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HFC 101 - Viktor vs Yago PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Sandoval (ranked 1789 p4p, 1856 weight class) and Keith Rodgers (ranked 245 p4p, 260 weight class). Rodgers has chosen Blue Flowers - Doctor Octagon as his entrance music. 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 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keith Rodgers !
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval fails to land the takedown.
Sandoval cracks Rodgers with a good jab.
Sandoval misses with a looping left.
Rodgers follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sandoval clinches up with Rodgers and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodgers .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodgers .
Rodgers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sandoval working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rodgers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandoval lands a body punch.
Sandoval misses with a punch to the body.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sandoval turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sandoval manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval in side control, throwing shots but Rodgers defends.
Rodgers felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sandoval landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodgers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rodgers parries the strikes from Sandoval easily there. Sandoval is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rodgers to escape.
Rodgers is looking for a sweep.
Rodgers manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sandoval's best efforts.
Rodgers tries to get to full guard but Sandoval has control of the leg.
Sandoval is just content to waste time from the top position. Rodgers takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sandoval trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodgers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rodgers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sandoval passes into half guard.
Sandoval wants to take a breather but Rodgers is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rodgers tries to get to full guard but Sandoval has control of the leg.
Sandoval is keen to just control but Rodgers is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rodgers is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodgers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sandoval works his way into side control.
Rodgers tries to bench press Sandoval off him but Sandoval keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers regains half guard.
Sandoval lands strikes from half guard.
Sandoval trying to mount his opponent but Rodgers defends it.
Rodgers looking for submissions off his back.
Rodgers is staying active underneath Sandoval, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sandoval looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodgers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rodgers trying to control from the bottom.
Sandoval scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rodgers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a hook but Rodgers avoids it easily.
Sandoval looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sandoval uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodgers .
Rodgers throws the left hand but Sandoval avoids the punch easily.
Sandoval darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rodgers is not content to let Sandoval control the position.
Sandoval is thwarting Rodgers 's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sandoval.
Sandoval is pushing down on Rodgers 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rodgers is fighting to maintain full guard but Sandoval has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sandoval trying to control from half guard but Rodgers is working away.
Sandoval is really struggling to control Rodgers but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sandoval landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Still in half guard, Sandoval seems content to control.
Miguel Sandoval overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodgers is refusing to be controlled, as Sandoval sits in half 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.
Sandoval throws a strike but Rodgers avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sandoval working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rodgers 's head.
Rodgers has his feet on Sandoval's thighs here. He's pushed Sandoval off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Sandoval screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keith Rodgers !
Keith Rodgers thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lehel Bartasz (ranked 1614 p4p, 1562 weight class) and Billy Bob Brown (ranked 217 p4p, 208 weight class). Bartasz comes to the cage accompanied by Manowar.... These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lehel Bartasz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bob Brown!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Brown.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bartasz.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Bartasz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown moves to clinch but Bartasz breaks away
and Bartasz counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bartasz being controlled against the cage.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Bartasz shrugs off.
 It looks like Lehel Bartasz has been cut.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Bartasz avoids the damage to the body.
Bartasz is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bartasz is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartasz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
I was talking to Bartasz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bartasz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Bartasz controls the action.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bartasz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bartasz is defending well for now.
Bartasz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Bartasz is out of range.
Bartasz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown slips a straight right by Bartasz.
Bartasz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick.
Brown moves away from the strike by Bartasz.
Brown cracks Bartasz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Brown has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bartasz to stand back up!
 Bartasz is rocked!
Brown steps in with a hook that catches Bartasz right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Brown follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Bartasz looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Bob Brown!
A very excited looking Billy Bob Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Griggs (ranked 2369 p4p, 805 weight class) and Maxim Ward (ranked 319 p4p, 118 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Griggs might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to LL Cool J- Momma Said Knock You Out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxim Ward!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Griggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ward scrambles back to his feet.
 It looks like Maxim Ward has been cut.
Griggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Ward.
Griggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ward moves out of range of the strikes.
Griggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Griggs does no damage.
Griggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Ward.
Griggs throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Griggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Frankie Griggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Griggs misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ward! But no joy.
Ward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Ward.
Griggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Griggs.
Griggs misses with the combination.
Ward comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ward displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griggs throws out the jab.
Griggs throws an overhand right that lands on Ward's shoulder, as Ward tries to avoid the shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ward 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ward lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ward with a jab.
Griggs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Griggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Ward connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ward lands with an uppercut that bounces Griggs off the cage and back into range.
Griggs looks to land a left hand but Ward moved out of range nicely.
Ward swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Griggs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ward misses with a body shot.
Griggs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ward shoots in and gets a takedown into Griggs's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward won't allow Griggs to get back to his feet.
Ward landing some decent shots from guard.
Ward trying to control but Griggs is working from the bottom.
Griggs wants to stand but Ward is controlling the position.
Ward has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ward working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs wants to stand but Ward is controlling the position.
