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WCF 33: Rua vs Archer PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Sanders (ranked 3815 p4p, 4140 weight class) and Matt Cruz (ranked 507 p4p, 547 weight class). Charles Sanders has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders misses with the combination.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanders throws out the jab.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Sanders's shoulder, as Sanders tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz throws a jab when Sanders was well out of range.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Sanders lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Sanders does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Sanders, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheers as Cruz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanders doesn't seem phased though.
Cruz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanders scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sloppy strikes from Sanders. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cruz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanders takes one to the chin there.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanders takes one to the chin there.
Cruz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sanders tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz postures up and lands a big shot to Sanders's brow.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanders swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz slips nicely into half guard.
Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Cruz wants to pass to mount but Sanders is defending the position.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruz throwing shots but Sanders is blocking nicely.
Cruz seems to be looking for submissions.
Sanders tries to get to full guard but Cruz has control of the leg.
Cruz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanders doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cruz.
Cruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cruz.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
Cruz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sanders taking some punishment here, with Cruz in his half guard.
Cruz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanders sees it coming and defends easily.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanders tries to roll over but Cruz keeps him under control.
Cruz passes to full mount!
Cruz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Sanders that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
 Sanders is rocked!
Cruz is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Sanders goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Cruz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matt Cruz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Kras (ranked 3809 p4p, 24523 weight class) and Mark Callaway (ranked 384 p4p, 575 weight class). Don Kras 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Kras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Callaway!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callaway rushes Kras and presses him up against the cage.
Callaway should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Callaway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kras backwards.
Callaway has had enough of the clinch but Kras keeps him there for the moment.
Kras has Callaway pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kras pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Callaway tumbling to the mat - Kras dives into Callaway's guard.
Kras stands and throws Callaway's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kras cracks Callaway with a big elbow.
Callaway is trying to get back to his feet.
Kras lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kras will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Callaway is trying to buck Kras off.
Callaway takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kras lands a big left to the face of Callaway, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Kras and another - Callaway is out! Kras stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Don Kras!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Li Chai (ranked 4086 p4p, 5907 weight class) and Funky Colemadina (ranked 186 p4p, 214 weight class). Colemadina has chosen immortal by adema as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dragon Li Chai has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 Hilo, Dragon Li Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Funky Colemadina!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colemadina gets a double leg takedown into Chai's guard.
Chai is looking to cinch up a triangle. Colemadina throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Chai's body to avoid the submission. Chai has instead reached around Colemadina's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Chai arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dragon Li Chai!
As Dragon Li Chai got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Give me a guy in top 5, you're getting these boys hurt here. Peter Petrov, Claus Haba, Bernie Sanders I'm calling y'all out!!! Now come get tapped out'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rammsie Hartmann (ranked 2509 p4p, 7242 weight class) and Chester Bowen (ranked 365 p4p, 696 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rammsie Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chester Bowen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowen misses with a double jab
and Hartmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hartmann gets a clinch.
Hartmann breaks from the clinch.
Hartmann takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bowen drops his hands momentarily and Hartmann takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bowen swings for the body but Hartmann moves out of range.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Bowen moves out of range.
Hartmann shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hartmann works Bowen's body with a nice hook.
Hartmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bowen slips a jab and a cross from Hartmann.
Bowen throws a head kick but Hartmann moves out of range.
Bowen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hartmann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowen tries to land a front kick but Hartmann steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hartmann is looking for a counter combo.
Bowen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartmann was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowen.
Hartmann fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bowen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann avoids the body shot from Bowen.
Hartmann cracks Bowen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bowen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartmann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartmann feints a jab promting Bowen to slip. Hartmann then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bowen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 Bowen is rocked!
We've been told by Hartmann's head coaches at UnderGround BJJ & MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hartmann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hartmann has Bowen up against the cage in a clinch.
Bowen fails to pull guard.
Hartmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bowen looks to clinch
and Hartmann counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartmann connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bowen some visible discomfort.
Hartmann working the ground and pound.
Bowen is still in real trouble! Can Hartmann finish him?
Bowen taking a bit of punishment here - Hartmann scoring with strikes.
