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Madness Insanity 18 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Wackson (ranked 4133 p4p, 418 weight class) and Manolo Ribera (ranked 5103 p4p, 466 weight class). Manolo Ribera will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Wackson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manolo Ribera!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribera jabs Wackson right on the nose. Wackson blinks but takes it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Ribera, which made it look bad.
Wackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wackson controls the position.
Wackson is trying to get an arm triangle but Ribera is defending well.
Wackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wackson takes a little break here. Ribera wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wackson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wackson lands a nice forearm strike.
Wackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wackson staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribera looks to move to half guard but instead Wackson has passed into mount! Damn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wackson has control of Ribera's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ribera regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wackson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ribera is working to get back to half guard.
Wackson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ribera can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wackson controlling from the full mount.
Ribera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wackson . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wackson working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Ribera looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Wackson ! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Michael Wackson !
Post fight, Michael Wackson stared into the camera and said 'That's two back to back! Feeling like my old self finally! As they say back home, if you can't outbox a kangaroo just take 'em down, kangaroos are actually quite easy to take down. Oh and I almost forgot! I heard people keep refusing to fight the #4 "Middleweight" Chris "Kenshin" Travis, I know he '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Boxaaja (ranked 3542 p4p, 373 weight class) and Simon Tyler (ranked 3864 p4p, 401 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Boxaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler defending well as Boxaaja loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Tyler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tyler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyler throws a lazy right hand but Boxaaja sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyler jabs Boxaaja right on the nose. Boxaaja blinks but takes it well.
Boxaaja swings widly with a right hand
and Boxaaja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Boxaaja misses.
Boxaaja throws a right and a left that Tyler avoids nicely.
Tyler misses with a hook.
Boxaaja ducks under a wild hook from Tyler.
Tyler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxaaja.
Boxaaja on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxaaja moves away.
Tyler throws out a loose jab but Boxaaja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyler misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler staying out of range there.
Tyler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxaaja throws out the jab.
Tyler avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxaaja takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyler scores with a hook to the body. Boxaaja takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boxaaja throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tyler counter with a right hand.
Tyler punishes Boxaaja's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxaaja. Tyler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Simon Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxaaja lands a slapping body shot.
Tyler slips under a jab from Boxaaja.
Boxaaja misses the jab.
Boxaaja throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tyler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boxaaja slips a jab and a cross from Tyler.
Boxaaja stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxaaja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyler.
Tyler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boxaajas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boxaaja swings for the body but Tyler moves out of range.
Boxaaja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyler.
Boxaaja scores with a one two! Tyler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxaaja is looking for a counter combo.
Boxaaja takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left lands for Boxaaja.
Boxaaja needs to keep his hands up - Tyler had a free shot at his head there.
Tyler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boxaaja is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Tyler misses.
Boxaaja looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tyler slips under a jab.
Boxaaja moves forwards but Tyler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boxaaja misses with a hook to the body
and Tyler counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyler is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boxaaja had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Boxaaja just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Boxaaja catches Tyler right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Tyler misses.
Tyler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyler misses the shot to the body.
Tyler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Boxaaja slips under a jab.
Tyler throws the left hand but Boxaaja avoids the punch easily.
Tyler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxaaja.
Tyler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxaaja.
Tyler misses with a few strikes there.
Boxaaja swings for the body but Tyler moves out of range.
Boxaaja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Boxaaja was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tyler.
Tyler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxaaja was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyler.
Boxaaja just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boxaaja.
Tyler connects with a right hand. Boxaaja shakes it off.
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!
Tyler lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boxaaja drops his hands momentarily and Tyler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boxaaja lands a jab to the head.
Tyler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good shot there by Tyler.
Tyler stuns Boxaaja with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boxaaja lands with a hook. Tyler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boxaaja lands a big right hand that sends Tyler crashing to the mat! Boxaaja stays standing though and waves Tyler back to his feet!