Ward stands up over Griggs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ward wants to control from the top but Griggs keeps moving.
Griggs wants to stand and escape but Ward is having none of it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The fighters are working up against the cage. Griggs manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Ward manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ward has Griggs pulled in close to control his posture.
Ward looking for a sweep. Not yet Ward, not yet.
Griggs has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ward is proving hard to escape from.
Ward seems keen to control Griggs's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs wants to get up but he can't break Ward's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Griggs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Griggs looks to land a right hand but Ward moved out of range.
Ward throws out a counter right but Griggs avoids it with no problem.
Ward lands a slapping body shot.
Ward lands with a cross.
Ward displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griggs throws out the jab.
Ward scores with a jab to the body.
Ward jabs Griggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ward throws out a powerful jab.
Ward slips a jab from Griggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Griggs.
Griggs throws a wild body kick that Ward sees coming a mile off.
Griggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward throws out a counter right but Griggs avoids it with no problem.
We've been told by Griggs's head coaches at Dillo's Deadly Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Griggs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ward to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griggs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ward is controlling him.
Ward distracts Griggs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Griggs pushes Ward off and gets back to his feet.
Griggs misses with a straight left.
Ward connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Griggs throws a body punch but Ward moves out of range.
Ward moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Ward lands an impressive looking overhand right. Griggs doesn't seem phased though.
Ward scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ward cracks Griggs with an open hand slap.
Griggs loads up on a big right hand but Ward slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Ward dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maxim Ward's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Griggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ward cracks Griggs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Griggs throws a hook but Ward blocks it.
Griggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Ward counters with a right hand to the body.
Griggs throws a shot from downtown. Ward moves away and avoids it.
Ward moves out of range of the strikes.
Griggs misses with a straight left.
Griggs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Griggs misses with an uppercut
and Ward counters with a single leg into guard. Griggs didn't expect that.
Ward passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Griggs is looking to escape.
Ward lands with a punch from half guard.
Ward is looking to advance position but Griggs won't allow it.
Griggs is trying to stand up here but Ward is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ward is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Griggs defends it well.
Griggs has one foot on Ward's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ward ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Ward counter with a right hand.
Griggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Griggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Griggs missing with a left hand there. Ward was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griggs looks to land a combination. Ward sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Griggs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ward slips a jab from Griggs.
Ward feints the counter takedown.
Ward slips a straight right by Griggs.
Griggs drops his hands momentarily and Ward takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ward changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ward scores with a body shot.
Ward ducks under a wild hook from Griggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oooooh!!! Griggs has knocked Ward down with a huge combo! Griggs steps away and waves a wobbly Ward back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Ward is rocked!
Griggs misses with a hook.
Frankie Griggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ward ducks under a wild hook from Griggs.
Griggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Ward counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griggs throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Ward gets the takedown into side control.
Ward lands an elbow.
Griggs is not content to let Ward control the position.
Griggs is trying to escape the position but Ward is controlling the position.
Ward working the ground and pound.
Griggs wants to get back to his feet but Ward drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griggs prevents Ward from improving position.
Ward lands a few punches from side control.
Griggs is pushing Ward's head away, looking to escape. Ward manages to hold on to the position though.
Maxim Ward has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Griggs's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ward thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Griggs is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ward has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Griggs taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ward throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ward grinds an elbow into Griggs's temple.
Ward is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Griggs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Griggs's face as Ward controls the position.
Griggs is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ward has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ward working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Griggs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Griggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ward connects with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Ward - just one landing.
Griggs gets caught napping as Ward dives in and scores a takedown. Griggs manages to retain guard.
Griggs has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ward has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward successfully pulls guard.
Griggs would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ward looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griggs is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griggs wants to stand but Ward has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maxim Ward will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Maxim Ward's cut.
That's time! Griggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ward bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Griggs looks to land a right hand but Ward moved out of range.
Ward throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Griggs on the side of the head.
Ward ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ward dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ward blocks the body kick.
Griggs misses with a shot to the body
and Ward counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Ward coming out on top.
Griggs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ward stuns Griggs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griggs walks into a stiff left hand from Ward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward lands a glancing blow to the side of Griggs's head.
Ward gets the takedown into side control.
Ward is putting a hurting on Griggs here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ward looks up at the clock and then as Griggs takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ward smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ward tries to advance to mount but Griggs denies him.
Ward in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Griggs tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Griggs is trying to stand up.
Ward scoring with strikes but Griggs is staying in there.
Ward with good strikes from the mount here!
Ward won't let Griggs get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ward connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Ward.
Ward has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griggs wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ward is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ward unloading with bombs!
Ward cracks Griggs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Griggs is rocked!
Ward tries to control but Griggs wriggling away.
Griggs wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward lands a couple of good shots and Griggs has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oh Griggs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ward working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Griggs seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griggs is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Griggs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ward on the ground.
Ward lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Griggs.
Frankie Griggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griggs showing good submission defense here.
