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NRC: Leviathans PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henkie Assink (ranked 5634 p4p, 23994 weight class) and Conald Derone (ranked 541 p4p, 620 weight class). Conald Derone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henkie Assink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conald Derone!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assink moves in looking to clinch but Derone pushes him off.
Derone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Derone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Assink scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Assink lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assink lands a slapping body shot.
Assink scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Assink scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Assink closes the distance and clinches.
Assink misses with a body punch.
Assink tries to work over Derone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assink lands with a right to the head.
Assink misses with a body punch.
Assink lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Assink digs a right hand into Derone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Derone's gas tank.
Derone looks winded!
Assink digs a right hand underneath Derone's ribcage. Derone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Assink misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Assink.
Assink lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Assink.
Assink works on Derone's body with a couple of short punches.
Assink is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assink works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Derone takes a shot to the head.
Assink presses Derone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Assink.
Assink goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assink lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Assink.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Derone has eaten all the pies!
Assink makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assink tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Assink.
Assink lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Assink.
Assink tries a body shot but Derone blocks it.
Assink scores with a hook to the body.
Assink lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Assink - that landed with a thud.
Assink scores with a hook to the body.
Assink scores with a nice hook to the head.
Assink misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Assink goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assink scores with a hook to the body.
Assink works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Assink.
Nice body punch from Assink - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Assink.
Assink doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Derone prevents a body shot from Assink.
Assink stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Assink tries to work over Derone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assink.
Assink misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Assink lands a body shot in the clinch.
Assink lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Derone.
Assink scores with a shot to the side of Derone's head.
Assink digs a right hand underneath Derone's ribcage. Derone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Derone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Derone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Assink has him pressed against the cage.
Assink goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assink struggles to land a body shot inside as Derone controls his hands.
A short right from Assink.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assink lands a body shot in the clinch.
Assink goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assink lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assink tries to throw a body punch but Derone avoids it by throwing Assink back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Assink.
Assink softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Assink lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assink lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Assink.
Assink lands a body punch.
Assink presses Derone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Assink presses Derone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Assink scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Assink on the inside.
Derone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Assink seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Derone can turn it around.
Assink struggles to land a body shot inside as Derone controls his hands.
Assink struggles to land a body shot inside as Derone controls his hands.
Derone prevents a body shot from Assink.
Assink tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derone's elbow.
Assink throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henkie Assink dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Derone walks into a jab.
Assink dips to his left and cracks Derone with an uppercut!
Assink rushes Derone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Assink pushes Derone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Assink is leaning against Derone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Assink lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Assink as the two fighters clinch.
Assink tries to throw a body punch but Derone avoids it by throwing Assink back against the cage.
Assink lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derone takes a shot to the head.
Assink lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Assink works on Derone's body with a couple of short punches.
Derone is breathing heavily.
Assink pushes Derone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assink lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assink misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Assink lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Assink stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Assink pushes Derone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Assink digs a right hand into Derone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Derone's gas tank.
Derone wants to break free but Assink has control.
Assink lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Derone.
Assink can't find room to land a body shot as Derone controls the action.
Assink lands a body punch.
Assink misses with a punch to the body.
Assink lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Assink.
Assink lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Assink.
A hook to the body from Assink.
Assink is working Derone over against the cage.
Assink lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Derone or not.
Assink lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Assink.
Assink pushes Derone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assink lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assink tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derone's elbow.
Henkie Assink has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Assink lands a shot to the body.
Assink tries to work over Derone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assink works on Derone's body with a couple of short punches.
Assink lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Assink digs a right hand underneath Derone's ribcage. Derone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Assink is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Derone can do to turn this around?
Assink misses with a punch to the body.
Assink scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Assink.
Assink goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assink misses with a body punch.
Assink misses with a hook to the ribs.
Derone tries to circle away but Assink has him pinned against the cage.
Assink lands with a left to the head.
Assink is working Derone over against the cage.
Assink lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Derone backwards.
Assink lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Assink pushes Derone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Assink misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assink lands a right hook to the body.
Assink fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Derone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Assink lands with a right hand.
Assink jabs Derone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Conald Derone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Derone moves forwards but Assink connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Assink here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Assink moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Assink.
Assink lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assink misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Assink.
Assink lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Derone.
Assink lands a nice shot to the body.
Assink lands a body punch.
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!
Assink tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derone's elbow.
