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Byzantium 39 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Salcedo (ranked 24469 p4p, 5186 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 706 p4p, 526 weight class). Mike Smith told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Salcedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo 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.
Salcedo misses with a head kick.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Salcedo.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Salcedo.
Salcedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Salcedo sets himself, and Smith steps forward looking for the clinch! Salcedo avoids it this time.
Salcedo misses with a leg kick
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Salcedo is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Salcedo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salcedo is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Salcedo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salcedo has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Salcedo is trying to escape back to his feet but Smith uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Salcedo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Smith is controlling him well.
Salcedo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smith.
Salcedo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Salcedo tries to get out of the position.
Smith prevents Salcedo from escaping the position.
Smith misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Martin Salcedo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salcedo slips under a jab.
Salcedo misses with a body kick.
Smith changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Salcedo throws a head kick that misses.
Salcedo keeps the fight on the outside.
Salcedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Martin Salcedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salcedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Salcedo misses.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Salcedo throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salcedo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Salcedo sets himself, and Smith steps forward looking for the clinch! Salcedo avoids it this time.
Salcedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Salcedo tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salcedo. Salcedo obviously looking to wear him down.
Salcedo misses with a head kick.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Salcedo.
Salcedo misses with a kick to the body.
As Salcedo backs off Smith throws a huge counter combo but Salcedo manages to avoid it all.
Salcedo lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Salcedo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith blocks a head kick by Salcedo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo misses with a low kick.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been informed that Smith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Salcedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salcedo tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salcedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salcedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Salcedo pushes him away.
Salcedo throws a head kick that misses.
Smith is looking to clinch but Salcedo is avoiding it.
Smith wants to clinch up but Salcedo keeps it at a distance.
Salcedo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Salcedo throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salcedo misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Smith lands but Salcedo takes it in his stride.
That kick from Salcedo tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Salcedo dominated that round.
That's time! Salcedo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Salcedo misses.
Salcedo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Salcedo throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
Smith tries to clinch but Salcedo is having none of it.
Salcedo misses with a head kick.
Salcedo throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Salcedo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSmith.
Salcedo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Salcedo is looking to land body kicks.
Smith throws out a counter right but Salcedo avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Salcedo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith goes for a double leg but Salcedo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Salcedo continues to drive forward.
Salcedo throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salcedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Salcedo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salcedo.
Crunch! Salcedo slams his shin into Smith's torso.
Martin Salcedo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Salcedo.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Salcedo.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salcedo throws a head kick that misses.
Salcedo blocks a head kick by Smith.
Salcedo throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Salcedo avoids it.
Salcedo scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salcedo lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Mike Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salcedo throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Salcedo lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Salcedo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Salcedo lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 Smith is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Salcedo! Smith is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Salcedo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hit Run (ranked 24414 p4p, 6062 weight class) and Peter Wang (ranked 778 p4p, 655 weight class). Wang is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Billie Eilish - "Bad Guy" . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hit Run!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Wang!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wang lands a left and a right that sends Run crashing to the canvas! Wang dives into mount looking to finish!
 Run is rocked!
 It looks like Hit Run has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang throws some wild stikes that Run manages to avoid easily.
Oh Run is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wang is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Run goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Wang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Peter Wang!
Peter Wang very nearly forgot to thank Arcticus University: London 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.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konstantinos Karamitroudis (ranked 24240 p4p, 6572 weight class) and Bsmds Nasmfus (ranked 739 p4p, 686 weight class). Bsmds Nasmfus will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue 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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konstantinos Karamitroudis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bsmds Nasmfus!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karamitroudis gets a clinch.
Nasmfus dodges an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Nasmfus dodges an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis dodges an elbow strike from Nasmfus.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karamitroudis throws an elbow but misses.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow that misses.
Nasmfus takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Bsmds Nasmfus has been cut.
Nasmfus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karamitroudis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nasmfus avoiding damage as Karamitroudis throws knees to the body.