Tyler is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Boxaaja ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Tyler clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Boxaaja!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cung Wo Par (ranked 7125 p4p, 536 weight class) and Fernando Mendes (ranked 4368 p4p, 441 weight class). The key to victory for Cung Wo Par has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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162 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cung Wo Par!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fernando Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Par scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Par lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Par throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mendes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Par counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Par. Beautiful body shot.
Mendes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mendes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mendes is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
and Par counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Mendes! He's just covering up as Par starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cung Wo Par!
Cung Wo Par thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Mello (ranked 5371 p4p, 481 weight class) and Lucien Lachance (ranked 2800 p4p, 316 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Mello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucien Lachance!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mello misses with a takedown attempt
and Lachance counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lachance lands a right hook to the body.
Lachance closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Lachance.
Lachance lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lachance lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mello or not.
Lachance stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mello is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Lachance.
Lachance digs a right hand into Mello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mello's gas tank.
Lachance lands a left hand.
Lachance lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Lachance.
Lachance throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mellos head.
Mello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lachance lands a hook that snaps the head of Mello backwards.
Lachance lands a hook that snaps the head of Mello backwards.
Lachance lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lachance.
Mello is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachance lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Mello is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lachance scores with a shoulder strike.
Lachance creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mello's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mello drops to his knees and Lachance pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucien Lachance!
After winning the bout, Lucien Lachance thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Thunder (ranked 2746 p4p, 261 weight class) and Bear Claw (ranked 2820 p4p, 269 weight class). Thunder 's entrance music is Thunderstruck - AcDc. A fine choice. John Thunder had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Thunder !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Claw!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw stuffs the takedown.
Thunder throws a combination that misses
and Claw holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Claw prevents the takedown attempt.
Thunder wants to break free but Claw has control.
Claw lands an elbow inside.
Thunder is trying to break free.
Claw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Thunder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Claw taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thunder is defending well for now.
Claw wants to stall.
Thunder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thunder is defending well for now.
Claw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claw has Thunder pressed against the cage, preventing Thunder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thunder has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Claw after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Thunder . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thunder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Claw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thunder is keeping busy.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Thunder managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Thunder avoids a wild elbow strike from Claw.
Thunder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Claw has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw throws an elbow that misses.
Claw lands an elbow inside that Thunder shrugs off.
Thunder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thunder is trying to break the clinch but Claw is controlling him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Claw creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Claw can't find room to land a body shot as Thunder controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Claw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Claw has Thunder pressed against the cage, preventing Thunder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thunder .
Thunder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thunder has had enough of the clinch but Claw keeps him there for the moment.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Thunder in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like John Thunder has been cut.
Thunder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Claw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thunder avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
Thunder tries to circle away but Claw has him pinned against the cage.
Thunder prevents a body shot from Claw.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Claw misses with some punches.
Claw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thunder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw keeps control of Thunder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thunder can't break the clinch.
Claw displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thunder up against the cage.
Claw trying to control the position but instead, Thunder has worked for underhooks and has pushed Claw into the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Claw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Claw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Thunder 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Claw tries to land a body kick
and Thunder counters with a three punch combo that has Claw backing up. Claw nods at Thunder to acknowledge the strikes.
Thunder throws a head kick but Claw moves out of range.
Thunder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Claw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A left lands for Claw.
Thunder lands with a nice combination. Claw backs away looking to recover.
Thunder jabs at Claw's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Thunder blocks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Thunder misses.
Claw tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thunder counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Claw misses
and Thunder counters with a stiff right hand.
Claw throws a combination that misses
and Thunder counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Claw. Those never looked like landing.
Bear Claw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch but Thunder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Claw misses with a combination
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thunder scores with a nice head shot.
Claw tries to clinch up but Thunder circles away and keeps his distance.
It appears Thunder was looking to counter with a kick there.
Thunder moves out of range as Claw throws a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Claw 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 Thunder has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thunder and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A lazy body kick from Claw
and Thunder counters with a right hand to the body.
Thunder moves out of range of the body kick from Claw.
Claw dodges the punch combination from Thunder .
Claw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thunder counters with a crisp one two that drops Claw! Thunder thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Claw to his feet! Claw is in big trouble!
