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GFC 205 TOURNAMENT FINAL ROUND PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Balboa (ranked 4941 p4p, 5044 weight class) and Tommy Fury (ranked 579 p4p, 587 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by 20 de Abril by Celtas Cortos. Jose Balboa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Fury!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury's corner calls for a 1-2. Fury obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Balboa shoots in but Fury avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Balboa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab from Fury.
Fury blocks a head kick by Balboa.
Fury darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fury punishes Balboa's body with a nice straight punch.
Balboa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fury connects with a body shot that sends Balboa's belly button to the back.
Fury bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Balboa misses with a kick to the body
and Fury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fury cracks Balboa with a good jab.
Balboa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fury connects with a right hand. Balboa shakes it off.
Fury connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balboa.
Fury digs a good body shot into Balboa's ribs.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fury connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
Fury paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Balboa misses with a wild body shot.
Fury lands a jab to the head.
Fury lands with a shot to the body.
Fury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fury comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Balboa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Balboa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fury jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fury lands with a shot to the body.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Balboa misses with a leg kick
and Fury counters with a stiff right hand.
Tommy Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balboa walks into a stiff left hand from Fury.
Fury changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fury thuds a left hand into Balboa's body.
Fury lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balboa at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Fury as he connects with a hook.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fury throws a shot to the body.
Fury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fury cracks Balboa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Balboa takes one to the chin there.
Fury is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Balboa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fury changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Fury. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fury.
Balboa takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands a jab to the nose.
Balboa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fury lands with a hook. Balboa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 Balboa is rocked!
Fury walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Balboa drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Fury swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Balboa's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Fury!
The defeated Jose Balboa had this to say: 'Welp'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adelard Beaufort (ranked 4561 p4p, 6118 weight class) and Eligijus Milius (ranked 551 p4p, 640 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 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 New York, Adelard Beaufort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eligijus Milius!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milius stuffs the takedown.
Beaufort shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Milius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beaufort distracts Milius with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Milius working a defensive guard here.
Beaufort avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Milius looking for a guillotine here but Beaufort defends easily.
Milius is looking for a triangle but Beaufort pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milius can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beaufort controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milius is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beaufort seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Milius escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beaufort gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Milius looking for a triangle here. Beaufort is fighting it but it looks tight! Milius pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Beaufort is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Eligijus Milius!
During a confident post fight interview, Eligijus Milius thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kestas Revinskas (ranked 5764 p4p, 5298 weight class) and James Marty (ranked 621 p4p, 596 weight class). James Marty is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kestas Revinskas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Marty!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revinskas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marty moves away.
Marty scores with a jab to the body.
Revinskas rushes Marty and presses him up against the cage.
Revinskas tries to work over Marty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Revinskas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Revinskas tries to stall but Marty uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marty has Revinskas pushed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marty.
Revinskas blocks an uppercut.
Revinskas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Revinskas misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marty misses with a punch on the inside.
Marty lands a nice uppercut.
Revinskas taking a breather.
Revinskas letting Marty take a breather here.
Revinskas is looking to control Marty's arms but Marty gets an underhook and turns him. Now Revinskas has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marty is struggling to control the position.
Marty controlling the action here for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Marty.
Revinskas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Revinskas.
Marty lands a shoulder strike.
Marty is struggling to control the position.
Marty working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marty as Revinskas tries to tie him up.
Revinskas avoiding damage as Marty throws knees to the body.
Revinskas pushes Marty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marty stalling the fight.
Marty has Revinskas pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Marty.
Revinskas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marty.
Marty has Revinskas up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marty stalling.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marty.
Marty throws an elbow but it misses.
Revinskas stalling in the clinch but Marty improves position.
Nice body punch from Revinskas.
Revinskas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marty as Revinskas tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marty.
Still in the clinch, Revinskas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Revinskas being controlled against the cage.
Revinskas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marty lands a left hand.
Marty slows down the pace here.
Revinskas looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revinskas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Revinskas misses with some punches.
Revinskas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martys head.
A nice left hand lands by Marty.
Marty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Revinskas throws a punch but it's blocked by Marty.
Marty creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Revinskas has a couple of punches blocked by Marty.
Revinskas trying to control the position but instead, Marty has worked for underhooks and has pushed Revinskas into the cage.
