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PF12 Choo v Menezes PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramazan Jainar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Ramazan Jainar!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jainar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dead stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jainar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dead misses with a hook
and Jainar counters with a crisp one two that drops Dead! Jainar thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dead to his feet! Dead is in big trouble!
Dead is rocked!
Jainar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dead will feel that in the morning.
Oh Dead is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dead tries to clinch there but Jainar circles away.
Dead seems to have got his legs back now.
Dead throws a sloppy body shot
and Jainar counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ramazan Jainar!
Ramazan Jainar 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.
The defeated Better Dead had this to say: 'I was a little off today...o.k. I'm always a little off.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Afa Sila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atanase Teodor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Afa Sila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Atanase Teodor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teodor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Teodor tests Sila's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sila throws a leg kick that misses.
Sila getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sila looks to land a body kick but Teodor moved away.
Teodor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Teodor with a hook.
Sila throws a poor cross that misses
and Teodor counters with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Teodor.
Sila throws a head kick that misses.
Afa Sila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teodor throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sila throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've been told by Sila's head coaches at The Forge that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Teodor throws a body kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Teodor.
Sila takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teodor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sila is rocked!
Teodor cracks Sila with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Teodor has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sila to stand back up!
Oh Sila is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick by Teodor - that's a beauty! Sila is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Teodor can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Atanase Teodor!
During a confident post fight interview, Atanase Teodor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Afa Sila stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry Bro Gonna Win Next Fight Bro'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cruz Dominiguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ma Moru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Cruz Dominiguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Ma Moru!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moru lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dominiguez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Moru to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dominiguez.
Moru keeps the fight on the outside.
Dominiguez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dominiguez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cruz Dominiguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominiguez drives through and clinches with Moru against the cage.
Dominiguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Moru has double underhooks.
Moru misses with the head strike.
Moru slowing the pace effectively.
Moru has Dominiguez pressed against the cage, preventing Dominiguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dominiguez working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Moru.
Moru misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dominiguez is trying to force a seperation but Moru has the dominant position.
Dominiguez can't break the clinch.
Moru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Dominiguez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moru has a couple of punches blocked by Dominiguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moru leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dominiguez tries to circle away but Moru has him pinned against the cage.
Dominiguez wants to break free but Moru has control.
Moru trying to land knees to the body.
Dominiguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dominiguez has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Moru to work.
Moru stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moru keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dominiguez's efforts to push away.
Moru breaks the clinch.
Moru connects with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Moru.
Moru connects with a body shot that sends Dominiguez's belly button to the back.
Dominiguez throws a right and a left that Moru avoids nicely.
Moru connects with a leg kick. Dominiguez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Moru swats away the attempt to clinch by Dominiguez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moru keeps the fight on the outside.
Moru lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dominiguez's sensitive parts.
Dominiguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Dominiguez tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Moru counter with a right hand.
Moru loads up on a big right hand but Dominiguez slips the punch.
Moru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominiguez lands a jab to the nose.
Moru takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dominiguez throws a sloppy head kick and Moru moves out of range easily.
Moru misses with a hook. Dominiguez ducked under it nicely.
Moru connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dominiguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Moru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dominiguez misses with the combination.
Moru misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Moru.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ma Moru 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.
Moru slaps away a takedown attempt from Dominiguez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ma Moru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moru lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dominiguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moru paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moru is looking to slow Dominiguez down with leg kicks.
Dominiguez tries to clinch but Moru moves away
and Moru counters with a good low kick that Dominiguez was not able to check.
Dominiguez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moru momentarily.
Moru lands a leg kick that knocks Dominiguez off balance momentarily.
Dominiguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dominiguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Moru backs away, Dominiguez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominiguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moru.
Dominiguez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Moru.
Dominiguez shoots in but Moru avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moru flicks out a counter leg kick but Dominiguez steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominiguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moru tries to counter with a clinch but Dominiguez shakes him off and moves away.
