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BFC Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Andrews (ranked 4516 p4p, 5726 weight class) and Norris Chow (ranked 395 p4p, 438 weight class). Cliff Andrews has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cliff Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norris Chow!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow motions for Andrews to come forward. Chow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chow throws a leg kick that misses.
Andrews missing with a left hand there. Chow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chow looks to land a combination but Andrews avoids it well.
Andrews thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andrews misses with a straight right.
Andrews lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chow circles away quickly and effectively.
Chow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Andrews misses with a looping left.
Chow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chow misses with a head kick.
Chow moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chow tries to clinch but Andrews is having none of it.
Chow defending well as Andrews loads up on a big left hand.
Chow moves forwards but Andrews connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Andrews misses with a looping right.
A right-left combo lands from Andrews.
 Chow is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Andrews gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cliff Andrews!
Cliff Andrews 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Vernon White (ranked 7658 p4p, 6915 weight class) and Chris Smith (ranked 628 p4p, 589 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vernon White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Smith!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White staying out of range there.
We've been told by White's head coaches at Hell Warriors Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smith defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Chris Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
White misses with a body shot.
White throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
White walks into a jab.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donk. Smith catches White right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by White.
Smith has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Smith connects with a jab.
White throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from White misses.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith with a nice cross.
 White is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White tries to land a body kick
and Smith shoots in, scooping White off his feet. Smith is holding his opponent over his shoulder. He slams White to the mat and White is in big trouble! Smith is landing strikes to his unconscious foe and the ref dives in to end the fight! Smith is celebrating with his corner and rightfully so.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Chris Smith!
Chris Smith 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Boxeri (ranked 5285 p4p, 6997 weight class) and Thiago Reyes (ranked 538 p4p, 621 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Boxeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boxeri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reyes, pushing him back against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Reyes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Reyes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Boxeri uses from the top position.
Reyes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boxeri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boxeri avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boxeri decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxeri drives through and clinches with Reyes against the cage.
Boxeri breaks the clinch.
Reyes moves into the clinch.
Boxeri blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boxeri is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boxeri breaks from the clinch.
Boxeri checks a low kick from Reyes.
Boxeri attempts a counter takedown but Reyes avoids it well and moves away.
Reyes lands the left hand.
Boxeri clinches up against the cage.
Boxeri digs a right hand underneath Reyes's ribcage. Reyes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reyes looking for a takedown.
Boxeri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boxeri has Reyes up against the cage in a clinch.
Boxeri goes for a takedown attempt but Reyes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boxeri throws a head kick that misses.
Reyes tries a quick counter leg kick but Boxeri is wise to it.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxeri tries to counter by clinching up but Reyes breaks away and moves out of range.
Boxeri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reyes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boxeri shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reyes as he avoids it easily.
Boxeri checks the leg kick.
Ispa Boxeri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxeri has Reyes up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxeri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reyes stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ispa Boxeri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boxeri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boxeri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reyes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxeri closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Boxeri lands in his opponent's guard.
Boxeri stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reyes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boxeri is working hard here to advance position.
Reyes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boxeri gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boxeri stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Reyes checks a leg kick.
Reyes tries to clinch but Boxeri is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxeri is just out of range.
Boxeri shoots in looking for a takedown but Reyes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boxeri's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boxeri shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reyes raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boxeri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boxeri blocks an uppercut.
Reyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxeri breaks from the clinch.
Reyes tries to clinch up.
Reyes connects with a crisp jab.
Boxeri closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Reyes wants a takedown.
Boxeri pulls guard.
Boxeri on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boxeri tries to get out of the position.
Boxeri pulls Reyes in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Boxeri dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boxeri closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Boxeri lands in his opponent's guard.
Reyes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Boxeri off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Boxeri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reyes tries to score a body lock takedown but Boxeri shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boxeri has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reyes uses from the top position.
Reyes wants to control from the top but Boxeri keeps moving.
Reyes is fighting to break Boxeri's control of his arms but Boxeri is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boxeri trying to keep a closed guard but Reyes is proving a slippery customer.