Marty is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Revinskas gets through Marty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Revinskas as the two fighters clinch.
Marty looks winded!
Revinskas has a couple of punches blocked by Marty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revinskas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Revinskas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
 Marty is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Revinskas.
Revinskas trying to control the position but instead, Marty has worked for underhooks and has pushed Revinskas into the cage.
Revinskas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marty is still on wobbly legs! Can Revinskas finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Revinskas unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Marty! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Revinskas is unloading with more strikes now! Marty drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kestas Revinskas!
A victorious Kestas Revinskas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Petrosyan (ranked 4709 p4p, 5562 weight class) and Marc Martinet (ranked 532 p4p, 568 weight class). 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Petrosyan!
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, Marc Martinet!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinet lands a right hook to the body.
Martinet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrosyan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Petrosyan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petrosyan misses with an uppercut.
Martinet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrosyan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Petrosyan throws a right and a left that Martinet avoids nicely.
Martinet unleashes a big counter combination but Petrosyan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Martinet throws a hook but Petrosyan avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Petrosyan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinet lands with a hook. Petrosyan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice cross by Martinet.
Petrosyan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Martinet misses.
Petrosyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinet.
Martinet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Martinet lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrosyan doesn't seem phased though.
Martinet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Petrosyan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrosyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinet.
Martinet scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Petrosyan throws a looping overhand right but Martinet ducks down to avoid it.
Martinet stalks Petrosyan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Petrosyan's face. Petrosyan staggers backwards, shaken.
Petrosyan misses with a double jab.
Marc Martinet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinet looks to land a combination but Petrosyan avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Petrosyan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Martinet misses
and Petrosyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrosyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrosyan.
Martinet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrosyan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martinet is rocked!
Petrosyan lands a slapping body shot.
Martinet is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrosyan finish him?
Petrosyan scores with a body shot.
Martinet looks winded!
Martinet get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Martinet stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Petrosyan runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giorgio Petrosyan!
A very excited looking Giorgio Petrosyan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bud Light (ranked 4660 p4p, 5196 weight class) and Chow Man (ranked 399 p4p, 410 weight class). Bud Light has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bud Light!
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, Chow Man!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Light lands with a slapping head kick.
Light gets caught flat footed, as Man shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Man is looking to work some ground and pound but Light has wrist control.
Man missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Light keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.
Man drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Man jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Man trying to control but Light is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Light swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Light scores with a head kick. Man tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Light pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Light tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Man is in Light's guard.
Man forces his way into half guard.
Man is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Man throwing shots but Light is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Man wants to control but Light is keeping him busy.
Man wants to pass to mount but Light is defending the position.
Light knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.
Man seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Light does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Man trying to mount his opponent but Light defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man moves into full mount! Light won't be happy about that!
Light is trying to stand up.
Man unloading with bombs!
Man looking to finish with strikes here!
Light is squirming around, avoiding Man's attempts to control the action.
Man postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Light looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Light avoids a series of strikes thrown by Man.
Man landing strikes from the mount and Light is in trouble!
Light really wants to buck Man off and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man controlling the position easily from mount.
Man looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chow Man 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.
Man feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Man throws an elbow that misses. Light uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Man's guard. Nice move by Light!
Light will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Man had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Light defends it easily.
Light stopping the sweep attempt from Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Man bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Light's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Light is looking to stand up but Man isn't so interested in that idea.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Man's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Light working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Man.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Light utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Light keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.
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.
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.
Man is still trying to improve position.
Light being controlled here, momentarily.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Man wants to control from the top but Light keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Man looking to score a takedown here. Light is defending well but Man drives through and ends up in Light's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Man throwing strikes from guard but Light blocks nicely.
Man pushing down on Light's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Light really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Man content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Man is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Light sees it coming and defends easily.
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.
Man is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Man not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man thows a huge punch but Light dodges it nicely.
Man moves nicely into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chow Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Light lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Man fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Light sprawls well initially but Man persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Man is looking for a kimura but Light is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Man to get the leverage.
Man trying to control from half guard but Light is working away.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chow Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Man thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Light is looking to escape.
Light keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Man with good strikes from the mount here!
Man misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Man sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Man unloads with some shots from mount but Light bucks and avoids them well.