Derone is trying to break the clinch but Assink is controlling him.
Derone blocks a body shot from Assink.
Assink lands a body punch.
A short right from Assink on the inside.
Derone prevents a body shot from Assink.
Assink lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assink digs a right hand underneath Derone's ribcage. Derone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Assink lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Assink.
Assink lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assink.
A hook to the body from Assink.
Good body shot from Assink.
A right handed body shot lands from Assink.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henkie Assink dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Assink cracks Derone with a good jab.
Assink digs a good body shot into Derone's ribs.
Derone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A lazy body kick from Derone
and Assink counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Assink.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derone ducks right into an uppercut from Assink.
 Derone is rocked!
Derone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Assink moves into range and connects with a jab.
Derone is still on wobbly legs! Can Assink finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Assink looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Derone seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assink scores with a body shot.
Assink tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on Derone's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Assink's corner calls for a 1-2. Assink obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Assink has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Assink scores with a body shot.
Assink clinches.
Henkie Assink is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derone is trying to break the clinch but Assink is controlling him.
Assink scores with a hook to the body.
Assink digs a right hand into Derone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Derone's gas tank.
Assink can't find room to land a body shot as Derone controls the action.
Derone tries to break the clinch but Assink is controlling the position.
Assink tries to work over Derone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assink lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Assink.
Derone blocks a body shot from Assink.
Assink lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Assink - that landed with a thud.
Assink scores with a hook to the body.
Assink tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assink lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Derone or not.
Assink lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assink tries to throw a body punch but Derone avoids it by throwing Assink back against the cage.
Assink lands a body shot.
Assink lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Assink.
Good body shot from Assink.
Derone working hard to break the clinch.
Assink works on Derone's body with a couple of short punches.
Assink misses with a body punch.
Assink lands a body punch.
Derone tries to circle away but Assink has him pinned against the cage.
Assink throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Assink misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Assink.
Assink lands a body punch.
Assink lands a right hand that snaps the head of Derone backwards.
Assink can't find room to land a body shot as Derone controls the action.
Assink works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Assink misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Assink misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assink tries to throw a body punch but Derone avoids it by throwing Assink back against the cage.
Assink tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derone's elbow.
Derone prevents a body shot from Assink.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derone is trying to break free.
Derone wants to get back to striking at distance but Assink won't allow it.
Assink lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assink digs a right hand into Derone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Derone's gas tank.
Assink lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Assink.
Assink tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assink tries to throw a body punch but Derone avoids it by throwing Assink back against the cage.
Assink digs a right hand into Derone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Derone's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assink is leaning against Derone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Assink as the two fighters clinch.
Assink goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assink tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derone's elbow.
Nice body punch from Assink - that landed with a thud.
Assink misses with a body punch.
Assink goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conald Derone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derone blocks a body shot from Assink.
A short uppercut from Assink.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henkie Assink showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Assink has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:24
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henkie Assink!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Fray (ranked 5470 p4p, 5959 weight class) and Shinei Nouzen (ranked 565 p4p, 595 weight class). Shinei Nouzen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Spencer Fray's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spencer Fray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shinei Nouzen!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nouzen is looking to slow Fray down with leg kicks.
Fray takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nouzen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fray connects with a crisp jab.
Fray sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nouzen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fray lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nouzen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Fray was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fray blocks the body kick.
It looked like Fray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nouzen throws a chopping leg kick but Fray manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fray drops his shoulder and cracks Nouzen with a huge uppercut! Nouzen goes down! Can Fray finish him?
 It looks like Shinei Nouzen has been cut.
Nouzen pushes Fray off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nouzen throws a body kick that misses.
Nouzen slips a jab and a cross from Fray.
Nouzen counters with a body kick.
No joy there for Fray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nouzen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fray really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fray cracks Nouzen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nouzen tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Fray tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nouzen misses with a kick to the body.
Fray was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nouzen backs away from a small jab... but Fray lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Nouzen crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Fray with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Spencer Fray!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavie Santo (ranked 3777 p4p, 6014 weight class) and Akechi Yamato (ranked 440 p4p, 579 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavie Santo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akechi Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yamato's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamato is defending against the submission attempts here by Santo.
Santo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato wants to improve his position but Santo is controlling well.
Santo content to control rather than advance.
Santo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Santo tries to stand and escape but Yamato is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Yamato is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Santo is looking to advance position but Yamato won't allow it.