Nasmfus avoids a wild elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karamitroudis lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Nasmfus fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasmfus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it misses.
Karamitroudis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nasmfus is defending well for now.
Nasmfus tries to pull guard but Karamitroudis won't allow it.
Nasmfus turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamitroudis gets back to half guard.
Karamitroudis wants to control but Nasmfus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Karamitroudis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nasmfus controlling the action here.
Karamitroudis is trying to get back to full guard.
Karamitroudis trying to control but Nasmfus postures up.
Karamitroudis wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nasmfus stalling away here and it's allowed Karamitroudis to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Karamitroudis looking to control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nasmfus working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Karamitroudis keeping full guard, as Nasmfus tries to pass.
Nasmfus is fighting to break Karamitroudis's control of his arms but Karamitroudis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Karamitroudis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nasmfus has passed into side control.
Nasmfus in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis tries to bench press Nasmfus off him but Nasmfus keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karamitroudis struggling a bit here.
Karamitroudis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nasmfus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karamitroudis is fending him off so far but Nasmfus persists. Nope, Karamitroudis circles away and we're back to standing.
Konstantinos Karamitroudis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bsmds Nasmfus.
Karamitroudis closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nasmfus is defending well for now.
Karamitroudis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nasmfus is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Karamitroudis to keep the fight standing.
Karamitroudis tries to land knees in the clinch but Nasmfus avoids the damage to the body.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow.
Nasmfus lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Karamitroudis scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Nasmfus manages to mount him!
Nasmfus is working for a guillotine from mount but Karamitroudis frees his head quite easily.
Nasmfus looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantinos Karamitroudis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bsmds Nasmfus's cut.
That's time! Karamitroudis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nasmfus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nasmfus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nasmfus gets tackled into the cage by Karamitroudis. Karamitroudis maintains the clinch.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow just above Nasmfus 's eye.
Karamitroudis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nasmfus backwards.
Nasmfus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karamitroudis throws an elbow but misses.
Karamitroudis swings wildly with an uppercut but Nasmfus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasmfus has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Karamitroudis clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nasmfus gets his hands free as Karamitroudis looks to control.
Nasmfus looking for the choke but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamitroudis is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Nasmfus wants to control the position but Karamitroudis frees himself and scrambles - Nasmfus manages to regain control in side control.
Karamitroudis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nasmfus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Karamitroudis can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Karamitroudis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nasmfus asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nasmfus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nasmfus trying to control the action but Karamitroudis is working from the bottom.
Karamitroudis is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Karamitroudis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nasmfus can do to turn this around?
Nasmfus is staying tight to Karamitroudis's torso, preventing him from escaping.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Karamitroudis is trying to control Nasmfus's posture but Nasmfus avoids it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nasmfus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nasmfus keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Karamitroudis as Nasmfus shoots in.
Nasmfus clinches up with Karamitroudis and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karamitroudis throws an elbow but misses.
Karamitroudis taking a breather.
Karamitroudis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nasmfus.
Nasmfus tries for a takedown but Karamitroudis manages to get underhooks.
Konstantinos Karamitroudis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bsmds Nasmfus.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow that misses.
Karamitroudis tries for a takedown but Nasmfus manages to get underhooks.
Nasmfus jumps guard.
Nasmfus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nasmfus pulls Karamitroudis in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nasmfus keeping moving, preventing Karamitroudis from controlling successfully.
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 Konstantinos Karamitroudis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bsmds Nasmfus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Karamitroudis moves in looking to clinch but Nasmfus pushes him off.
Nasmfus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nasmfus manages to pull guard.
Nasmfus wants to sweep but no luck.
Nasmfus working for submissions but it's allowed Karamitroudis to get to half guard.
Karamitroudis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nasmfus tries to roll over but Karamitroudis keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasmfus trying to control but Karamitroudis postures up.
Bsmds Nasmfus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karamitroudis trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasmfus is trying to control but can't.