It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thunder .
Thunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Claw swivels and escapes.
Bear Claw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Thunder .
Claw throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Thunder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thunder seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Claw.
Claw closes the distance but Thunder moves to the side
and Thunder counters with a crisp one two that drops Claw! Thunder thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Claw to his feet! Claw is in big trouble!
Claw is rocked!
Thunder tries to keep at a distance but Claw has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Claw prevents Thunder from breaking the clinch.
Thunder is trying to break the clinch but Claw has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thunder has had enough of the clinch but Claw keeps him there for the moment.
Thunder is trying to force a seperation but Claw has the dominant position.
Claw stalls.
Claw is stalling here.
Thunder effectively controlling the action here.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thunder .
Claw misses with an elbow strike.
Bear Claw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Claw prevents a takedown attempt there.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Thunder avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Claw.
Thunder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thunder breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Claw misses
and Thunder counters with a stiff right hand.
Thunder drops Claw with a beautiful combination! Claw stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thunder is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claw looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Claw explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Claw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A clash of legs there as Claw blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Claw.
Claw swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Thunder dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Claw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Claw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thunder appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thunder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thunder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Claw misses the shot to the body.
Thunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Claw throws a wild body kick that Thunder sees coming a mile off.
Thunder seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thunder shoots in looking for a takedown but Claw manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thunder 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder checks a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Claw.
Claw tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Claw misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Thunder . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thunder .
Claw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thunder .
Thunder is looking for a counter combo.
Claw moves into the clinch successfully.
Thunder is trying to push Claw away but Claw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Claw has Thunder pressed against the cage, preventing Thunder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Claw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thunder wants to get back to striking at distance but Claw won't allow it.
Thunder has had enough of the clinch but Claw keeps him there for the moment.
Claw slows down the pace here.
Claw stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder tries to break the clinch but Claw is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Claw is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Claw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thunder is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bear Claw.
Claw forces Thunder back against the cage and clinches.
Claw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thunder blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder wants to break free but Claw has control.
Claw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thunder is trying to break the clinch but Claw is controlling him.
Claw gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thunder .
Thunder prevents a body shot from Claw.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Thunder in his tracks for a moment.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Claw stalling the fight.
Claw looking to slow down the pace here.
Thunder is trying to push Claw away but Claw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is working for takedown but Claw is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Thunder . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Claw tries a body shot but Thunder blocks it.
Claw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thunder 's efforts to push away.
Claw wants to stall.
Claw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Thunder is trying to break the clinch but Claw is controlling him.
Thunder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Claw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bear Claw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Claw 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bear Claw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Chomsli (ranked 2749 p4p, 314 weight class) and Scott Frill (ranked 2843 p4p, 320 weight class). Frill has chosen Dedication- Nipsey Hustle 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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171 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lukas Chomsli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Frill!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chomsli closes the distance and pushes Frill back into the cage.
Frill manages to break the clinch.
Chomsli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Frill.
It looks like Lukas Chomsli has been cut.
Chomsli darts in and clinches Frill up against the cage.
Frill is trying to push Chomsli away but Chomsli has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chomsli.
Chomsli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chomsli is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Frill is defending well.
Frill throws a head punch that misses.
Chomsli manages to break the clinch.
Chomsli darts in and clinches Frill up against the cage.
Frill is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Frill lands an uppercut.
Chomsli is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chomsli keeps control of Frill as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chomsli misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chomsli.
Frill swings wildly with an uppercut but Chomsli uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chomsli throws a head punch that misses.
Frill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chomsli prevents Frill from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chomsli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frill backwards.
Chomsli lands a shot to the body.
Frill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chomsli lands a nice uppercut.
Chomsli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chomsli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frill backwards.
Chomsli wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukas Chomsli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frill can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chomsli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chomsli lands a hook that snaps the head of Frill backwards.
Frill has had enough of the clinch but Chomsli keeps him there for the moment.
Chomsli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chomsli goes for a takedown in the clinch but Frill prevents it.
