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CMMA 87 Lafayette vs Wagner PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Watkins (ranked 24040 p4p, 24149 weight class) and Cyrano Capistrant (ranked 754 p4p, 797 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Watkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cyrano Capistrant!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capistrant looks to land a body kick but Watkins moved away.
Watkins moves into range and clinches up with Capistrant.
Capistrant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Watkins lands with a left to the head.
Watkins tries a body shot but Capistrant blocks it.
Watkins pushes Capistrant back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Watkins.
Capistrant looks winded!
A short right from Watkins on the inside.
Capistrant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Capistrant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Watkins.
Nice body punch from Watkins.
A hook to the body from Watkins.
Watkins lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Capistrant backwards.
Watkins digs a right hand into Capistrant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Capistrant's gas tank.
Watkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Watkins.
Watkins lands a body shot.
Watkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Watkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Watkins.
Watkins pushes Capistrant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Capistrant working aggressively here.
Watkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watkins.
Watkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Watkins as the two fighters clinch.
Watkins lands a shot to the body.
Watkins gets through Capistrant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Watkins.
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!
Good body shot from Watkins.
Watkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Watkins lands a shot to the body.
I was talking to Watkins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watkins.
Watkins drops Capistrant onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Capistrant is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Capistrant is rocked!
Watkins lands a big right hand that drops Capistrant! The killer instinct kicks in and Watkins finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Watkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Watkins!
Craig Watkins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Mahogany (ranked 2996 p4p, 23919 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 394 p4p, 798 weight class). Mahogany comes to the cage accompanied by Look Good in Leather. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahogany pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaire lands with a right hand.
Mahogany shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mahogany seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Zaire tries to roll over but Mahogany keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire wants to control but Mahogany is keeping busy.
Zaire is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaire keeps working.
Zaire trying to control but Mahogany postures up.
Zaire has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Zaire looking for submissions off his back.
Zaire looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zaire tries to get to full guard but Mahogany has control of the leg.
Zaire slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zaire trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zaire is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mahogany not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Zaire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mahogany shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zaire pinned against the cage. Zaire gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zaire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zaire throws an overhand right that lands on Mahogany's shoulder, as Mahogany tries to avoid the shot.
Mahogany shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mahogany uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaire.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire gets caught napping as Mahogany dives in and scores a takedown. Zaire manages to retain guard.
Zaire keeping moving, preventing Mahogany from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zaire is trying to keep Mahogany in close.
Zaire had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mahogany defends it easily.
Mahogany 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.
Mahogany has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mahogany wants to control from the top but Zaire keeps moving.
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.
Mahogany stays in close to Zaire's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Zaire finds it's way through Mahogany's defenses.
A low kick from Zaire misses
and Mahogany counters with a single leg into guard. Zaire didn't expect that.
Zaire controls Mahogany momentarily but Mahogany frees himself.
Mahogany showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mahogany avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Mahogany dominated that round.
That's time! Mahogany's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mahogany with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zaire to score with a decent uppercut.
Zaire scores with a jab. Mahogany acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Zaire misses.
Mahogany looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zaire keeping moving, preventing Mahogany from controlling successfully.
Mahogany is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaire trying to keep a closed guard but Mahogany is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mahogany defends well.
Zaire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zaire working for a triangle but Mahogany defends it easily.
Zaire working for a triangle but Mahogany defends it easily.
Zaire had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mahogany defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mahogany is stalling in the full guard.
Zaire controls Mahogany momentarily but Mahogany frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahogany.
Zaire is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zaire swings for the body but Mahogany moves out of range.
Mahogany looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Zaire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zaire thows a leg kick but Mahogany checks it
and Mahogany counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Zaire!
Mahogany working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Zaire's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Zaire's face as Mahogany controls the position.
Zaire is trying to control Mahogany's posture but Mahogany avoids it.
Mahogany tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mahogany has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mahogany wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaire keeps working.
Zaire struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mahogany controls the position.
Zaire is trying to control Mahogany's posture but Mahogany avoids it.
Zaire is letting Mahogany control him for a moment.
