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IFC Thursday Throwdown 22/09 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Halme (ranked 4452 p4p, 24690 weight class) and Tim Manger (ranked 439 p4p, 590 weight class). Halme comes to the ring accompanied by Katri Helena-Katson autiota hiekkarantaa. Tony Halme has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Halme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Manger!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manger shoots in and drives through. Halme sprawls well.
It looked like Halme was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Manger takes one to the side of the head.
Manger closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Manger lands in his opponent's guard.
Halme looking for a sweep. Not yet Halme, not yet.
Manger won't allow Halme to get back to his feet.
Halme really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Halme lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Halme throws a big elbow that misses.
Halme will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Manger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halme wants to stand but Manger is controlling his posture from full guard.
Halme trying to control but Manger is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Manger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halme manages to get himself to full guard.
Halme throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Halme is trying to control the position but Manger postures up.
Halme is really struggling to control Manger but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Halme looking for a guillotine here but Manger defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halme wants to stand up but Manger is controlling him.
Manger is working Halme over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Manger working some strikes from top position.
Manger with a nice head shot there.
Manger postures up and lands a big shot to Halme's brow.
Manger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Manger works over Halme with some ground and pound from guard.
Halme throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Manger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Manger with a nice head shot there.
Manger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Halme is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manger is in close to Halme's body, working some short punches and elbows.
 Halme is rocked!
Manger working some strikes from top position.
Oh Halme is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halme is trying to control the position but Manger postures up.
Manger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Manger won't allow Halme to get back to his feet.
Manger scoring with some ground and pound.
Manger makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Halme has momentary wrist control but Manger slips an elbow through the middle.
Halme wants to stand and escape but Manger is having none of it.
Manger lands a couple of digs.
Manger landing with the ground and pound.
Manger prevents Halme from getting back to his feet.
Manger stopping the sweep attempt from Halme.
Halme seems to have got his legs back now.
Manger prevents Halme from getting back to his feet.
Manger scoring with some ground and pound.
Manger lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halme is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Manger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Halme has momentary wrist control but Manger slips an elbow through the middle.
Manger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halme's head.
Halme 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.
Halme working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Manger is working Halme 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.
Tim Manger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Manger gets a takedown into half guard.
Manger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Manger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Halme defending well though.
Manger lands strikes from half guard.
Manger working the head and body with strikes.
Halme looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Halme looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Manger working Halme over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manger lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Halme quite badly. Halme pulls Manger in close trying to recover. Manger postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Halme on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Halme doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Manger!
Tony Halme spoke after the fight, saying 'just a bad dream.. no way I could lose.. Open your eyes.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Brown (ranked 4338 p4p, 24649 weight class) and Rogier Moura (ranked 558 p4p, 662 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mercy - Kane West. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Isiah Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogier Moura!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moura shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moura circles away quickly and effectively.
Moura fails to land the takedown.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Brown's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Moura off the ropes and back into range.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Moura moved out of range nicely.
Brown connects with the punch.
 It looks like Rogier Moura has been cut.
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Stalling in the clinch from Brown.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Moura on that attempt.
Isiah Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogier Moura.
Moura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moura off to one side.
Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moura's hands.
Moura slips under a jab from Brown.
Isiah Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moura is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brown cracks Moura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Brown throws a right and a left that Moura avoids nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moura is defended easily by Brown.
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moura takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moura scores with a nice right hand.
Moura shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Moura manages to avoid it.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown pushes Moura up against the ropes in a clinch.
Moura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Moura tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Brown tries to bum rush Moura with a series of wild strikes but Moura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moura shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Moura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moura momentarily.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moura in his tracks.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Moura tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brown defends well and Moura ends up having to push Brown into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brown is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Moura shoots in looking for a takedown but Brown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moura's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Moura with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a big right hand! Oh Moura is in trouble here! Brown follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isiah Brown!
An out of breath and clearly excited Isiah Brown thanked Seventh Circle Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Varga (ranked 2973 p4p, 5892 weight class) and Lukasz Patryk (ranked 343 p4p, 534 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Varga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukasz Patryk!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patryk doesn't manage to clinch there - Varga circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Patryk. No joy for Varga on that attempt.
Patryk looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Varga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Patryk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Varga wants to sweep but no luck.
Varga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Varga wants to sweep here but Patryk controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patryk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varga looking for a guillotine here but Patryk defends easily.
Patryk postures up in Varga's guard and throws a big left but Varga blocks it.
Varga is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Patryk defends well.
Patryk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Patryk trying to control the position from guard on top but Varga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Varga has control of Patryk's left arm, preventing Patryk from doing any damage.
Patryk throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varga lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Varga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Varga is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Varga looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Patryk is trying to keep Varga in close.
Varga preventing the sweep.
Patryk looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Varga's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Varga trying to control but Patryk is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Varga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varga preventing the sweep.
Varga trying to control but Patryk is working from the bottom.
Patryk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Varga is in close to Patryk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Varga wants to pass the guard but Patryk is keeping the position.
Patryk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Patryk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Varga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Varga with a nice head shot there.
Varga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Varga won't allow Patryk to get back to his feet.
Varga sitting in guard here, content to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Patryk can do anything to dispel that myth.
Patryk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Varga lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Varga 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varga slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Varga advances to mount.
