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KoF: New Blood III PBP Commentary |
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Henry Iiv really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 274.7, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Bartek Nowak was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marax El (ranked 4104 p4p, 4233 weight class) and Andre Thomas (ranked 439 p4p, 450 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marax El!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Thomas !
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El misses with an uppercut.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Thomas thuds a left hand into El's body.
El lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas tries to work over El's front leg with a kick but El checks it.
El looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
El will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
El throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
El tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A bone on bone clash there as El blocks the leg kick.
Andre Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Andre Thomas has been cut.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that El sees coming a mile off.
Thomas throws a head kick but El moves out of range.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thomas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like El was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thomas .
El throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas misses with a combination
and El makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas throws a leg kick but El moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas . El does a little dance to reset his feet.
El was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss
and El counters with a left to the body.
El on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas . Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Thomas misses
and El counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
El lands a jab to the head.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! El gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Thomas is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marax El!
Andre Thomas spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the gym.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierce Perkins (ranked 4111 p4p, 5902 weight class) and Bud Young (ranked 475 p4p, 571 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pierce Perkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bud Young!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perkins throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Young walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Perkins.
Young staying out of range there.
Perkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Young blocks a jab.
Perkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkins throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkins looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkins.
Perkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young tries to counter with a clinch but Perkins shakes him off and moves away.
A jab from Perkins misses.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkins.
Perkins tries to move into range but Young moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Young is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Young clobbers Perkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Perkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Young digs a good hook to Perkins's body.
Young tries to clinch but Perkins moves out of range.
A big left from Perkins misses.
Perkins lands with an overhand left.
Young tries to clinch but Perkins moves out of range.
Young shoots for a double leg takedown but Perkins sprawls well. He's pushed Young's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Young scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Perkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Young doesn't seem phased though.
Young with a jab.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Young tries for a takedown but Perkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Perkins lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Young feints a counter leg kick.
Young takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Young is looking to clinch but Perkins is avoiding it.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkins.
Young slips a jab from Perkins.
Perkins connects with a single shot there.
Perkins jabs Young right on the nose. Young blinks but takes it well.
 Young is rocked!
Young has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Perkins is stalking Young. Young circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Perkins, and it's lights out! Young really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pierce Perkins!
Our winner, Pierce Perkins, 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.
Bud Young spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Kurtz (ranked 3254 p4p, 4037 weight class) and Ivor Lucero (ranked 419 p4p, 496 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Kurtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivor Lucero!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtz works Lucero's body with a nice hook.
Kurtz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lucero.
Kurtz tried to counter with a leg kick but Lucero avoided it.
Kurtz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A quick step to the side and Kurtz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurtz scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtz throws a sloppy head kick and Lucero moves out of range easily.
Lucero misses with a takedown attempt
and Kurtz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sebastian Kurtz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivor Lucero.
Kurtz feints and then cracks Lucero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lucero down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lucero counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kurtz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kurtz.
Lucero is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lucero drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kurtz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kurtz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kurtz!
Kurtz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lucero is looking for a sweep.
Lucero told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lucero is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lucero stops Kurtz from passing to mount.
Kurtz is trying to get an arm triangle but Lucero is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lucero's legs.
Kurtz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lucero has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kurtz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lucero keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lucero is looking for a sweep.
Kurtz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
You can see the frustration on Lucero's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucero prevents Kurtz from improving position.
Lucero manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kurtz's best efforts.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kurtz works his way into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lucero is not content to let Kurtz control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Kurtz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Kurtz.
Lucero blocks a head kick by Kurtz.
Lucero tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Donk. Kurtz catches Lucero right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtz lands a head shot.
Lucero manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kurtz on his heels. He'll look to pass Kurtz's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtz keeping moving, preventing Lucero from controlling successfully.
Kurtz working a defensive guard here.
Lucero lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lucero throws a strike but Kurtz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lucero can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kurtz controls the pace.
Kurtz tries to free his leg and advance position but Lucero is retaining full guard.
Lucero has his foot on Kurtz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kurtz works his way back into a safe position though.
Kurtz won't allow Lucero to sweep him here.
Lucero keeps trying to improve his position.
Kurtz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucero can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucero doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kurtz wants to control from the top but Lucero keeps moving.
Lucero wants to sweep but no luck.
Kurtz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kurtz trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucero is trying to keep Kurtz in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kurtz lands with an overhand left.
A shot to the liver by Kurtz. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucero blocks a head kick by Kurtz.
Lucero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucero feints the counter takedown.
Lucero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot to the liver by Kurtz. Beautiful body shot.
Kurtz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good standup being displayed there by Kurtz as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Kurtz dominated that second 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!