Ward lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Griggs covers up after that shot from Ward.
Ward is cranking Griggs's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Griggs! He's tightened the choke and Griggs is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Maxim Ward!
Our winner, Maxim Ward, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Frankie Griggs stepped up to the mic, saying 'It'll be back to the drawing board. This isn't the end. Everytime I lose I only come back the next fight much stronger.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bessant (ranked 923 p4p, 1103 weight class) and Nick Rodriguez (ranked 135 p4p, 155 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bessant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Bessant throws a body shot but no joy.
Nick Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bessant takes one to the side of the head.
Rodriguez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bessant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Bessant.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Bessant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bessant wants to land a leg kick but Rodriguez is out of range.
Rodriguez throws out a counter right but Bessant avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez moves away from the strike by Bessant.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Bessant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bessant appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Rodriguez misses
and Bessant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Rodriguez blocks the leg kick.
Rodriguez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bessant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bessant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bessant being controlled here, momentarily.
Rodriguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bessant is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bessant keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriguez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bessant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches up with Bessant, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes Bessant against the cage but Bessant circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez lands with a kick to the ribs.
A swing and a miss from Bessant.
Rodriguez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bessant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bessant as he jumps to the side.
Bessant thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Bessant's head but Bessant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bessant throwing a counter right hand but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Bessant staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Bessant misses the target.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Bessant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodriguez shoots for a double leg takedown but Bessant sprawls well. He's pushed Rodriguez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
John Bessant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Rodriguez.
Rodriguez connects with a body shot.
Rodriguez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bessant rather than just go for the knockout.
A lazy left from Rodriguez finds it's target.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Bessant moves out of range.
Rodriguez moves out of range as Bessant throws a body kick.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bessant moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bessant misses.
Bessant throws a nice head kick!
Bessant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bessant counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Nick Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bessant to the mat! Bessant manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez slips nicely into half guard.
Rodriguez moves nicely into side control.
Rodriguez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rodriguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bessant keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Rodriguez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rodriguez lands with a nice combination. Bessant backs away looking to recover.
Bessant throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rodriguez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bessant sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bessant gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rodriguez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rodriguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Bessant is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bessant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bessant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Bessant keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bessant trying to keep a closed guard but Rodriguez is proving a slippery customer.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Bessant keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rodriguez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut
and Bessant counters with a series of strikes. Rodriguez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rodriguez goes for a double leg but Bessant avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bessant continues to drive forward.
Bessant seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rodriguez lands a jab to Bessant's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bessant quickly recovers to half guard.
Bessant controlling the position for now.
Bessant is looking for a sweep. Rodriguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bessant is not content to let Rodriguez control the position.
Rodriguez tries to pass to full mount but Bessant defends it.
Rodriguez prevents Bessant from improving his position.
Rodriguez controlling the action here.
Bessant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessant wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rodriguez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bessant knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bessant is trying to maintain the position but Rodriguez is very close to passing his half guard.
Rodriguez trying to mount his opponent but Bessant defends it.
Rodriguez is looking to take a break and control but Bessant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bessant is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Rodriguez throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and Bessant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodriguez cracks Bessant with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez misses the body punch
enabling Bessant to counter with a crisp jab.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Bessant throws a quick counter head kick but Rodriguez was just out of range.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot that snaps Bessant's head back.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodriguez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nick Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Rodriguez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rodriguez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rodriguez with a hook.
Rodriguez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Bessant is working from the bottom.
Bessant gets back to half guard.
Rodriguez is thwarting Bessant's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is trying to control. Bessant wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessant tries to roll over but Rodriguez keeps him under control.
Bessant won't allow Rodriguez to pass to mount.
Bessant gets back to full guard.
Rodriguez passes into half guard.
Rodriguez wants to pass to mount but Bessant is defending the position.
Bessant is trying to get back to full guard.
Bessant is refusing to be controlled, as Rodriguez sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura but Bessant is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rodriguez to get the leverage.
Bessant is looking to improve his position.
Rodriguez wants to take a breather but Bessant is having none of it.
Bessant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bessant gets full guard.
Bessant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodriguez's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bessant is looking to control Rodriguez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bessant avoid being mounted?
Rodriguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodriguez passes to full mount!
Bessant tries to hold on but Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez trying to control but Bessant is having none of it.
Bessant is controlling an arm, preventing Rodriguez from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bessant is looking to escape.
Bessant is working to get back to half guard.
Bessant has given up his back.
Rodriguez is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bessant knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bessant for a finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez tries to keep control of the position but Bessant is staying busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rodriguez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Rodriguez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blackout Mane (ranked 689 p4p, 1218 weight class) and Rimtas Kentas (ranked 91 p4p, 167 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Blackout Mane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimtas Kentas!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mane looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kentas!
Kentas is trying to improve his position.