Moru dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dominiguez. That did some damage!
Moru wants to clinch up but Dominiguez keeps it at a distance.
Dominiguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moru paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dominiguez tries to score with a low kick but Moru moves his leg out of the way.
Ma Moru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dominiguez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dominiguez tries to clinch up
and Moru counters with a right hand to the body.
Dominiguez tries to clinch
and Dominiguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body kick from Moru.
Cruz Dominiguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dominiguez closes the distance but Moru moves to the side
and Moru counters with a nice leg kick.
Dominiguez throws a right hand that Moru ducks under and follows up with a left that Moru also avoids with ease.
Moru loads up on a big right hand but Dominiguez slips the punch.
Dominiguez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moru.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moru connects with an inside leg kick.
Dominiguez tries to clinch but Moru moves out of range.
Moru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominiguez tries to clinch up but Moru circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dominiguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dominiguez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Moru counters with a thumping low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moru.
Moru fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dominiguez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moru throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moru blocks a head kick by Dominiguez.
Moru avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moru thumps Dominiguez with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moru lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dominiguez tries to clinch but Moru moves out of range.
Dominiguez throws a head kick that misses
and Moru counters with a nice uppercut.
Dominiguez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moru counters with a left to the body.
Moru's corner calls for a 1-2. Moru obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moru rushes Dominiguez and presses him up against the cage.
Dominiguez has had enough of the clinch but Moru keeps him there for the moment.
Moru is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dominiguez is defending well for now.
Moru holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dominiguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dominiguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moru throws a hook but Dominiguez avoids it easily.
Dominiguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Moru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dominiguez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominiguez moves to clinch but Moru breaks away
and Moru counters with a slapping leg kick.
Moru takes the fight into the clinch.
Moru is stalling here.
Stalling in the clinch from Moru.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ma Moru 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dominiguez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dominiguez misses with a two punch combination.
Moru throws a shot from downtown. Dominiguez moves away and avoids it.
A head kick by Dominiguez misses
and Moru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dominiguez misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut there from Moru.
Dominiguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dominiguez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Moru.
Moru fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moru blocks a head kick by Dominiguez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominiguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moru.
Dominiguez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Moru tenderised Dominiguez's leg. Dominiguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dominiguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moru swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dominiguez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominiguez tries to clinch up.
Moru lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moru scores with a leg kick.
Dominiguez tries to clinch but Moru is having none of it.
It seemed like Moru was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Moru scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moru lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dominiguez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Moru enables Dominiguez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Moru manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Moru escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dominiguez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dominiguez preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moru wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Moru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moru looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moru working for submissions but it's allowed Dominiguez to get to half guard.
Cruz Dominiguez 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!
Moru is concentrating on defense, preventing Dominiguez from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moru wants to get back to full guard.
Moru moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Moru pulls Dominiguez in close to prevent any damage.
Moru is trying to keep Dominiguez in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ma Moru is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab lands there for Dominiguez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moru stuffs the takedown.
Dominiguez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moru counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dominiguez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Moru turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dominiguez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moru bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moru tries a head kick but it misses.
Moru tries a head kick but it misses.
Dominiguez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Moru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dominiguez throws a head kick that misses.
Dominiguez tries to clinch but Moru is having none of it.
Dominiguez misses with a double jab
and Moru counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ma Moru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moru winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ma Moru!
Ma Moru 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Yodsanan Sityodtong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Yodsanan Sityodtong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , John Brown!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Brown misses
and Sityodtong counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sityodtong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sityodtong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sityodtong scores with a nice strike.
Brown dives in and grabs Sityodtong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sityodtong pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
A big left from Sityodtong misses.
Sityodtong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Sityodtong.
Brown blocks a jab.
Sityodtong lands a right hook to the body.
Sityodtong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brown is rocked!
Sityodtong lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sityodtong's waist but Sityodtong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Yodsanan Sityodtong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
Nice uppercut lands for Sityodtong. That snapped Brown's head back.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Sityodtong finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown staying out of range there.