A big shot lands for Hartmann! That's hurt Bowen! Will he recover? Hartmann fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rammsie Hartmann!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rammsie Hartmann thanked Sydney Fight Gear (London Rebirth) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Hughes (ranked 1890 p4p, 2804 weight class) and Yadeep Singh (ranked 251 p4p, 357 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Hughes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Yadeep Singh!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Singh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Singh throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Hughes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Singh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hughes misses with a two punch combination.
Singh swinging wildly here.
It looked like Hughes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Singh clinches with his opponent.
Hughes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hughes misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Singh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Hughes on the inside.
Singh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Singh avoiding damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Singh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh tries to work over Hughes 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Singh.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hughes lands with a light punch inside.
Singh lands an elbow that stopped Hughes in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Andy Hughes has been cut.
Hughes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Singh wants to stall.
Singh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hughes is keeping busy.
Singh seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Singh scores with a shot to the side of Hughes 's head.
Hughes blocks an uppercut.
Singh misses with an elbow strike.
Hughes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Singh.
A short body shot lands from Hughes as the two fighters clinch.
Hughes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Singh.
A right hook to the body lands for Hughes .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Singh wants to clinch.
Singh throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hughes counter with a right hand.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Singh!
Singh misses with a series of wild punches.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Singh ducks down to avoid it.
Singh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hughes misses the jab.
Singh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hughes counters with a series of strikes. Singh will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Singh tries to clinch but Hughes moves away
and Hughes counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes throws a jab when Singh was well out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Singh.
Singh takes a swing at Hughes 's ribcage but misses.
Hughes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Singh.
Hughes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Singh misses with a jab to the body
and Hughes counters with a right hand to the body.
Hughes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Singh throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughes 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Singh under the eye.
Singh misses with a double jab.
Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Singh counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Singh is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Singh.
Yadeep Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Singh moved out of range.
Hughes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Singh tries to clinch but Hughes moves away
letting Hughes counter with a right hand.
Hughes tries to move into range but Singh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Hughes .
Singh throws a hook but Hughes blocks it.
Singh misses with a series of wild punches.
Singh fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes blocks a jab.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andy Hughes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andy Hughes 's cut.
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.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Hughes misses with a hook.
Hughes throws a hook but Singh avoids it easily.
Singh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes swings widly with a right hand
enabling Singh to counter with a crisp jab.
Hughes keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Singh throws out a counter right but Hughes avoids it with no problem.
Hughes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A cross from Hughes lands.
Singh swinging wildly here.
Hughes is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Hughes misses the target.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Singh is out of range.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Andy Hughes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hughes scores with a sloppy right hand. Singh should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Hughes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Hughes .
Hughes avoids the body shot from Singh.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Singh lands a lovely overhand right.
Singh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Hughes .
Singh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Singh ducks right into an uppercut from Hughes .
Singh throws a chopping leg kick but Hughes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Singh misses with a double jab
and Hughes counters with a stiff right hand.
Singh tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Hughes misses.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.
Singh digs a good body shot into Hughes 's ribs.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singh manages to avoid it.
Singh lands with a shot to the body.
Singh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hughes on the side of the head.
Singh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hughes 's head.
Singh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hughes moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hughes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Singh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Singh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hughes doesn't seem phased though.
Hughes lands a jab to the nose.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Singh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Singh is rocked!
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Singh appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hughes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hughes scores with a jab.
Singh throws an off balance right hand
and Hughes counters with a crisp right hand that drops Singh! Hughes lets Singh back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Singh is still on wobbly legs! Can Hughes finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Singh out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Hughes !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Sanchez (ranked 3015 p4p, 2787 weight class) and Marvin Watts (ranked 438 p4p, 405 weight class). Marvin Watts will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Watts!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a takedown
and Watts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Watts has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sanchez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Watts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanchez momentarily.
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Watts counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Watts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Watts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watts gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Watts is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Watts keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez prevents Watts from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is pushing down on Watts's leg trying to pass to half guard. Watts is fighting to maintain full guard but Sanchez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Watts is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez stops Watts from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Watts!
Watts's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sanchez quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Sanchez but it's paid off an Watts is forced to tap! Nice work by Sanchez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hector Sanchez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Ohoulihan (ranked 1612 p4p, 7153 weight class) and H H Holmes (ranked 221 p4p, 139 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seamus Ohoulihan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, H H Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohoulihan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Seamus Ohoulihan has been cut.
Ohoulihan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ohoulihan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Holmes is trying to get back to half guard.