Yamato is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo controlling the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santo closes the distance and clinches.
Santo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santo tries to pull guard but Yamato forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Santo jumps guard.
Santo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yamato can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santo wants to stand and escape but Yamato is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yamato must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yamato defends well.
Yamato trying to control the position from guard on top but Santo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamato controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santo keeping moving, preventing Yamato from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xavie Santo 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.
Santo has his takedown stuffed
and Yamato counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yamato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santo is keeping the position for now.
Yamato preventing the sweep.
Yamato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santo controlling the position.
Santo tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Santo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yamato defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yamato is breathing heavily.
Yamato trying to control but Santo is working from the bottom.
Santo is pulling down on Yamato's head. It's preventing any offense from Yamato, at least for the moment.
Yamato got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yamato has managed to get both his arms back between Santo's legs - danger averted.
Yamato is looking to pass into half guard but Santo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Santo is in guard.
Yamato has a closed guard, preventing Santo from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Santo controlling from the top position.
Santo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yamato for as long as he can get away with.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Tokyo inform us that Yamato has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Santo wants to stand but Yamato has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Santo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Santo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yamato wants to sweep here but Santo controlling him for the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Yamato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santo feints and as Yamato raises his hands in defense, Santo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xavie Santo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Santo moves into the clinch.
Santo stalling against the cage.
Santo is pressed up against the cage. Yamato has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santo down to the mat. Santo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Santo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yamato was covering up waiting for the punch and Santo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yamato is looking to stand back up but Santo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Yamato.
Yamato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamato defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yamato won't allow Santo to pass to mount.
Santo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yamato is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Santo connects with a nice short shot to Yamato's temple.
Santo winds up and cracks Yamato with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo controlling the action here.
Santo throwing shots but Yamato is blocking nicely.
Xavie Santo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santo seems to be looking for submissions.
Santo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Santo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yamato keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo working the head and body with strikes.
Santo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Santo slips a nice elbow through Yamato's hands, connecting with Yamato's forehead.
Santo stalling.
Santo tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Santo stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Santo gets a clinch.
Santo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xavie Santo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Yamato tries to counter it with a takedown but Santo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavie Santo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavie Santo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Valeryevich (ranked 5179 p4p, 4401 weight class) and Hamadi Hajjar (ranked 552 p4p, 498 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Valeryevich might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to oy, to ne vecher. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bogdan Valeryevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hamadi Hajjar!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valeryevich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hajjar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valeryevich.
Hajjar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valeryevich counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hajjar keeping moving, preventing Valeryevich from controlling successfully.
Hajjar controls Valeryevich momentarily but Valeryevich frees himself.
Valeryevich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Valeryevich looking to sit in guard and control but Hajjar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valeryevich has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valeryevich throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajjar trying to control the position from guard on top but Valeryevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valeryevich wants to sweep here but Hajjar controlling him for the moment.
Valeryevich controlling Hajjar's posture.
Valeryevich had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hajjar defends it easily.
Valeryevich might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hajjar postures up in Valeryevich's guard and throws a big left but Valeryevich blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hajjar stopping the sweep attempt from Valeryevich.
Hajjar wants to control from the top but Valeryevich keeps moving.
Valeryevich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hajjar trying to control but Valeryevich is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valeryevich circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Valeryevich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hajjar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hajjar looks winded!
Hajjar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valeryevich throwing a counter right hand but Hajjar manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Valeryevich.
A slow jab from Valeryevich misses its intended target.
Valeryevich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hajjar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valeryevich throws a series of punches but Hajjar avoids them all with ease.
Hajjar wants to counter the offense by Valeryevich and move into the clinch position.
Hajjar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valeryevich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hajjar thinking.
Hajjar closes the distance and clinches.
Valeryevich tries a body shot but Hajjar blocks it.
Valeryevich is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hajjar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Valeryevich misses the target.
Hajjar scores with a body shot.
Valeryevich misses with a wild body shot.
Hajjar throws a counter combo.
Valeryevich throws a shot from downtown. Hajjar moves away and avoids it.
Valeryevich misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Valeryevich there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hajjar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Valeryevich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valeryevich throws a series of strikes that have Hajjar backpedaling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hajjar staying out of range there.
Hajjar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Valeryevich as he avoids it easily.
Bogdan Valeryevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamadi Hajjar.
Hajjar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Valeryevich dominated that round.
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.