Boxeri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxeri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reyes throwing strikes but missing.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Boxeri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Reyes tries to bum rush Boxeri with a series of wild strikes but Boxeri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boxeri lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Reyes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boxeri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boxeri swats away the attempt to clinch by Reyes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Boxeri blocks the leg kick.
Reyes tries to bum rush Boxeri with a series of wild strikes but Boxeri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reyes is looking to score with low kicks.
Boxeri bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boxeri misses with the ground and pound.
Boxeri has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Reyes misses with a body kick.
Reyes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boxeri.
Reyes is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes tries for a takedown but Boxeri sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boxeri swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reyes is breathing heavily.
Boxeri shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a series of punches but Boxeri moves out of range.
Boxeri shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Reyes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here.
Boxeri working away.
Reyes looking for a sweep but Boxeri has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Boxeri looking to ground and pound but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Boxeri controlling from mount.
Reyes is controlling an arm, preventing Boxeri from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Boxeri.
Reyes tries to hold on but Boxeri pushes him away.
Boxeri controlling from mount.
Boxeri unloads with some shots from mount but Reyes bucks and avoids them well.
Ispa Boxeri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boxeri controlling the position easily from mount.
Reyes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thiago Reyes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxeri is just out of range.
Ispa Boxeri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boxeri rushes Reyes and presses him up against the cage.
Reyes goes for a takedown attempt but Boxeri pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boxeri shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reyes sprawls well. Reyes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boxeri gets slowly back to his feet.
Boxeri shoots in for a takedown but Reyes shows good takedown defense.
Boxeri takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boxeri tries for a takedown but Reyes manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ispa Boxeri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Boxeri avoids the damage to the body.
Boxeri breaks from the clinch.
Reyes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boxeri is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reyes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boxeri shoots in for a takedown but Reyes shows good takedown defense.
Reyes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boxeri counters with a one-two to the body.
Reyes scores with a nice head shot.
Reyes leaves Boxeri with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thiago Reyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big head kick from Reyes and Boxeri is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Boxeri is rocked!
 It looks like Ispa Boxeri has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes has gone for a leg lock! Boxeri slips out almost immediately though and dives into Reyes's guard.
Oh Boxeri is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boxeri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boxeri's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boxeri trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Boxeri tries to free his leg and advance position but Reyes is retaining full guard.
Boxeri seems to have got his legs back now.
Reyes is looking for a triangle but Boxeri pushes his legs off easily.
Reyes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reyes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reyes has a closed guard, preventing Boxeri from standing up.
Boxeri might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boxeri defends it easily.
Boxeri postures up.
Reyes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boxeri content to stall in guard here.
Boxeri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boxeri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reyes looking for a sweep. Not yet Reyes, not yet.
Boxeri slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boxeri drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boxeri jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reyes looking for a sweep. Not yet Reyes, not yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boxeri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for Boxeri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reyes wants to counter with a clinch but Boxeri pushes him away.
Boxeri clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reyes 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thiago Reyes!
A victorious Thiago Reyes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imperial Washington (ranked 5722 p4p, 3815 weight class) and Henry Hazlitt (ranked 483 p4p, 380 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Imperial Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Hazlitt!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hazlitt.
Washington swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Washington tests Hazlitt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like Henry Hazlitt has been cut.
Washington lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Washington.
Washington drops Hazlitt with a beautiful combination! Hazlitt stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Washington is looking for the KO!
Hazlitt is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Washington lunges at Hazlitt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hazlitt's hand.
Hazlitt is still on wobbly legs! Can Washington finish him?
That has opened up Henry Hazlitt's cut even more.
Hazlitt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hazlitt seems to have recovered his senses.
Hazlitt throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hazlitt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Washington takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Washington keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hazlitt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hazlitt darts in and clinches Washington up against the cage.
Hazlitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Washington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington wants to break free but Hazlitt has control.