Ohoulihan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Holmes sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ohoulihan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Holmes is avoiding damage well.
Ohoulihan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Holmes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Holmes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Holmes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ohoulihan lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Ohoulihan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ohoulihan tries to get out of the position.
Holmes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Holmes stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohoulihan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Holmes quickly recovers to half guard.
Holmes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ohoulihan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holmes defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ohoulihan thows a huge punch but Holmes dodges it nicely.
Holmes is trying to get back to full guard.
Ohoulihan wants to pass the guard but Holmes is defending well.
Holmes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ohoulihan.
Holmes trying to control but Ohoulihan postures up.
Holmes looking for submissions off his back.
Ohoulihan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Holmes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ohoulihan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holmes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ohoulihan is looking to work some ground and pound but Holmes has wrist control.
Holmes wants to sweep but no luck.
Ohoulihan is looking to work some ground and pound but Holmes has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ohoulihan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ohoulihan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ohoulihan lands a couple of elbows.
Ohoulihan throwing strikes from guard but Holmes blocks nicely.
Holmes wants to sweep here but Ohoulihan controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan cracks Holmes with a solid left hand.
Holmes looking for a sweep. Not yet Holmes, not yet.
Ohoulihan throwing strikes but missing.
Holmes has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ohoulihan has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Ohoulihan tries to score with some ground and pound. Holmes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Holmes tries to improve position but can't.
Ohoulihan working the body and head with strikes.
Holmes defending against the ground and pound.
Ohoulihan working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ohoulihan connects with a decent elbow.
Ohoulihan working the ground and pound from side control.
Holmes is rocked!
Ohoulihan in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Holmes looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Ohoulihan turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seamus Ohoulihan!
Our winner, Seamus Ohoulihan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Rader (ranked 1369 p4p, 4451 weight class) and Donald Fonald (ranked 167 p4p, 435 weight class). Dennis Rader has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Rader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Fonald!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Fonald - just one landing.
Fonald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rader swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rader seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fonald scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fonald moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rader's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fonald connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rader scrambles back to his feet.
Rader really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rader missing with a left hand there. Fonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rader scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Rader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fonald tests Rader's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Fonald. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rader looks to throw the jab but Fonald is out of range.
Fonald connects with the punch.
Fonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rader counters with a nice uppercut.
Fonald connects with a leg kick.
Rader moves out of range of the strikes.
Rader moves into the clinch.
Rader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fonald's efforts to push away.
Fonald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fonald is stalling here.
Rader has Fonald pressed against the cage, preventing Fonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rader tries to pull guard but Fonald holds him up against the cage and eventually Rader drops back down to his feet.
Fonald wants to break free but Rader has control.
Fonald tries to circle away but Rader has him pinned against the cage.
Rader tries to pull guard but Fonald forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Rader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rader jumps guard but Fonald turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fonald connects with a single shot there.
Fonald cracks Rader with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fonald moves to clinch but Rader breaks away
and Rader counters with a stiff right hand.
Fonald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Fonald.
Nice uppercut lands for Rader. That snapped Fonald's head back.
Fonald misses with an uppercut.
Rader swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rader instigates a clinch.
Rader tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rader is trying to pull guard but Fonald turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rader manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rader tries to pull guard but Fonald forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Rader. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Rader.
Fonald throws a series of punches but Rader avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rader wants to stall.
Rader is trying to pull guard but Fonald turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rader fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fonald tries to break the clinch but Rader is controlling the position.
Rader tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rader jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fonald walks away with a smile on his face. Rader gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fonald lands with a right hand.
Rader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Fonald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rader bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fonald throws a good cross that connects.
Fonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Rader is just out of range.
It looked like Rader wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rader on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fonald is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rader had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rader ducks under a wild hook from Fonald.
Fonald tries to bum rush Rader with a series of wild strikes but Rader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fonald throws a right and a left that Rader avoids nicely.
Rader throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rader waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fonald.
Fonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fonald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fonald throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rader throws a body punch but Fonald moves out of range.
Fonald lands a head kick. Rader smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rader lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rader moves out of range of the strikes.
Fonald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rader counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rader misses the target.
Fonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Fonald dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rader scores with a nice right hand.
Fonald drops his hands momentarily and Rader takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fonald moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rader uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fonald.
Rader is looking to counter punch.
