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The Basement ONE PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Furio Spartan (ranked 5297 p4p, 22298 weight class) and Henry Bowes (ranked 518 p4p, 561 weight class). Spartan comes into the arena with This is Sparta blaring out of the sound system. Henry Bowes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Furio Spartan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Bowes!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowes looks to land a right hand but Spartan moved out of range.
Furio Spartan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Bowes misses.
A left lands for Spartan.
Spartan misses the shot to the body.
Spartan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowes.
Bowes scores with a body shot.
Spartan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spartan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowes throws out the jab.
Spartan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spartan slips under a jab.
Spartan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bowes looks to score with a jab to the body but Spartan is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spartan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spartan drives through with a takedown into Bowes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bowes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan stands and steps away. Bowes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Spartan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowes.
A combination from Spartan does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Spartan misses the target.
Bowes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spartan.
Spartan throws the left hand but Bowes avoids the punch easily.
Spartan throws a jab when Bowes was well out of range.
Bowes misses the jab.
Bowes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spartan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bowes misses with a wild body shot.
Spartan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bowes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bowes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spartan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spartan motions for Bowes to come forward. Spartan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spartan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Spartan shoots in and bounces Bowes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Spartan gets to his feet. Bowes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Spartan lands with a nice combination. Bowes backs away looking to recover.
Bowes throws a hook but Spartan avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Bowes.
Nice shot by Bowes.
Bowes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Spartan misses.
Bowes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bowes fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Bowes looks to move away, Spartan throws a big counter combo but Bowes just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spartan slips under a jab.
Spartan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bowes to the mat! Bowes manages to get full guard.
Spartan 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.
Bowes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spartan wants to pass the guard but Bowes is keeping the position.
Spartan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bowes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bowes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Spartan defends it easily.
Bowes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spartan tries to free his leg and advance position but Bowes is retaining full guard.
Bowes wants to stand and escape but Spartan is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Furio Spartan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bowes ducks under a wild hook from Spartan.
Spartan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bowes's half guard.
Bowes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spartan slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spartan is thwarting Bowes's attempts to control the position.
Spartan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowes trying to control here.
Spartan not doing much here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bowes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bowes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Spartan pushes down on Bowes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spartan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bowes to stand up.
Spartan throws out a loose jab but Bowes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spartan misses with a wild combination.
Bowes lands a jab to the nose.
Spartan throws a sloppy head kick and Bowes moves out of range easily.
Spartan throws the left hand but Bowes avoids the punch easily.
Bowes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A lazy left from Bowes finds it's target.
Bowes throws a looping overhand right but Spartan ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bowes connects with a single shot there.
Bowes cracks Spartan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bowes throws a hook but Spartan blocks it.
Spartan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Henry Bowes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bowes misses with a looping right.
Spartan lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Spartan does it's job there.
Bowes blocks a jab.
Bowes throws a body punch but Spartan moves out of range.
Spartan looks to land a combination but Bowes avoids it well.
Bowes lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowes staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan takes one to the chin there.
Bowes swings widly with a right hand
letting Spartan counter with a right hand.
Bowes punishes Spartan's body with a nice straight punch.
Bowes dodges the punch combination from Spartan.
Bowes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bowes misses with a hook to the body
and Spartan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spartan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bowes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Bowes. No joy for Spartan on that attempt.
Bowes takes a swing at Spartan's ribcage but misses.
Spartan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Spartan cracks Bowes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spartan walks into a jab.
Furio Spartan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bowes misses with a body shot.
Spartan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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 Furio Spartan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Bowes moves away from the strike by Spartan.
Bowes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheers as Bowes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spartan doesn't seem phased though.
Bowes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spartan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spartan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bowes throws a shot from downtown. Spartan moves away and avoids it.
Bowes lands with a hook. Spartan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spartan throws a body punch but Bowes moves out of range.
Bowes lands a slapping body shot.
Spartan tries to bum rush Bowes with a series of wild strikes but Bowes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bowes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spartan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spartan lands with an uppercut that bounces Bowes off the cage and back into range.
Spartan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spartan.
Henry Bowes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan throws a lazy uppercut
and Bowes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spartan tests Bowes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spartan moves out of range as Bowes strikes.
Bowes swings for the body but Spartan moves out of range.
Spartan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spartan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spartan tries a head kick but it misses.
Spartan lands a nice shot that snaps Bowes's head back.
Bowes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bowes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowes misses with a looping left.
Bowes throws a hook but Spartan blocks it.
Bowes thuds his right hand into Spartan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowes stuffs the takedown.
Henry Bowes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Furio Spartan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowes lands a glancing blow to the side of Spartan's head.
Bowes lunges at Spartan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spartan's hand.
The fighters circling - Spartan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Bowes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Spartan misses.
Spartan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowes.