Mane is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kentas looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mane gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kentas is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mane lets go of the hold and Kentas can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blackout Mane!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darken Rahl (ranked 1689 p4p, 1025 weight class) and Justin Case (ranked 103 p4p, 59 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Darken Rahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Case!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahl lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Case backs up against the cage.
Rahl moves out of range of the body kick.
Rahl swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rahl fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Case sprawls well initially but Rahl persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rahl trying to control the action but Case is working from the bottom.
Case is trying to get back to full guard.
Rahl is trying to control the action in half guard but Case is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Case is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahl is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Case blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rahl.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Case keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rahl throws a strike but Case avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rahl trying to control but Case is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rahl accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rahl trying to control the position from guard on top but Case is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Case takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Case lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case jabs Rahl to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Justin Case is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rahl checks a leg kick nicely.
Rahl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Case.
Case jabs at Rahl's body.
Case scores with a body shot.
Case throws a wild body kick that Rahl sees coming a mile off.
Rahl moves out of range of the body kick from Case.
Case's corner calls for a 1-2. Case obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rahl fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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!
Case scores with a body shot.
Rahl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Case.
Nice takedown defense from Case. No joy for Rahl on that attempt.
Case throws a low kick but Rahl moves out of range easily.
Case lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Case bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Case pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rahl swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Justin Case seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Case misses.
It looked like Rahl was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Case.
Case misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rahl.
Case scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rahl looks for a takedown but Case sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darken Rahl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Case misses.
Case is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rahl rather than just go for the knockout.
Rahl moves in looking to clinch but Case pushes him off.
Case throws a combination. Rahl tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Case stuns Rahl with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Case misses with a body punch
letting Rahl counter with a right hand.
Rahl throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Case throws a low kick, looking for Rahl's leg but Rahl calmly moves out of range.
Case scores with a nice head shot.
Case keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahl takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rahl will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rahl bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Case throws a hook but Rahl blocks it.
Rahl lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A left lands for Rahl.
Case ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rahl misses with a low kick.
Rahl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Case looks to land a left hand but Rahl moved out of range nicely.
Rahl cracks Case with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rahl tries to move into range but Case moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Case moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rahl manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Case on his heels. He'll look to pass Case's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahl throws an elbow that misses. Case uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rahl's guard. Nice move by Case!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Case dominated that round.
That's time! Rahl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Case bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rahl's head backwards.
Case takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rahl swings away with a body shot that misses
and Case counters with a one-two to the body.
Rahl is rocked!
It looks like Rahl has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rahl checks a leg kick.
Rahl swings for the body but Case moves out of range.
Case tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Case.
Case lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Case scores with a jab.
Rahl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Case checks it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Case. That's going to slow Rahl down.
Rahl scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Case.
Case has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rahl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rahl throws a looping overhand right but Case ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahl misses with a hook
and Case counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Rahl blocks the leg kick.
Rahl throws a big counter combination but Case scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Case takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rahl feints and as Case raises his hands in defense, Rahl changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rahl throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Case is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rahl is fighting to break Case's control of his arms but Case is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rahl throws an elbow that misses. Case uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rahl's guard. Nice move by Case!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case stopping the sweep attempt from Rahl.
Rahl working a defensive guard here.
Rahl has control of Case's left arm, preventing Case from doing any damage.
Rahl looking to hit a scissor sweep but Case is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahl had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Case defends it easily.
Rahl seems keen to control Case's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Case fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rahl is out of range.
That's four 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.
Rahl lands a nice shot to the body.
Rahl misses with a hook. Case ducked under it nicely.
Case avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rahl drives through with a takedown into Case's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Case has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rahl off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Case throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rahl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Case takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Case lands a front kick.
Case drops his hands momentarily and Rahl takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rahl shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Case was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Case misses with a low kick.
Rahl seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rahl shoots in for a double leg but Case sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Case connects with an inside leg kick.
Rahl fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Case showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Case fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Case misses the jab.
A left lands for Rahl.
Rahl scores with a takedown into Case's guard.
Case pushes Rahl off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Case scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahl takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rahl doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Case counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Case blocks a jab.
Case bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rahl's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahl gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Rahl is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch lands to the side of Rahl 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rahl misses with a wild body shot.
Rahl moves out of range of the strikes.
Rahl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Case.
A little feinted left hand from Rahl on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Case fails to land with a series of punches.
Rahl shoots in for a takedown but Case shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Case looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rahl seems to have got his legs back now.
Rahl avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Case scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rahl rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Case counters with a straight right hand.
Case throws a leg kick which misses Rahl's front leg but catches the back leg as Rahl tries to avoid it.
Rahl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Case on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Case has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Case there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rahl scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Darken Rahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahl missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Case manages to get to full guard.
Rahl trying to control but Case is working from the bottom.
Case has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Case controlling the position.
Rahl trying to control the position from guard on top but Case is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rahl throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahl stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Case swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Case feints and then cracks Rahl's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rahl down.
Rahl shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Case counters with a straight right hand.