Chomsli lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chomsli is trying to work for a kimura but Frill is defending well.
Chomsli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chomsli is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Frill has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chomsli is trying to work for a kimura but Frill is defending well.
Frill tries to kick Chomsli off but Chomsli keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Frill keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chomsli is pressing down on Frill's thigh, looking to free his foot. Frill is holding on for now.
Chomsli seems to be working for a kimura but Frill defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frill keeps working.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chomsli is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Frill is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Frill felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Chomsli looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chomsli with the ground and pound but Frill uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chomsli drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chomsli jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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.
Frill wants to sweep here but Chomsli controlling him for the moment.
Chomsli throws a big elbow that misses.
Chomsli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chomsli trying to control but Frill is working from the bottom.
Chomsli postures up in Frill's guard and throws a big left but Frill blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chomsli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chomsli is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Frill is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Frill has escaped and now he's on top!
Frill trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chomsli's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Frill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chomsli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chomsli throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Frill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Frill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chomsli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chomsli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chomsli is really struggling to control Frill but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Frill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chomsli is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chomsli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frill's guard.
Chomsli with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chomsli wants to pass the guard but Frill is keeping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Frill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chomsli.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chomsli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chomsli throwing strikes but missing.
Chomsli passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chomsli tries for a kimura but Frill is defending well.
Chomsli laying and praying for a moment but Frill takes advantage and regains half guard.
Frill on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli is keen to just control but Frill is a slippery customer.
Chomsli 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.
Frill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chomsli stops Frill from getting back to his feet.
Chomsli is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chomsli is trying to work for a kimura but Frill is defending well.
Chomsli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Frill wants to get back to his feet.
Frill is not content to let Chomsli control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chomsli drops an elbow to the side of Frill's head.
Frill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chomsli.
Chomsli is just content to waste time from the top position. Frill takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chomsli trying to control the position from guard on top but Frill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chomsli wants to pass the guard but Frill is keeping the position.
Chomsli trying to control but Frill is working from the bottom.
Chomsli sitting in guard here, content to control.
Frill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Frill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chomsli moves into the clinch successfully.
A hook to the body from Chomsli.
Chomsli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chomsli digs a right hand underneath Frill's ribcage. Frill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chomsli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frill backwards.
A short uppercut from Frill.
Chomsli lands a nice uppercut.
Chomsli is looking for a takedown.
Chomsli pulls Frill into guard.
Frill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frill gets to his feet. Chomsli looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Frill lands a jab.
Chomsli slips a jab and a cross from Frill.
Frill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chomsli was well out of range. Poor timing from Frill.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frill fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Chomsli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lukas Chomsli's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chomsli fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chomsli clinches up with Frill and pushes him back against the cage.
Lukas Chomsli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Frill is trying to break the clinch but Chomsli has him pressed against the cage.
Chomsli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frill keeps the fight on the outside.
Chomsli looking to score a takedown here. Frill is defending well but Chomsli drives through and ends up in Frill's guard.
Chomsli lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Frill manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Chomsli gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chomsli trying to control but Frill is working from the bottom.
Chomsli with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chomsli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Frill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chomsli is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsli is looking to work some ground and pound but Frill has wrist control.
Chomsli trying to control the position from guard on top but Frill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chomsli is in close to Frill's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Frill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chomsli is controlling him.
Chomsli showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chomsli drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chomsli jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chomsli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Frill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chomsli.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Frill misses with a wild combination.
Frill defending well as Chomsli loads up on a big left hand.
Frill throws the left hand but Chomsli avoids the punch easily.
Chomsli closes the distance and pushes Frill back into the cage.
Frill tries to circle away but Chomsli has him pinned against the cage.
Chomsli swings wildly with an uppercut but Frill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frill is pressed up against the cage. Chomsli has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frill down to the mat. Frill avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chomsli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frill lands a right hook to the body.
Frill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chomsli has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Chomsli on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli jumps guard and drags Frill to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Chomsli has a closed guard, preventing Frill from standing up.
Chomsli seems keen to control Frill's posture.