Mahogany is looking to take a break and control but Zaire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zaire is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mahogany trying to control the action but Zaire is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Mahogany dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mahogany fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mahogany shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zaire's guard.
Zaire is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mahogany is looking to stand up but Zaire won't let him.
Zaire can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mahogany controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mahogany controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mahogany is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaire can do to turn this around?
Mahogany on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaire. Zaire obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaire connects with a body shot that sends Mahogany's belly button to the back.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahogany.
Mahogany throws the kick towards the body but Zaire avoids it.
Zaire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mahogany checks it well.
Mahogany goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Zaire misses.
Zaire throws a body kick that misses
and Mahogany counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Zaire!
Abdullah Zaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire is looking for a sweep.
Zaire is not content to let Mahogany control the position.
Zaire struggling a bit here.
Mahogany wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaire keeps working.
Zaire is looking for a sweep.
Zaire regains half guard.
Mahogany tries to pass to full mount but Zaire defends it.
Mahogany stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany wants to pass to mount but Zaire is defending the position.
Mahogany works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mahogany trying to control but Zaire is having none of it.
Mahogany tries to take his opponent's back but Zaire turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Mahogany is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany is adopting a defensive guard.
Mahogany looking for a sweep. Not yet Mahogany, not yet.
Zaire must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mahogany seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rich Mahogany is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mahogany lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Mahogany showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mahogany, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Mahogany!
A relieved looking Rich Mahogany thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Islandiano Islandish (ranked 3009 p4p, 2910 weight class) and Jan Klauss (ranked 325 p4p, 317 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Islandiano Islandish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Klauss!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klauss lands a slapping body shot.
Islandish rushes Klauss and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Islandish slows down the pace here.
Klauss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Islandish drags the fight down to the ground.
Islandish has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Klauss stopping the sweep attempt from Islandish.
Islandish has his hands on Klauss's head, controlling the position.
Klauss trying to stand up but can't free himself from Islandish's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Islandish on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Islandish tries to get out of the position.
Klauss stopping the sweep attempt from Islandish.
Islandish is working hard here to advance position.
Islandish is working an open guard so Klauss takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Klauss. Those never looked like landing.
Islandish is looking to counter the offense by Klauss and move into the clinch.
Islandish moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Islandish jumps guard and drags Klauss to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Islandish has Klauss pulled in close to control his posture.
Klauss must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Klauss tries to stand but Islandish is controlling from the bottom.
Islandish looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klauss is one step ahead there.
Islandish is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Klauss is aware though and is defending well.
Klauss trying to stand up but can't free himself from Islandish's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Islandish seems keen to control Klauss's posture.
Klauss tries to stand but Islandish is controlling from the bottom.
Islandish seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Islandish is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Klauss defends well.
Klauss is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Islandish has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Klauss is looking to defend but Islandish has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Klauss! Islandish pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Klauss taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Islandiano Islandish!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mustang Jack (ranked 1974 p4p, 1871 weight class) and Damian Dilbrandt (ranked 228 p4p, 215 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mustang Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Dilbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dilbrandt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jack throws a hook but Dilbrandt avoids it easily.
Dilbrandt misses with a straight left.
Jack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dilbrandt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jack throws a good cross that connects.
Dilbrandt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, jab by Jack - just one landing.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt throws a series of punches but Jack moves out of range.
Dilbrandt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dilbrandt cracks Jack with an open hand slap.
Dilbrandt throws a low kick but Jack avoids it.
Dilbrandt has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jack misses with a straight right.
Jack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dilbrandt throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt checks a leg kick nicely.
Dilbrandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jack.
Jack lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dilbrandt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dilbrandt throws a body shot but no joy.
Jack sizes up Dilbrandt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dilbrandt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jack tried to counter with a leg kick but Dilbrandt avoided it.
A nice leg kick from Dilbrandt, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack throws a low kick but Dilbrandt moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Jack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dilbrandt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dilbrandt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jack checks it well.
Jack feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dilbrandt throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Jack defending well as Dilbrandt loads up on a big left hand.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dilbrandt tries to bum rush Jack with a series of wild strikes but Jack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jack connects with an inside leg kick.