Man misses with a head shot.
Chow Man is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four 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.
Light is trying to stand.
Man looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Man has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Chow Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Man winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chow Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasil Dankovich (ranked 4212 p4p, 4744 weight class) and Darren Carter (ranked 525 p4p, 564 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasil Dankovich!
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, Darren Carter!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dankovich throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dankovich. That's going to slow Carter down.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dankovich as he avoids it easily.
Carter misses with a takedown
and Dankovich finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dankovich throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Carter looks winded!
Dankovich lands a nice looking body kick.
Dankovich drops Carter with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Carter looks back up at him and smiles so Dankovich waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 It looks like Darren Carter has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dankovich feints a jab and as Carter dips his head, Dankovich unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Carter right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Carter falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Dankovich smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vasil Dankovich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roldao Gracie (ranked 3594 p4p, 4250 weight class) and Jason White (ranked 416 p4p, 484 weight class). Jason White will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roldao Gracie!
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, Jason White!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White is looking to clinch.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
White struggling a bit here.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The referee asks Gracie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gracie prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White is trying to get back to half guard.
White seems a little lost for a moment, as Gracie dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working away.
White is looking for a sweep.
Gracie 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 White's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
White tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
Gracie controls the position from side control.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie takes a little break here. White wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down White for as long as he can get away with.
Gracie continues to stall.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie tries to score with some ground and pound. White controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well.
White is letting Gracie control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie controls the position from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roldao Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Left hook, right uppercut from White.
White is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for White!
Roldao Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
White wants to control but Gracie postures up.
A lull in the action here as Gracie stalls from top position.
Gracie is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. White is trying to escape and Gracie transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and White is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gracie! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roldao Gracie!
After winning the bout, Roldao Gracie 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Leon Trevor (ranked 3922 p4p, 3230 weight class) and Hey Zues (ranked 453 p4p, 384 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Trevor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hey Zues!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Trevor!
It looks like Hey Zues has been cut.
Zues pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trevor swinging wildly here.
Zues throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trevor on the side of the head.
Trevor throws a right and a left that Zues avoids nicely.
Trevor misses the shot to the body.
Zues lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Trevor backs up against the cage.
Zues works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trevor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zues feints the counter takedown.
Trevor misses with a hook. Zues ducked under it nicely.
Zues lands an overhand right.
Trevor throws a series of punches but Zues avoids them all with ease.
Zues tries to bum rush Trevor with a series of wild strikes but Trevor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trevor stuffs the takedown attempt from Zues. Zues gets slowly back to his feet.
Trevor slaps away a takedown attempt from Zues, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zues rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trevor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good work by Trevor as he checks the leg kick.
Hey Zues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trevor swinging wildly here.
Zues throws a lazy head kick
and Trevor counters with a left to the body.
Trevor throws a hook but Zues avoids it easily.
Zues shoots in and drives through. Trevor sprawls well.
Leon Trevor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hey Zues.
Zues wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zues fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trevor on the side of the head.
Trevor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zues.
Zues looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trevor misses with a wild body shot.
Zues is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zues lands a jab to the head.
Zues cracks Trevor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zues scores with a jab. Trevor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Trevor is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zues with a jab.
Oh Trevor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zues drops Trevor with a naaaaasty hook - Trevor is in real trouble here! Zues dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hey Zues!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zygimantas Svidrauskas (ranked 2141 p4p, 2412 weight class) and Penny Ming (ranked 270 p4p, 300 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Penny Ming was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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167
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170
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zygimantas Svidrauskas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Penny Ming!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ming throws a jab when Svidrauskas was well out of range.
Svidrauskas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ming scores with a nice head shot.
Svidrauskas forces Ming back against the cage and clinches.
Svidrauskas scores with a shoulder strike.
Ming escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svidrauskas moves away from the strike by Ming.
It looked like Svidrauskas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Svidrauskas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Svidrauskas duly obliges.
Ming lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ming uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svidrauskas.
Ming tries to clinch but Svidrauskas moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ming lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Svidrauskas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Svidrauskas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Svidrauskas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ming manages to avoid it.
Ming lands a high kick!
Ming throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Svidrauskas's head.
Svidrauskas is rocked!
