses
letting OConnell counter with a right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - OConnell scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Nicolas Muller has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OConnell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
OConnell throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OConnell drives through and clinches with Muller against the cage.
Muller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
OConnell avoiding damage as Muller throws knees to the body.
OConnell misses with a short punch on the inside.
OConnell pushes Muller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muller.
Muller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through OConnell's defenses.
Muller lands a damaging elbow.
Muller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from OConnell fails to land.
Muller lands a shoulder strike.
Muller with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Paul OConnell's cut even more.
Muller lands an elbow inside that OConnell shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
OConnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OConnell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
OConnell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. OConnell is defending well for now.
OConnell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Muller avoiding damage as OConnell throws knees to the body.
Muller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by OConnell.
Muller throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muller.
OConnell tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OConnell's elbow.
OConnell has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.
OConnell takes an elbow to the temple.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OConnell misses with the head strike.
OConnell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muller trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Muller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from OConnell fails to land.
OConnell tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from OConnell fails to land.
Muller misses with an elbow over the top.
OConnell trying to land knees to the body.
OConnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OConnell misses with some punches.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by OConnell.
OConnell blocks an elbow strike.
Muller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but OConnell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
OConnell closes the distance and pushes Muller back into the cage.
OConnell blocks an elbow strike.
Muller blocks a body shot from OConnell.
OConnell digs a right hand underneath Muller's ribcage. Muller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
OConnell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OConnell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
OConnell avoids a wild elbow strike from Muller.
OConnell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Paul OConnell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
OConnell blocks an elbow strike from Muller.
OConnell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muller.
Muller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Muller blocks an uppercut.
Muller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OConnell.
Muller lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by OConnell.
OConnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muller connects with a nasty looking knee right to OConnell's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Muller dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
OConnell moves in looking to clinch but Muller pushes him off.
And Muller counters with a quick kick to the body but OConnell blocks it.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from OConnell.
Muller throws a sloppy body shot
and OConnell counters with a stiff right hand.
Muller throws a low kick but OConnell avoids it.
OConnell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paul OConnell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muller blocks a jab.
Muller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
OConnell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
OConnell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muller circles away quickly and effectively.
Muller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent OConnell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
OConnell lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OConnell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muller blocks a leg kick.
Muller looks to score with a jab to the body but OConnell is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OConnell clinches up against the cage.
Muller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
OConnell managing to block the knees to the body from Muller.
OConnell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
OConnell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but OConnell avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
Muller trying to land knees to the body.
OConnell tries to throw a body punch but Muller avoids it by throwing OConnell back against the cage.
Muller lands with a short shot to the head.
OConnell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
OConnell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
OConnell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muller avoiding damage as OConnell throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muller just misses with a elbow thrown towards OConnell's brow.
OConnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Muller.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OConnell.
OConnell scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OConnell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
OConnell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller lands an elbow just above OConnell 's eye.
OConnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller's elbow.
OConnell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller lands with a short shot to the head.
Muller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Muller.
Muller lands a nice elbow.
OConnell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muller is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muller just misses with a elbow thrown towards OConnell's brow.
Muller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but OConnell blocks it with crossed arms.
OConnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OConnell can do to turn this around?
Muller lands a right hand.
Muller tries a knee to the head but OConnell blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
OConnell is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Muller.
Muller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Muller lands a damaging elbow.
OConnell blocks an elbow strike from Muller.
Muller scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Muller scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muller just misses with a elbow thrown towards OConnell's brow.
Muller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
OConnell tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
OConnell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Muller scores with a nice short uppercut.
OConnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
OConnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Muller controls his hands.
OConnell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muller is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OConnell swings wildly with an uppercut but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
OConnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller's elbow.
Muller lands a left hand that snaps the head of OConnell backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller lands a right hand that snaps the head of OConnell backwards.
Muller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Muller lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muller.
Muller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muller working OConnell over with knees to the body.
Muller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Muller lands an elbow just above OConnell 's eye.
Paul OConnell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Muller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
OConnell tries to throw a body punch but Muller avoids it by throwing OConnell back against the cage.
Muller lands with a left to the head.
OConnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Muller controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Muller dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Muller throws an absolute beast of a head kick! OConnell is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nicolas Muller!
A victorious Nicolas Muller thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santana Blaze (ranked 1176 p4p, 67 weight class) and Wayne Williams (ranked 446 p4p, 24 weight class). Wayne Williams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Santana Blaze's chin.
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129 lbs
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145 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Santana Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Williams!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a hook to the side of Blaze's head but Blaze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blaze lands with a cross.
Blaze falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blaze thinking.
Blaze looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Blaze ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Blaze slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Blaze.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a hook but Blaze avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
A big right from Blaze misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaze.
Blaze throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams looks to land a combination but Blaze avoids it well.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Blaze counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Blaze moves away and avoids it.