Varga with the ground and pound from mount.
Varga scoring with strikes but Patryk is staying in there.
It looks like Lukasz Patryk has been cut.
Varga raining down shots from the mount!
That has opened up Lukasz Patryk's cut even more.
Varga controlling from mount.
Varga lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Patryk! Varga sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Patryk and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Juan Varga!
Juan Varga managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BE Younick , into his post fight interview.
Lukasz Patryk was interviewed post fight and said 'I will never give up! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Han Wulong (ranked 2158 p4p, 3709 weight class) and Vito Romero (ranked 309 p4p, 497 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 Vito Romero was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Han Wulong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vito Romero!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wulong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brotherhood MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Wulong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Wulong shoots in for a takedown but Romero shows good takedown defense.
Romero scores with the left hand. Wulong knows he should have avoided that one.
Wulong misses the shot to the body.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Wulong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wulong breaks the clinch.
Romero scores with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wulong.
It looks like Vito Romero has been cut.
Wulong scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wulong misses with a low kick.
Romero scores with a jab to the head.
Wulong looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wulong in particular looking to stall.
Romero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wulong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wulong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wulong controlling the action here.
Wulong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulong is trying to control the action in half guard but Romero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wulong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wulong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Romero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wulong thows a huge punch but Romero dodges it nicely.
Wulong seems to be looking for submissions.
Romero is concentrating on defense, preventing Wulong from advancing position.
Wulong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Romero does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wulong lands a nice short elbow.
Wulong working Romero over with strikes.
Wulong lands strikes from half guard.
Romero tries to get to full guard but Wulong has control of the leg.
Wulong working over Romero with some ground and pound. Romero looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Romero is staying active underneath Wulong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to get to full guard but Wulong has control of the leg.
Wulong is taking a breather. Romero 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.
Wulong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Romero does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wulong is nestled in close to Romero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wulong lands a nice short elbow.
Wulong controlling the action here.
Romero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wulong scores with a couple of nice shots.
Romero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wulong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Romero sees it coming and defends easily.
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. Wulong connects with a nice short shot to Romero's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulong is keen to just control but Romero is a slippery customer.
Wulong takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Romero is controlling Wulong's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Wulong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Romero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Romero wants to control but Wulong is keeping busy.
Wulong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Romero tries to get to full guard but Wulong has control of the leg.
Wulong working Romero over with strikes.
Wulong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wulong 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.
Wulong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Romero is looking to improve his position.
Wulong winds up and cracks Romero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Wulong there.
Wulong stalling.
Wulong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wulong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wulong perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wulong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Romero defending well though.
Wulong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wulong is trying to control. Romero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wulong wants to work for an arm triangle but Romero is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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. Wulong connects with a nice short shot to Romero's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Han Wulong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vito Romero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Romero misses.
Wulong misses with a takedown attempt - Romero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little jabbing left from Romero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Wulong moved out of range.
Romero cracks Wulong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Wulong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left lands for Romero.
Wulong misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romero! But no joy.
Wulong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wulong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Romero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Wulong connects with a right hand. Romero shakes it off.
That has opened up Vito Romero's cut even more.
Wulong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wulong moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero scores with a hook.
Wulong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romero defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Wulong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulong shoots in looking for a takedown. Romero tries to sprawl out of it but Wulong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Romero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wulong has time to react.
Wulong shoots in and drives through. Romero sprawls well.
Romero is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wulong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romero to score with a decent uppercut.
Romero sizes up Wulong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wulong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Romero scores with a decent looking hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wulong or perhaps it was just good defense by Romero, which made it look bad.
Romero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wulong's head.
Romero throws a good cross that connects.
Wulong tries for a takedown but Romero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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!
The crowd cheers as Romero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wulong doesn't seem phased though.
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Romero has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wulong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wulong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Romero's waist but Romero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wulong off to one side.
A jab lands there for Romero.
Romero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wulong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wulong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wulong is rocked!
Romero 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.
Oh Wulong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wulong in his tracks.
Romero circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Wulong to the canvas! Wulong doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Romero keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vito Romero!
Han Wulong spoke after the fight, saying 'Shieeeeet'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Yarmalenko (ranked 945 p4p, 2695 weight class) and Einku Benyam (ranked 135 p4p, 318 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andriy Yarmalenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Einku Benyam!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benyam fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yarmalenko.
Benyam turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benyam is looking to land body kicks.
Yarmalenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yarmalenko digs a good hook to Benyam's body.
Yarmalenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benyam finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yarmalenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benyam throws a looping overhand right but Yarmalenko ducks down to avoid it.
Yarmalenko wants to clinch up but Benyam keeps it at a distance.
Benyam thinks about the counter body kick.
Yarmalenko clinches up against the ropes.
Yarmalenko scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Einku Benyam has been cut.
Benyam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yarmalenko working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yarmalenko.
Yarmalenko is struggling to control the position.
Yarmalenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benyam is defending well for now.
Yarmalenko lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benyam tries a body shot but Yarmalenko blocks it.
Benyam takes a knee right on the jaw!
 Benyam is rocked!
Yarmalenko lands a big knee to the head and Benyam goes down! Yarmalenko pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andriy Yarmalenko!
Andriy Yarmalenko retains his heavyweight title!
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