Sityodtong pounces like a tiger and cracks Brown with a vicious hook! Brown is down but not out! Sityodtong follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yodsanan Sityodtong!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naiki Nekele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Naiki Nekele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Cole Watts!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Nekele.
Nekele feints and then cracks Watts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watts down.
Nekele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Watts throws a hook to the side of Nekele's head but Nekele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nekele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nekele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from Nekele.
Watts moves out of range as Nekele strikes.
Watts shapes to counter with a head kick.
Watts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nekele throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nekele.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Nekele.
Nekele avoids the head kick by Watts.
A big left from Nekele misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele slips a jab from Watts.
Nekele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Watts slips under a jab.
Watts steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nekele. That one must have hurt.
Watts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nekele.
Watts misses with a two punch combination.
Watts misses with a few strikes there.
Nekele fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Watts checks it well.
It seemed like Watts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nekele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watts.
Nekele tried to counter with a leg kick but Watts avoided it.
Nekele lands with a kick to the ribs.
Watts misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Watts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nekele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nekele throws a shot from downtown. Watts moves away and avoids it.
Nekele sets himself, and Watts steps forward looking for the clinch! Nekele avoids it this time.
Naiki Nekele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nekele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nekele is out of range.
Watts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nekele was well out of range. Poor timing from Watts.
Nekele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nekele staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Nekele finds it's target.
Watts takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nekele moves away.
Watts misses with a low kick.
Nekele was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nekele is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Watts scores with a leg kick.
Watts misses with a head kick.
Nekele scores with a kick to the body.
Nekele is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Watts walks into a left hand.
Nekele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Watts misses with a kick to the body
and Nekele counters with a solid body kick.
Watts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nekele.
Watts wants to counter the offense by Nekele and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watts throws a right hand that misses
and Nekele counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts throws out a loose jab but Nekele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nekele with a hook.
Nekele connects with a solid leg kick.
Watts throws a jab when Nekele was well out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Watts crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nekele - the referee stops the clock and Watts gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nekele. Watts manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Watts throws a hook to the side of Nekele's head but Nekele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watts swinging wildly here.
It looked like Nekele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naiki Nekele dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nekele scores with a kick to the body.
Nekele just misses with a punch to the body.
Nekele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nekele.
Watts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nekele circles away quickly and effectively.
Watts thumps Nekele with a low kick.
Watts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nekele momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts throws a sloppy head kick
and Nekele counters with a nice body kick.
Nekele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watts.
Watts takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nekele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watts can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Watts there as he acknowledges the shot.
Watts throws a low kick, looking for Nekele's leg but Nekele calmly moves out of range.
Watts closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nekele did well to prevent Watts getting side control.
Nekele is controlling Watts's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Watts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nekele's head.
Nekele is looking to control Watts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nekele avoid being mounted?
Watts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watts thows a huge punch but Nekele dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Watts lands a nice short elbow.
Watts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nekele's head.
Watts with the ground and pound but Nekele uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nekele will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Watts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nekele works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watts throws an elbow that misses. Nekele uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watts's guard. Nice move by Nekele!
Watts is trying to keep Nekele in close.
Watts is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nekele defends well.
Watts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Watts is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nekele is aware though and is defending well.
Nekele postures up.
Nekele is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Watts looking for a guillotine here but Nekele defends easily.
Watts trying to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Watts might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nekele haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Naiki Nekele is winning the standup battle so far.
Nekele lands a head kick. Watts smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Watts is rocked!
Nekele cracks Watts with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Naiki Nekele!
An out of breath and clearly excited Naiki Nekele thanked HELLBENT for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nando Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emre Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Nando Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Emre Hussain!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain throws a hook but Vasquez avoids it easily.
Vasquez misses with a head kick.
Vasquez pushes Hussain up against the cage in a clinch.
Hussain is trying to force a seperation but Vasquez has the dominant position.
Hussain manages to break the clinch.