Penny Ming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ming circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Svidrauskas to the canvas! Svidrauskas doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ming keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Penny Ming!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bucky Barnes (ranked 2554 p4p, 2318 weight class) and Lucifer Morningstar (ranked 332 p4p, 301 weight class). Morningstar has chosen Highway to hell as his entrance music. 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, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bucky Barnes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucifer Morningstar!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morningstar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Morningstar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morningstar throws a head kick that misses.
Morningstar throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Morningstar works over Barnes's head and body with a nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morningstar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barnes eats them both and turns towards Morningstar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
 It looks like Bucky Barnes has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morningstar lands a jab to the nose.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Morningstar.
Barnes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Morningstar moved out of range nicely.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Morningstar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morningstar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Morningstar.
Morningstar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Morningstar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Morningstar shoots in but no luck this time.
Morningstar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Morningstar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morningstar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
Morningstar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barnes did well to prevent Morningstar getting side control.
Barnes trying to control but Morningstar postures up.
Morningstar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Barnes trying to control from the bottom.
Morningstar stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Morningstar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bucky Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morningstar lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morningstar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morningstar.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Morningstar is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Morningstar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Morningstar tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Morningstar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Barnes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Morningstar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Barnes misses its target.
Barnes takes a swing at Morningstar's ribcage but misses.
Morningstar cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Morningstar counters with a nice body shot.
Lucifer Morningstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morningstar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Morningstar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morningstar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barnes takes a swing at Morningstar's ribcage but misses.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morningstar manages to avoid it.
Morningstar looks to land a combination. Barnes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morningstar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Bucky Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucifer Morningstar.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morningstar was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morningstar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Morningstar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes connects with a single shot there.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Morningstar tries to counter with a clinch but Barnes shakes him off and moves away.
Morningstar scores with a head kick. Barnes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morningstar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Morningstar throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Morningstar.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morningstar.
Morningstar connects with a nice looking jab.
Morningstar wants to clinch.
Barnes with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morningstar throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes throws a body punch but Morningstar moves out of range.
Morningstar defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Morningstar misses with a double jab.
Barnes throws a hook but Morningstar avoids it easily.
Morningstar throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws a hook but Morningstar blocks it.
Morningstar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Morningstar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Morningstar.
It seemed like Morningstar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Morningstar swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Morningstar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes throwing a counter right hand but Morningstar manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucifer Morningstar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bucky Barnes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morningstar lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.
Morningstar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barnes swivels and escapes.
Morningstar scores with a body shot.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Morningstar doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Morningstar ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lucifer Morningstar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morningstar shoots in but no luck this time.
Barnes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Morningstar saw that one coming.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes throws a body punch but Morningstar moves out of range.
Barnes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barnes takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morningstar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morningstar was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morningstar with a hook.
Morningstar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morningstar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barnes there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morningstar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barnes slips under a jab from Morningstar.
Morningstar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Morningstar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morningstar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Morningstar. Beautiful body shot.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Morningstar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morningstar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morningstar tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
It looked like Barnes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morningstar tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bucky Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucifer Morningstar.
Barnes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morningstar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A punch lands to the side of Barnes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morningstar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Morningstar is out of range.
Morningstar moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Morningstar moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for Morningstar.
Nice defenses there by Morningstar.
Morningstar wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Morningstar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morningstar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morningstar throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Morningstar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morningstar misses with a head kick.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morningstar tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Morningstar's shoulder, as Morningstar tries to avoid the shot.
Morningstar throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Morningstar is breathing heavily.
Morningstar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Morningstar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morningstar.
Morningstar takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morningstar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes throws a hook but Morningstar blocks it.
Barnes moves out of range as Morningstar throws a body kick.
Barnes is looking to counter punch.
Morningstar throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Morningstar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Morningstar does it's job there.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Morningstar.
An attempted straight right counter from Barnes misses the target.
Morningstar misses with a kick to the body.
No luck for Morningstar with that takedown attempt.
Morningstar lands with an overhand left.
Morningstar blocks a jab.
Morningstar stalks Barnes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barnes's face. Barnes staggers backwards, shaken.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Morningstar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Morningstar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle, before Morningstar throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Barnes's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Morningstar lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Lucifer Morningstar!
Lucifer Morningstar is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Lucifer Morningstar 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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