Frill must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chomsli throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Chomsli throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Frill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chomsli throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Chomsli wants to sweep but no luck.
Chomsli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Frill.
Chomsli trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chomsli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Frill on the side of the head.
Frill throws a series of punches but Chomsli avoids them all with ease.
Frill throws out a loose jab but Chomsli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frill swats away the attempt to clinch by Chomsli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chomsli.
Scott Frill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A clash of legs there as Frill blocks the low kick.
Chomsli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frill.
Chomsli shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chomsli was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chomsli tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Frill wants to get back to his feet but Chomsli drags him back down.
Chomsli wants to control but Frill is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Frill struggling a bit here.
Chomsli tries to score with some ground and pound. Frill controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Chomsli sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Frill is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chomsli tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Chomsli in side control, throwing shots but Frill defends.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chomsli swings around for an armbar but Frill sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chomsli's guard.
Chomsli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chomsli striking off his back but it's not causing Frill any problems.
Chomsli controls Frill momentarily but Frill frees himself.
Chomsli throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chomsli holds on and takes a little breather.
Frill is looking to work some ground and pound but Chomsli has wrist control.
Chomsli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frill is one step ahead there.
Frill trying to control the position from guard on top but Chomsli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chomsli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frill can do to turn this around?
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Frill lands a glancing blow to the side of Chomsli's head.
A punch combination from Frill misses.
Chomsli lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chomsli.
No joy there for Frill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frill misses with a wild combination.
Frill is breathing heavily.
Chomsli moves into range and clinches up with Frill.
Chomsli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frill backwards.
Chomsli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chomsli scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chomsli gets a clinch.
Frill prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukas Chomsli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chomsli has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Frill is trying to keep an underhook but Chomsli manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Frill kicks off Chomsli and gets to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Frill misses with a two punch combination.
Chomsli tries to clinch but Frill is having none of it.
Chomsli wants to clinch.
Frill looks to land a combination but Chomsli avoids it well.
Frill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chomsli closes the distance and pushes Frill back into the cage.
Frill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chomsli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frill's efforts to push away.
Chomsli scores with a shoulder strike.
Chomsli lands with a light punch inside.
Chomsli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli lands a hook that snaps the head of Frill backwards.
Frill working hard to break the clinch.
Chomsli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chomsli wants a takedown but no success here.
Chomsli pushes Frill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frill has had enough of the clinch but Chomsli keeps him there for the moment.
Frill wants to break free but Chomsli has control.
Frill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chomsli has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Chomsli on the inside.
Chomsli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frill's efforts to push away.
Frill successfully pulls guard.
Chomsli wants to control from the top but Frill keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chomsli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Scott Frill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lukas Chomsli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chomsli in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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 Lukas Chomsli.
I think Chomsli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 20:18
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 20:18
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Chomsli!
Lukas Chomsli decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Good (ranked 2433 p4p, 286 weight class) and Saki Bizihwaeile (ranked 2298 p4p, 277 weight class). Bizihwaeile has chosen Ayyy a gooofie! as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Saki Bizihwaeile!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bizihwaeile.
Good leg kick by Bizihwaeile there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bizihwaeile lands a nice looking body kick.
Good tries to close the distance and clinch but Bizihwaeile swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good avoids the head kick by Bizihwaeile.
Good seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Good looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good wants to clinch.
Good doesn't manage to clinch there - Bizihwaeile circles away.
Bizihwaeile 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Good looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick
and Good counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile swats away the attempt to clinch by Good.
Good fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jamal Good seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bizihwaeile did well to prevent Good getting side control.
Bizihwaeile is defending against the submission attempts here by Good.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Good lands a nice short elbow.
Good is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bizihwaeile is looking to escape.
Good wants to take a breather but Bizihwaeile is having none of it.
Good sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bizihwaeile defending well though.
Good lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile pushes Good off looking to stand but Good dives back in and keeps control.
Bizihwaeile is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Good throwing shots but Bizihwaeile is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Good looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bizihwaeile with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Good thows a huge punch but Bizihwaeile dodges it nicely.