Justin Case is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darken Rahl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Case, as that shot connected.
Rahl looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rahl takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Case connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahl throws a lazy uppercut
and Case counters with a stiff right hand.
Case moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rahl shoots in and drives through. Case sprawls well.
Case slips a jab from Rahl.
Good exchange - Case coming out on top.
Rahl tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Case counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahl misses the shot to the body.
Case appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Case misses with a straight left.
Rahl was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rahl looks to clinch
enabling Case to counter with a crisp jab.
Rahl has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Case.
Rahl shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Case counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justin Case seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left lands for Case.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Case comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Case has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Case!
Justin Case really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rebel Smith (ranked 1121 p4p, 2833 weight class) and Jose Carvaleho (ranked 153 p4p, 352 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rebel Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Carvaleho!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a looping right.
And Carvaleho tries to counter it with a takedown but Smith pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carvaleho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carvaleho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've been informed that Carvaleho has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carvaleho. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Carvaleho.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carvaleho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Carvaleho's head.
Smith throws a body punch but Carvaleho moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Carvaleho - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carvaleho throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Carvaleho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carvaleho misses with a straight right.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carvaleho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Carvaleho misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carvaleho tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stuns Carvaleho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carvaleho tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Carvaleho is just out of range.
Carvaleho tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carvaleho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carvaleho.
Carvaleho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carvaleho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carvaleho lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith takes a swing at Carvaleho's ribcage but misses.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Carvaleho is just out of range.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carvaleho misses with a wild body shot.
Smith is looking to wear down Carvaleho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carvaleho avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvaleho walks into a jab.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carvaleho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carvaleho scores with a nice head shot.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Carvaleho throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carvaleho.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crunch! Carvaleho slams his shin into Smith's torso.
Carvaleho digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Carvaleho slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith throws a body punch but Carvaleho moves out of range.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Carvaleho.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carvaleho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carvaleho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith gets caught flat footed, as Carvaleho shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Carvaleho wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith controlling Carvaleho's posture.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Carvaleho from controlling successfully.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvaleho trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Carvaleho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smith is pulling down on Carvaleho's head. It's preventing any offense from Carvaleho, at least for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvaleho lands a couple of elbows.
Smith is trying to keep Carvaleho in close.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carvaleho throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Carvaleho from controlling successfully.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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 Rebel Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Carvaleho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carvaleho shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carvaleho.
Carvaleho jabs at Smith's body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carvaleho.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Carvaleho.
Carvaleho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carvaleho throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carvaleho throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Carvaleho with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvaleho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Carvaleho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carvaleho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Carvaleho moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Carvaleho now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carvaleho was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith jabs at Carvaleho's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvaleho fails to land with a series of punches.
Carvaleho avoids the body shot from Smith.
Carvaleho tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Carvaleho lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Smith slips a jab from Carvaleho.
Rebel Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carvaleho lands a right hook to the body.
Carvaleho clinches up against the cage.
Smith tries a body shot but Carvaleho blocks it.
Carvaleho throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Carvaleho lands a shot to the body.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith blocks a body shot from Carvaleho.
Smith gets through Carvaleho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carvaleho is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carvaleho has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rebel Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Carvaleho.
Carvaleho decides to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith wants to control from the top but Carvaleho keeps moving.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carvaleho on the ground.
Smith wants to get up but he can't break Carvaleho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvaleho escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carvaleho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between Carvaleho's legs - danger averted.
Carvaleho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith wants to stand but Carvaleho has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Carvaleho is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Carvaleho keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Carvaleho is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith wants to stand but Carvaleho has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Carvaleho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carvaleho is controlling Smith's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stands up and waves to Carvaleho to follow him.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carvaleho manages to avoid it.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carvaleho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rebel Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvaleho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carvaleho throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Carvaleho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Carvaleho pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Carvaleho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Carvaleho is just out of range.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Carvaleho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carvaleho avoids the body shot from Smith.
Carvaleho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvaleho slips under a jab from Smith.
A head kick from Carvaleho lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith throws a jab when Carvaleho was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Carvaleho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carvaleho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Carvaleho connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Carvaleho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Carvaleho.
Carvaleho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carvaleho changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Carvaleho moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Carvaleho. That snapped Smith's head back.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carvaleho - that will leave a mark!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Carvaleho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith throws a body punch but Carvaleho moves out of range.
A combination from Carvaleho does no damage.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Carvaleho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Smith is trying to buck Carvaleho off.
Carvaleho trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Carvaleho are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvaleho is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carvaleho looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvaleho is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Smith wants to control but Carvaleho is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carvaleho prevents Smith from standing back up.
Smith trying to control but Carvaleho postures up.
Carvaleho moves into full mount! Smith won't be happy about that!
Carvaleho postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Carvaleho maintains control.
Smith is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Carvaleho locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Smith is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Carvaleho!