Valeryevich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hajjar with a poor takedown
enabling Valeryevich to counter with a crisp jab.
Valeryevich misses with a body shot
and Hajjar counters with a one-two to the body.
Hajjar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valeryevich lands a slapping body shot.
Valeryevich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valeryevich throws a jab when Hajjar was well out of range.
Valeryevich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valeryevich throws a body punch but Hajjar moves out of range.
Valeryevich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hajjar.
Valeryevich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valeryevich gets a takedown into half guard.
Hajjar is breathing heavily.
Hajjar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajjar is refusing to be controlled, as Valeryevich sits in half guard.
Valeryevich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Valeryevich slips a nice elbow through Hajjar's hands, connecting with Hajjar's forehead.
Valeryevich is taking a breather. Hajjar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hajjar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Valeryevich's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Valeryevich lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Valeryevich lands a couple of elbows.
Valeryevich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hajjar can do to turn this around?
Hajjar keeping moving, preventing Valeryevich from controlling successfully.
Valeryevich showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hajjar working a defensive guard here.
Valeryevich is working Hajjar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Valeryevich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hajjar on the ground.
Valeryevich thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hajjar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valeryevich working some strikes from top position.
Valeryevich wants to control from the top but Hajjar keeps moving.
Valeryevich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hajjar's head.
Valeryevich is stalling in the full guard.
Valeryevich is in close to Hajjar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Valeryevich trying to control but Hajjar is working from the bottom.
Valeryevich makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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.
Valeryevich wants to pass the guard but Hajjar is keeping the position.
Valeryevich stands up over Hajjar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Valeryevich scoring with some ground and pound.
Valeryevich connects with a couple of short punches.
Hajjar keeping moving, preventing Valeryevich from controlling successfully.
Valeryevich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hajjar's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hajjar 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valeryevich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Valeryevich dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Valeryevich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hajjar.
Hajjar has a takedown stuffed.
Valeryevich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valeryevich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hajjar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hajjar is rocked!
Hajjar darts in trying to clinch
and Valeryevich counters with a crisp right that sends Hajjar to the canvas! Valeryevich follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bogdan Valeryevich!
After winning the bout, Bogdan Valeryevich thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sindey Cross (ranked 3704 p4p, 5598 weight class) and Jack Simpson (ranked 425 p4p, 536 weight class). Jack Simpson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sindey Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Simpson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cross manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cross trying to strike off his back.
Cross trying to strike off his back.
Simpson 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.
Cross throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cross throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Simpson stopping the sweep attempt from Cross.
Cross has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cross throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cross throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cross throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cross throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpson looks winded!
Cross flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross moves into full guard.
Simpson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cross trying to strike off his back.
Cross doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Cross trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cross throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cross throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cross tries to strike from the bottom.
Cross looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cross throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cross throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cross enables Simpson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cross manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson drops back looking for a leg! Cross is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cross manages to kick Simpson off! Simpson jumps back into Cross's guard.
Cross throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Simpson from controlling successfully.
Cross throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cross is on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Simpson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cross lands a couple of elbows.
Cross is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cross won't allow Simpson to sweep him here.
Our spies down at at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) inform us that Simpson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross landing some decent shots from guard.
Cross is working Simpson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cross working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cross postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cross scoring with some ground and pound.
Cross with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Simpson controls Cross momentarily but Cross frees himself.
Simpson has momentary wrist control but Cross slips an elbow through the middle.
Cross distracts Simpson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cross scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Simpson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cross postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cross working some strikes from top position.
Cross makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Simpson looking for a guillotine here but Cross defends easily.
Cross working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cross is working Simpson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cross is working Simpson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sindey Cross dominated that round.
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.
Simpson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cross is looking for a sweep.
Cross manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Simpson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cross working Simpson over with strikes.
Cross landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cross works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cross softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Simpson is out cold! Cross jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sindey Cross!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Tenacious (ranked 3988 p4p, 5378 weight class) and Bosh Jarnett (ranked 447 p4p, 532 weight class). The key to victory for Terry Tenacious has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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280
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Tenacious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bosh Jarnett!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tenacious, as that shot connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tenacious.
It looks like Bosh Jarnett has been cut.
Jarnett darts in looking for a takedown but Tenacious gets double underhooks and turns Jarnett into the cage.
Tenacious misses with a hook. Jarnett ducked under it nicely.