Nasmfus is staying active underneath Karamitroudis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nasmfus is trying to control but can't.
Nasmfus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nasmfus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karamitroudis is one step ahead there.
Nasmfus looking for a guillotine here but Karamitroudis defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karamitroudis wants to pass the guard but Nasmfus is keeping the position.
Karamitroudis wants to control from the top but Nasmfus keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Karamitroudis drives through and clinches with Nasmfus against the cage.
Karamitroudis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nasmfus's defenses.
Karamitroudis throws a punch but it's blocked by Nasmfus.
Nasmfus avoids a wild elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus wants to take the fight to the mat but Karamitroudis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nasmfus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Karamitroudis after a bit of a struggle.
Bsmds Nasmfus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nasmfus tries to land knees in the clinch but Karamitroudis avoids the damage to the body.
Karamitroudis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nasmfus is defending well for now.
Karamitroudis trying to land knees to the body.
Nasmfus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Konstantinos Karamitroudis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bsmds Nasmfus.
Nasmfus is looking to control Karamitroudis's arms but Karamitroudis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nasmfus has his back to the cage.
Karamitroudis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karamitroudis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nasmfus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nasmfus blocks the elbow strike.
Karamitroudis landing knees to the body.
Nasmfus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karamitroudis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Bsmds Nasmfus's cut even more.
Nasmfus takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karamitroudis throws an elbow but misses.
Karamitroudis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Konstantinos Karamitroudis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis has Nasmfus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nasmfus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karamitroudis letting Nasmfus take a breather here.
Nasmfus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Karamitroudis is defending well.
Karamitroudis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karamitroudis trying to land knees to the body.
Nasmfus looking for a takedown.
Nasmfus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karamitroudis.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nasmfus fails to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nasmfus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Karamitroudis smiles and moves away.
Karamitroudis has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantinos Karamitroudis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karamitroudis, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Konstantinos Karamitroudis!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Konstantinos Karamitroudis!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Konstantinos Karamitroudis!
Konstantinos Karamitroudis wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Konstantinos Karamitroudis 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 Elay Arson (ranked 3412 p4p, 4419 weight class) and Orion Struss (ranked 388 p4p, 488 weight class). Arson comes into the arena with ALIEN WEAPONRY - Kai Tangata blaring out of the sound system. Struss has chosen XXXTentacion-Ghetto Christmas Carol as his entrance music. Elay Arson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elay Arson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orion Struss!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arson clinches up with Struss and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arson.
Struss misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Struss - that landed with a thud.
Struss blocks a body shot from Arson.
Struss blocks the elbow strike.
Struss tries to circle away but Arson has him pinned against the cage.
Struss lands with a right to the head.
Struss blocks an elbow strike.
I was talking to Arson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Arson effectively controlling the action here.
Struss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Struss checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arson throws a body kick that misses.
Struss throws out a counter right but Arson avoids it with no problem.
Arson throws a sloppy body shot
and Struss counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struss lands a jab to the head.
Arson slips a jab from Struss.
Arson clinches.
Struss tries to break the clinch but Arson is controlling the position.
Arson lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Orion Struss has been cut.
Struss told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struss struggles to land a body shot inside as Arson controls his hands.
Struss blocks an elbow strike.
Struss blocks an elbow strike.
Arson lands an elbow inside that Struss shrugs off.
Struss throws a punch but it's blocked by Arson.
Arson lands a hook that snaps the head of Struss backwards.
Struss dodges an elbow strike from Arson.
Arson prevents Struss from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Struss.
Struss misses with a body punch.
Arson prevents a body shot from Struss.
Struss tries to work over Arson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Struss blocks the elbow strike.
Struss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Struss throws Arson to one side and escapes!
Elay Arson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Struss feints a jab promting Arson to slip. Struss then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Arson looks to score with a jab to the body but Struss is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Struss. That snapped Arson's head back.
Orion Struss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Struss throws a series of punches but Arson moves out of range.
Arson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Struss is out of range.