It looks like Jack has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dilbrandt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dilbrandt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Jack lands a jab to the head.
Jack misses with an uppercut
and Jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dilbrandt blocks a jab.
Dilbrandt throws a counter combo.
Jack scores with a hook to the body. Dilbrandt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jack lands with a shot to the body.
Dilbrandt swinging wildly here.
Jack lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dilbrandt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dilbrandt scrambles back to his feet.
Jack walks into a jab.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jack was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dilbrandt swings for the body but Jack moves out of range.
Dilbrandt lands with a straight right. Jack didn't see that one coming.
Dilbrandt blocks a low kick nicely.
Dilbrandt loads up on a big right hand but Jack slips the punch.
Dilbrandt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A swing and a miss from Dilbrandt.
Jack throws a jab but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Jack throws a leg kick which misses Dilbrandt's front leg but catches the back leg as Dilbrandt tries to avoid it.
Dilbrandt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jack slips under a jab.
Dilbrandt checks the leg kick.
Dilbrandt looks to throw the jab but Jack is out of range.
Jack bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dilbrandt's head.
Dilbrandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dilbrandt ducks down and throws a hook 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!
Dilbrandt clobbers Jack with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dilbrandt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jack swings for the body but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dilbrandt throws a poor cross that misses
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dilbrandt throws a shot from downtown. Jack moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Jack finds it's target.
Dilbrandt throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Dilbrandt closes the distance and clinches.
Jack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Jack tries a body shot but Dilbrandt blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Dilbrandt on the inside.
Jack is leaning against Dilbrandt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dilbrandt lands a body punch.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mustang Jack will probably get the nod.
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.
Dilbrandt checks a leg kick nicely.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick that misses.
Dilbrandt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dilbrandt moves out of range as Jack strikes.
Mustang Jack is winning the standup battle so far.
Dilbrandt throws a nice looking combination but Jack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jack misses with a hook. Dilbrandt ducked under it nicely.
Dilbrandt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dilbrandt.
Jack fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dilbrandt just manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Jack.
Jack scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dilbrandt lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack misses with a hook.
Dilbrandt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dilbrandt throws the left hand but Jack avoids the punch easily.
Jack lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack connects with a solid leg kick.
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick as Jack jumps back.
Dilbrandt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jack throws a poor cross that misses
and Dilbrandt counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Dilbrandt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilbrandt. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jack scores with a nice head shot.
Dilbrandt misses with the combination.
Jack takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jack misses with a hook
and Jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack misses the jab.
A jab from Dilbrandt misses.
Dilbrandt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jack.
Jack looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilbrandt is just out of range.
Dilbrandt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dilbrandt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt just misses with a punch to the body.
Jack takes a swing at Dilbrandt's ribcage but misses.
Jack on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dilbrandt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dilbrandt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jack circles away quickly and effectively.
Dilbrandt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jack. Jack circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dilbrandt needs to keep his hands up - Jack had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Jack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dilbrandt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jack throws a big shot that misses.
Jack lands a jab-cross combination.
Jack looks to land a left hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with a straight right.
Jack wants to slow Dilbrandt down by chopping away at his legs.
Dilbrandt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dilbrandt scrambles back to his feet.
Jack lands a jab to the head.
Jack is looking to slow Dilbrandt down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot.
Jack throws a leg kick but Dilbrandt checks it.
Jack bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dilbrandt's head backwards.
Dilbrandt misses with a double jab.
Dilbrandt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jack clobbers Dilbrandt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dilbrandt misses with a leg kick.
Jack moves out of range as Dilbrandt strikes.
Dilbrandt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dilbrandt! But no joy.
No joy there for Jack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
A slow jab from Dilbrandt misses its intended target.
Dilbrandt throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dilbrandt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dilbrandt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Dilbrandt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jack throws a body shot but no joy.
Jack looks to land a combination. Dilbrandt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dilbrandt.
Jack throws a low kick but Dilbrandt moves out of range easily.
