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WVT 60: Machado v Edwards 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd (ranked 3316 p4p, 18444 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 103 p4p, 228 weight class). Bill Goldberg is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 29 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tsmfimsfnds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
 It looks like Iasnfunsufnsud Tsmfimsfnd has been cut.
Tsmfimsfnd staying out of range there.
Tsmfimsfnd tries a head kick but it misses.
Goldberg misses with an uppercut.
Tsmfimsfnd is looking to clinch but Goldberg is avoiding it.
Bill Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsmfimsfnd went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tsmfimsfnd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goldberg, pushing him back against the cage.
Goldberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tsmfimsfnds head.
Goldberg presses Tsmfimsfnd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Goldberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tsmfimsfnd.
A body shot lands from Goldberg.
Tsmfimsfnd is breathing heavily.
Goldberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Goldberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsmfimsfnd backwards.
Tsmfimsfnd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goldberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tsmfimsfnd backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldberg lands with a short shot to the head.
Goldberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Goldberg.
Goldberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Tsmfimsfnd backwards.
Tsmfimsfnd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Goldberg gets through Tsmfimsfnd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Goldberg.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goldberg.
Good body shot from Goldberg.
A short uppercut from Goldberg.
Goldberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsmfimsfnd backwards.
Goldberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tsmfimsfnd backwards.
Goldberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goldberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tsmfimsfnds head.
Tsmfimsfnd takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tsmfimsfnd takes a shot to the head.
Goldberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goldberg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Goldberg lands a shoulder strike.
Goldberg scores with a shot to the side of Tsmfimsfnd's head.
A short right from Goldberg.
Goldberg lands a body punch.
Goldberg lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Goldberg.
A short left from Goldberg.
 Tsmfimsfnd is rocked!
Tsmfimsfnd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Tsmfimsfnd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goldberg pushes Tsmfimsfnd against the cage. Goldberg is working some dirty boxing. Goldberg pushes off with a quick right hook! Tsmfimsfnd goes down! Tsmfimsfnd tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Goldberg moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Goldberg!
A victorious Bill Goldberg 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Brett Keane (ranked 2977 p4p, 3794 weight class) and Medieval Mercenary (ranked 340 p4p, 401 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Keane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercenary misses with an uppercut.
Keane slips under a jab from Mercenary.
Mercenary misses with a straight right.
Keane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercenary can pounce on him.
Keane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Keane defending well as Mercenary loads up on a big left hand.
Keane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mercenary 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.
Mercenary dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keane just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercenary cracks Keane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary throws a leg kick which misses Keane's front leg but catches the back leg as Keane tries to avoid it.
Mercenary scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Keane doesn't seem bothered though.
Mercenary throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Medieval Mercenary has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Mercenary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercenary throws a series of punches but Keane avoids them all with ease.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercenary with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mercenary misses with a hook. Keane ducked under it nicely.
Mercenary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keane throwing a counter right hand but Mercenary manages to avoid it.
Keane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercenary misses with a wild body shot.
Keane appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mercenary throws an off balance right hand
and Keane counters with a stiff right hand.
Keane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercenary.
Mercenary tries to land a front kick but Keane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keane tries to clinch up but Mercenary circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercenary clobbers Keane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mercenary tests Keane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mercenary lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keane's sensitive parts.
Mercenary throws a head kick but Keane moves out of range.
Keane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keane scores with a jab to the head.
 Mercenary is rocked!
Mercenary throws a nice head kick!
Mercenary is still on wobbly legs! Can Keane finish him?
Keane slips a jab and a cross from Mercenary.
Mercenary seems to have recovered his senses.
Keane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, jab by Mercenary - just one landing.
Keane lands an overhand right.
Mercenary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercenary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keane.
Mercenary smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mercenary throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keane counters with a nice right hand that sends Mercenary toppling to the canvas! Mercenary scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Keane finish him?!
Keane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercenary throws a shot from downtown. Keane moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary throws a looping overhand right but Keane ducks down to avoid it.
Mercenary is looking to chop away at Keane's legs.
Keane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mercenary moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mercenary throws a shot from downtown. Keane moves away and avoids it.
Mercenary throws a predictable looking body shot
and Keane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keane slips under a jab.
Keane is looking to counter punch.
Mercenary misses with a hook to the body
and Keane counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brett Keane!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Neves (ranked 3095 p4p, 2496 weight class) and Banana Republic (ranked 138 p4p, 119 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Neves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Banana Republic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Republic is looking to clinch.
