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KO 7: Beginning of the End PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lacasa Palau (ranked 24834 p4p, 23540 weight class) and Rob Lock (ranked 808 p4p, 837 weight class). Rob Lock is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 London, Lacasa Palau!
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, Rob Lock!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lock shoots in looking for a takedown. Palau tries to sprawl out of it but Lock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Palau manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Palau shoots in but no luck this time.
Lock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Palau with a body shot.
Palau instigates a clinch.
Palau is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lock is defending well.
Palau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Palau as Lock shoots in.
A head kick misses from Palau.
Lock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Palau's guard.
Palau looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palau working a defensive guard here.
Lock controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palau is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Palau is looking for a triangle but Lock pushes his legs off easily.
Lock trying to control but Palau is working from the bottom.
Lock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lock forces his way into half guard.
Lock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lock is thwarting Palau's attempts to control the position.
That's two 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.
Lock trying to control the pace.
Lock trying to control from Palau's half guard. Palau has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Palau looking for a sweep. Not yet Palau, not yet.
Lock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palau throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Palau working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lock has passed into half guard!
Lock winds up and cracks Palau with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Palau tries to roll over but Lock keeps him under control.
Lock throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Palau to regain full guard.
Lock postures up.
Lock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Palau has Lock pulled in close to control his posture.
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.
Lock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Palau is looking to sweep but instead, Lock has passed into half guard.
Palau is refusing to be controlled, as Lock sits in half guard.
Lock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Palau with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Palau has hold of Lock's hands but Lock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lock prevents Palau from improving his position.
Lock trying to control the action but Palau is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Lock dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lock fails with a takedown attempt.
Palau was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rob Lock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palau shoots in looking for a takedown but Lock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Palau's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lock shoots in looking for a takedown but Palau manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lock's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Palau thinks about countering with a body kick.
Palau displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lock.
Palau is looking for a counter combo.
Lacasa Palau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Lock.
Lock fails with a takedown attempt.
Palau throws a series of punches but Lock avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lock.
Lock just content to control the position.
Rob Lock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Palau tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palau is trying to control Lock's posture but Lock avoids it.
Lock working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lock working away.
Lock lands a few punches from side control.
Lock grinds an elbow into Palau's temple.
Palau can't do much from the bottom here.
Lock is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Palau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock wants to control but Palau is keeping him busy.
Palau pushes Lock away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lock gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lock working the head with strikes.
Palau regains half guard.
Palau is looking to improve his position.
Lock is nestled in close to Palau, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lock working Palau over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock prevents Palau from improving his position.
Lock controlling the pace.
Lock prevents Palau from improving his position.
Palau is looking to control Lock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Palau avoid being mounted?
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. Lock connects with a nice short shot to Palau's temple.
Palau wants to control but Lock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Palau is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lock's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lock's back!
Lock tries to break free.
Lock looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Palau controlling well, preventing Lock from escaping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lock keeps trying to improve his position.
Palau is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lock knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lock for a finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rob Lock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Palau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lock dives in and grabs Palau's left leg, looking for a takedown. Palau pushes down on Lock's head and hops out.
Lock closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Palau to the mat! Palau manages to get full guard.
Palau wants to get back to his feet but Lock passes into half guard.
Palau trying to control from the bottom.
Palau wants to improve his position but Lock is controlling well.
Palau is trying to maintain the position but Lock is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palau tries to get to full guard but Lock has control of the leg.
Palau is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palau manages to get to full guard.
Lock trying to control the position from guard on top but Palau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palau wants to get back to his feet but Lock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lock wants to pass the guard but Palau is keeping the position.
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.
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.
Lock is working Palau over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Palau throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lock looking to sit in guard and control but Palau gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Palau defends it easily.
Palau won't allow Lock to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock has his hands on Palau's head, controlling the position.
Palau throws a big elbow that misses.
Palau sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lock doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lock dives in and scores a takedown into Palau's guard.
Palau lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Palau advances position into side control!
Lock is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Palau's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lock trying to control from the bottom.
Lacasa Palau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rob Lock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palau is looking to advance position but Lock won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lacasa Palau.