Blaze throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Blaze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaze is looking for a counter combo.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Blaze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blaze feints a jab promting Williams to slip. Blaze then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Williams slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Blaze avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Blaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams throws a hook but Blaze blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blaze takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams catches Blaze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blaze is rocked!
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Oh Blaze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blaze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wayne Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Blaze moves out of range as Williams strikes.
It looked like Blaze was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blaze seems to have got his legs back now.
Blaze throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blaze throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blaze counters with a left to the body.
Blaze throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Blaze staying out of range there.
Blaze seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blaze has time to react.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Blaze.
Blaze misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blaze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williams 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.
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Blaze is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blaze fails to land with a series of punches.
Blaze throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blaze counters with a good low kick that Williams was not able to check.
Williams closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Blaze out cold! Blaze corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wayne Williams!
The defeated Santana Blaze had this to say: ' Thank you all this is my last fight '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Just Whymer (ranked 329 p4p, 46 weight class) and Jab Brown (ranked 539 p4p, 75 weight class). Brown has chosen Lützenkirchen - German Kiss as his entrance music. Just Whymer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jab Brown's chin.
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26
209 lbs
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26
214 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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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
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jab Brown!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
An attempted straight right counter from Whymer misses the target.
A left lands for Whymer.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whymer throws out the jab.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whymer throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've been told by Whymer's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab from Whymer.
Whymer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Brown counters with a single leg into guard. Whymer didn't expect that.
Whymer is adopting a defensive guard.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whymer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brown working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brown tries for a kimura but Whymer is defending well.
Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks up at the clock and then as Whymer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brown smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Brown throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brown creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Whymer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Whymer tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
Brown is trying to get an arm triangle but Whymer is defending well.
Brown is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whymer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings around for an armbar but Whymer sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Brown's guard.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Whymer won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown has his foot on Whymer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Whymer works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown is looking for a triangle but Whymer pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Whymer escapes and throws Brown's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Whymer controlling the position from side mount.
Whymer stands up.
Whymer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Whymer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whymer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Whymer scores with a leg kick.
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 Just Whymer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Whymer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Whymer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whymer wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Whymer circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whymer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
A left lands for Whymer.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whymer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Just Whymer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jab Brown.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whymer can pounce on him.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whymer.
Whymer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Whymer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Just Whymer is winning the standup battle so far.
Whymer throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown with the counter takedown but Whymer avoids it easily.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whymer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Whymer slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Whymer misses with an uppercut.
Whymer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown looks for a takedown but Whymer sprawls well.
Whymer tries to sprawl but Brown drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Whymer manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Whymer misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whymer throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whymer.
And Brown tries to counter it with a takedown but Whymer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
An inside leg kick from Whymer misses.
Brown fails with the takedown.
It appears Whymer was looking to counter with a kick there.
Whymer cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Good leg kick by Whymer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Whymer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whymer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown checks a low kick from Whymer.
Brown goes for a double leg but Whymer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Whymer continues to drive forward.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Whymer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Whymer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Whymer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whymer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Whymer jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Whymer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Whymer throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Just Whymer dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Whymer lands a big uppercut and Brown crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Brown looks OK. Whymer waves Brown back to his feet!
It looks like Jab Brown has been cut.
Whymer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Brown sprawling to the canvas! Brown rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Whymer finish him?!
Brown is rocked!
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Whymer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown feints the counter takedown.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Whymer finish him?
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Whymer stuffs the takedown.
Whymer scores with a nice strike.
Whymer missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Whymer sprawls well.
Just Whymer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jab Brown.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whymer.
Brown tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Whymer throws a body kick that misses
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Whymer!
Jab Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Whymer has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Brown but great work by Whymer.
Brown seems a little lost for a moment, as Whymer dominates the positioning.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whymer happy to just control the position for now.
Brown manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Whymer sees it coming and defends easily.
Brown is working for a kimura but Whymer is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Whymer sees it coming and defends easily.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Whymer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Whymer tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Whymer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Whymer defends it well.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Whymer is defending well.
Brown throwing shots but Whymer is blocking nicely.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Whymer sees it coming and defends easily.
Just Whymer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Brown is working for a submission of some sort.
Whymer tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Whymer is working hard here to advance position.
Brown is working for a kimura but Whymer is defending it quite comfortably.
Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Whymer is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Just Whymer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whymer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Just Whymer!
An out of breath Just Whymer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boo Lee (ranked 263 p4p, 34 weight class) and Mick Dundee (ranked 631 p4p, 88 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Mama Said Knock You Out blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 5, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Dundee!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Dundee feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Lee tests Dundee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dundee misses with a straight left.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dundee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dundee throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Dundee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dundee swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Dundee looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Dundee cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dundee loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Dundee throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dundee.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at The Elite FC that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee lands a nice hook to Dundee's body. Dundee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Dundee cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Dundee wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dundee throws a sloppy body shot
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Dundee cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Lee moves out of range as Dundee strikes.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dundee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dundee throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dundee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Dundee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Dundee's head but Dundee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dundee misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee avoids the body shot from Lee.