After the big win, Jose Carvaleho made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HARDCORE Threads and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Slugger (ranked 981 p4p, 226 weight class) and Olli Lindholm (ranked 129 p4p, 33 weight class). Slugger comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Olli Lindholm has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lou Slugger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Olli Lindholm!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slugger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slugger moves forwards but Lindholm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lindholm has closed the distance and engaged Slugger in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lindholm.
Slugger lands a left hand.
Lindholm scores with a shot to the side of Slugger's head.
Nice body punch from Slugger - that landed with a thud.
Lindholm misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lindholm.
Slugger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lindholm gets control of Slugger's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lindholm will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Slugger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindholm throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Slugger escapes and throws Lindholm's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Slugger is looking to take a break and control but Lindholm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lindholm tries to improve position but can't.
Lindholm is trying to escape the position but Slugger is controlling the position.
Lindholm can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lindholm manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Slugger manages to get to full guard.
Lindholm trying to control the position from guard on top but Slugger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindholm content to stall in guard here.
Lindholm being controlled here momentarily.
Lindholm wants to control from the top but Slugger keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slugger wants to stand and escape but Lindholm is having none of it.
Slugger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lindholm wants to control from the top but Slugger keeps moving.
Slugger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slugger is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We've been told by Slugger's head coaches at Crassus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Slugger.
Lindholm throws a jab when Slugger was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Slugger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Slugger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lindholm.
Slugger misses with a hook
and Lindholm counters with a left to the body.
Lindholm moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lindholm scores with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Lindholm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Slugger looks to throw a body kick
and Lindholm counters with a stiff right hand.
Lindholm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slugger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindholm scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lindholm tries to clinch up but Slugger circles away and keeps his distance.
Lindholm digs a good hook to Slugger's body.
Lindholm tries to score with a low kick but Slugger moves his leg out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Lindholm dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lindholm thuds his right hand into Slugger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Lou Slugger has been cut.
Lindholm scores with a leg kick.
Slugger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lindholm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slugger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slugger swings for the body but Lindholm moves out of range.
A big left from Slugger misses.
Lindholm misses with a lunging right hand
letting Slugger counter with a right hand.
Lindholm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindholm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olli Lindholm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lindholm connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lindholm tries to clinch but Slugger moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindholm cracks a nice hook into Slugger's ribs.
Lindholm throws a sloppy body shot
and Slugger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olli Lindholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Lindholm misses
and Slugger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slugger blocks a leg kick.
Slugger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lindholm throws a head kick that misses
and Slugger counters with a nice right hand that sends Lindholm toppling to the canvas! Lindholm scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Slugger finish him?!
Lindholm is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindholm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slugger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindholm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Slugger's head backwards.
Lindholm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slugger.
Lindholm misses with a straight left.
Lindholm throws a sloppy head kick and Slugger moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slugger throws a push kick but Lindholm slaps the foot to one side.
Lindholm rushes Slugger and presses him up against the cage.
Lindholm looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Slugger.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lindholm as Slugger tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Slugger - that landed with a thud.
Lindholm prevents a body shot from Slugger.
Lindholm lands an uppercut.
Lindholm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lindholm is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Slugger to keep the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lindholm throws an elbow but misses.
Lindholm tries a body shot but Slugger blocks it.
Lindholm prevents a body shot from Slugger.
Lindholm throws a punch but it's blocked by Slugger.
Lindholm misses with the head strike.
Lindholm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lindholm tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Slugger smiles and moves away.
Lou Slugger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olli Lindholm.
Slugger keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slugger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Slugger drops Lindholm with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lindholm looks back up at him and smiles so Slugger waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Olli Lindholm has been cut.
Slugger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lindholm to score with a decent uppercut.
Lindholm darts in trying to clinch
and Slugger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lindholm is still on wobbly legs! Can Slugger finish him?
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!
Slugger cracks Lindholm with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lou Slugger!
Lou Slugger tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile (ranked 475 p4p, 201 weight class) and Winston Todd (ranked 69 p4p, 27 weight class). Todd has chosen Piano Man as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Todd!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Todd misses.
A lazy left from Bizihwaeile finds it's target.
Good leg kick by Todd.
Todd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Todd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Nice body punch from Todd.
Bizihwaeile blocks a jab.
Bizihwaeile punishes Todd's body with a nice straight punch.
Bizihwaeile swings for the body but Todd moves out of range.
Bizihwaeile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Bizihwaeile tries to land a body kick
and Todd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Todd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bizihwaeile lands a slapping body shot.
Todd lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Todd misses.
Bizihwaeile gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Todd blocks a body shot from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Todd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bizihwaeile lands a body punch.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Todd misses with the head strike.
Bizihwaeile lands a right hand that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
A short body shot lands from Todd as the two fighters clinch.
Todd struggles to land a body shot inside as Bizihwaeile controls his hands.
Bizihwaeile lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bizihwaeile stalls.
Bizihwaeile takes a shot to the head.
Todd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bizihwaeile blocks the body kick.
Todd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bizihwaeile lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Bizihwaeile was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Todd.