Good missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Good 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.
Bizihwaeile is trying to stand up here but Good is controlling him well.
Good trying to control from half guard but Bizihwaeile is working away.
Good lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Good there.
Good controlling the action here.
Bizihwaeile wants to stand back up but Good manages to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good scoring with punches from side control.
Bizihwaeile is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Good is controlling him well.
Good decides to stand back up.
Good tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bizihwaeile looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bizihwaeile throws a sloppy head kick and Good moves out of range easily.
Good fails to land the takedown.
Bizihwaeile throws the kick towards the body but Good avoids it.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Good!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bizihwaeile swats away the attempt to clinch by Good.
Good lands with a hook. Bizihwaeile tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bizihwaeile throws the kick towards the body but Good avoids it.
Bizihwaeile fakes the leg kick and cracks Good in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bizihwaeile lands a big head kick that sends Good tumbling to the mat! Bizihwaeile takes a step backwards and waves Good back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jamal Good has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Good blocks the low kick.
Good has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saki Bizihwaeile will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jamal Good's cut.
That's time! Good's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bizihwaeile swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Good.
Good tries to clinch up but Bizihwaeile circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bizihwaeile. That's going to slow Good down.
Bizihwaeile keeps the fight on the outside.
Good fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bizihwaeile steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bizihwaeile is looking to land body kicks.
Bizihwaeile thumps Good with a low kick.
Bizihwaeile takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaeile gets caught napping as Good dives in and scores a takedown. Bizihwaeile manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Good is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bizihwaeile preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bizihwaeile wants to stand but Good is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Saki Bizihwaeile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good tries to clinch up but Bizihwaeile circles away and keeps his distance.
Good misses with a looping left.
Good gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bizihwaeile counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Good doesn't manage to clinch there - Bizihwaeile circles away.
Bizihwaeile flicks out a counter leg kick but Good steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Good has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick there by Bizihwaeile.
Good blocks a head kick by Bizihwaeile.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick but Good moves out of range.
Good misses with an uppercut
and Bizihwaeile counters with a nice low kick that buckles Good's knee momentarily.
Bizihwaeile scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bizihwaeile thows a body kick. Good tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bizihwaeile. That one must have hurt.
Bizihwaeile scores with a spinning back kick!
Bizihwaeile moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile lands a leg kick that knocks Good off balance momentarily.
Good tries to clinch there but Bizihwaeile circles away.
Bizihwaeile and Good are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Bizihwaeile throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Good into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Bizihwaeile knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Saki Bizihwaeile!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jhan Jansen (ranked 1159 p4p, 146 weight class) and Kev McKill (ranked 1229 p4p, 160 weight class). McKill has chosen Welcome to the jungle, Guns n Roses. as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jhan Jansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kev McKill !
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McKill !
Jansen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jansen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McKill did well to prevent Jansen getting side control.
Jansen is looking to take a break and control but McKill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jansen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McKill defending well though.
Jansen prevents McKill from standing back up.
Jansen trying to advance position but McKill counters by regaining guard.
McKill keeping moving, preventing Jansen from controlling successfully.
Jansen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jansen lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansen trying to control the position from guard on top but McKill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McKill has momentary wrist control but Jansen slips an elbow through the middle.
McKill wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jansen stands and throws McKill 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jansen wants to control but McKill is keeping him busy.
Jansen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jansen looks up at the clock and then as McKill takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jansen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansen grinds an elbow into McKill 's temple.
Jansen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McKill some visible discomfort.
McKill gets back to half guard.
Jansen looks to land a strike but McKill avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jansen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McKill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jansen postures up and lands a big shot to McKill 's brow.
McKill working for a triangle but Jansen defends it easily.
McKill wants to improve his position but instead Jansen has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McKill is trying to control but can't.
McKill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jansen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McKill defending well though.
Jansen trying to control from half guard but McKill is working away.
Jansen wants to free his trapped foot but McKill is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four 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.