Fonald misses with a right hand
and Rader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rader.
Fonald lands a nice shot to the body.
Fonald lands a nice looking body shot.
Rader slips under a jab.
Rader is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rader moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rader closes the distance and pushes Fonald back into the cage.
Rader jumps guard but Fonald turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rader jumps guard but Fonald turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rader jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fonald walks away with a smile on his face. Rader gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Rader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fonald moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader misses with a hook. Fonald ducked under it nicely.
Rader ducks under a wild hook from Fonald.
Rader looks to score with a jab to the body but Fonald is just out of range.
Fonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rader.
Rader moves in looking to clinch but Fonald pushes him off.
Fonald was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rader ducks under a wild hook from Fonald.
The crowd cheers as Fonald lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rader doesn't seem phased though.
A combination from Fonald does no damage.
Rader lands a left and a right that send Fonald crashing to the mat, dazed. Rader thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fonald is rocked!
Rader slips under a jab.
Donald Fonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fonald uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rader has time to react.
Fonald misses with a combination
and Rader counters with a huge left! Fonald is in big trouble! He's backing up but Rader isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Fonald from any more damage. A dominating finish by Rader!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Rader!
Dennis Rader tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 323 p4p, 1110 weight class) and Takeshi Takamura (ranked 36 p4p, 136 weight class). Nurmagomedov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dagestan (Remix). Takamura is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Inner Light - Shocking Lemon. Khabib Nurmagomedov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Takeshi Takamura's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov throws a lazy right hand but Takamura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takamura throws a hook but Nurmagomedov blocks it.
Takamura throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Takamura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takamura scores with a hook to the body. Nurmagomedov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A cross from Takamura lands.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Nurmagomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takamura throws out the jab.
We've been hearing reports that Nurmagomedov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nurmagomedov lands with a good body shot.
Takamura lands a jab to the head.
Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takamura.
Takamura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Takamura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takamura misses with a low kick.
Takamura scores with a nice body kick.
Takamura loads up on a big right hand but Nurmagomedov slips the punch.
Nurmagomedov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Takamura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takamura - that will leave a mark!
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the leg kick from Takamura.
Nurmagomedov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Takamura throws a hook to the side of Nurmagomedov's head but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmagomedov throws a body punch but Takamura moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov shoots in but Takamura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takamura misses with a body shot
and Nurmagomedov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Takamura throws a low kick but Nurmagomedov avoids it.
Takeshi Takamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takamura throws out a powerful jab.
Nurmagomedov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takamura to score with a decent uppercut.
Takamura tries to score with a low kick but Nurmagomedov moves his leg out of the way.
Nurmagomedov fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takamura. Nurmagomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nurmagomedov slips a straight right by Takamura.
Nurmagomedov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takamura.
Takamura slips under a jab from Nurmagomedov.
Takamura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Takamura jabs Nurmagomedov right on the nose. Nurmagomedov blinks but takes it well.
Takamura gets caught flat footed, as Nurmagomedov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nurmagomedov stops Takamura from standing up.
Takamura keeping moving, preventing Nurmagomedov from controlling successfully.
Nurmagomedov stops Takamura from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagomedov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Takamura is looking to stand up but Nurmagomedov isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Takamura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Takamura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown but Takamura sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura moves out of range as Nurmagomedov strikes.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takamura misses with a hook. Nurmagomedov ducked under it nicely.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range as Takamura throws a body kick.
Takamura with a jab.
Nurmagomedov loads up on a big right hand but Takamura slips the punch.
Nurmagomedov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Takamura is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nurmagomedov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Takamura tries to land a front kick but Nurmagomedov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takamura digs a good hook to Nurmagomedov's body.
Nurmagomedov misses with a takedown attempt - Takamura sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Takamura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takamura throws a jab but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with an uppercut. Takamura saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Takamura. That snapped Nurmagomedov's head back.
Nurmagomedov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Takamura has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Takamura there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takamura scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook. Takamura ducked under it nicely.
Nurmagomedov goes for a double leg but Takamura avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Takamura continues to drive forward.
Nurmagomedov misses the body punch
and Takamura counters with a straight right hand.
Takamura throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurmagomedov works Takamura's body with a nice hook.
Takamura throws a low kick, looking for Nurmagomedov's leg but Nurmagomedov calmly moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Takamura pushes Nurmagomedov off and gets back to his feet.