Washington can't find room to land a body shot as Hazlitt controls the action.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hazlitt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Washington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Hazlitt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hazlitt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Hazlitt.
Hazlitt has picked Washington up - he's going for a ride! Hazlitt dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Washington is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at FF Forever, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hazlitt throws a strike but Washington avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Washington is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hazlitt is looking to work some ground and pound but Washington has wrist control.
Washington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlitt is looking to work some ground and pound but Washington has wrist control.
Washington is pulling down on Hazlitt's head to control his posture.
Hazlitt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hazlitt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hazlitt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Washington's head.
Hazlitt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hazlitt is looking to work some ground and pound but Washington has wrist control.
Hazlitt with a nice head shot there.
Hazlitt throws a big elbow that misses.
Hazlitt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlitt tries to clinch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington stuns Hazlitt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Washington avoids the body shot from Hazlitt.
The crowd cheers as Washington lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hazlitt doesn't seem phased though.
Washington throws a shot from downtown. Hazlitt moves away and avoids it.
Hazlitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Washington throws a body shot but no joy.
Hazlitt lands a body shot.
Washington misses with a hook. Hazlitt ducked under it nicely.
Hazlitt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Washington misses the jab.
Hazlitt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Washington moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Washington 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hazlitt scores with a jab. Washington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hazlitt lands a lovely overhand right.
Hazlitt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Washington doesn't seem bothered though.
Washington takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hazlitt moves into the clinch.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hazlitt is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Washington can't fight it off and eventually Hazlitt manages to take the fight to the floor. Washington looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hazlitt working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henry Hazlitt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henry Hazlitt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Washington misses with a straight left.
Hazlitt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Washington.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hazlitt! But no joy.
Nice shot lands for Washington.
Hazlitt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hazlitt throws a shot to the body.
Hazlitt shoots and misses
and Washington counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington throws a lazy right hand but Hazlitt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hazlitt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Washington throws out a loose jab but Hazlitt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlitt lands a really nice looking cross but Washington seems unphased.
Washington misses with a right hand
and Hazlitt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hazlitt misses the body punch
and Hazlitt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hazlitt throws the left hand but Washington avoids the punch easily.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Hazlitt is just out of range.
Hazlitt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Imperial Washington is winning the standup battle so far.
Hazlitt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Washington jabs Hazlitt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hazlitt slips a jab and a cross from Washington.
Hazlitt misses with an uppercut
and Washington counters with a straight right hand.
The cut above Henry Hazlitt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hazlitt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hazlitt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Washington throws a jab but it's blocked by Hazlitt.
Hazlitt rushes Washington and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hazlitt blocking some punches.
Washington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hazlitt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Washington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Washington takes a swing at Hazlitt's ribcage but misses.
Hazlitt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hazlitt.
Imperial Washington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hazlitt is looking to clinch but Washington is avoiding it.
Washington throwing a counter right hand but Hazlitt manages to avoid it.
Washington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry Hazlitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hazlitt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Washington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some wild striking there from Hazlitt.
Hazlitt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hazlitt throws a hook to the side of Washington's head but Washington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Washington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Washington does it's job there.
Washington scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henry Hazlitt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Washington misses with a lunging right hand
and Hazlitt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Hazlitt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Washington walks into a straight right hand from Hazlitt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a body punch but Hazlitt moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hazlitt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Washington misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hazlitt counters by clinching up.
Hazlitt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Washington breaks the clinch.
Washington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Washington throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Hazlitt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Washington on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Washington moves out of range as Hazlitt strikes.
It looked like Washington wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hazlitt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hazlitt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Washington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imperial Washington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Hazlitt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Washington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hazlitt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hazlitt throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hazlitt, as that shot connected.
Hazlitt lands with a good body shot.
Hazlitt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hazlitt tries to throw a body punch but Washington avoids it by throwing Hazlitt back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hazlitt fails to land.
Washington pushes Hazlitt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hazlitt is stalling here.
Henry Hazlitt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hazlitt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazlitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Hazlitt.
Washington misses with the head strike.