Arson is looking to score with low kicks.
Struss scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Struss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Arson misses its target.
Arson darts in and clinches Struss up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Struss.
Struss avoids a wild elbow strike from Arson.
Arson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arson misses with a knee to the head.
Struss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Struss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Struss's elbow.
Struss trying to control the position but instead, Arson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Struss into the cage.
Arson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arson presses Struss against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arson can't find room to land a body shot as Struss controls the action.
Arson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Arson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Struss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Struss.
Arson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Struss blocks it with crossed arms.
Struss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arson's elbow.
Struss swings wildly with an uppercut but Arson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Struss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Struss blocks a body shot from Arson.
Arson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Struss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Struss stalling against the cage.
Struss blocks the elbow strike.
Struss is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arson is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struss tries to circle away but Arson has him pinned against the cage.
Good body shot from Arson.
Struss dodges an elbow strike from Arson.
Arson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arson as Struss tries to tie him up.
Struss blocks an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arson.
Arson lands an elbow that stopped Struss in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Orion Struss's cut even more.
Struss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Struss breaks the clinch.
Arson misses with a body kick.
Arson throws a sloppy head kick and Struss moves out of range easily.
Arson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Struss, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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 Elay Arson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Orion Struss's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Arson closes the distance and pushes Struss back into the cage.
Elay Arson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Struss takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arson lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Orion Struss's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Struss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Struss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arson throws an elbow but misses.
Struss misses with a punch to the body.
Struss tries to work over Arson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Struss.
Arson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arson lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Struss fails to land.
Arson keeps control of Struss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Arson.
Struss has had enough of the clinch but Arson keeps him there for the moment.
Struss working aggressively here.
Struss tries to throw a body punch but Arson avoids it by throwing Struss back against the cage.
Arson prevents a body shot from Struss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struss avoiding damage as Arson throws knees to the body.
Arson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arson can't find room to land a body shot as Struss controls the action.
Struss swings wildly with an uppercut but Arson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arson has Struss pressed against the cage, preventing Struss from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arson lands an elbow inside.
Orion Struss's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Arson working aggressively here.
Struss is trying to maintain a safe position but Arson gets an underhook and turns Struss into the cage.
Arson tries to work over Struss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arson blocks a body shot from Struss.
Struss avoids the elbow strike from Arson, against the cage.
Struss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arson looks to throw a body kick
letting Struss counter with a right hand.
Arson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Struss throws a shot from downtown. Arson moves away and avoids it.
Struss scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arson doesn't seem bothered though.
Arson closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arson pushes off an throws an elbow but Struss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Struss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arson misses with an elbow over the top.
Struss blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Arson throws an elbow but misses.
Arson avoiding damage.
Arson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Struss's elbow.
Struss misses with a punch to the body.
Arson pushes off an throws an elbow but Struss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Orion Struss's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Elay Arson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Elay Arson made sure he mentioned MKFC , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Stephens (ranked 3820 p4p, 2682 weight class) and Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 537 p4p, 377 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens fails with the takedown
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cortez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stephens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Cortez does it's job there.
Cortez lands a head shot.
Stephens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stephens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stephens tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cortez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stephens somewhat.
Stephens tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cortez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stephens tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Stephens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Despite the aggression on Cortez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Stephens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortez sizes up Stephens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stephens on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crunch! Cortez slams his shin into Stephens's torso.
Stephens wants to clinch
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stephens is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez stuffs the takedown attempt from Stephens. Stephens gets slowly back to his feet.
As Stephens backs off Cortez throws a huge counter combo but Stephens manages to avoid it all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stephens cracks Cortez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stephens with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cortez to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Stephens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stephens with a poor takedown
and Cortez counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stephens's sensitive parts.
Stephens misses with a double jab
and Cortez counters with a huge left! Stephens is in big trouble! He's backing up but Cortez isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Stephens from any more damage. A dominating finish by Cortez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ubaldo Cortez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Griffin (ranked 4591 p4p, 4284 weight class) and Tony Paulik (ranked 576 p4p, 549 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Paulik!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin clinches up with Paulik and pushes him back against the cage.