Bizihwaeile clinches up with Todd and pushes him back against the cage.
Todd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Todd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Todd defending well as Bizihwaeile loads up on a big left hand.
Bizihwaeile blocks the body kick.
Bizihwaeile is looking to clinch.
Bizihwaeile uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Todd.
Todd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Todd misses with a body shot.
Bizihwaeile clinches.
Todd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bizihwaeile.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile tries a body shot but Todd blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Todd.
Todd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Todd pushes Bizihwaeile back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Todd lands an uppercut.
Todd misses with the head strike.
Todd manages to break the clinch.
Bizihwaeile displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Todd throws out the jab.
Bizihwaeile walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bizihwaeile. Todd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bizihwaeile scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bizihwaeile is looking to slow Todd down with leg kicks.
Bizihwaeile takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bizihwaeile misses with a wild combination.
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!
Todd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch up but Todd circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Todd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bizihwaeile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Todd.
Bizihwaeile is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Todd.
Bizihwaeile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Bizihwaeile's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bizihwaeile duly obliges.
Todd jabs at Bizihwaeile's body.
Bizihwaeile keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bizihwaeile connects with a right hand. Todd shakes it off.
Todd misses with a lunging right hand
and Bizihwaeile counters with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Todd. Beautiful body shot.
Bizihwaeile stuns Todd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Todd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizihwaeile swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Bizihwaeile misses
and Todd counters with a left to the body.
Bizihwaeile is looking to wear down Todd with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bizihwaeile digs a good body shot into Todd's ribs.
Bizihwaeile takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Todd dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bizihwaeile lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Todd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Todd.
Todd checks the leg kick.
Todd throws a looping overhand right but Bizihwaeile ducks down to avoid it.
Winston Todd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Todd lands with a nice body kick.
Bizihwaeile connects with a crisp jab.
Bizihwaeile connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Todd momentarily.
Bizihwaeile fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bizihwaeile scores with a punch to the head.
Todd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Todd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bizihwaeile manages to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Todd with the inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Todd.
Todd checks the leg kick nicely there.
Todd was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bizihwaeile connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile throws a lazy right hand but Todd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Todd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Todd misses.
Todd misses with a wild body shot.
Todd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bizihwaeile 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.
Bizihwaeile checks a leg kick.
Todd scores with a leg kick.
Todd misses with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Todd!
Bizihwaeile is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Todd drops his hands momentarily and Bizihwaeile takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Todd!
Bizihwaeile closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Todd counter with a right hand.
Bizihwaeile takes a swing at Todd's ribcage but misses.
Bizihwaeile is looking to clinch but Todd is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile blocks a low kick nicely.
Bizihwaeile misses the jab.
Bizihwaeile defending well as Todd loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Todd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Todd.
Todd misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Todd.
Todd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bizihwaeile checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Todd attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bizihwaeile fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bizihwaeile getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bizihwaeile is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Todd. That's going to slow Bizihwaeile down.
Bizihwaeile takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Bizihwaeile was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Todd.
Todd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bizihwaeile holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Winston Todd seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Todd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile tries a body shot but Todd blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Todd fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bizihwaeile chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Todd can pounce on him.
Todd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bizihwaeile throws out the jab.
Todd scores with the left hand. Bizihwaeile knows he should have avoided that one.
Bizihwaeile gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Todd wants to get back to striking at distance but Bizihwaeile won't allow it.
Bizihwaeile blocks a body shot from Todd.
Bizihwaeile avoiding damage.
Bizihwaeile is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Todd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bizihwaeile has Todd up against the cage in a clinch.
Todd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd lands a hook that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile misses with a punch on the inside.
Todd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bizihwaeile can't find room to land a body shot as Todd controls the action.
Bizihwaeile tries to work over Todd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Todd lands with a left to the head.
Todd has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bizihwaeile seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Todd can turn it around.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Todd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bizihwaeiles head.
Bizihwaeile misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bizihwaeile takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bizihwaeile is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Todd lands a hook that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Bizihwaeile pressing his opponent against the cage.
Todd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Winston Todd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bizihwaeile looks to clinch
and Todd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Todd takes a swing at Bizihwaeile's ribcage but misses.
Bizihwaeile lands with a straight right. Todd didn't see that one coming.
Todd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Todd.
A jab from Todd finds it's way through Bizihwaeile's defenses.
Todd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bizihwaeile throws out the jab.
Todd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bizihwaeile. That did some damage!
Todd tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Todd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick lands for Todd.
Todd scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bizihwaeile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bizihwaeile is looking to clinch but Todd is avoiding it.
Todd is looking to slow Bizihwaeile down with leg kicks.
Bizihwaeile moves in looking to clinch but Todd pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd throws a lazy uppercut
and Todd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bizihwaeile connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bizihwaeile lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bizihwaeile lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Todd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bizihwaeile was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Todd just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bizihwaeile lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Todd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Todd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Todd with a hook.