Kurtz throws a leg kick which misses Lucero's front leg but catches the back leg as Lucero tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Kurtz.
Kurtz connects with a looping right hand.
Lucero fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucero fails to land the takedown.
As Lucero backs away, Kurtz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucero dives in for a single leg takedown but Kurtz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sebastian Kurtz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivor Lucero.
Kurtz slaps away a takedown attempt from Lucero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kurtz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kurtz digs a good body shot into Lucero's ribs.
Kurtz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kurtz lands with an uppercut that bounces Lucero off the cage and back into range.
Sebastian Kurtz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz swings for the body but Lucero moves out of range.
Lucero is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kurtz with a body shot.
Kurtz with the inside leg kick.
Lucero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kurtz connects with a jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kurtz lands a nice shot to the body.
Kurtz throws a nice looking combination but Lucero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kurtz throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz throws a head kick but Lucero moves out of range.
And Lucero tries to counter it with a takedown but Kurtz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lucero tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kurtz swivels and escapes.
Sebastian Kurtz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurtz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lucero dives in and grabs Kurtz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kurtz pushes down on Lucero's head and hops out.
Lucero tries to move into range but Kurtz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kurtz lunges at Lucero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lucero's hand.
Lucero is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucero gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kurtz gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Kurtz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Volkov (ranked 4026 p4p, 3953 weight class) and Valdis Zatlers (ranked 430 p4p, 425 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abraham Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valdis Zatlers!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zatlers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Zatlers.
Volkov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zatlers's guard.
Volkov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zatlers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Volkov works over Zatlers with some ground and pound from guard.
Volkov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Volkov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatlers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Volkov 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.
Zatlers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Volkov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Volkov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zatlers on the ground.
Volkov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zatlers's head.
Zatlers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Volkov controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zatlers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Volkov's guard.
Zatlers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Volkov wants to sweep here but Zatlers controlling him for the moment.
Volkov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Volkov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Volkov wants to sweep but no luck.
Volkov is controlling Zatlers's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zatlers is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Volkov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zatlers!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zatlers tries to improve position but can't.
Volkov looking to control but instead Zatlers has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Zatlers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Volkov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zatlers trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Volkov in particular looking to stall.
We've been informed that Zatlers has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Zatlers looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zatlers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Volkov.
Volkov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Volkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zatlers is refusing to be controlled, as Volkov sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Volkov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zatlers is looking to control Volkov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zatlers avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Volkov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zatlers is defended easily by Volkov.
Valdis Zatlers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zatlers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zatlers moves out of range as Volkov strikes.
Zatlers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Zatlers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Volkov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zatlers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Volkov is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Volkov 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatlers wants to improve his position but Volkov is controlling well.
Abraham Volkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Volkov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Volkov winds up and cracks Zatlers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Volkov wants to control but Zatlers is keeping him busy.
Volkov lands strikes from half guard.
Volkov is looking to take a break and control but Zatlers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zatlers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Volkov.
Zatlers is looking to control Volkov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zatlers avoid being mounted?
Volkov lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zatlers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Volkov prevents Zatlers from improving his position.
Volkov is looking to advance position but Zatlers won't allow it.
Volkov content to control rather than advance.
Volkov is looking to stall here but Zatlers recovers full guard.
Volkov with a nice head shot there.
Volkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zatlers can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Volkov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Volkov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Volkov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zatlers for as long as he can get away with.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zatlers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Volkov has Zatlers up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Volkov.
Volkov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zatlers trying to stall but Volkov improves his position.
Zatlers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Volkov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zatlers drops down looking for an ankle pick but Volkov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Abraham Volkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valdis Zatlers.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zatlers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Volkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Volkov tries to close the distance and clinch but Zatlers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zatlers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zatlers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Volkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Volkov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Volkov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zatlers's guard.
Volkov 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.
Zatlers trying to keep a closed guard but Volkov is proving a slippery customer.
Volkov lands a couple of digs.
Volkov content to stall in guard here.
Zatlers has his foot on Volkov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Volkov works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zatlers working a defensive guard here.
Volkov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatlers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Volkov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Volkov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zatlers wants to sweep but no luck.
Volkov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Volkov cracks Zatlers with a solid left hand.
Volkov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Volkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov landing some decent shots from guard.
Volkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zatlers is keeping the position for now.
Volkov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zatlers keeping moving, preventing Volkov from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zatlers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zatlers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Volkov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Zatlers shoots for a double leg takedown but Volkov sprawls well. He's pushed Zatlers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Volkov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zatlers is working to avoid the ground and pound but Volkov connects with a decent elbow.
A lull in the action here as Volkov stalls from top position.
Volkov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zatlers down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zatlers seems a little lost for a moment, as Volkov dominates the positioning.