Paulik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Paulik prevents a takedown attempt there.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Griffin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paulik avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Griffin is trying to drag Paulik to the mat but Paulik just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin has hold of one of Paulik's legs. Paulik is fighting the takedown attempt but Griffin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paulik can do anything to dispel that myth.
Griffin won't allow Paulik to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulik wants to stand but Griffin is controlling the position.
Griffin is looking to advance position but Paulik has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Paulik working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Paulik drops an elbow to the side of Griffin's head.
Griffin is trying to stand up here but Paulik is controlling him well.
Paulik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Griffin taking some punishment here, with Paulik in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Paulik.
Griffin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paulik pulls his head out easily.
Griffin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Paulik winds up and cracks Griffin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Griffin is rocked!
Paulik is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oh Griffin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paulik seems to be working for a kimura but Griffin defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Paulik there.
Paulik is trying to work for a kimura but Griffin is defending well.
Paulik lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Paulik looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Paulik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Paulik lands a big elbow - Griffin is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Paulik!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Paulik!
Tony Paulik 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 Dudley Dilbrandt (ranked 2276 p4p, 3743 weight class) and Landry Stephenson (ranked 279 p4p, 415 weight class). Dilbrandt comes to the cage accompanied by Slam feat. Tyrone 'Visionary' Palmer - "Lifetimes (Extended Club Journey)" . The key to victory for Dudley Dilbrandt has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 Amsterdam, Dudley Dilbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Landry Stephenson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilbrandt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stephenson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dilbrandt catches Stephenson napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Stephenson to the canvas!
It looks like Landry Stephenson has been cut.
Dilbrandt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilbrandt throwing strikes but missing.
Stephenson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stephenson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dilbrandt stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Stephenson has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Dilbrandt manages to get his head free but now Stephenson has transitioned to an armbar! Dilbrandt grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Stephenson! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Landry Stephenson!
A very excited looking Landry Stephenson 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keenwah Granes (ranked 2126 p4p, 4062 weight class) and Richmond Belvedere (ranked 264 p4p, 445 weight class). Granes comes to the cage accompanied by 敢不敢. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenwah Granes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richmond Belvedere!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belvedere misses with a hook
and Granes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Belvedere throws a hook but Granes blocks it.
Belvedere throws a looping overhand right but Granes ducks down to avoid it.
Belvedere connects with a crisp jab.
Belvedere jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Belvedere waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Granes.
Belvedere scores with a shot to the body.
Belvedere connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Granes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Granes moves into the clinch.
Belvedere keeps control of Granes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Belvedere lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Granes or not.
Granes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belvedere managing to block the knees to the body from Granes.
Belvedere softening up his opponent with strikes, 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!
A nice left hand lands by Belvedere.
Belvedere lands a nice shot to the body.
Granes tries to break the clinch but Belvedere is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belvedere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belvedere lands a left hand that snaps the head of Granes backwards.
Granes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belvedere is leaning against Granes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Belvedere working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Belvedere.
Granes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Granes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Granes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Belvedere is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Granes is trying to break the clinch but Belvedere has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granes.
Granes is trying to maintain a safe position but Belvedere gets an underhook and turns Granes into the cage.
Belvedere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belvedere creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Granes stalling the fight.
Belvedere lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Belvedere lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Granes missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Granes is pushing Belvedere up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Belvedere misses with a punch on the inside.
Granes tries a knee to the head but Belvedere blocks it.
Belvedere lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Belvedere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belvedere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Granes missing with knees to the body.
Belvedere blocking some punches.
Belvedere misses with a body punch.
Granes tries to land knees in the clinch but Belvedere avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belvedere.
Belvedere lands a right hand that snaps the head of Granes backwards.