Dilbrandt cracks Jack with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dilbrandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dilbrandt misses the jab.
A punch combination from Dilbrandt misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jack throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dilbrandt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jack defending well as Dilbrandt loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mustang Jack will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dilbrandt throws a right hand that Jack ducks under and follows up with a left that Jack also avoids with ease.
Dilbrandt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jack misses with a low kick.
Jack with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dilbrandt lands a jab to Jack's midsection.
Dilbrandt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Dilbrandt misses.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dilbrandt misses with a shot to the body
and Jack counters with a series of strikes. Dilbrandt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jack checks a leg kick.
Jack digs a good body shot into Dilbrandt's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilbrandt scores with a decent looking hook.
Jack misses with an uppercut.
Jack looks to land a left hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range nicely.
Jack throws a low kick but Dilbrandt moves out of range easily.
Dilbrandt tries a low kick but Jack avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dilbrandt was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Jack motions for Dilbrandt to come forward. Jack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack moves out of range as Dilbrandt strikes.
Dilbrandt scores with the left hand. Jack knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Dilbrandt misses.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook
and Jack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Jack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dilbrandt punishes Jack's body with a nice straight punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jack checks a leg kick.
Jack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dilbrandt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dilbrandt.
Jack throws a big shot that misses.
Dilbrandt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dilbrandt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dilbrandt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jack.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it.
Jack cracks Dilbrandt with a good jab.
Dilbrandt moves forwards but Jack connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dilbrandt lands the left hand.
Jack lands a nice hook to Dilbrandt's body. Dilbrandt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Jack does it's job there.
Jack lands a nice looking body shot.
Dilbrandt cracks Jack with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice strike.
Jack stuns Dilbrandt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jack throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dilbrandt on the side of the head.
Dilbrandt looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping left.
Jack works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dilbrandt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dilbrandt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a nice looking combination but Jack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jack staying out of range there.
It looked like Jack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jack throws out a loose jab but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dilbrandt! But no joy.
Dilbrandt staying out of range there.
Jack gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dilbrandt.
Jack loads up on a big right hand but Dilbrandt slips the punch.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the strikes.
Dilbrandt misses with a wild body shot.
Jack looks to land a right hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Jack scores with a four punch combination!
Dilbrandt misses with a straight left.
Jack went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mustang Jack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dilbrandt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jack lands with a hook. Dilbrandt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jack looks to land a right hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range.
Dilbrandt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilbrandt. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Jack avoids it easily.
Dilbrandt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jack is able to avoid easily.
Jab from Jack.
Damian Dilbrandt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dilbrandt throws the left hand but Jack avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Jack misses.
Jack tries to score with a low kick but Dilbrandt moves his leg out of the way.
Jack takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dilbrandt staying out of range there.
Jack tests Dilbrandt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jack misses with a straight left.
Dilbrandt throws a lazy right hand but Jack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack lands with a cross.
Dilbrandt throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jack to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Jack.
Jack scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mustang Jack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jack, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mustang Jack!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anzor Dankovich (ranked 2168 p4p, 1163 weight class) and Anthony Wayne (ranked 246 p4p, 139 weight class). Wayne has chosen Edge Of A Revolution- Nickelback as his entrance music. Anthony Wayne 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anzor Dankovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dankovich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wayne, pushing him back against the cage.
Dankovich keeps control of Wayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dankovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Dankovich has Wayne pressed against the cage, preventing Wayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dankovich lands a nice uppercut.
Wayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Dankovich won't allow it.
Dankovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne is trying to force a seperation but Dankovich has the dominant position.
Dankovich has a couple of punches blocked by Wayne.
Dankovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dankovich cracks Wayne with a nice body shot.
Wayne looks winded!
Wayne can't break the clinch.
Dankovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dankovich breaks the clinch.
Wayne lands with a right hand.
Dankovich slips under a jab from Wayne.
Dankovich closes the distance but Wayne moves to the side
and Dankovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wayne.
Wayne throws a front kick aimed at Dankovich's knee but Dankovich avoids it well.
Wayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dankovich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
 It looks like Anthony Wayne has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Wayne.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Dankovich.
Dankovich misses with an uppercut. Wayne saw that one coming.
Dankovich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dankovich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wayne.
Dankovich avoids the head kick by Wayne.
Dankovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dankovich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wayne can pounce on him.
Dankovich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That has opened up Anthony Wayne's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne misses with a low kick.
It looked like Dankovich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dankovich misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Dankovich.
A good leg kick by Wayne.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Dankovich as he checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wayne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dankovich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dankovich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dankovich has Wayne up against the cage in a clinch.
Wayne breaks from the clinch.
Anthony Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne walks into a jab.
Dankovich wants to clinch
and Wayne counters with a left to the body.
Wayne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dankovich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dankovich. That one must have hurt.
Dankovich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dankovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Wayne circles away.
Wayne tries a quick counter leg kick but Dankovich is wise to it.
Dankovich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dankovich misses the shot to the body.
Dankovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dankovich manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Wayne is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wayne misses with a right hand
and Dankovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dankovich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Wayne avoids a kick to the body.
Dankovich checks a leg kick.
Dankovich cracks a nice hook into Wayne's ribs.
Dankovich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wayne counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
A jab from Dankovich misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Wayne misses
enabling Dankovich to counter with a crisp jab.
The cut above Anthony Wayne's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dankovich drives through and clinches with Wayne against the cage.
Wayne wants to break free but Dankovich has control.
Dankovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wayne throws a head kick that Dankovich semi-blocks.
 It looks like Anzor Dankovich has been cut.
Dankovich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wayne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dankovich thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dankovich works Wayne's body with a nice hook.
Wayne moves forwards but Dankovich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dankovich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dankovich has closed the distance and engaged Wayne in a clinch.
Dankovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Wayne.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but Dankovich has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anzor Dankovich dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dankovich lands with a nice body punch.
Dankovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dankovich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wayne throws a hook but Dankovich blocks it.
Dankovich wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne works the jab nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dankovich.
A lazy left from Wayne finds it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wayne.
Wayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Dankovich.
Dankovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dankovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankovich slips a straight right by Wayne.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dankovich tries to clinch up.
Dankovich connects with a nice looking jab.
Wayne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dankovich is looking to counter the offense by Wayne and move into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Dankovich. Beautiful body shot.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wayne needs to keep his hands up - Dankovich had a free shot at his head there.
Dankovich checks a low kick from Wayne.
Dankovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dankovich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dankovich punishes Wayne's body with a nice straight punch.
Wayne is breathing heavily.
Wayne misses with a head kick.
Dankovich scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dankovich lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wayne will feel that in the morning.
Dankovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dankovich.
Dankovich is looking for a counter combo.
Dankovich tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wayne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dankovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dankovich thumps Wayne with a low kick.
Anzor Dankovich is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Dankovich misses
and Wayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Wayne swings for the body but Dankovich moves out of range.
Dankovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wayne can do to turn this around?
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Dankovich moved out of range.
Wayne moves out of range of the strikes.
Dankovich misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich thows a leg kick but Wayne checks it
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch lands to the side of Dankovich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anzor Dankovich's cut is getting worse.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Dankovich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wayne is looking to chop away at Dankovich's legs.
Dankovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wayne misses with a low kick as Dankovich jumps back.
Wayne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dankovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wayne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dankovich checks it well.
Dankovich tries to clinch up but Wayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Wayne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dankovich's sensitive parts.
Dankovich throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wayne.
Wayne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dankovich with a body shot.
Wayne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne jabs Dankovich right on the nose. Dankovich blinks but takes it well.
Wayne takes a swing at Dankovich's ribcage but misses.
Dankovich is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dankovich scores with a push kick.
Dankovich jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anthony Wayne's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wayne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dankovich moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.
Dankovich throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anthony Wayne's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anzor Dankovich!
Anzor Dankovich very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Anthony Wayne spoke after the fight, saying 'We will go back and watch some film and determine what we need to do to get better for the next time. Hail American Revolutionaries!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Youngblood (ranked 1515 p4p, 2616 weight class) and Vahid Azari (ranked 182 p4p, 294 weight class). Youngblood comes to the cage accompanied by Wake Up Hate. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Youngblood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vahid Azari!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azari defending well as Youngblood loads up on a big left hand.