Volkov cracks Zatlers with a big elbow.
Volkov lands a few punches from side control.
Volkov scores with a couple of short elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov misses with the ground and pound.
Volkov takes a little break here. Zatlers wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Zatlers is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zatlers managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Volkov.
Volkov lands some shots froms side control.
Valdis Zatlers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abraham Volkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Volkov working the ground and pound from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Volkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Volkov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Volkov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamalu Nokkau (ranked 4103 p4p, 4196 weight class) and Shola Ameobi (ranked 438 p4p, 447 weight class). Nokkau kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is War Chant. Kamalu Nokkau could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shola Ameobi's chin.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamalu Nokkau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shola Ameobi!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ameobi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nokkau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ameobi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ameobi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ameobi throws a sloppy head kick and Nokkau moves out of range easily.
Nokkau fails to land with a series of punches.
Nokkau lands a nice looking body shot.
Ameobi walks into a stiff left hand from Nokkau.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Nokkau moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Ameobi! Nokkau continues to tee off on Ameobi, landing with a left and a right! Nokkau connects with a right hand that leaves Ameobi sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Nokkau!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kamalu Nokkau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Exotic (ranked 1901 p4p, 2780 weight class) and Juro Fujimoto (ranked 251 p4p, 354 weight class). Exotic's entrance music is I Saw a Tiger. A fine choice. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Exotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juro Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Exotic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Exotic connects with a right hand. Fujimoto shakes it off.
Exotic keeps the fight on the outside.
Fujimoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Exotic closes the distance and clinches.
Exotic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fujimoto.
Exotic works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Exotic passes Fujimoto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Exotic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fujimoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Exotic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Exotic decides to stand and escape the position.
Exotic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic scores with a jab to the head.
Exotic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Exotic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Exotic lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Exotic.
Exotic lands a body shot.
Exotic pushes Fujimoto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Exotic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fujimoto 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.
Joe Exotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujimoto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Exotic counters with a left to the body.
Exotic lands a really nice looking cross but Fujimoto seems unphased.
Exotic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fujimoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been told by Exotic's head coaches at My gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Exotic throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujimoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic forces Fujimoto back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Exotic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fujimoto is rocked!
Fujimoto jumps guard but Exotic stands there with Fujimoto around his waist. Fujimoto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fujimoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Exotic finish him?
Exotic cracks Fujimoto with a nice body shot.
Exotic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Exotic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Exotic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fujimoto looks winded!
Exotic tightens his grip and picks Fujimoto up, before dumping him to the ground. Fujimoto manages to land in guard.
Exotic stands and steps away. Fujimoto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Exotic lands with a shot to the body.
Exotic drops Fujimoto with a big left hand! Fujimoto is injured, injured bad! Exotic jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Exotic!
Our winner, Joe Exotic, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mack (ranked 2106 p4p, 2685 weight class) and Rodney Farva (ranked 250 p4p, 303 weight class). Mack comes into the arena with House of Pain - The Have Nots blaring out of the sound system. 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 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, Frank Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodney Farva!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mack to the mat! Mack manages to get full guard.
Farva is stalling in the full guard.
Farva wants to pass the guard but Mack is keeping the position.
Farva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Farva controls the pace.
Farva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Farva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Farva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Farva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Farva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Farva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Farva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mack is trying to keep Farva in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Farva cracks Mack with a solid left hand.
Farva is working Mack over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Farva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Farva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Farva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
 Mack is rocked!
Mack being controlled here, momentarily.
Oh Mack is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farva postures up and lands a big shot to Mack's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farva postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Mack covers up, he's hurt! Farva keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Farva and the ref steps in to end the fight! Farva can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Farva!
After winning the bout, Rodney Farva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rubicon Jay (ranked 1667 p4p, 1936 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 99 p4p, 112 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rubicon Jay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker scores with a sloppy right hand. Jay should have avoided that one.
 It looks like Rubicon Jay has been cut.
A left lands for Parker.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jay moves away.
Parker misses with a looping left.
Jay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jay moves into the clinch.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jay avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jay fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Parker.
Jay drops Parker with a beautiful combination! Parker stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jay is looking for the KO!
It looks like Peter Parker has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Jay does no damage.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Jay to counter with a crisp jab.
Parker is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parker! But no joy.
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Jay finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Jay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker seems to have recovered his senses.
Jay rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rubicon Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jay throws a low kick but Parker avoids it.
Jay with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parker to score with a decent uppercut.
Peter Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jay clinches up with Parker and pushes him back against the cage.
Jay keeps control of Parker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jay just stands there and leans against the cage.
Parker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jay just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rubicon Jay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Parker.