Neves is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Republic darts in and clinches Neves up against the cage.
Republic misses with a punch on the inside.
Neves tries for a takedown but Republic manages to get underhooks.
Neves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Republic.
Neves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Republic pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Republic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Neves takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Republic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Republic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Republic landing knees to the head.
It looks like Bruno Neves has been cut.
Neves lands a right hand.
Neves takes a shot to the head.
Republic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Republic lands with a left to the head.
Republic breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Republic. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Republic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Neves, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Republic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Republic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bruno Neves's cut is getting worse.
Neves is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Republic is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Neves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neves misses with a punch on the inside.
Republic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Republic swings wildly with an uppercut but Neves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neves is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Republic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Neves wants a takedown but no success here.
Republic scores with a shoulder strike.
Neves has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Republic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Republic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Republic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Republic.
A right handed body shot lands from Republic.
Neves is breathing heavily.
Republic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bruno Neves's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Republic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Republic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Republic scores with a shot to the side of Neves's head.
Neves is rocked!
Republic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Republic moves into the clinch successfully.
Neves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Republic.
Republic misses with some punches.
Republic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jeez, Bruno Neves's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
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!
Republic takes a shot to the head.
Republic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Republic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruno Neves's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Banana Republic!
Banana Republic decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Ship (ranked 3111 p4p, 2701 weight class) and Schmorgen Biscuit (ranked 139 p4p, 85 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Roman Ship has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Roman Ship 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Ship!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schmorgen Biscuit!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biscuit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ship shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Biscuit misses its intended target.
Ship half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ship is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Biscuit.
Biscuit connects with a body shot that sends Ship's belly button to the back.
Ship's corner calls for a 1-2. Ship obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Schmorgen Biscuit has been cut.
Biscuit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ship on the side of the head.
Biscuit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Biscuit has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ship checks a low kick from Biscuit.
Ship thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ship throws a good cross that connects.
Ship fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ship looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Biscuit is fending him off so far but Ship persists. Nope, Biscuit circles away and we're back to standing.
And Biscuit tries to counter it with a takedown but Ship pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Biscuit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ship sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Biscuit lands a right hook to the body.
Biscuit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ship misses the shot to the body.
Biscuit moves out of range of the strikes.
Biscuit tries to clinch but Ship moves out of range.
Ship waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Biscuit.
Ship misses with a looping left.
Ship misses with a hook
and Biscuit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ship trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ship keeping moving, preventing Biscuit from controlling successfully.
Biscuit has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Ship to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Biscuit is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Ship pulls down on the head and he's put Biscuit to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Roman Ship!
A very excited looking Roman Ship made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Rogers (ranked 1849 p4p, 2146 weight class) and Azriel Pandens (ranked 242 p4p, 269 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Azriel Pandens!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pandens takes the fight into the clinch.
Pandens lands a body shot.
Pandens pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rogers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Pandens - that landed with a thud.
Rogers misses with a knee to the head.
Pandens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rogers lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Azriel Pandens has been cut.
Pandens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rogers misses with a knee strike.
Rogers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pandens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rogers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short left from Pandens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is leaning against Pandens and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pandens misses with a punch on the inside.
Pandens is trying to maintain a safe position but Rogers gets an underhook and turns Pandens into the cage.
Pandens tries to throw a body punch but Rogers avoids it by throwing Pandens back against the cage.
Pandens lands a right hand.
Pandens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pandens trying to control the position but instead, Rogers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pandens into the cage.
Pandens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pandens is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by Pandens.
Rogers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rogers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've been informed that Pandens has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rogers lands with a short shot to the head.
Pandens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Pandens scores with a shoulder strike.
Pandens's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens throws a punch but it's blocked by Rogers.
Rogers misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Pandens.
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!
Pandens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pandens swings wildly with an uppercut but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandens slows down the pace here.
Rogers has a couple of punches blocked by Pandens.
Rogers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pandens stalling in the clinch.
Pandens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pandens prevents Rogers from breaking the clinch.
Pandens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rogers wants a takedown.
Pandens working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens swings wildly with an uppercut but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Pandens fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Pandens.
Pandens digs a right hand into Rogers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rogers's gas tank.
Pandens dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pandens working aggressively here.
Pandens misses with a punch on the inside.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but Pandens blocks with his arms.
Pandens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Pandens wants to stall.
Pandens swings wildly with an uppercut but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers blocks an uppercut.
Pandens lands an uppercut.