Vasquez tries to clinch up but Hussain circles away and keeps his distance.
Vasquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vasquez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Emre Hussain has been cut.
Hussain thuds his shin into the meat of Vasquez's side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vasquez.
Hussain clinches up against the cage.
Hussain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasquez is looking to score with low kicks.
Vasquez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hussain connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vasquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vasquez, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vasquez.
Vasquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hussain is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasquez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hussain avoids it.
Hussain throws a leg kick which misses Vasquez's front leg but catches the back leg as Vasquez tries to avoid it.
Vasquez throws a lazy right hand but Hussain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussain sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vasquez throws a shot from downtown. Hussain moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Vasquez misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Hussain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussain misses with a hook.
Vasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasquez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hussain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hussain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hussain 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hussain moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vasquez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hussain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vasquez misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hussain! But no joy.
Vasquez tries to work over Hussain's front leg with a kick but Hussain checks it.
Hussain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hussain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vasquez. Vasquez obviously looking to wear him down.
Hussain is looking to clinch but Vasquez is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Vasquez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hussain throws the left hand but Vasquez avoids the punch easily.
Vasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hussain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hussain takes the fight into the clinch.
Hussain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez lands an overhand right.
Vasquez misses with a straight left.
Vasquez cracks Hussain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hussain scores with a jab. Vasquez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vasquez scores with a jab.
Hussain throws a hook to the side of Vasquez's head but Vasquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vasquez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hussain tries to clinch there but Vasquez circles away.
Hussain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hussain takes the fight into the clinch.
Hussain wants to break free but Vasquez has control.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vasquez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vasquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hussain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vasquez. Vasquez obviously looking to wear him down.
Hussain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vasquez. That did some damage!
Vasquez moves away from the strike by Hussain.
Nice body kick from Vasquez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Vasquez misses.
Vasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussain.
Vasquez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hussain finds it's way round the side to connect with Vasquez's head.
Vasquez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No joy there for Vasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Hussain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vasquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Vasquez thumps Hussain with a low kick.
Vasquez digs a good hook to Hussain's body.
Vasquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Vasquez does no damage.
Hussain lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vasquez will feel that in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquez lands a leg kick that knocks Hussain off balance momentarily.
Vasquez dips to his left and cracks Hussain with an uppercut!
Vasquez misses with a looping right.
Hussain wants to clinch up but Vasquez keeps it at a distance.
Hussain lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Vasquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Hussain misses.
Vasquez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hussain.
Vasquez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hussain.
Nando Vasquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Vasquez is looking to slow Hussain down with leg kicks.
Vasquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussain throws out the jab.
Hussain lands a nice hook to Vasquez's body. Vasquez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hussain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vasquez misses with a low kick as Hussain jumps back.
Vasquez misses the shot to the body.
Hussain moves into the clinch.
Vasquez manages to break the clinch.
Vasquez tries to clinch but Hussain is having none of it.
Emre Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussain connects with a right hand. Vasquez shakes it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasquez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vasquez - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasquez moves out of range of the body kick from Hussain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez throws the kick towards the body but Hussain avoids it.
Hussain is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vasquez with a body shot.
Hussain blocks a leg kick.
Hussain misses with a hook. Vasquez ducked under it nicely.
Vasquez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vasquez moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Vasquez wants to slow Hussain down by chopping away at his legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hussain.
Hussain scores with a hook to the body. Vasquez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hussain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Vasquez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vasquez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vasquez lands with an overhand left.
Hussain misses with an uppercut. Vasquez saw that one coming.
Hussain takes the fight into the clinch.
Hussain breaks the clinch.
Hussain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussain tries to clinch but Vasquez is having none of it.
Hussain scores with the left hand. Vasquez knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Vasquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hussain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasquez misses with a straight left.
Vasquez is looking to chop away at Hussain's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussain misses the target.
Vasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hussain lands with a cross.