Spartan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bowes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowes tries to bum rush Spartan with a series of wild strikes but Spartan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spartan tries for a takedown but Bowes circles away easily
and Bowes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furio Spartan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowes slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spartan. Bowes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bowes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Spartan fails to land the takedown.
Bowes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowes misses with an uppercut. Spartan saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowes. Spartan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spartan is looking to counter punch.
Spartan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowes.
Spartan lands with an uppercut that bounces Bowes off the cage and back into range.
Spartan tries to work over Bowes's front leg with a kick but Bowes checks it.
Bowes has managed to clinch.
Spartan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bowes lands a nice uppercut.
Spartan wants a takedown but no success here.
Bowes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spartan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bowes prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spartan prevents a body shot from Bowes.
Bowes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spartan's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowes misses with a punch on the inside.
Bowes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bowes misses with a body punch.
Spartan blocks an uppercut.
Bowes is trying to break free.
Bowes misses with a body punch.
Bowes is looking to control Spartan's arms but Spartan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bowes has his back to the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bowes is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Spartan has denied him.
Bowes prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bowes.
Bowes keeps control of Spartan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spartan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bowes after a bit of a struggle.
Bowes wants to stall.
Bowes struggles to land a body shot inside as Spartan controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Bowes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spartan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Furio Spartan!
Furio Spartan is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Furio Spartan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevina Gunter (ranked 3906 p4p, 4497 weight class) and Richard LaFleur (ranked 473 p4p, 516 weight class). Trevina Gunter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevina Gunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard LaFleur!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaFleur connects with a crisp jab.
LaFleur will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A lazy left from Gunter finds it's target.
Gunter looks to score with a jab to the body but LaFleur is just out of range.
Gunter throws a shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gunter enables LaFleur to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gunter manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
LaFleur tries to free his leg and advance position but Gunter is retaining full guard.
Gunter is pulling down on LaFleur's head to control his posture.
LaFleur thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gunter has LaFleur pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaFleur won't allow Gunter to sweep him here.
Gunter is pulling down on LaFleur's head. It's preventing any offense from LaFleur, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
LaFleur looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gunter attempts a counter takedown but LaFleur avoids it well and moves away.
LaFleur shoots in but no luck this time.
Trevina Gunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard LaFleur.
LaFleur is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gunter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
LaFleur fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gunter avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two 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.
No luck for Gunter with that takedown attempt.
LaFleur walks into a jab.
LaFleur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gunter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LaFleur.
LaFleur shoots for a takedown but Gunter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
LaFleur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gunter or perhaps it was just good defense by LaFleur, which made it look bad.
Gunter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gunter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from LaFleur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunter scores with a takedown into LaFleur's guard.
Gunter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LaFleur looking for a guillotine here but Gunter defends easily.
LaFleur is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gunter defends well.
LaFleur looking for a guillotine here but Gunter defends easily.
Gunter controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've been hearing that Gunter has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaFleur is looking for a triangle but Gunter pushes his legs off easily.
Gunter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gunter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed LaFleur's guard.
LaFleur looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gunter wants to get back to his feet.
LaFleur looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunter moves nicely into side control.
Gunter decides to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trevina Gunter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gunter drives through with a takedown into guard.
LaFleur looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gunter is pushing down on LaFleur's leg trying to pass to half guard. LaFleur is fighting to maintain full guard but Gunter has managed to sneak the leg through.
LaFleur is looking to get back to full guard here but Gunter has managed to pass to side control instead.
Gunter advances nicely into full mount.
Gunter lands a nice shot to the head.
LaFleur is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gunter cracks LaFleur with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gunter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gunter breaks from LaFleur's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LaFleur tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gunter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gunter lands a big elbow - LaFleur is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and LaFleur is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Trevina Gunter!
Trevina Gunter bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jovi Dufren (ranked 23598 p4p, 3960 weight class) and Enz Kong (ranked 469 p4p, 361 weight class). Enz Kong struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Enz Kong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jovi Dufren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enz Kong !
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufren paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
 It looks like Enz Kong has been cut.
Dufren tests Kong 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 Kong is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Dufren knocks Kong out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jovi Dufren!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zachariah Assad Ii (ranked 24549 p4p, 3256 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 453 p4p, 322 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Zachariah Assad Ii has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Zachariah Assad Ii seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zachariah Assad Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assad Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zachariah Assad Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez swings for the body but Assad Ii moves out of range.
Assad Ii thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assad Ii.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Assad Ii lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Assad Ii moves away and avoids it.
Lopez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good leg kick by Assad Ii.
Lopez checks a low kick from Assad Ii.
Assad Ii misses with a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Assad Ii!
Assad Ii struggling a bit here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Assad Ii some visible discomfort.