Jansen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McKill does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jansen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McKill 's head.
Jansen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jansen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McKill slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKill working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jansen has passed into half guard!
Jansen trying to control from half guard but McKill is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jhan Jansen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKill moves away.
McKill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McKill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKill throws a series of punches but Jansen avoids them all with ease.
McKill is looking to clinch.
Jansen tries to counter with a takedown but McKill is quick to defend against it.
McKill tests Jansen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McKill can do to turn this around?
McKill lands a glancing blow to the side of Jansen's head.
McKill stuns Jansen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McKill lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jansen was well out of range. Poor timing from McKill .
McKill throws a leg kick but Jansen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McKill thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jansen if he has to take too many more of those.
Jansen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McKill 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McKill connects with a single shot there.
Jansen lands with a good body shot.
Kev McKill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKill swings for the body but Jansen moves out of range.
McKill misses with a body shot.
McKill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McKill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jansen.
McKill throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jansen counters with a shoot takedown. McKill fights it but they end up in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McKill is on top in guard.
Jansen controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKill wants to pass the guard but Jansen is keeping the position.
McKill trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jansen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKill keeping moving, preventing Jansen from controlling successfully.
Jansen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jhan Jansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jansen lands a couple of elbows.
McKill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jansen connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jansen is one step ahead there.
Jansen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jansen trying to control the position from guard on top but McKill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jansen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McKill is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jansen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four 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.
McKill tries to strike from the bottom.
Jansen throws a strike but McKill rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jansen is looking to sweep but instead, McKill has passed into half guard.
Jansen tries to roll over but McKill keeps him under control.
McKill sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jansen defending well though.
Jansen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKill wants to pass to mount but Jansen is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kev McKill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jansen moves into the clinch.
Jansen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
McKill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jansen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McKill wants to control from the top but Jansen keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jansen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jansen wants to sweep here but McKill controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansen is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McKill throws the kick towards the body but Jansen avoids it.
McKill misses the shot to the body.
McKill throws a wild body kick that Jansen sees coming a mile off.
Jansen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kev McKill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKill throws a series of punches but Jansen moves out of range.
Jansen feinted with a counter takedown.
Jansen takes one to the chin there.
A jab from McKill misses.
Jansen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKill moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jansen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McKill regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jansen scoring with some ground and pound.
Jansen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McKill wants to sweep but no luck.
Jansen throwing strikes but missing.
Jansen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McKill 's head.
Jansen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but McKill manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jansen wants to sweep here but McKill controlling him for the moment.
Jansen seems keen to control McKill 's posture.
McKill slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jansen pulls McKill in to control the position.
McKill looking to sit in guard and control but Jansen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jansen works over McKill with some ground and pound from guard.
Jansen throws an elbow that misses. McKill uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jansen's guard. Nice move by McKill !
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McKill trying to control the position from guard on top but Jansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jhan Jansen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McKill connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from McKill .
McKill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jansen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McKill 's guard.
McKill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jansen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKill trying to keep a closed guard but Jansen is proving a slippery customer.
Jansen won't allow McKill to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McKill 's head.
McKill keeping moving, preventing Jansen from controlling successfully.
McKill wants to sweep but no luck.
Jansen postures up in McKill 's guard and throws a big left but McKill blocks it.
Jansen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jansen wants to control from the top but McKill keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jansen throws a strike but McKill rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansen is trying to hold McKill in close to prevent damage but McKill has managed to pass into half guard.
Jansen is looking to control McKill 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jansen avoid being mounted?
Jansen is not content to let McKill control the position.
McKill content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
McKill is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jansen is just riding it out for now. McKill eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jansen is pulling down on McKill 's head to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McKill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jansen manages to avoid it.
Jansen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jansen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McKill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for McKill .
McKill misses with a leg kick
and Jansen counters with a nice double leg into side control. McKill won't be happy with that.
Jansen working the head and body with strikes.
McKill is looking to reverse the position.
Jansen working the ground and pound from side control.