Vasquez throws a push kick but Hussain slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hussain! But no joy.
Hussain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasquez. Hussain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasquez misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Hussain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vasquez delivers a nice body kick.
Hussain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a big shot that misses.
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vasquez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hussain's hands.
Vasquez lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez tries to clinch up.
Vasquez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Vasquez misses.
Hussain takes the fight into the clinch.
Vasquez scores with a shoulder strike.
Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hussain tries to clinch up but Vasquez circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Vasquez misses.
Hussain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hussain feints and then cracks Vasquez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vasquez down.
Vasquez blocks the body kick.
Vasquez tried to counter with a leg kick but Hussain avoided it.
Vasquez thuds a left hand into Hussain's body.
Hussain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hussain misses the jab.
Vasquez is looking to counter the offense by Hussain and move into the clinch.
Hussain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Vasquez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Vasquez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hussain's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vasquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasquez avoids the body shot from Hussain.
Hussain tries a low kick but Vasquez avoids it.
Vasquez cracks Hussain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hussain scores with a decent looking hook.
Hussain lands with a right hand.
Hussain rushes Vasquez and presses him up against the cage.
Vasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hussain moves in looking to clinch but Vasquez pushes him off.
Hussain connects with a crisp jab.
Vasquez misses with a low kick.
Vasquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hussain.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain moves out of range as Vasquez strikes.
Vasquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hussain's sensitive parts.
Vasquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vasquez tries a low kick but Hussain avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Emre Hussain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Hussain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hussain ducks under a wild hook from Vasquez.
Vasquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hussain misses the jab.
Hussain drives through and clinches with Vasquez against the cage.
Hussain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasquez lands a jab.
Hussain tries to clinch up.
Vasquez throws a body punch but Hussain moves out of range.
Vasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussain was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasquez.
Vasquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasquez. Hussain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasquez has Hussain up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hussain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hussain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vasquez misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasquez throws a solid leg kick but Hussain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vasquez.
Hussain throws a body punch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hussain takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hussain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with a looping right.
Hussain takes a swing at Vasquez's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Hussain.
Hussain tries to clinch but Vasquez is having none of it.
Vasquez lunges at Hussain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hussain's hand.
Hussain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain.
Hussain throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasquez.
Vasquez tries to land a front kick but Hussain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasquez loads up on a big right hand but Hussain slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussain.
Vasquez throws a body punch but Hussain moves out of range.
Vasquez takes a swing at Hussain's ribcage but misses.
Vasquez throws a head kick that half lands.
Vasquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hussain missing with a left hand there. Vasquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasquez.
Vasquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussain throws out the jab.
Vasquez takes one on the button.
Vasquez misses with a body shot.
Vasquez throws the left hand but Hussain avoids the punch easily.
Hussain thuds a left hand into Vasquez's body.
Vasquez connects with a right hand. Hussain shakes it off.
Vasquez blocks a leg kick.
Hussain throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasquez.
Hussain swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasquez.
Vasquez missing with a left hand there. Hussain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Vasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Vasquez slips a straight right by Hussain.
Hussain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hussain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vasquez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hussain.
Hussain tries to clinch but Vasquez moves away
letting Vasquez counter with a right hand.
Vasquez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hussain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vasquez is looking to slow Hussain down with leg kicks.
Vasquez slips a straight right by Hussain.
Hussain with a jab.
Vasquez misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as Hussain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hussain thuds his shin into the meat of Vasquez's side.
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!
Vasquez blocks a jab.
Vasquez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hussain with a hook.
Hussain darts in and clinches Vasquez up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez gets through Hussain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hussain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vasquez's hands.
Hussain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vasquez.
Hussain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hussain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vasquez.
A clash of legs there as Hussain blocks the low kick.
Vasquez slips a jab from Hussain.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussain moves away.
Hussain tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hussain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Vasquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain moves away from the strike by Vasquez.
Donk. Hussain catches Vasquez right on the button with a cross.