I think Lock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rob Lock!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tawheed Bilaal (ranked 6501 p4p, 24882 weight class) and King The Dragon (ranked 695 p4p, 727 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tawheed Bilaal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King The Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dragon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bilaal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Dragon throws a series of punches but Bilaal moves out of range.
Bilaal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bilaal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Dragon has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Dragon.
Bilaal is trying to pull guard but The Dragon has him pressed against the cage.
Bilaal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bilaal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bilaal jumps guard but The Dragon stands there with Bilaal around his waist. Bilaal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tawheed Bilaal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Dragon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bilaal backwards.
The Dragon working aggressively here.
Bilaal fails to pull guard.
Bilaal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Dragon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bilaal blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, The Dragon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bilaal is trying to pull guard but The Dragon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bilaal tries to pull guard but The Dragon won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bilaal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bilaal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Dragon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bilaal takes a shot to the head.
The Dragon lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Bilaal tries to pull guard but The Dragon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The Dragon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bilaals head.
Bilaal jumps guard but The Dragon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bilaal tries to pull guard but The Dragon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The Dragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Bilaal controls his hands.
Bilaal jumps guard but The Dragon stands there with Bilaal around his waist. Bilaal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bilaal is trying to pull guard but The Dragon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bilaal blocks an uppercut.
Bilaal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Dragon misses with a body punch.
The Dragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Dragon throws a head punch that misses.
The Dragon pushes Bilaal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bilaal is breathing heavily.
Bilaal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Dragon to keep the fight standing.
The Dragon lands an uppercut.
The Dragon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bilaal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Dragon to keep the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from The Dragon.
The Dragon lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bilaal blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon digs a right hand into Bilaal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bilaal's gas tank.
Bilaal tries to pull guard but The Dragon holds him up against the cage and eventually Bilaal drops back down to his feet.
The Dragon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Dragon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bilaal jumps guard but The Dragon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The Dragon gets through Bilaal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from The Dragon.
Bilaal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Dragon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Dragon gets through Bilaal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Dragon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bilaal backwards.
Bilaal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Dragon to keep the fight standing.
Bilaal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Dragon walks away with a smile on his face. Bilaal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Dragon stuffs the takedown attempt from Bilaal. Bilaal gets slowly back to his feet.
The Dragon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bilaal.
The Dragon wants to clinch but Bilaal slips to the side
and Bilaal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The Dragon wants to get back to his feet but Bilaal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Dragon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bilaal controls the pace.
Bilaal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bilaal stops The Dragon from standing up.
Bilaal drops back looking for a leg! The Dragon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Dragon manages to kick Bilaal off! Bilaal jumps back into The Dragon's guard.
The Dragon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bilaal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bilaal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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.
Bilaal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bilaal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bilaal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bilaal is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! The Dragon is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tawheed Bilaal!
A victorious Tawheed Bilaal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac Keegan (ranked 4665 p4p, 6132 weight class) and Daniel Miocic (ranked 502 p4p, 584 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mac Keegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Miocic!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keegan closes the distance and clinches up with Miocic, looking for a takedown. Keegan pushes Miocic against the cage but Miocic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Keegan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Keegan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Miocic quickly recovers to half guard.
Keegan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Keegan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Keegan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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. Keegan connects with a nice short shot to Miocic's temple.
Keegan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miocic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Keegan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Keegan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miocic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Keegan not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keegan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Keegan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keegan controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Keegan.
Miocic taking some punishment here, with Keegan in his half guard.
Miocic wants to get back to his feet.
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. Keegan connects with a nice short shot to Miocic's temple.
Miocic taking some punishment here, with Keegan in his half guard.
Miocic pushes Keegan off looking to stand but Keegan dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miocic taking some punishment here, with Keegan in his half guard.
Keegan controlling the action here.
Keegan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Keegan prevents Miocic from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keegan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Miocic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Keegan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Keegan working Miocic over with strikes.
Miocic wants to get back to his feet.
Keegan 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.
Keegan scores with a big shot! Miocic's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Miocic! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mac Keegan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Dvorak (ranked 5202 p4p, 4110 weight class) and Aydan DaSpirit (ranked 424 p4p, 209 weight class). Dvorak's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, On another level. Jakub Dvorak is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakub Dvorak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Aydan DaSpirit!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dvorak misses with a few strikes there.