Jansen is trying to get an arm triangle but McKill is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKill takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kev McKill will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jansen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McKill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McKill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jansen counters with a shoot takedown. McKill fights it but they end up in guard.
Jansen lands a couple of digs.
McKill looking for a guillotine here but Jansen defends easily.
McKill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jansen defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jansen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McKill is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jansen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jansen wants to pass the guard but McKill is keeping the position.
McKill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McKill trying to strike off his back.
Jansen postures up.
Jansen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jansen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McKill enables Jansen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McKill manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McKill keeping full guard, as Jansen tries to pass.
McKill trying to control the position here.
Jansen preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansen landing some decent shots from guard.
Jansen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jansen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McKill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jansen lands with a punch from half guard.
Jansen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McKill defending well though.
Jansen tries to pass to full mount but McKill defends it.
McKill manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jansen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jansen is working McKill over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jansen preventing the sweep.
Jansen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jansen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jansen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jhan Jansen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jansen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:48
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasil Petrov (ranked 1191 p4p, 151 weight class) and Slash Slingin (ranked 1056 p4p, 134 weight class). Slingin has chosen Drop The World as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasil Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slash Slingin!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slingin tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Slash Slingin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slingin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slingin tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Petrov does it's job there.
Slingin has closed the distance and engaged Petrov in a clinch.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Petrov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrov.
Petrov lands a body shot.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slingin takes a shot to the head.
Slingin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petrov pushes Slingin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slingin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov scores with a shoulder strike.
Petrov lands a body punch.
Slingin pulls guard.
Slingin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petrov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Petrov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Petrov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slingin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Petrov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slingin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slingin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Petrov is aware though and is defending well.
Slingin pulls Petrov in close to prevent any damage.
Slingin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Slingin trying to control the position.
Petrov is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Sanctuary that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Petrov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Slingin is looking for a triangle but Petrov pushes his legs off easily.
Petrov sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slingin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Petrov sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab from Petrov.
Slingin lands a jab.
Petrov misses the body punch
and Slingin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Slingin tries to pull guard but Petrov won't allow it.
Petrov scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Petrov manages to break the clinch.
Slingin closes the distance and clinches.
Slingin can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.
Slingin jumps guard but Petrov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Petrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slingin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petrov walks away with a smile on his face. Slingin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vasil Petrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slash Slingin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Slingin wants to slow Petrov down by chopping away at his legs.
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov scores with a jab.
A cross from Petrov lands.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Slingin is looking to clinch.
Slingin misses with a low kick.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrov dips to his left and cracks Slingin with an uppercut!
Slingin throws a leg kick but Petrov moved away.
Petrov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Good shot there by Petrov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasil Petrov 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.
Slingin tries to clinch
and Slingin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slingin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Petrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Slingin is rocked!
Petrov tries to keep at a distance but Slingin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petrov lands with a light punch inside.
Slingin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Petrov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov is holding onto Slingin's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Petrov tries to escape the position.
Slingin working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slingin is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Petrov knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Petrov for a finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slingin has the hooks in. Petrov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Slingin avoiding Petrov 's attempts to control his hands.
Slingin has the hooks in. Petrov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Slingin tightening his grip on Petrov, looking for the choke.
Petrov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Slingin.
Slingin is hanging on to Petrov's back as he tries to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slingin doesn't have the hooks in and Petrov manages to turn into his guard.
Petrov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Slingin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Petrov defends well.
Petrov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Slingin tries to clinch but Petrov is having none of it.
Slingin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slingin misses with a leg kick
and Petrov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Slingin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slingin closes the distance but Petrov moves to the side
and Petrov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Slingin's ribs.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slingin can do to turn this around?
Slingin is breathing heavily.
Slingin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Slingin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slingin tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slingin walks into a straight right hand from Petrov.
Petrov takes a swing at Slingin's ribcage but misses.
Slingin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov cracks Slingin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Petrov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Slingin to stand back up!
Slingin is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrov finish him?
Petrov lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Slingin head around and knocks him out cold! Petrov hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vasil Petrov!
Vasil Petrov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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