Azari misses with an uppercut
and Youngblood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Youngblood staying out of range there.
Youngblood connects with a body shot.
Youngblood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Youngblood lands a big uppercut and Azari crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Azari looks OK. Youngblood waves Azari back to his feet!
Azari is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Azari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Youngblood.
Azari is still on wobbly legs! Can Youngblood finish him?
Azari connects with a body shot that sends Youngblood's belly button to the back.
Azari catches Youngblood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Azari seems to have recovered his senses.
Youngblood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Youngblood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Azari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Youngblood. Youngblood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Azari throws a shot from downtown. Youngblood moves away and avoids it.
Azari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Youngblood.
Azari throws a body punch but Youngblood moves out of range.
Azari misses with a right hand
and Youngblood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Youngblood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Youngblood misses with a hook. Azari ducked under it nicely.
Azari looks to throw the jab but Youngblood is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood throws a good cross that connects.
Youngblood moves forwards but Azari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Azari digs a good body shot into Youngblood's ribs.
Youngblood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice jab there from Youngblood.
Youngblood cracks Azari with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Youngblood has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Azari to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Youngblood is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Azari hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricky Youngblood!
Ricky Youngblood really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Knock Out Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Barnes (ranked 513 p4p, 706 weight class) and Dude McWrestler (ranked 74 p4p, 105 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Exterminate. McWrestler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tenacious D - Dude. Dude McWrestler acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Barnes!
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, Dude McWrestler!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McWrestler shoots in but no luck this time.
Eric Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes stuffs the takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McWrestler.
McWrestler creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Barnes looks to move to half guard but instead McWrestler has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McWrestler looking to control but Barnes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barnes tries to lock up and control but McWrestler gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Barnes tries to reverse the position but McWrestler maintains control.
McWrestler with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is trying desperately to improve position.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
McWrestler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McWrestler looking to finish Barnes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barnes!
Barnes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
McWrestler slips a nice elbow through Barnes's hands, connecting with Barnes's forehead.
McWrestler prevents Barnes from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler winds up and cracks Barnes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barnes tries to roll over but McWrestler keeps him under control.
Barnes gets back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McWrestler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McWrestler connects with a couple of short punches.
McWrestler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McWrestler wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McWrestler is aware though and is defending well.
McWrestler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barnes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McWrestler stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
McWrestler trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McWrestler stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McWrestler tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barnes defends well and McWrestler ends up having to push Barnes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Eric Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dude McWrestler.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McWrestler is able to avoid easily.
McWrestler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the body from Barnes misses
letting McWrestler counter with a right hand.
It looks like Eric Barnes has been cut.
McWrestler dives in and grabs Barnes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes down on McWrestler's head and hops out.
McWrestler fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McWrestler swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McWrestler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McWrestler closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. McWrestler pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dude McWrestler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Barnes'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.
McWrestler looks for a takedown but Barnes sprawls well.
Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McWrestler darts in looking for a takedown but Barnes gets double underhooks and turns McWrestler into the cage.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
McWrestler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
McWrestler has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Barnes regains guard immediately.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnes is on top in guard.
Barnes lands a couple of digs.
McWrestler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McWrestler sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes wants to control but McWrestler is keeping him busy.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnes is looking to advance position but McWrestler won't allow it.
McWrestler is trying to get back to full guard.
McWrestler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barnes slows the pace down in half guard.
Barnes slips a nice elbow through McWrestler's hands, connecting with McWrestler's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McWrestler trying to hold on to Barnes's head to control him but Barnes postures up.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McWrestler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Barnes with the ground and pound but McWrestler uses the opportunity to regain guard.
McWrestler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McWrestler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses. McWrestler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barnes's guard. Nice move by McWrestler!
Barnes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McWrestler manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
McWrestler has control of Barnes's left arm, preventing Barnes from doing any damage.
McWrestler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes.