Jarnett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tenacious sizes up Jarnett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tenacious throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jarnett on the side of the head.
Terry Tenacious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarnett looks winded!
Jarnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tenacious.
Tenacious connects with a body shot that sends Jarnett's belly button to the back.
Tenacious throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tenacious misses with a double jab.
Jarnett changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarnett tries for a takedown but Tenacious circles away easily
and Tenacious counters with a crisp right that sends Jarnett to the canvas! Tenacious follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Tenacious!
After the fight, Terry Tenacious was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Reem (ranked 3144 p4p, 3270 weight class) and Deacon Mayer (ranked 392 p4p, 399 weight class). Reem comes to the cage accompanied by Daft Punk - Robot Rock. Deacon Mayer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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213
2 - 0 - 0 |
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deacon Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer is looking to clinch.
Mayer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reem moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reem.
Good leg kick by Reem.
Mayer throws a right hand that misses
and Reem counters with a nice uppercut.
Reem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayer.
A left and a right from Mayer both land. Nice combination.
Reem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Mayer.
Mayer wants to clinch.
Mayer throws a jab when Reem was well out of range.
Reem swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mayer lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reem lands with a hook. Mayer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reem slips a jab from Mayer.
Deacon Mayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayer fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer is looking to clinch but Reem is avoiding it.
Reem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mayer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reem counters with a head kick. That will keep Mayer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mayer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mayer wants to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reem.
A swing and a miss from Mayer.
Reem is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mayer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reem.
Mayer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reems jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mayer's coach down at Advanced Fitness Inc. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mayer's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mayer throws a combination. Reem tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reem struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayer controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem tries to throw a body punch but Mayer avoids it by throwing Reem back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mayer fails to land.
Mayer misses with the head strike.
Mayer is trying to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reem.
Mayer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mayer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mayer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reem has a couple of punches blocked by Mayer.
Reem blocks an uppercut.
Mayer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mayer being controlled against the cage.
Reem working Mayer over with knees to the body.
Reem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer tries to stall but Reem uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reem working Mayer over with knees to the body.
Mayer looks winded!
Reem struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayer controls his hands.
Reem misses with a body punch.
Mayer is looking to control Reem's arms but Reem gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mayer has his back to the cage.
Mayer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reem crunches a lovely knee into Mayer's ribcage.
Reem misses with the head strike.
Reem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mayer prevents a body shot from Reem.
Reem lands a good knee to the midsection. Mayer won't want to take too many of those.
Reem misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reem holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mayer fails to land.
Mayer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reem misses with a punch to the body.
Reem lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayer.
Reem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mayer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reem struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayer controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Reem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reem working Mayer over with knees to the body.
Reem tries a body shot but Mayer blocks it.
Reem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reem lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reem can't find room to land a body shot as Mayer controls the action.
Mayer prevents a body shot from Reem.
A hook to the body from Mayer.
Mayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayer takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Reem dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reem throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayer.
Reem 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.
Mayer misses with a hook. Reem ducked under it nicely.
Reem misses the shot to the body.
Reem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayer can do to turn this around?
Mayer throws a shot from downtown. Reem moves away and avoids it.
Reem throws a nice head kick!
Reem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayer throws an off balance right hand
and Reem counters with an inside leg kick.
Reem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mayer throws a hook but Reem blocks it.
Reem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liam Reem is winning the standup battle so far.
Reem moves into range and connects with a jab.
Deacon Mayer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayer is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayer is looking to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reem.
Reem stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mayer is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mayer is still on wobbly legs! Can Reem finish him?
Reem lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mayer takes a step back to recover.
Mayer seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Reem.
Mayer is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Reem Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Mayer is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Liam Reem!
An out of breath Liam Reem thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trek Shek (ranked 2072 p4p, 3139 weight class) and Cezar Bononi (ranked 252 p4p, 363 weight class). Bononi has chosen Bloody Roots by- SEPULTURA as his entrance music. Trek Shek has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trek Shek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cezar Bononi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shek slips under a jab.
Shek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shek lands a nice hook to Bononi's body. Bononi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bononi stuns Shek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bononi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bononi duly obliges.
Shek ducks under a wild hook from Bononi.
Bononi throws a combination that misses
and Shek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bononi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shek throws out the jab.
Bononi moves out of range of the strikes.
Shek cracks Bononi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bononi throws a hook but Shek blocks it.