Hazlitt lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlitt has Washington pressed against the cage.
Hazlitt blocks a body shot from Washington.
Washington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Washington darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hazlitt moves out of range as Washington strikes.
Hazlitt scores with a body shot.
Hazlitt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hazlitt lands a shot to the body.
Hazlitt can't find room to land a body shot as Washington controls the action.
Hazlitt prevents Washington from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hazlitt.
Washington is trying to break the clinch but Hazlitt is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington blocks an uppercut.
Hazlitt works on Washington's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hazlitt misses with some punches.
Hazlitt stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Washington's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hazlitt digs a right hand into Washington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Washington's gas tank.
Hazlitt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hazlitt tries a body shot but Washington blocks it.
Hazlitt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Hazlitt.
Hazlitt lands a body punch.
The referee calls for Hazlitt to work.
Hazlitt is stalling here.
Hazlitt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hazlitt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hazlitt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlitt misses with a punch to the body.
Hazlitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington misses with some punches.
Hazlitt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hazlitt's elbow.
A short uppercut from Washington.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Henry Hazlitt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Imperial Washington!
A less than humble Imperial Washington misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lonnie Donegan (ranked 3292 p4p, 6366 weight class) and Tourney Guy (ranked 172 p4p, 248 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lonnie Donegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tourney Guy!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donegan thuds a left hand into Guy's body.
Guy moves away from the strike by Donegan.
Guy moves out of range as Donegan strikes.
Guy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Donegan throws a hook but Guy avoids it easily.
Guy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donegan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lonnie Donegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donegan connects with a looping right hand.
Guy is rocked!
Guy gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Donegan gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lonnie Donegan!
Lonnie Donegan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Gehard (ranked 2718 p4p, 4252 weight class) and Ziggy Stardust (ranked 292 p4p, 412 weight class). Gehard's entrance music is Scooter - Nessaja. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Gehard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ziggy Stardust!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gehard moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gehard.
Stardust breaks from the clinch.
Gehard throws a jab when Stardust was well out of range.
Stardust feints the counter takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gehard.
Stardust is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gehard.
Stardust throws a looping overhand right but Gehard ducks down to avoid it.
Gehard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gehard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gehard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ziggy Stardust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gehard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stardust throws a looping overhand right but Gehard ducks down to avoid it.
Stardust throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stardust 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.
Stardust connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stardust throws a hook but Gehard blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stardust takes one to the chin there.
Stardust throws a body punch but Gehard moves out of range.
Gehard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stardust.
Stardust misses with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Stardust as Gehard shoots in.
Gehard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stardust sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gehard wants to clinch up but Stardust keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Stardust misses its intended target.
Gehard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gehard shoots in for a takedown but Stardust shows good takedown defense.
Stardust changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Gehard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gehard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stardust manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stardust getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stardust misses with a hook. Gehard ducked under it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Stardust. No joy for Gehard on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Stardust misses
and Gehard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gehard moves out of range as Stardust strikes.
Gehard is looking to counter punch.
Stardust misses with a body shot.
Stardust misses with an uppercut
and Gehard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gehard blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Stardust.
Gehard moves out of range as Stardust strikes.
It looked like Gehard was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stardust.
Stardust lands with a right hand.
Gehard has a takedown stuffed.
Stardust might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Stardust lands a nice shot that snaps Gehard's head back.
Gehard is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stardust throws the left hand but Gehard avoids the punch easily.
Stardust misses with an uppercut. Gehard saw that one coming.
It looked like Gehard was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stardust.
Stardust with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stardust throws out a loose jab but Gehard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gehard went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stardust connects with the punch.
Stardust scores with a jab to the head.
Stardust 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.
Gehard is rocked!
Stardust drops Gehard with a straight right hand, right on the button! Stardust follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ziggy Stardust!