Dvorak throws a leg kick
and DaSpirit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dvorak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
DaSpirit throws out a counter right but Dvorak avoids it with no problem.
Dvorak misses with a hook
letting DaSpirit counter with a right hand.
Dvorak looks to land a combination. DaSpirit sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
DaSpirit pulls guard.
DaSpirit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dvorak has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing DaSpirit to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Dvorak is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - DaSpirit pulls down on the head and he's put Dvorak to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aydan DaSpirit!
In defeat, Jakub Dvorak stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will come back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamil Hurst (ranked 3548 p4p, 4280 weight class) and Seth Wade (ranked 462 p4p, 581 weight class). Hurst comes to the cage accompanied by Keep Their Heads Ringin'. Seth Wade will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamil Hurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Seth Wade!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hurst counters with a single leg into guard. Wade didn't expect that.
Hurst not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hurst has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wade really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hurst. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hurst forces his way into half guard.
Hurst is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Wade is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jamil Hurst!
Jamil Hurst seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Omari Apinagewanwa (ranked 4373 p4p, 3904 weight class) and Galen Dall Jr (ranked 484 p4p, 435 weight class). Apinagewanwa comes to the cage accompanied by Maurice A God - Lottery. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omari Apinagewanwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall Jr ducks under a wild hook from Apinagewanwa.
A swing and a miss from Apinagewanwa.
Apinagewanwa forces Dall Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Apinagewanwa is trying to break the clinch but Dall Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Apinagewanwa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dall Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Apinagewanwa is trying to force a seperation but Dall Jr has the dominant position.
Apinagewanwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Apinagewanwa misses with a lunging right hand
letting Dall Jr counter with a right hand.
Apinagewanwa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dall Jr scores with a counter punch that sends Apinagewanwa to the canvas! Dall Jr smells blood - he's punishing Apinagewanwa with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Apinagewanwa has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Galen Dall Jr!
A relieved looking Galen Dall Jr 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Eino Martini (ranked 3717 p4p, 3620 weight class) and Razeen Aakif (ranked 346 p4p, 339 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eino Martini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Razeen Aakif!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aakif doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Martini to counter with a crisp jab.
Aakif takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aakif manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Martini on his heels. He'll look to pass Martini's guard now, I'm sure.
Martini wants to sweep but no luck.
Aakif thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aakif thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Martini definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aakif is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aakif postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Martini is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aakif, into his guard.
Aakif is trying to control the position but Martini postures up.
Martini has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aakif is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Martini has his hands clasped together but Aakif extends and breaks Martini's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Aakif.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Razeen Aakif!
A very excited looking Razeen Aakif made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teft Moss (ranked 3693 p4p, 3373 weight class) and Murshid Ghanem (ranked 413 p4p, 380 weight class). Teft Moss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teft Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Murshid Ghanem!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghanem looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ghanem is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ghanem seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Moss is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Murshid Ghanem!
After winning the bout, Murshid Ghanem 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Chance Happens (ranked 4203 p4p, 3211 weight class) and Joseph Kimberson (ranked 572 p4p, 460 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 New York, Chance Happens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Kimberson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Happens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kimberson gets a clinch.
Kimberson tries a knee to the head but Happens blocks it.
Kimberson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Happenss head.
Kimberson lands with a light punch inside.
Kimberson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Happens gets tackled into the cage by Kimberson. Kimberson maintains the clinch.
Kimberson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kimberson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kimberson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kimberson lands a knee to the head.
Kimberson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Happens up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kimberson.
Happens wants to break free but Kimberson has control.
Kimberson lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimberson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kimberson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kimberson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Happens blocks the low kick.
It looked like Happens wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Happens lands a jab-cross combination.
 It looks like Joseph Kimberson has been cut.
Kimberson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Happens is trying to break the clinch but Kimberson has him pressed against the cage.
Happens tries to circle away but Kimberson has him pinned against the cage.
Happens tries to pull guard but Kimberson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kimberson lands an uppercut.
Kimberson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kimberson rushes Happens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kimberson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kimberson.
Happens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Happens tries to circle away but Kimberson has him pinned against the cage.
Kimberson breaks from the clinch.
Happens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kimberson tries to clinch but Happens moves away
and Happens counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Happens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kimberson has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Happens is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kimberson to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chance Happens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Kimberson.