Hussain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vasquez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nando Vasquez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vasquez 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nando Vasquez!
Nando Vasquez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazuran Riku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nomor Gai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Lazuran Riku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Nomor Gai!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Riku misses.
Gai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Riku looks to score with a jab to the body but Gai is just out of range.
Gai defending well as Riku loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gai 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 Riku has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Riku and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Riku thinks about countering with a body kick.
Riku takes one on the button.
Gai's corner calls for a 1-2. Gai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gai.
Gai misses with a straight left.
Riku ducks under a wild hook from Gai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Gai misses.
Riku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gai throws a leg kick which misses Riku's front leg but catches the back leg as Riku tries to avoid it.
Riku misses with a straight right.
Gai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riku 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.
Riku throws a hook but Gai avoids it easily.
Riku misses with a low kick as Gai jumps back.
Riku moves out of range as Gai throws a body kick.
Gai throws a leg kick
and Riku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riku. Gai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gai cracks Riku with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nomor Gai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Gai misses the target.
Riku is looking to counter punch.
Riku explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riku. That did some damage!
Riku throws a body punch but Gai moves out of range.
Gai throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riku throws a poor cross that misses
and Gai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Riku on the side of the head.
Gai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A low kick from Gai misses
and Gai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riku takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Riku on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gai throws out a leg kick but Riku moves out of range and Gai only half commits.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gai.
Riku displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gai is rocked!
Gai looks to land a right hand but Riku moved out of range.
Gai is still on wobbly legs! Can Riku finish him?
Riku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gai seems to have recovered his senses.
Gai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Riku had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gai lands a glancing blow to the side of Riku's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riku looks to throw the jab but Gai is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Riku blocks the low kick.
Gai throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gai.
Gai slips under a jab from Riku.
Gai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riku.
A counter left hand to the body from Riku misses its target.
Riku avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Riku lands a big right hand that sends Gai crashing to the mat! Riku stays standing though and waves Gai back to his feet!
It looks like Nomor Gai has been cut.
Gai is looking to slow Riku down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riku is looking to land body kicks.
Riku with a nice cross.
Riku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gai misses with a straight left.
Riku with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai throws a jab but it's blocked by Riku.
Gai just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRiku.
Gai missing with a left hand there. Riku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riku can pounce on him.
Gai swings widly with a right hand
and Riku counters with a huge left! Gai is in big trouble! He's backing up but Riku isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Gai from any more damage. A dominating finish by Riku!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazuran Riku!
Lazuran Riku spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Nomor Gai stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry Fans About The Lost, Ill Get The Belt Back'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zed Baby! (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Rick Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Zed Baby!!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick darts in looking for a takedown but Baby! gets double underhooks and turns Dick into the cage.
It seemed like Baby! was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baby! stuffs the takedown.
Dick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baby! tries to avoid it but Dick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baby! to the ground. Baby! escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Baby! tries to clinch but Dick moves out of range.
Zed Baby! seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baby! throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baby! gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dick is looking to work some ground and pound but Baby! has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dick prevents Baby! from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Baby! being controlled here, momentarily.
Dick won't allow Baby! to get back to his feet.
Dick looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dick landing some decent shots from guard.
Dick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dick trying to control but Baby! is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dick lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baby! closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dick did well to prevent Baby! getting side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dick wants to control but Baby! is keeping busy.
Dick is controlling Baby!'s trapped leg to prevent Baby! from advancing to side control.
Dick gets full guard.
Dick wants to control the position but Baby! says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dick works his way to full guard. Good work.
Baby! wants to get up but he can't break Dick's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dick trying to keep a closed guard but Baby! is proving a slippery customer.
Dick has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Baby! has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick is trying to get back to half guard.
Baby! decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dick to his feet.
Baby! just misses with a punch to the body.
Dick shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baby! defends it nicely.
Dick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dick misses with a body shot.
Baby! keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dick half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Baby! cracks Dick with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Baby! has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dick to stand back up!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zed Baby! dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice straight punches there by Baby!. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baby!.