Nice uppercut lands for Dundee. That snapped Lee's head back.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dundee.
Lee scores with a push kick.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Dundee's head back.
Dundee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Dundee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dundee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick from Lee.
Dundee throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dundee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dundee throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Dundee moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dundee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee keeps Dundee at a distance using the push kick.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dundee.
Dundee lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Dundee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee throws a hook but Dundee avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Dundee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Dundee avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dundee. Dundee obviously looking to wear him down.
Dundee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Dundee.
Dundee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Dundee down.
Lee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Lee checks the leg kick.
Dundee is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dundee. Dundee obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dundee. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dundee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee works Dundee's body with a nice hook.
Lee drives through and clinches with Dundee against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dundee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dundee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dundee misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boo Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dundee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Dundee catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dundee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee punishes Dundee's body with a nice straight punch.
Dundee throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee lands a high kick!
Dundee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Lee.
It looks like Mick Dundee has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Dundee counter with a right hand.
Dundee fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Lee was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dundee.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dundee misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Dundee moves out of range easily.
Dundee only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A solid body kick from Lee.
Dundee swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Mick Dundee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dundee. Dundee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big left from Lee misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dundee misses the shot to the body.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dundee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boo Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Dundee clinches.
Dundee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dundee lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee pushes Dundee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Dundee controls the action.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dundee.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Dundee controls his hands.
A short right from Dundee on the inside.
Lee is leaning against Dundee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dundee avoids the head kick by Lee.
Dundee lands with a nice body punch.
Lee moves into the clinch.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dundee.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dundee.
Dundee throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dundee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dundee.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with a jab.
Dundee blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee lands a nice hook to Dundee's body. Dundee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dundee is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Lee 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.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Dundee is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Dundee scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dundee manages to avoid it.
Dundee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dundee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dundee lands a right hook to the body.
Dundee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a series of punches but Dundee avoids them all with ease.
Dundee tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee throws a leg kick but Dundee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee takes a swing at Dundee's ribcage but misses.
Dundee wants to counter with a clinch but Lee pushes him away.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dundee.
Dundee blocks a jab.
Dundee misses with the combination.
Dundee scores with a nice strike.
Dundee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dundee.
Dundee feints a counter leg kick.
Dundee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boo Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mick Dundee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dundee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dundee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dundee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Dundee lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dundee.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dundee manages to avoid it.
Dundee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
A leg kick checked by Lee.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dundee doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dundee wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dundee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Dundee backwards.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Dundee.
Dundee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Lee.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Dundee avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dundee can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Dundee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dundee can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Dundee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Dundee controls his hands.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boo Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dundee tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Dundee back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dundee scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Dundee blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee tries to work over Dundee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee tries to work over Dundee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dundee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee digs a right hand into Dundee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dundee's gas tank.
Dundee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
A short right from Lee.
Dundee working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Dundee controls his hands.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Lee.
Mick Dundee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dundee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dundee.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Dundee scores with a three punch combo!
Lee throws a push kick but Dundee slaps the foot to one side.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Dundee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dundee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dundee throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Dundee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dundee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dundee lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Dundee moved out of range nicely.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dundee throws out the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Dundee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dundee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lee.
Lee throws a push kick but Dundee slaps the foot to one side.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dundee.
Lee throws a right hand that Dundee ducks under and follows up with a left that Dundee also avoids with ease.
Dundee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dundee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dundee takes the fight into the clinch.
Boo Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boo Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boo Lee!
Boo Lee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akoni Jackson (ranked 625 p4p, 86 weight class) and Fausto Carsara (ranked 789 p4p, 107 weight class). Carsara has chosen E'sord Luché as his entrance music. 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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28
193 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akoni Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fausto Carsara!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Carsara misses.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carsara misses with a combination
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.
Carsara breaks the clinch.
Carsara lands a lovely overhand right.
Carsara has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jackson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Carsara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Carsara misses with a series of wild punches.
As Carsara tries to get set, Jackson tries to push him back and clinch up but Carsara manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carsara swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson moves out of range as Carsara strikes.
Carsara swinging wildly here.
Jackson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carsara drops Jackson with a beautiful combination! Jackson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Carsara is looking for the KO!
Jackson is rocked!
It looks like Akoni Jackson has been cut.
Carsara fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Jackson square on the jaw! Damn, Jackson is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fausto Carsara!