McWrestler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McWrestler keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McWrestler wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Barnes trying to control but McWrestler is working from the bottom.
Barnes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McWrestler is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Barnes stands up over McWrestler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but McWrestler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McWrestler looking for a sweep. Not yet McWrestler, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eric Barnes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McWrestler fails to land the takedown.
Barnes closes the distance and pushes McWrestler back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McWrestler.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McWrestler as Barnes tries to tie him up.
Barnes stalling in the clinch.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
McWrestler lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
A short right from Barnes.
Barnes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McWrestler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McWrestler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Barnes avoiding damage as McWrestler throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McWrestler.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWrestler tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
McWrestler has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barnes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McWrestler can turn it around.
McWrestler lands with a short shot to the head.
McWrestler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
A short left from McWrestler.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but McWrestler avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
McWrestler blocks a body shot from Barnes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McWrestler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barnes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McWrestler turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and McWrestler manages to end up in side control.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet but McWrestler is dominant here and he's now got Barnes's back!
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!
Barnes tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Barnes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barnes tries to lock up and control but McWrestler gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McWrestler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barnes looks a forlorn figure.
McWrestler trying to control but Barnes is having none of it.
McWrestler lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McWrestler tries to control but Barnes wriggling away.
Barnes tries to hold on but McWrestler pushes him away.
Dude McWrestler has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is desperately trying to improve his position but McWrestler has a good base and remains in mount.
McWrestler landing punches.
 Barnes is rocked!
Barnes tries to reverse the position but McWrestler maintains control.
Barnes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Barnes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
McWrestler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barnes is looking to escape.
Barnes is desperately trying to improve his position but McWrestler has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler with shots to the head and body - Barnes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barnes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Barnes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McWrestler is working away from the top position though.
McWrestler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Eric Barnes's cut is getting worse.
McWrestler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude McWrestler really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Barnes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - McWrestler circles away.
Barnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but McWrestler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McWrestler blocks a jab.
McWrestler shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Barnes misses the target.
McWrestler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Barnes is trying to escape back to his feet but McWrestler uses the scramble to pass into side control.
McWrestler working away.
Barnes looking for a sweep but McWrestler has passed into full mount! Oh no!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. McWrestler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McWrestler 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.
Barnes trying to control but McWrestler postures up.
McWrestler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barnes is positioning himself well to prevent McWrestler advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barnes trying to control here.
McWrestler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
Barnes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McWrestler is pressing down on Barnes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barnes is holding on for now.
McWrestler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McWrestler seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to get to full guard but McWrestler has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McWrestler connects with a nice short shot to Barnes's temple.
Barnes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McWrestler is working away from the top position though.
McWrestler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McWrestler moves into full mount! Barnes won't be happy about that!
McWrestler prevents Barnes from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barnes gets back to half guard.
Barnes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barnes.
McWrestler forces his way into half guard.
Barnes moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McWrestler preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude McWrestler dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Eric Barnes's cut.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but McWrestler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McWrestler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes with a hook.
Eric Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
McWrestler tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barnes scores with a nice right hand.
Barnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McWrestler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but McWrestler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes darts in and clinches McWrestler up against the cage.
Barnes misses with some punches.
McWrestler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
McWrestler missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes pushes off an throws an elbow but McWrestler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McWrestler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
McWrestler tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWrestler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes is trying to stall.
Barnes gets underhooks to prevent McWrestler's takedown attempt.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but McWrestler avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch but McWrestler keeps him there for the moment.
Barnes wants to stall.
McWrestler trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McWrestler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but McWrestler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barnes working aggressively here.
McWrestler lands a shot to the body.
McWrestler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but McWrestler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McWrestler tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing McWrestler to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
McWrestler trying to control the position here.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but McWrestler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McWrestler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes postures up and lands a big shot to McWrestler's brow.
Barnes pushes down on McWrestler's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barnes prevents McWrestler from improving his position.
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.
McWrestler trying to hold on to Barnes's head to control him but Barnes postures up.
It looks like Barnes is going to stand back up.
McWrestler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McWrestler.