Shek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bononi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bononi throws a hook but Shek avoids it easily.
Bononi with a jab.
A big right from Shek misses.
Shek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bononi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bononi lands a lovely overhand right.
Bononi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bononi ducks under a wild hook from Shek.
Bononi throws out a loose jab but Shek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bononi connects with a right hand. Shek shakes it off.
Bononi slips under a jab.
Bononi misses the jab.
Bononi looks to land a combination but Shek avoids it well.
Bononi connects with a jab.
Shek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bononi scores with a jab to the head.
Shek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bononi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bononi scores with a sloppy right hand. Shek should have avoided that one.
Shek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shek misses with a lunging right hand
and Bononi counters with a right hand to the body.
Bononi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bononi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bononi counters with a nice right hand that sends Shek toppling to the canvas! Shek scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bononi finish him?!
 Shek is rocked!
A jab from Bononi misses.
Oh Shek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bononi misses the body punch
and Bononi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shek seems to have got his legs back now.
Bononi lands a big uppercut and Shek crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Shek looks OK. Bononi waves Shek back to his feet!
Bononi closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Shek out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cezar Bononi!
Cezar Bononi looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Free facial reconstruction .....YOURE WELCOME!!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stefan De Vries (ranked 2023 p4p, 2040 weight class) and Adam Bogo (ranked 124 p4p, 126 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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Bogo!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Vries.
De Vries takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from De Vries finds it's way through Bogo's defenses.
De Vries rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bogo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bogo thows a huge punch but De Vries dodges it nicely.
Bogo wants to work for an arm triangle but De Vries is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bogo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Vries defends it well.
Bogo looks winded!
Bogo wants to work for an arm triangle but De Vries is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bogo is looking for a kimura but De Vries is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bogo to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogo throwing shots but De Vries is blocking nicely.
Bogo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Vries defends it well.
Bogo is working for a kimura here but De Vries manages to reverse the position and he's now in Bogo's guard.
De Vries sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De Vries stays in close to Bogo's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries continues to stall.
De Vries advances to half guard.
Bogo trying to hold on to De Vries's head to control him but De Vries postures up.
De Vries is looking to advance position but Bogo won't allow it.
Bogo wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bogo looking for submissions off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from De Vries misses its intended target.
De Vries throws a body shot but no joy.
Bogo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bogo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Vries is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donk. De Vries catches Bogo right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan De Vries dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bogo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Vries throws out the jab.
De Vries throws an off balance right hand
and Bogo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Vries is not content to let Bogo control the position.
De Vries keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bogo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogo wants to work for an arm triangle but De Vries is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bogo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries keeping hold of Bogo's head, controlling as best he can.
Bogo is looking for a kimura but De Vries is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bogo to get the leverage.
Bogo is looking for submissions but instead, De Vries has regained full guard.
De Vries is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Vries knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bogo on the ground.
Bogo drops back, looking for a kneebar! De Vries looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. De Vries looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from De Vries!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogo is looking to reverse the position.
De Vries remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
De Vries is looking to take a break and control but Bogo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
De Vries slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogo is trying to improve his position.
De Vries is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bogo can do to turn this around?
De Vries is looking to take a break and control but Bogo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Vries is staying tight to Bogo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
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.
Bogo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bogo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on De Vries's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Vries sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stefan De Vries will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Vries's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by De Vries. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Vries.
Bogo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bogo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Vries.
Bogo rushes De Vries and presses him up against the cage.
De Vries tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bogo's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Vries.
Stalling in the clinch from De Vries.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Vries.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries tries to work over Bogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Vries working aggressively here.
I was talking to De Vries's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
De Vries working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Vries tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Vries is pressed up against the cage. Bogo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Vries down to the mat. De Vries avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bogo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Vries misses with a hook. Bogo ducked under it nicely.
De Vries jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stefan De Vries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bogo shoots and misses
and De Vries connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Vries throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bogo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for De Vries!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bogo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on De Vries's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Vries holding on.
De Vries on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Vries tries to get out of the position.
Bogo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bogo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
De Vries is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogo tries for a kimura but De Vries is defending well.
Bogo is trying to get an arm triangle but De Vries is defending well.
Adam Bogo has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Vries tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stefan De Vries is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
What's De Vries going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
De Vries is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bogo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bogo is looking to take a break and control but De Vries is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bogo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, De Vries has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bogo but great work by De Vries.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bogo is not content to let De Vries control the position.