Post fight, Fausto Carsara took to the microphone: 'give me the fuckin microphone!!! kamden jackson you are a motherfucker!!! come to WVT and fight with me fuckin coward!!!in a real mma org. with real rules. i'll broke your ass son of bitch!!!come on kamden!! i'm ready , come on!!! you can't run away forever!!!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yves Trudeau (ranked 362 p4p, 55 weight class) and Nelson Quinteros (ranked 705 p4p, 105 weight class). Yves Trudeau 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yves Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nelson Quinteros!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trudeau throws a lazy uppercut
letting Quinteros counter with a right hand.
It looks like Yves Trudeau has been cut.
Trudeau jabs at Quinteros's body.
Trudeau scores with a jab.
Trudeau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quinteros.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trudeau. Quinteros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trudeau gets in close and tags Quinteros with a short punch that almost sends Quinteros to the mat! Oh Quinteros is in big trouble! He turns his back on Trudeau, trying to create some distance but Trudeau rushes him, striking wildly and Quinteros goes down! The referee tackles Trudeau into the cage to end the fight! Trudeau is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yves Trudeau!
A victorious Yves Trudeau thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Bangsit (ranked 66 p4p, 11 weight class) and Antonio Mauricio DeSilva (ranked 143 p4p, 27 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Andy Bangsit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Mauricio DeSilva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSilva connects with a single shot there.
DeSilva throws a leg kick but Bangsit checks it.
DeSilva throws a head kick but Bangsit moves out of range.
Bangsit appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
DeSilva lands with a hook. Bangsit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
DeSilva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bangsit counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
DeSilva told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bangsit wants to pass to mount but DeSilva is defending the position.
Bangsit is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so DeSilva is just riding it out for now. Bangsit eventually gives up the hold.
DeSilva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bangsit seems to be looking for submissions.
Bangsit is trying to work for a kimura but DeSilva is defending well.
DeSilva is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bangsit trying to advance position but DeSilva counters by regaining guard.
Bangsit preventing the sweep.
Bangsit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bangsit drops back looking for a leg! DeSilva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and DeSilva manages to kick Bangsit off! Bangsit jumps back into DeSilva's guard.
DeSilva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
DeSilva can't keep his opponent in guard - Bangsit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bangsit seems to be working for a kimura but DeSilva defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangsit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bangsit is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, DeSilva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bangsit is working for a kimura but DeSilva is defending it quite comfortably.
DeSilva is looking for a sweep. Bangsit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bangsit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bangsit seems to be working for a kimura but DeSilva defends the submission attempt.
Bangsit moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangsit looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bangsit is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. DeSilva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bangsit sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but DeSilva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
DeSilva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bangsit is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, DeSilva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bangsit working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bangsit working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangsit in side control, throwing shots but DeSilva defends.
Bangsit swings around for an armbar but DeSilva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bangsit's guard.
DeSilva is looking to stand up but Bangsit won't let him.
Bangsit can't keep his opponent in guard - DeSilva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bangsit looking for submissions off his back.
Bangsit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bangsit trying to hold on to DeSilva's head to control him but DeSilva postures up.
DeSilva wants to take a breather but Bangsit is having none of it.
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 Andy Bangsit will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
DeSilva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
DeSilva lands with an uppercut that bounces Bangsit off the cage and back into range.
Bangsit moves out of range as DeSilva strikes.
DeSilva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good leg kick by DeSilva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
DeSilva throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bangsit.
Bangsit with a poor takedown
and DeSilva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bangsit shoots in looking for a takedown. DeSilva tries to sprawl out of it but Bangsit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. DeSilva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSilva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bangsit blocks a head kick by DeSilva.
Nice defenses there by Bangsit.
Bangsit tries to counter with a takedown but DeSilva is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bangsit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
DeSilva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Bangsit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeSilva scores with a jab to the head.
DeSilva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
DeSilva takes a swing at Bangsit's ribcage but misses.
DeSilva tries to work over Bangsit's front leg with a kick but Bangsit checks it.
Bangsit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
DeSilva throws a leg kick but Bangsit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
DeSilva connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by DeSilva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from DeSilva misses its intended target.
Bangsit tries to counter with a takedown but DeSilva is quick to defend against it.
DeSilva misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for DeSilva.
DeSilva scores with a head kick.
DeSilva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bangsit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from DeSilva - the referee stops the clock and Bangsit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says DeSilva. Bangsit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
DeSilva catches Bangsit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bangsit moves out of range of the strikes.
DeSilva lands a nice looking body kick.
Bangsit tries to clinch but DeSilva is having none of it.
DeSilva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangsit manages to avoid it.
Bangsit closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. DeSilva did well to prevent Bangsit getting side control.
Andy Bangsit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bangsit wants to work for an arm triangle but DeSilva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
DeSilva is defending against the submission attempts here by Bangsit.
DeSilva is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva pushes Bangsit off looking to stand but Bangsit dives back in and keeps control.
Bangsit landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bangsit is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! DeSilva is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andy Bangsit!
Andy Bangsit retains his light heavyweight title!
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