McWrestler keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Eric Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McWrestler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dude McWrestler!
Dude McWrestler is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Dude McWrestler 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.
Eric Barnes was interviewed post fight and said 'I appreciate the opportunity. Wasn't my day but I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rene Lafayette (ranked 173 p4p, 1004 weight class) and Konrad Wagner (ranked 24 p4p, 146 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lafayette might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Erasure - Always. Konrad Wagner acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rene Lafayette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konrad Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafayette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wagner throws out the jab.
Lafayette clobbers Wagner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lafayette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wagner.
An inside leg kick lands from Wagner.
Lafayette fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wagner throws a hook to the side of Lafayette's head but Lafayette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wagner throws an overhand right that lands on Lafayette's shoulder, as Lafayette tries to avoid the shot.
Lafayette connects with a jab.
Lafayette scores with a jab to the body.
Lafayette moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch lands to the side of Wagner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lafayette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
Nice uppercut lands for Lafayette. That snapped Wagner's head back.
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!
Wagner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lafayette with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wagner counters with a nice leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Lafayette has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lafayette misses with an uppercut
and Wagner counters with a body kick that stops Lafayette in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner throws a leg kick which misses Lafayette's front leg but catches the back leg as Lafayette tries to avoid it.
Wagner misses with a hook.
Wagner throws a shot from downtown. Lafayette moves away and avoids it.
Wagner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lafayette misses with a hook
letting Wagner counter with a right hand.
Lafayette throws a jab when Wagner was well out of range.
Lafayette lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lafayette looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
Lafayette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wagner drops his hands momentarily and Lafayette takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wagner throws a hook but Lafayette avoids it easily.
Wagner takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner throws a hook but Lafayette blocks it.
Lafayette swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Wagner throws a body shot but no joy.
Lafayette was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wagner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lafayette to score with a decent uppercut.
Lafayette ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lafayette rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wagner counters with a nice uppercut.
Lafayette throws a lazy right hand but Wagner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lafayette misses with a straight right.
Lafayette shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lafayette is trying to control the action in half guard but Wagner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is trying to control but can't.
Lafayette seems to be working for a kimura but Wagner defends the submission attempt.
Lafayette passes to side control.
Lafayette tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lafayette has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wagner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lafayette wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
Lafayette is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Wagner is trying to improve his position.
Wagner manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lafayette's best efforts.
Wagner has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at CT. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Lafayette is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wagner is trying to control but Lafayette manages to pass to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Lafayette dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wagner with a nice cross.
Lafayette is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wagner scores with a body shot.
Wagner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lafayette misses with a straight right.
Wagner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lafayette.
Lafayette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Rene Lafayette is winning the standup battle so far.
Lafayette defending well as Wagner loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wagner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wagner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wagner connects with a crisp jab.
Lafayette staying out of range there.
Wagner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette misses with a left hand
and Wagner counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lafayette is out of range.
Lafayette throws a looping overhand right but Wagner ducks down to avoid it.
Wagner throws a solid leg kick but Lafayette takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wagner.
Lafayette scores with a punch to the head.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Wagner ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Lafayette misses its intended target.
Wagner is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lafayette has his takedown stuffed
and Wagner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lafayette misses with a body shot.
Lafayette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lafayette checks a leg kick.
Wagner stuns Lafayette with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lafayette swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner slips a jab from Lafayette.
Wagner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner slips a jab from Lafayette.
Wagner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Wagner misses the target.
Lafayette works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lafayette moves into range and connects with a jab.
A left lands for Wagner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner misses with a hook.
Wagner moves away from the strike by Lafayette.
Wagner misses with a wild body shot.
Wagner throws out a loose jab but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Wagner misses.
Lafayette slips under a jab.
Wagner throws a body shot but no joy.
Wagner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wagner lands a big head kick that sends Lafayette tumbling to the mat! Wagner takes a step backwards and waves Lafayette back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lafayette is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner steps in with a hook that catches Lafayette right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Wagner follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Lafayette looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konrad Wagner!
During a confident post fight interview, Konrad Wagner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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