Ziggy Stardust managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jalaluddin Aziz (ranked 2377 p4p, 3920 weight class) and Joe Bailey (ranked 50 p4p, 81 weight class). Aziz comes to the cage accompanied by Dalshar Project - Afghan Rastaman. Bailey has chosen Go Hard Or Go Home 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jalaluddin Aziz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey misses with a right hand
and Aziz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bailey swinging wildly here.
Aziz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bailey.
Nice defenses there by Aziz.
Aziz tries a low kick but Bailey avoids it.
Aziz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aziz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bailey.
Aziz slips under a jab from Bailey.
Bailey tests Aziz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bailey throws a right and a left that Aziz avoids nicely.
Bailey lunges at Aziz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aziz's hand.
Aziz misses with a body shot.
Aziz digs a good hook to Bailey's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aziz momentarily.
Aziz throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
It seemed like Bailey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aziz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aziz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bailey misses with a combination
and Aziz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Aziz.
Bailey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bailey throws a big shot that misses.
Bailey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aziz.
Bailey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bailey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aziz on the side of the head.
Jalaluddin Aziz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aziz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aziz shoots in and gets a takedown into Bailey's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aziz postures up.
Aziz preventing the sweep.
Aziz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bailey being controlled here, momentarily.
Aziz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aziz throws a big right hand that misses.
Aziz wants to pass the guard but Bailey is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aziz is one step ahead there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bailey just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Aziz.
It seemed like Bailey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Jalaluddin Aziz has been cut.
Aziz drives through and clinches with Bailey against the cage.
Bailey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aziz breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from Bailey misses
and Aziz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aziz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aziz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bailey has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Bailey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aziz wants to control but Bailey is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Aziz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Aziz is looking to take a break and control but Bailey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aziz swings around for an armbar but Bailey sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Aziz's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jalaluddin Aziz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jalaluddin Aziz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bailey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aziz.
Nice shot by Aziz.
Aziz has a takedown stuffed.
Bailey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aziz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aziz slips a straight right by Bailey.
Bailey lands a jab-cross combination.
Aziz shoots in but Bailey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jalaluddin Aziz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aziz's head.
Aziz is rocked!
Aziz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Aziz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice sprawl there from Bailey as Aziz shoots in.
Aziz seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aziz shoots in for a takedown but Bailey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz throws a poor cross that misses
and Bailey counters with a nice uppercut.
Aziz walks straight into a right hand from Bailey - that's dropped him! Bailey jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Aziz from any more punishment! Aziz complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Bailey!
A victorious Joe Bailey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Lane (ranked 3182 p4p, 3464 weight class) and Axl Loria (ranked 335 p4p, 362 weight class). Axl Loria has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xavier Lane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Axl Loria!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loria gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lane takes a swing at Loria's ribcage but misses.
Lane darts in and clinches Loria up against the cage.
Lane scores with a shot to the side of Loria's head.
Loria fails to pull guard.
Lane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Loria tries to pull guard but Lane won't allow it.
Lane manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Lane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lane.
Donk. Lane catches Loria right on the button with a cross.
Axl Loria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loria throws a right hand that misses
and Lane counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loria misses with a double jab
and Lane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Loria misses with a body shot
and Lane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Loria throws a lazy uppercut
and Lane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good shot there by Lane.
Loria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lane moves into the clinch successfully.
Lane breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane connects with a nice looking jab.
Loria misses with a straight right.
Loria throws an off balance right hand
and Lane counters with a stiff right hand.
Lane with a hook.
Loria missing with a left hand there. Lane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lane throws out a powerful jab.
Loria takes a swing at Lane's ribcage but misses.
Lane ducks right into an uppercut from Loria.
Loria throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loria is rocked!
Jab, jab by Lane - just one landing.
Loria is still on wobbly legs! Can Lane finish him?
Loria clobbers Lane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loria throws a nice looking combination but Lane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lane lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Loria falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lane dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Lane!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Evans (ranked 3079 p4p, 2454 weight class) and T Bone Carver (ranked 379 p4p, 318 weight class). Evans comes to the cage accompanied by Seven Devils. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, T Bone Carver!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Michael Evans has been cut.