Adam Bogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Vries remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan De Vries showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Vries, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan De Vries!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos (ranked 1272 p4p, 3046 weight class) and Delightful Panda (ranked 174 p4p, 366 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Delightful Panda!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlos misses with a double jab.
Carlos scores with a nice right hand.
Panda moves out of range as Carlos throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Panda! But no joy.
Good shot there by Panda.
Carlos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carlos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Panda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carlos throws the left hand but Panda avoids the punch easily.
Panda is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Carlos with a body shot.
Carlos fakes the leg kick and cracks Panda in the body.
Carlos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carlos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carlos cracks Panda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Panda misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panda misses with a wild body shot.
Carlos lands a head shot.
Panda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Panda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Panda wants to clinch up but Carlos keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Panda.
Panda throws a shot to the body.
Panda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carlos.
Carlos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Panda's head.
Carlos staying out of range there.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panda. Carlos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carlos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Panda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Panda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Carlos scores with a hook.
Juan Carlos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carlos misses with a hook.
Carlos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Panda has time to react.
We've been informed that Panda 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Panda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carlos.
And Panda tries to counter it with a takedown but Carlos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos misses with a head kick.
Panda throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlos.
Carlos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlos lands a head kick. Panda smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Panda is rocked!
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carlos tries to move into range but Panda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carlos throws a sloppy head kick and Panda moves out of range easily.
Panda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carlos under the eye.
Carlos misses with a body kick.
Carlos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panda manages to avoid it.
Panda let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Panda works Carlos's body with a nice hook.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Panda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carlos takes a swing at Panda's ribcage but misses.
Carlos keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlos scores with a jab. Panda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlos. Panda does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Carlos backs off Panda throws a huge counter combo but Carlos manages to avoid it all.
Carlos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panda.
Carlos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carlos throws a nice looking combination but Panda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carlos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Panda to counter with a crisp jab.
Carlos just misses with a punch to the body.
Panda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carlos at a distance.
Panda lands a nice looking body shot.
Carlos misses with a double jab
and Panda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Panda misses with a body shot.
Carlos misses with a right hand
and Panda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Panda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carlos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Panda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carlos with a nice calf kick.
Carlos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carlos throws out a loose jab but Panda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panda let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
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!
Panda misses with a hook. Carlos ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Panda moves out of range of the body kick.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Panda feints a jab promting Carlos to slip. Panda then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carlos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Carlos.
Carlos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carlos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carlos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carlos!
Carlos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carlos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panda.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carlos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panda manages to avoid it.
Panda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carlos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carlos throws a leg kick
and Panda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panda clobbers Carlos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Panda takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses.
Carlos throws a big counter combination but Panda scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Carlos feints a jab promting Panda to slip. Carlos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Panda slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Panda scores with a jab to the head.
Panda just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Panda's head.
Panda misses with the combination.
Carlos moves out of range as Panda strikes.
Panda throws a series of punches but Carlos moves out of range.
Juan Carlos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carlos throws a looping overhand right but Panda ducks down to avoid it.
Panda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carlos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carlos throws a nice looking combination but Panda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carlos tried to counter with a leg kick but Panda avoided it.
Panda tries to move into range but Carlos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Panda throws out a loose jab but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Panda might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Carlos has got the better of the exchanges.
Carlos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carlos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panda.
A lazy left from Carlos finds it's target.
Panda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carlos but Carlos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sloppy strikes from Carlos. Those never looked like landing.
Carlos throws a leg kick but Panda moved away.
Carlos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Panda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Panda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlos.
Panda steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carlos. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panda loads up on a big right hand but Carlos slips the punch.
Panda misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Carlos as he connects with a hook.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlos moves away.
Juan Carlos is winning the standup battle so far.
Panda avoids a kick to the body.
Carlos lands a jab.
Carlos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carlos!
Panda misses the shot to the body.
Carlos pushes Panda away with a front kick.
Panda throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlos.
Carlos connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Panda slips under a jab.
Panda staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panda. Carlos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panda misses with a hook.
Carlos throwing a counter right hand but Panda manages to avoid it.
Carlos lands a two punch combo.
Panda is still on wobbly legs! Can Carlos finish him?
Carlos throws an overhand right that drops Panda like a sack of potatoes! Carlos dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Carlos!
A very excited looking Juan Carlos 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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