Kimberson lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Kimberson - that landed with a thud.
Happens fails to pull guard.
Kimberson lands an uppercut.
Kimberson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Happens lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Happens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kimberson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kimberson gets a clinch.
Kimberson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Happenss head.
Happens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kimberson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kimberson.
Kimberson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Happens backwards.
Kimberson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Happens blocks it with crossed arms.
Happens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kimberson clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kimberson.
Happens jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kimberson walks away with a smile on his face. Happens gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A clash of legs there as Happens blocks the low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kimberson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kimberson tries to bum rush Happens with a series of wild strikes but Happens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kimberson has closed the distance and engaged Happens in a clinch.
Happens throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kimberson slowing the pace effectively.
Happens is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kimberson is keeping busy.
Kimberson lands a knee to the head.
Kimberson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Happens backwards.
Happens wants to get back to striking at distance but Kimberson won't allow it.
Kimberson manages to break the clinch.
Happens lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimberson tries to clinch but Happens moves out of range.
It looked like Happens wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Happens closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Kimberson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Happens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kimberson moves into range and clinches up with Happens.
Happens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Happens letting Kimberson take a breather here.
Kimberson breaks from the clinch.
Kimberson rushes Happens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kimberson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kimberson throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kimberson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Happens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Happens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kimberson moves to clinch but Happens breaks away
and Happens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Kimberson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Kimberson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kimberson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Happens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kimberson has Happens pressed against the cage.
Kimberson has Happens pressed against the cage, preventing Happens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Happens tries to break free but Kimberson pushes him back against the cage.
Happens wants a takedown but no success here.
Kimberson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kimberson slows down the pace here.
Happens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kimberson has him pressed against the cage.
Happens takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Happens manages to break the clinch.
Joseph Kimberson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimberson moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters up against the cage, Happens throws an elbow but misses.
Kimberson effectively controlling the action here.
Kimberson tries to land knees in the clinch but Happens avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimberson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kimberson looks to land a combination but Happens avoids it well.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kimberson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kimberson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kimberson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Happens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kimberson wants to clinch but Happens slips to the side
and Happens counters with a series of strikes. Kimberson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kimberson darts in and clinches Happens up against the cage.
Happens looking to stall.
Kimberson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kimberson closes the distance and pushes Happens back into the cage.
Kimberson connects with a knee to the head.
Happens is trying to pull guard but Kimberson has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kimberson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kimberson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Happens is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kimberson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chance Happens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimberson lands with a light punch inside.
Kimberson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Happens avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Happens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kimberson lands a shoulder strike.
Joseph Kimberson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Happens takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kimberson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Happens is looking to break free of the clinch but Kimberson has double underhooks.
Happens managing to block the knees to the body from Kimberson.
Kimberson lands an uppercut.
Kimberson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joseph Kimberson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kimberson with a jab.
Chance Happens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kimberson throws a combination that misses
letting Happens counter with a right hand.
Kimberson thuds a left hand into Happens's body.
Kimberson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kimberson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kimberson scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happens takes one to the chin there.
Happens drops his hands momentarily and Kimberson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Happens's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Happens duly obliges.
Kimberson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Happens swats away the attempt to clinch by Kimberson.
Happens shoots for a takedown but Kimberson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kimberson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Happens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Kimberson finds it's way through Happens's defenses.
Kimberson has Happens up against the cage in a clinch.
Happens looking for a takedown.
Kimberson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Happens in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimberson prevents Happens from breaking the clinch.
Kimberson breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimberson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kimberson closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Kimberson.
Happens is trying to break the clinch but Kimberson is controlling him.
Kimberson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kimberson has Happens pressed against the cage, preventing Happens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Happens fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kimberson lands a nice uppercut.
Kimberson tries to land a knee to the head but Happens blocks with his arms.
Kimberson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kimberson pushes Happens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Happens is trying to pull guard but Kimberson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kimberson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kimberson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kimberson has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Happens fails to pull guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Kimberson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joseph Kimberson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kimberson. That's going to slow Happens down.
Kimberson scores with a jab to the body.
Kimberson takes the fight into the clinch.
Kimberson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Happens.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kimberson.
Happens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kimberson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Happens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kimberson instigates a clinch.