Carver throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans throws a right and a left that Carver avoids nicely.
Carver's corner calls for a 1-2. Carver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carver misses with an uppercut.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carver moves away from the strike by Evans.
Carver scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans connects with the punch.
Carver looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Evans scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carver walks into a jab.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Carver misses the shot to the body.
Evans throwing a counter right hand but Carver manages to avoid it.
Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Evans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carver.
Carver misses with a hook
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Evans scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like T Bone Carver has been cut.
Evans swings for the body but Carver moves out of range.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
T Bone Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carver lands a lovely overhand right.
Evans ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carver bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Evans's head.
Michael Evans's cut is getting worse.
Carver works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carver throws a big shot that misses.
Carver scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Evans slips under a jab from Carver.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carver lands a big uppercut and Evans crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Evans looks OK. Carver waves Evans back to his feet!
Evans is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Carver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carver.
Oh Evans is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michael Evans's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Evans! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). T Bone Carver!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, T Bone Carver made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Michael Evans stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you. It was a great fight and we will be back. But I need to get something off my chest. T-Bone, you and your wife are expecting, yes? We need to come clean. Marjorie would you please come into the cage, sweetheart. T-Bone, I'm sorry to tell you this but the child is not yours. It's mine.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 2429 p4p, 998 weight class) and William Norman (ranked 51 p4p, 20 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu by Smoke Serpent. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Norman!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norman misses with a body kick.
Norman throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
A jab from Norman does it's job there.
Norman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Norman misses with a body kick.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Norman misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie slips a straight right by Norman.
As Norman looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Norman just gets out of the way.
Norman misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
Norman throws a big shot that misses.
Norman scores with a head kick.
Norman throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Norman misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Norman.
Norman throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie slips under a jab from Norman.
Gracie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Norman throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Norman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norman swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Donk. Norman catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Norman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norman misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Norman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norman throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Norman loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie throws a big counter combination but Norman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A low kick from Norman is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Norman misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Gracie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Norman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
William Norman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Norman.
Norman misses with a jab to the body
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Norman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie slips a jab from Norman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie throws a big counter combination but Norman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Norman throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Norman misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Norman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Norman looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Norman just gets out of the way.
Norman misses with a looping right.
Norman misses with a body kick.
Norman lands a head kick!
Norman misses the body punch
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Norman will be more careful next time no doubt.
William Norman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norman misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norman gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Norman throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Norman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Norman just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Gracie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick by Norman misses
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Norman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Norman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Norman connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Norman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Norman.
Norman misses with a body shot
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Royce Gracie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Norman throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie throws a big counter combination but Norman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Norman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Norman.
Gracie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Norman misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
As Norman looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Norman just gets out of the way.
Norman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Norman.
Norman scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norman misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Norman fails to land with a series of punches.
Norman cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Norman is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Norman tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gracie throws a big counter combination but Norman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gracie slips a jab from Norman.
As Norman looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Norman just gets out of the way.
Norman throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Norman.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norman.
Gracie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Norman misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Norman backing up. Norman nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Norman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norman.
Gracie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gracie is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Norman.
Gracie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Norman throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Royce Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norman misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Norman backing up. Norman nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norman misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Norman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Norman swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
We've been told by Gracie's head coaches at Rio Fight Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Norman throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norman misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie tries to move into range but Norman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Norman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norman throws out the jab.
Norman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norman misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Norman looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Norman just gets out of the way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norman.
Norman misses with a body shot.
Gracie is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Norman will be more careful next time no doubt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Norman.
Norman gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Norman looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Norman just gets out of the way.
Norman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Norman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Norman backing up. Norman nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norman tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Norman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gracie has got the better of the exchanges.
Norman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Norman.
Norman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Norman throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norman. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norman misses the shot to the body.
Gracie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Norman throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Norman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Norman throws a lazy body kick
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Norman looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Norman just gets out of the way.