Pandens lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rogers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers slows down the pace here.
Pandens will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rogers up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rogers.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pandens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pandens misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pandens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rogers misses with an elbow over the top.
Pandens lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Pandens.
Pandens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pandens comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pandens lands a hook that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Pandens.
Rogers being controlled against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azriel Pandens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Azriel Pandens's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pandens throws an overhand right that lands on Rogers's shoulder, as Rogers tries to avoid the shot.
Pandens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rogers counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pandens only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rogers throws a leg kick
and Pandens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Pandens.
Rogers tried to counter with a leg kick but Pandens avoided it.
Rogers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pandens moves into range and clinches up with Rogers.
Pandens working aggressively here.
Rogers is trying to stall.
Rogers has Pandens pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens scores with a shoulder strike.
Pandens working aggressively here.
Pandens throws a punch but it's blocked by Rogers.
Rogers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pandens fails to land.
Pandens is trying to stall.
Azriel Pandens seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pandens digs a right hand into Rogers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rogers's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pandens softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pandens scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rogers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pandens throws an elbow that misses.
Rogers is looking to break free of the clinch but Pandens has double underhooks.
Pandens lands a nice uppercut.
Pandens pushes Rogers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pandens stalling in the clinch but Rogers improves position.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pandens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pandens misses with a punch to the body.
Pandens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rogers is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens managing to block the knees to the body from Rogers.
Oh Rogers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pandens.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pandens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pandens gets through Rogers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pandens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rogers has been working on his balance at Deathsquad, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Pandens.
Pandens stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rogers seems to have got his legs back now.
A short left from Pandens.
A short body shot lands from Pandens as the two fighters clinch.
Rogers struggles to land a body shot inside as Pandens controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pandens.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rogers misses with some punches.
Pandens lands with a light punch inside.
Rogers looking to throw knees to the head but Pandens is blocking nicely.
Pandens lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens lands with a short shot to the head.
Pandens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pandens.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Pandens manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pandens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pandens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Pandens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pandens stalling.
Pandens lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Pandens.
Pandens lands a big right hand that drops Rogers! The killer instinct kicks in and Pandens finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Pandens!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azriel Pandens!
After winning the bout, Azriel Pandens 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 2880 p4p, 1815 weight class) and Bryan Gracie (ranked 392 p4p, 256 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanchez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Duele El Carazon. Gracie has chosen Limp Bizkit - Rollin' as his entrance music. Bryan Gracie will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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180
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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 20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Sanchez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Sanchez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Sanchez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sanchez manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez wants to hit a sweep here but Gracie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sanchez there!
Sanchez wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanchez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Sanchez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Gracie trying to control but not successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie staying busy and making it hard for Sanchez to control.
Gracie tries to break free.
Sanchez is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gracie knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gracie for a finish.
Sanchez trying to control momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the hands but Sanchez breaks the grip.
Gracie is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Sanchez is staying active.
Gracie tries to break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sanchez's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Gracie trying to control but not successfully.
Sanchez tightening his grip on Gracie, looking for the choke.
I really don't envy Gracie right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeps trying to improve his position.
I would not like to be Gracie right now.
Gracie rolls, trying to escape but Sanchez keeps control of the position.
Sanchez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gracie tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sanchez controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez can't control as he wanted to and Gracie manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Sanchez tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gracie has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanchez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jesus Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sanchez doesn't defend quickly enough and Gracie has managed to lock this one up! Can Sanchez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Gracie on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bryan Gracie!
Bryan Gracie decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Babyara (ranked 1942 p4p, 1957 weight class) and Biff Raper (ranked 92 p4p, 58 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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270
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 35 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Biff Raper!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babyara.
Raper throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Francisco Babyara has been cut.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babyara misses with a wild combination.
Raper flicks out a counter leg kick but Babyara steps away.
Babyara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raper.
As Raper tries to get set, Babyara tries to push him back and clinch up but Raper manages to avoid the attempt.
Raper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raper looks to land a combination but Babyara avoids it well.
Raper lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babyara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raper.
Babyara jabs at Raper's body.
A head kick misses from Raper.
Raper throws a right and a left that Babyara avoids nicely.
A quick step to the side and Babyara tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babyara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raper finds it's way round the side to connect with Babyara's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper slips a straight right by Babyara.
Raper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Babyara.
Babyara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babyara seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Babyara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raper swings for the body but Babyara moves out of range.
Babyara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Raper misses with a low kick.