Happens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Happens fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimberson breaks the clinch.
Happens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kimberson darts in trying to clinch
and Happens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimberson closes the distance and pushes Happens back into the cage.
Kimberson has Happens pushed against the cage.
Kimberson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Happens backwards.
Kimberson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kimberson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Happens connects with a jab.
Kimberson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Happens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Happens misses with a series of wild punches.
Kimberson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Happens misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Happens.
Happens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Happens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimberson misses with a body shot.
Kimberson tries to clinch there but Happens circles away.
Happens tries to bum rush Kimberson with a series of wild strikes but Kimberson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kimberson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Happens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kimberson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kimberson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Happens is out of range and Kimberson settles back down.
Kimberson drives through and clinches with Happens against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kimberson prevents Happens from breaking the clinch.
Happens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kimberson instigates a clinch.
Happens takes a shot to the head.
Kimberson lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Happens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Kimberson.
Kimberson scores with a shot to the side of Happens's head.
Kimberson lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happens can't break the clinch.
Kimberson lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Happens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kimberson lands a nice knee to the body.
Happens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kimberson has him pressed against the cage.
Kimberson is pushing Happens up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kimberson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Happens is trying to push Kimberson away but Kimberson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kimberson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Happens backwards.
Nice body punch from Kimberson.
Happens is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kimberson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kimberson clinches up with Happens and pushes him back against the cage.
Kimberson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Happens is defending well for now.
Happens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Happens connects with a jab.
Joseph Kimberson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kimberson wants to clinch up but Happens keeps it at a distance.
Happens half committed to a counter leg kick.
Happens walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kimberson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Happens tries to keep at a distance but Kimberson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kimberson lands a good knee to the midsection. Happens won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Happens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kimberson has him pressed against the cage.
Kimberson prevents Happens from breaking the clinch.
Kimberson scores with a knee to the head.
Kimberson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kimberson wants to clinch up but Happens keeps it at a distance.
Kimberson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Happens counters with a left to the body.
Kimberson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chance Happens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Happens is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Kimberson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kimberson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Kimberson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Mercado (ranked 3549 p4p, 3340 weight class) and Michael Chandler (ranked 393 p4p, 376 weight class). Michael Chandler is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mercado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Chandler!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercado throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Michael Chandler has been cut.
Chandler tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mercado defends well and Chandler ends up having to push Mercado into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A low kick lands for Mercado.
Chandler doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Mercado counter with a right hand.
Mercado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chandler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chandler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manny Mercado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Chandler.
Mercado works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mercado with a nice calf kick.
Mercado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chandler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mercado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercado throws a leg kick which misses Chandler's front leg but catches the back leg as Chandler tries to avoid it.
Mercado lands a jab.
Mercado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chandler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mercado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chandler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mercado counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chandler's knee momentarily.
Mercado pushes Chandler away with a front kick.
Chandler shoots in and gets a takedown into Mercado's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado has his hands on Chandler's head, controlling the position.
Chandler stands and throws Mercado's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mercado tries to improve position but can't.
Chandler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mercado keeps working.
Mercado tries to improve position but can't.
Mercado's coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Mercado trying to remain calm as Chandler controls from the top position.
It looks like Chandler might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Chandler's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mercado stops Chandler from passing to mount.
Chandler taking a breather here.
Chandler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mercado keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mercado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercado keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mercado scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mercado lands a nice hook to Chandler's body. Chandler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mercado scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercado slaps away a takedown attempt from Chandler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler looks for a takedown but Mercado sprawls well.
Mercado clobbers Chandler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mercado throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chandler's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Mercado as Chandler shoots in.
Mercado lands a nice shot to the body.
Chandler doesn't succeed with the takedown
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Mercado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chandler looks winded!
Mercado digs a good hook to Chandler's body.
Chandler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chandler ducks right into an uppercut from Mercado.
Mercado is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chandler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mercado. That one must have hurt.
Mercado drops Chandler with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Chandler looks back up at him and smiles so Mercado waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Chandler is rocked!
That has opened up Michael Chandler's cut even more.
Mercado sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Chandler's defenses. It connects perfectly with Chandler's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manny Mercado!
Manny Mercado made sure to mention his sponsor, PWNAGE in his post fight interview.
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