Bizihwaeile forces Todd back against the cage and clinches.
Todd tries a body shot but Bizihwaeile blocks it.
Todd misses with a body punch.
Todd takes a shot to the head.
Todd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Todd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bizihwaeile is out of range.
Todd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Todd! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bizihwaeile.
Todd swinging wildly here.
Todd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Todd looks for the body kick but Bizihwaeile saw that one coming.
Bizihwaeile wants to clinch up but Todd keeps it at a distance.
Todd lands a leg kick that knocks Bizihwaeile off balance momentarily.
Todd misses with an uppercut.
Todd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Todd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bizihwaeile.
Todd misses the jab.
Bizihwaeile lands a nice looking body kick.
Bizihwaeile doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Todd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bizihwaeile avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd misses with a straight left.
Bizihwaeile swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Todd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bizihwaeile.
Todd missing with a left hand there. Bizihwaeile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Todd takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bizihwaeile looks to land a left hand but Todd moved out of range nicely.
Bizihwaeile gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bizihwaeile fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bizihwaeile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bizihwaeile was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Todd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bizihwaeile manages to avoid it.
Todd lands with a good body shot.
Bizihwaeile digs a good body shot into Todd's ribs.
Todd lands a nice shot to the body.
Bizihwaeile takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Winston Todd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bizihwaeile stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Todd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Todd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Todd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bizihwaeile is out of range and Todd settles back down.
Todd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Todd just misses with a punch to the body.
Todd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bizihwaeile.
Todd tries a quick counter leg kick but Bizihwaeile is wise to it.
Todd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bizihwaeile lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Todd throws a low kick but Bizihwaeile moves out of range easily.
Bizihwaeile scores with a hook.
Bizihwaeile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Todd.
Bizihwaeile misses with an uppercut. Todd saw that one coming.
Todd feints a counter leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Todd finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Todd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bizihwaeile swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Todd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Todd lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Todd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Todd has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Todd!
A less than humble Winston Todd misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Babinski (ranked 25 p4p, 310 weight class) and Yago Nascimento (ranked 6 p4p, 46 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nascimento's choice of entrance music: Aggressive War Epic Music Collection!. 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Babinski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yago Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babinski misses with an uppercut
and Nascimento counters with a right hand to the body.
Nascimento tries to land a front kick but Babinski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Babinski walks into a left hand.
Babinski misses with a body shot.
Nascimento only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nascimento throws a right hand that misses
and Babinski counters with a body kick that stops Nascimento in his tracks momentarily.
Nascimento fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Babinski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nascimento has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nascimento scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Babinski.
It looks like Yago Nascimento has been cut.
Nascimento throws a looping overhand right but Babinski ducks down to avoid it.
Babinski avoids the body shot from Nascimento.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento tries a low kick but Babinski avoids it.
Nascimento avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nascimento throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nascimento misses with a kick to the body.
Yago Nascimento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nascimento lands a jab to the nose.
Nascimento takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nascimento doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nascimento digs a good hook to Babinski's body.
Nascimento misses the body punch
and Babinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Babinski misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nascimento blocks a head kick by Babinski.
Nascimento tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Babinski is able to avoid easily.
Nascimento misses with an uppercut
and Babinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Babinski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babinski misses with a body shot
and Nascimento counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Babinski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nascimento counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nascimento moves away from the strike by Babinski.
Nascimento throws a hook but Babinski avoids it easily.
Nascimento throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Babinski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Babinski throws a shot from downtown. Nascimento moves away and avoids it.
Nascimento looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Babinski.
Nascimento throws a leg kick that is checked
and Babinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Babinski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Babinski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nascimento staying out of range there.
Babinski misses with a hook
and Nascimento cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nascimento ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babinski moves away.
Babinski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nascimento on the side of the head.
Babinski throws a poor cross that misses
and Nascimento counters with a nice uppercut.
Babinski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nascimento. Nascimento obviously looking to wear him down.
Nascimento fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yago Nascimento will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yago Nascimento's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Babinski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Babinski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nascimento's hands.
Nascimento throws a looping overhand right but Babinski ducks down to avoid it.
Nascimento connects with a body shot.
Babinski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donk. Nascimento catches Babinski right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a wild body kick that Babinski sees coming a mile off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nascimento 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.
Babinski drops Nascimento with a beautiful combination! Nascimento stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Babinski is looking for the KO!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babinski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Nascimento counter with a right hand.
Babinski slips a jab from Nascimento.
Babinski avoids a kick to the body.
Babinski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Babinski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nascimento lands a nice looking kick to the body. Babinski takes a step back to recover.
Babinski connects with a looping right hand.
Nascimento thows a leg kick but Babinski checks it
and Babinski counters with a nice body kick.
Nascimento misses with a right hand
and Babinski scores with a counter punch that sends Nascimento to the canvas! Babinski smells blood - he's punishing Nascimento with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Nascimento has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Babinski!
Viktor Babinski retains his heavyweight title!
Viktor Babinski was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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