Takamura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov tries to bum rush Takamura with a series of wild strikes but Takamura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takamura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Takamura moves out of range.
Takamura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nurmagomedov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takamura misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nurmagomedov 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.
Nurmagomedov throws a shot from downtown. Takamura moves away and avoids it.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the side of Takamura's head but Takamura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Takamura dominated that 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.
Takamura gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nurmagomedov stops Takamura from standing up.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Takamura keeps moving.
Takamura wants to get back to his feet but Nurmagomedov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Takamura keeps moving.
Nurmagomedov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Takamura's head.
Takamura is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nurmagomedov dives into side control.
Nurmagomedov in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takamura wants to get back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position but Takamura is working away.
Nurmagomedov scores with punches from side control.
Takamura wants to get back to his feet but Nurmagomedov drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the action but Takamura is working from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Takamura tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Nurmagomedov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A big strike lands for Nurmagomedov! That's really hurt Takamura and he's turned his back - Nurmagomedov keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Nurmagomedov jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Khabib Nurmagomedov 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.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Rua (ranked 541 p4p, 854 weight class) and Jonathan Archer (ranked 83 p4p, 136 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rua might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Champion. Archer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wu Tang Clan - Method Man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Rua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Archer!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua throws the left hand but Archer avoids the punch easily.
Archer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Archer lands a nice shot to the body.
Archer misses with a takedown attempt - Rua sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Archer misses with a straight left.
Archer swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Rua throws the left hand but Archer avoids the punch easily.
Rua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Archer. Archer obviously looking to wear him down.
Rua connects with a single shot there.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Archer was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Archer moves out of range as Rua strikes.
Archer feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer clinches with his opponent.
Archer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rua or not.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Archer moves away.
Archer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rua doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
Rua throws out a powerful jab.
Rua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Archer looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Archer's shoulder, as Archer tries to avoid the shot.
Rua connects with a good right hand that stumbles Archer. Archer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Archer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Archer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Archer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Archer doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Sasha Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua looks to land a right hand but Archer moved out of range.
Rua takes a swing at Archer's ribcage but misses.
Archer tries to counter with a clinch but Rua shakes him off and moves away.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Archer is just out of range.
Good exchange - Archer coming out on top.
Rua connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rua with a nice cross.
Archer moves into the clinch successfully.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Archer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
Archer can't find room to land a body shot as Rua controls the action.
I was talking to Rua's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rua manages to break the clinch.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Archer.
Rua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Archer tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Rua misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Archer.
Archer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Archer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Archer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Archer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rua misses with a lunging right hand
and Archer moves into the clinch.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Archer is just out of range.
Rua is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rua takes a swing at Archer's ribcage but misses.
Archer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Archer blocks a jab.
Archer feints the counter takedown.
Archer throws a poor cross that misses
and Rua counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Archer doesn't seem bothered though.
Archer is looking to clinch.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua lands with an uppercut that bounces Archer off the cage and back into range.
Rua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab lands there for Rua.
Rua digs a good body shot into Archer's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Archer.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Archer ducks down to avoid it.
Rua misses with a looping right.
A jab from Rua misses.
Archer wants to counter the offense by Rua and move into the clinch position.
Rua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Archer staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Archer slips under a jab from Rua.
Rua ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Rua dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Archer throws a leg kick that misses.
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Archer cracks a nice hook into Rua's ribs.
Sasha Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Archer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rua misses with a straight left.
Archer tries to counter by closing the distance.
That kick from Archer tenderised Rua's leg. Rua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rua throws a body shot but no joy.
And Archer tries to counter it with a takedown but Rua pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Archer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rua digs a good body shot into Archer's ribs.
Archer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rua tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Archer lands with a short shot to the head.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Archer drops his hands momentarily and Rua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Rua punishes Archer's body with a nice straight punch.
Archer jabs at Rua's body.
Rua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Archer ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua throws a jab but it's blocked by Archer.
Rua swings for the body but Archer moves out of range.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Archer slips the punch.
Rua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Sasha Rua has been cut.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Archer lands the left hand.
Rua is rocked!
Rua leaves his chin hanging out and Archer seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Rua crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonathan Archer!
Jonathan Archer is the new welterweight champion!
A less than humble Jonathan Archer 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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