Baby! tries to clinch up.
Dick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baby! as he jumps to the side.
Dick shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Baby! makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Baby! scores with a jab. Dick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Baby! lunges at Dick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dick's hand.
Dick is rocked!
Dick dives in for a single leg takedown but Baby! sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Oh Dick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baby! tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dick drops down looking for a counter takedown but Baby! sprawls and moves away.
Dick seems to have got his legs back now.
Baby! is looking to clinch but Dick is avoiding it.
Dick moves out of range of the strikes.
Baby! throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baby! misses with a hook. Dick ducked under it nicely.
Baby! stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baby! wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dick darts in looking for a takedown but Baby! gets double underhooks and turns Dick into the cage.
Baby! cracks Dick with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zed Baby!!
A relieved looking Zed Baby! thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Glatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fanta Coco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Doug Glatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Fanta Coco!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Coco.
Glatt throws a chopping leg kick but Coco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Glatt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Coco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Glatt finds it's way round the side to connect with Coco's head.
It looks like Fanta Coco has been cut.
Glatt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Glatt.
Glatt swings widly with a right hand
and Coco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Glatt prevents a body shot from Coco.
Glatt cracks Coco with a nice body shot.
Glatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glatt punishes Coco's body with a nice straight punch.
Glatt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Coco throws a leg kick but Glatt moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glatt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coco wants to counter the offense by Glatt and move into the clinch position.
Coco tries to clinch but Glatt is having none of it.
Glatt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Coco avoids the head kick by Glatt.
Doug Glatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coco lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Coco throws a combination. Glatt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice body punch from Glatt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coco manages to avoid it.
Coco moves out of range as Glatt throws a body kick.
Coco appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Glatt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glatt.
Glatt throws out a leg kick but Coco moves out of range and Glatt only half commits.
Glatt misses with a low kick.
Glatt misses with an uppercut
and Coco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glatt lands a slapping body shot.
Glatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Glatt misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Coco to counter with a crisp jab.
Glatt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A punch combination from Coco misses.
Glatt dodges the punch combination from Coco.
Coco takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coco misses the shot to the body.
Glatt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Glatt lands with a right hand.
Glatt misses with a straight left.
Glatt scores with a nice right hand.
Glatt connects with a body shot that sends Coco's belly button to the back.
Glatt throws a push kick but Coco slaps the foot to one side.
Glatt ducks under a wild hook from Coco.
Glatt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Coco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coco throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Glatt.
Coco looks to score with a jab to the body but Glatt is just out of range.
Glatt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Coco scores with a shot to the body.
Glatt throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Glatt.
Coco instigates a clinch.
Glatt can't find room to land a body shot as Coco controls the action.
Coco misses with a punch to the body.
Coco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Glatt is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Coco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coco landing knees to the head.
Coco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glatt is defending well for now.
Coco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Coco tries a knee to the head but Glatt blocks it.
Coco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A knee to the head by Coco.
Coco scores with a shot to the side of Glatt's head.
Coco gets through Glatt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coco.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coco lands a nice knee to the body.
Coco manages to break the clinch.
Glatt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coco throws a right hand that Glatt ducks under and follows up with a left that Glatt also avoids with ease.
Coco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Glatt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coco has Glatt up against the cage in a clinch.
Glatt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Glatt.
Glatt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coco has him pressed against the cage.
Coco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glatt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Glatt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Glatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coco lands the left hand.
Coco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Glatt moves out of range as Coco throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glatt ducks under a wild hook from Coco.
Glatt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Glatt moves out of range of the body kick from Coco.
Coco ducks right into an uppercut from Glatt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fanta Coco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fanta Coco's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Glatt tries to land a leg kick but Coco saw it coming and moves away.
Glatt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Glatt misses with a left hand
and Coco counters with a thumping low kick.
Coco avoids a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Glatt. Coco shrugs it off though.