Belvedere softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Granes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Granes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Belvedere tries to avoid it but Granes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Belvedere to the ground. Belvedere escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Granes goes down and covers up as Belvedere starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richmond Belvedere!
In defeat, Keenwah Granes stepped up to the mic, saying 'No worries. Everyone here knows my opponent has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs, so I'm sure this fight will soon be ruled a 'No Contest' by the Athletic Commission.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hawk (ranked 243 p4p, 1764 weight class) and Nils Norling (ranked 42 p4p, 260 weight class). Norling is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scarlet - Age of seduction. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Hawk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nils Norling!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norling throws out a loose jab but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk is looking to counter the offense by Norling and move into the clinch.
Hawk lands with a nice body kick.
Norling wants to clinch
and Hawk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Nils Norling has been cut.
Hawk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Norling misses with a right hand
and Hawk counters with a thumping low kick.
Norling tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hawk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norling misses with an uppercut.
Norling gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hawk scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk struggles to land a body shot inside as Norling controls his hands.
Hawk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hawk misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norling misses with a body punch.
Hawk working aggressively here.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
Norling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawk misses with some punches.
Norling looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hawk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hawk lands a right hand.
Norling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hawk.
Hawk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hawk fails to land.
Hawk digs a right hand underneath Norling's ribcage. Norling let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Norling misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norling takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hawk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Hawk on the inside.
Norling is rocked!
Norling throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawk.
Hawk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hawk scores with a shot to the side of Norling's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawk.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Hawk.
Norling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hawk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norling is still on wobbly legs! Can Hawk finish him?
Norling lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Norling seems to have recovered his senses.
Hawk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norling swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Hawk - that landed with a thud.
Norling looks winded!
Hawk lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Hawk.
A short left from Hawk.
Hawk scores with a shot to the side of Norling's head.
Hawk tries a body shot but Norling blocks it.
Good body shot from Hawk.
Norling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Norling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawk.
A short left from Hawk.
Hawk blocking some punches.
Hawk tries a body shot but Norling blocks it.
Hawk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hawk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norling's elbow.
Hawk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norling backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norling.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawk.
A hook to the body from Hawk.
Norling has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hawk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Norling can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Norling scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hawk lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hawk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norling or not.
Norling is trying to stall.
Hawk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hawk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawk.
Hawk blocks a body shot from Norling.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
Hawk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Hawk.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawk.
Hawk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norlings head.
Hawk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norling looking to slow down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nils Norling'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.
Norling slips a straight right by Hawk.
Norling wants to counter the offense by Hawk and move into the clinch position.
Hawk has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hawk scores with a jab to the body.
Norling is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Norling on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hawk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norling can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hawk lands a nice shot that snaps Norling's head back.
Hawk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Norling. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Norling misses.
It looked like Hawk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawk moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawk.
Norling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawk working aggressively here.
Norling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Norling fails to land.
Hawk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hawk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norling is breathing heavily.
Hawk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Hawk on the inside.
A short right from Hawk.
Hawk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hawk lands a hook that snaps the head of Norling backwards.
Hawk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norling backwards.
Hawk swings wildly with an uppercut but Norling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norling is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
Norling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norling prevents a body shot from Hawk.
A short uppercut from Norling.
Hawk can't find room to land a body shot as Norling controls the action.
Norling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norling looking to slow down the pace here.
Norling throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norling looking to stall.
Ethan Hawk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Hawk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hawk can't find room to land a body shot as Norling controls the action.
Hawk digs a right hand into Norling's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Norling's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Hawk.
Hawk is leaning against Norling and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hawk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hawk scores with a shot to the side of Norling's head.
Norling takes a shot to the head.
Hawk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norlings head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawk.
Hawk lands a nice uppercut.
Norling throws a head punch that misses.
Hawk drops Norling onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Norling is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Norling to his knees! Hawk keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Hawk!
Ethan Hawk retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Ethan Hawk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Nils Norling had this to say: 'You win lose, you some some.'.
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