Norman misses with a kick to the body
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Norman swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
It looked like Gracie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norman missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norman tries a head kick but it misses.
Norman throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Norman backing up. Norman nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Norman tries to land a body kick
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Norman.
Norman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Norman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Royce Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Norman misses with an uppercut.
Gracie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Norman tries to land a body kick
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Norman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Norman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norman throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Norman.
Gracie is looking for a counter combo.
Norman throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman throws a lazy body kick
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Norman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Norman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norman misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Norman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Gracie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Norman tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Norman swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Norman misses the target.
It looked like Gracie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Norman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Norman.
Norman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norman looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Norman misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Norman.
Norman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Norman throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Norman backing up. Norman nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Norman throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Norman misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Norman backing up. Norman nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab, jab by Norman - just one landing.
Norman throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a big counter combination but Norman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Norman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Norman misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Norman.
Norman misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman misses with a jab to the body
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Norman.
Norman misses with a body shot.
Gracie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Norman throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Norman misses with an uppercut.
Norman misses the shot to the body.
Norman throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Norman misses the body punch
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norman can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norman throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norman misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Norman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Norman misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Norman misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Norman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Norman misses.
Gracie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Norman settles back down.
Norman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Norman will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie clearly takes 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.
Norman misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Norman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
As Norman looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Norman just gets out of the way.
Norman throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Norman throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Norman.
Norman misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Norman misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Norman backing up. Norman nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Norman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norman misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Norman there.
Norman misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Norman throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Norman misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norman.
Norman throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Norman is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Norman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norman throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Norman will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norman throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Norman misses the shot to the body.
Gracie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Norman finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Some wild striking there from Norman.
As Norman looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Norman just gets out of the way.
Norman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norman throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
As Norman looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Norman just gets out of the way.
Norman throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Norman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Norman throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Norman misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Norman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Norman throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
It looked like Gracie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Norman misses with a kick to the body.
Norman looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Norman throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Norman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Norman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Norman misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Norman backing up. Norman nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Norman misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Norman misses with a body kick.
Gracie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Norman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Norman.
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!
Norman connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Norman throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Gracie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Norman throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie is looking for a counter combo.
Norman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Norman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Norman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie throws a big counter combination but Norman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Norman misses the jab.
Norman swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie slips a jab from Norman.
Gracie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Norman throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Norman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Norman misses with a hook.
Gracie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Norman, as that shot connected.
Gracie slips under a jab from Norman.
Gracie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Norman throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Gracie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie had his way with William Norman in 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. This is the final round!
Norman throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Norman throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Norman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Norman throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Norman.
Norman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Norman looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Norman just gets out of the way.
Norman misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Norman misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Norman backing up. Norman nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Norman throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Norman will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Norman.
Norman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Norman.
Gracie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Norman throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
It looked like Gracie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Norman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norman misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Norman missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norman misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Norman backing up. Norman nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
A low kick from Norman misses
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie defending well as Norman loads up on a big left hand.
Norman misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Norman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Norman throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
William Norman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norman throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Norman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Norman throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Norman backing up. Norman nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Norman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norman throws a head kick that misses
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Norman backing up. Norman nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Norman loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Norman scores with a decent looking hook.
Norman misses with a body shot
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Norman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Norman misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Norman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Norman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Norman throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Norman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Norman.
Norman is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Norman lands a lovely overhand right.
Norman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie throws a big counter combination but Norman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norman rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Norman.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norman avoids it.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Norman avoiding damage as Gracie throws knees to the body.
Norman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gracie prevents it.
Gracie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norman is defending well for now.
Norman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norman managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
Norman lands a body shot.
Norman lands a left hand.
Norman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gracie has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Norman off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Norman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Norman looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Norman just gets out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norman throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Norman backing up. Norman nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Norman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Gracie!
A victorious Royce Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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