Glatt misses with an uppercut. Coco saw that one coming.
Glatt looks for the body kick but Coco saw that one coming.
Glatt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coco.
Left hook, right uppercut from Coco.
Coco feints and then cracks Glatt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Glatt down.
Glatt throws a right and a left that Coco avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glatt. Coco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Glatt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Coco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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!
Glatt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Coco counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Glatt swings widly with a right hand
and Coco counters with a one-two to the body.
Glatt 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.
Glatt throws a head kick that misses.
Coco tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Glatt on the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Glatt.
Glatt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Coco.
Glatt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coco.
Glatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coco.
Glatt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Coco has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Coco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glatt throws a sloppy head kick and Coco moves out of range easily.
Coco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Glatt on the side of the head.
Coco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Glatt throws a jab but it's blocked by Coco.
Glatt throws an overhand right that lands on Coco's shoulder, as Coco tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glatt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coco blocks a low kick nicely.
Coco wants to counter the offense by Glatt and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glatt misses with a hook
and Coco counters with a nice uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Coco, right into the meat.
Fanta Coco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Glatt misses with a leg kick
and Coco counters with an outside leg kick.
Glatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coco.
Coco is looking to clinch.
Glatt moves out of range of the body kick from Coco.
Glatt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Coco checks a leg kick.
Glatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coco moves away.
Coco blocks a jab.
Glatt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Coco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Glatt's calf.
Glatt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coco. Glatt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Coco.
Coco catches Glatt napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Glatt to the canvas!
Glatt is rocked!
Coco decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Glatt, up you get!
Oh Glatt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glatt walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Glatt limp body while Coco jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fanta Coco!
A very excited looking Fanta Coco made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Doug Glatt was interviewed post fight and said 'Hats off to my opponent.....win or lose I fight for the fans I'll beat that ass next time.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Arthur Menezes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Menezes.
Menezes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Menezes lands in his opponent's guard.
Choo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Menezes is aware though and is defending well.
Menezes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Choo is looking for a triangle but Menezes pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menezes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Menezes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Choo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Choo's guard.
Menezes is trying to control the action in half guard but Choo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Choo gets back to full guard.
Menezes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Choo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Menezes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Menezes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mew Choo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Choo just misses with a punch to the body.
Menezes looks to throw the jab but Choo is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo throws a jab when Menezes was well out of range.
Menezes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Menezes misses the shot to the body.
Menezes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Choo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Choo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Choo clinches up with Menezes and pushes him back against the cage.
Menezes tries to stall but Choo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Choo.
Menezes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Choo working aggressively here.
Menezes decides to pull guard.
Choo looking to pass the guard.
Menezes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Menezes can't keep his opponent in guard - Choo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes looking for subs from the bottom but Choo mounts him!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Menezes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Choo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Menezes turns into him and now he's in Choo's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Menezes wants to control from the top but Choo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Menezes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Choo just misses with a punch to the body.
Menezes darts in trying to clinch
and Choo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Choo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Choo throws out a loose jab but Menezes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Menezes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Menezes's corner calls for a 1-2. Menezes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Menezes looks to throw the jab but Choo is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Choo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Menezes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Choo.
Menezes feints the counter takedown.
Menezes shoots for a double leg takedown but Choo sprawls well. He's pushed Menezes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Menezes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Choo coming out on top.
Choo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arthur Menezes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choo walks into a stiff left hand from Menezes.
Menezes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Choo misses its target.
Choo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Choo connects with a body shot that sends Menezes's belly button to the back.
Menezes blocks a jab.
Choo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mew Choo is winning the standup battle so far.
Choo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Menezes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Choo staying out of range there.
Menezes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choo.
Menezes closes the distance and clinches.
Choo is trying to pull guard but Menezes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Choo jumps guard but Menezes stands there with Choo around his waist. Choo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Choo jumps guard and drags Menezes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Choo has his feet on Menezes's thighs here. He's pushed Menezes off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Menezes screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mew Choo!
Mew Choo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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pop
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