Lopez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Assad Ii some visible discomfort.
Lopez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Assad Ii has escaped the position, nice work there.
Assad Ii takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez grinds an elbow into Assad Ii's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez wants to stand but Assad Ii is controlling his arm.
Assad Ii tries to buck Lopez off but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez staying calm.
Lopez working the head and body with strikes.
Lopez working the head with strikes.
Assad Ii takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Assad Ii's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lopez scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assad Ii is trying to control Lopez's posture but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Lopez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lopez cracks Assad Ii with a big right hand but Assad Ii just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lopez advances nicely into full mount.
Lopez controlling his opponent.
Lopez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lopez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Assad Ii is surviving well by controlling Lopez's body position as best he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
 Assad Ii is rocked!
Lopez lands with some strikes.
Oh Assad Ii is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez connects with a bit shot that sees Assad Ii covering up! More strikes from Lopez and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lopez is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Lopez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Death Minister (ranked 2020 p4p, 1850 weight class) and Efraim Turban (ranked 252 p4p, 237 weight class). Minister comes to the cage accompanied by Rhapsody of Fire. Turban has chosen Nadav Guedj - Golden Boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Death Minister!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efraim Turban!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minister swings for the body but Turban moves out of range.
Minister just misses with a punch to the body.
Minister throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turban counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Minister swings widly with a right hand
and Turban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Minister misses with a hook
and Turban counters with a stiff right hand.
Minister lands with a right hand.
Turban uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Minister.
Minister throws a hook but Turban blocks it.
Turban looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Minister throws the left hand but Turban avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minister throws an overhand right that lands on Turban's shoulder, as Turban tries to avoid the shot.
Minister backing away here, and Turban unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Minister throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turban looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Minister swings for the body but Turban moves out of range.
Minister throws a head kick that misses.
Turban looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minister throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turban counters with a straight right hand.
Turban bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Turban was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That kick from Turban tenderised Minister's leg. Minister is trying to keep his angry face on.
Minister throws a lazy right hand but Turban sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Minister misses with a double jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Turban misses.
A head kick misses from Turban.
Minister throws a big shot that misses.
Minister throws an overhand right that lands on Turban's shoulder, as Turban tries to avoid the shot.
Minister punishes Turban's body with a nice straight punch.
Minister looks to land a body kick but Turban moved away.
Minister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Minister slips a jab and a cross from Turban.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minister throws an off balance right hand
and Turban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Minister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turban appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turban avoids the body shot from Minister.
Turban throws a big counter head kick but Minister avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minister is looking to slow Turban down with leg kicks.
Minister with a hook.
Turban is looking to score with low kicks.
Turban blocks a low kick nicely.
Turban lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Turban steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Minister.
Death Minister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minister throws an off balance right hand
and Turban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Minister throws a nice inside leg kick.
Minister throws out a loose jab but Turban uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Minister misses.
Turban swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minister throws a poor cross that misses
and Minister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Minister throws a right hand that misses
letting Turban counter with a right hand.
Minister is rocked!
Minister misses with a hook.
Oh Minister is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Minister misses with a hook. Turban ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Turban was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Minister seems to have got his legs back now.
Turban throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Minister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turban moves away.
Turban throws a head kick that misses.
Turban throws a head kick but Minister moves out of range.
Minister misses with a body punch
and Turban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Minister. That snapped Turban's head back.
Turban looks to land a left hand but Minister moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turban tries a quick counter leg kick but Minister is wise to it.
Minister throws a body punch but Turban moves out of range.
Turban moves out of range as Minister strikes.
Minister misses with a body shot
and Turban counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turban pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Turban looks to move away, Minister throws a big counter combo but Turban just gets out of the way.
Turban is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Minister had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Minister misses with a straight right.
Minister throws a leg kick
and Turban counters with a straight right hand.
Turban throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Minister to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Minister. That's going to slow Turban down.
Turban misses with a hook. Minister ducked under it nicely.
Turban throws a jab when Minister was well out of range.
Turban throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Death Minister will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Minister, as that shot connected.
Turban lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Minister throws a push kick but Turban slaps the foot to one side.
Minister cracks Turban with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turban is rocked!
Minister throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turban sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turban is still on wobbly legs! Can Minister finish him?
Turban has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Turban staying out of range there.
Turban seems to have recovered his senses.
An inside leg kick from Turban misses.
A jab from Minister misses.
Minister throws a poor cross that misses
and Turban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minister misses with a lunging right hand
and Turban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turban throws a hook but Minister blocks it.
Minister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Minister drops Turban with a beautiful combination! Turban stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Minister is looking for the KO!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minister fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Turban to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Turban looks to clinch but Minister throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Turban taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Death Minister!
Death Minister is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Death Minister 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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