Parker is trying to drag Jay to the mat but Jay just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jay wants the takedown. Parker is fighting it off but Jay persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Parker's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker seems keen to control Jay's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jay advances to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jay pulls his head out easily.
Jay takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jay seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Parker for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jay is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay tries to pass to full mount but Parker defends it.
Jay trying to advance position but Parker counters by regaining guard.
Jay wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Our spies down at at Triple XXX inform us that Parker has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Jay 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jay is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Hardcore MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Parker is looking for a triangle but Jay pushes his legs off easily.
Jay 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.
Parker is trying to keep Jay in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parker momentarily.
Jay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Jay.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubicon Jay dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jay decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parker can do to turn this around?
Parker is trying to control but can't.
Jay is taking a breather. Parker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jay is keen to just control but Parker is a slippery customer.
Parker is trying to control but can't.
Parker won't allow Jay to pass to mount.
Jay is taking a breather. Parker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Parker trying to control but Jay postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay controlling the pace.
Parker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Parker wants to get back to full guard.
Parker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jay pulls his head out easily.
Parker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jay is pressing down on Parker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Parker is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Jay seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jay displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jay misses with a series of wild punches.
Jay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jay swinging wildly here.
Jay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Jay.
Some bone on bone action there as Parker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Parker lands a lovely overhand right.
Jay throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a hook.
Parker throws a jab when Jay was well out of range.
Rubicon Jay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jay ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Parker digs a good hook to Jay's body.
Jay shoots in looking for a takedown. Parker tries to sprawl out of it but Jay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Parker tries a head kick but it misses.
Parker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jay.
As Jay backs off Parker throws a huge counter combo but Jay manages to avoid it all.
Parker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jay doesn't seem bothered though.
Rubicon Jay is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jay in his tracks.
Jay avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jay is rocked!
Parker drops Jay with a naaaaasty hook - Jay is in real trouble here! Parker dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Parker!
Peter Parker is the new bantamweight champion!
Peter Parker decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Mcgillicutty (ranked 701 p4p, 1763 weight class) and Rayleigh Dragon (ranked 87 p4p, 218 weight class). Mcgillicutty comes to the cage accompanied by Armin van Buuren - Blahblahblah. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Mcgillicutty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rayleigh Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon misses with a combination
and Mcgillicutty counters with a nice uppercut.
Paddy Mcgillicutty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgillicutty misses with a few strikes there.
Mcgillicutty lands a glancing blow to the side of Dragon's head.
Mcgillicutty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dragon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mcgillicutty won't be happy with that.
Dragon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dragon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mcgillicutty is trying to get back to half guard.
Dragon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcgillicutty keeps working.
Mcgillicutty is trying to control Dragon's posture but Dragon avoids it.
Mcgillicutty isn't going anywhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty tries to bench press Dragon off him but Dragon keeps the position.
Mcgillicutty is trying to control Dragon's posture but Dragon avoids it.
Mcgillicutty is trying to get back to half guard.
Mcgillicutty regains half guard.
Mcgillicutty has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dragon is working away from the top position though.
Dragon prevents Mcgillicutty from improving his position.
Mcgillicutty looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dragon in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dragon moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dragon working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragon happy to just control the position for now.
Mcgillicutty struggling a bit here.
Mcgillicutty is trying to get back to half guard.
Mcgillicutty is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty is trying to control Dragon's posture but Dragon avoids it.
Mcgillicutty tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dragon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mcgillicutty trying his best to control but Dragon has mounted him.
Mcgillicutty is looking to improve his position but Dragon isn't that keen on the idea.
Mcgillicutty sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mcgillicutty looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mcgillicutty is looking for a sweep. Dragon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dragon works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty working to try and regain half guard.
Dragon avoids the attempt from Mcgillicutty to control.
Mcgillicutty is controlling an arm, preventing Dragon from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Mcgillicutty is just holding on here. Dragon manages to take his back.
Dragon has the hooks in. Mcgillicutty is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Mcgillicutty is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Dragon gets his way!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcgillicutty is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rayleigh Dragon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Dragon or perhaps it was just good defense by Mcgillicutty, which made it look bad.
Dragon slips a jab from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mcgillicutty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dragon's head backwards.
Dragon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mcgillicutty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dragon tries to clinch there but Mcgillicutty circles away.
Dragon tries for a takedown but Mcgillicutty circles away easily
and Mcgillicutty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paddy Mcgillicutty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rayleigh Dragon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Dragon.
Danga de danga de dang - Mcgillicutty scores with a four punch combination!
Paddy Mcgillicutty is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcgillicutty drops Dragon with a naaaaasty hook - Dragon is in real trouble here! Mcgillicutty dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paddy Mcgillicutty!
Our winner, Paddy Mcgillicutty, 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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