Babyara scores with a one two! Raper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Raper throws a right hand that Babyara ducks under and follows up with a left that Babyara also avoids with ease.
Babyara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Babyara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raper.
Babyara looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Raper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Babyara's hands.
Babyara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raper was well out of range. Poor timing from Babyara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babyara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Babyara swings for the body but Raper moves out of range.
Babyara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Babyara misses with a wild body shot.
Babyara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Raper.
Raper punishes Babyara's body with a nice straight punch.
Babyara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raper.
Raper thuds a left hand into Babyara's body.
Raper tries to land a body kick
and Babyara counters with a single leg into guard. Raper didn't expect that.
Raper wriggles free and stands up.
Babyara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babyara lands a lovely overhand right.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Babyara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raper.
Babyara scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Babyara jabs at Raper's body.
Babyara takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Babyara throws a body shot but no joy.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Babyara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Babyara drops Raper with a beautiful combination! Raper stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Babyara is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper tries to work over Babyara's front leg with a kick but Babyara checks it.
Babyara appears to be looking for a big counter.
Babyara checks a low kick from Raper.
Raper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babyara scores with a jab. Raper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raper misses with a hook. Babyara ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Babyara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Babyara misses.
Raper scores with a jab to the body.
Raper throws a head kick but Babyara moves out of range.
Raper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Raper lands a glancing blow to the side of Babyara's head.
Babyara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper jabs Babyara right on the nose. Babyara blinks but takes it well.
Babyara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Babyara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Raper counters with a leg kick.
Raper fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babyara catches Raper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Raper throws a lazy head kick
and Babyara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raper with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Biff Raper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francisco Babyara's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Babyara looks to score with a jab to the body but Raper is just out of range.
Raper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Babyara at a distance.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Babyara wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Raper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Babyara seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big right from Babyara misses.
Babyara misses the jab.
Raper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A decent looking cross lands there for Babyara.
Babyara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Babyara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raper throws a right and a left that Babyara avoids nicely.
Raper misses with a wild combination.
Babyara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Babyara misses with a body shot.
Babyara swinging wildly here.
Raper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raper is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Babyara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Raper.
Babyara misses with a body shot
letting Raper counter with a right hand.
Babyara misses with a wild body shot.
Raper wants to counter with a clinch but Babyara pushes him away.
A solid body kick from Raper.
Raper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babyara misses with a straight right.
Babyara throws a series of punches but Raper moves out of range.
Raper looks to score with a jab to the body but Babyara is just out of range.
Babyara tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Raper manages to circle out of the way.
Babyara misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper connects with a body shot that sends Babyara's belly button to the back.
Raper slips a jab and a cross from Babyara.
Raper throws a right hand that misses
and Babyara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Babyara.
Raper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raper throws a sloppy head kick
and Babyara counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Raper. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Raper finds it's way through Babyara's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper slips a jab from Babyara.
Babyara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Babyara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raper.
Babyara looks to score with a jab to the body but Raper is just out of range.
Raper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Biff Raper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raper lands with a right hand.
A jab-cross combination lands for Raper and sends Babyara crashing to the mat! Raper follows him down to the mat - Babyara regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Babyara is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babyara looks like he's trying to stand up.
Raper maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Babyara could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Raper has cracked it and Babyara is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Raper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valtteri Badass (ranked 1393 p4p, 3337 weight class) and Ono Kuronoa (ranked 192 p4p, 367 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ono Kuronoa enters the cage!
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156
20 - 11 - 2 |
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130
12 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valtteri Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ono Kuronoa!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kuronoa is looking to slow Badass down with leg kicks.
Kuronoa throws a low kick, looking for Badass's leg but Badass calmly moves out of range.
Kuronoa cracks a nice hook into Badass's ribs.
Badass misses the shot to the body.
Badass drives through and clinches with Kuronoa against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Badass.
Kuronoa fails to pull guard.
Badass lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuronoa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuronoa blocks an uppercut.
Badass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Badass scores with a nice short uppercut.
Badass leaning his opponent against the cage.
Badass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badass scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuronoa tries to throw a body punch but Badass avoids it by throwing Kuronoa back against the cage.
I was talking to Badass's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Badass breaks the clinch.
Kuronoa misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuronoa tests Badass's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuronoa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badass tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuronoa stuns Badass with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Badass stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kuronoa misses with a wild body shot.
Badass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuronoa.
Badass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuronoa.
Kuronoa misses with a straight left.
Badass lands with a straight right. Kuronoa didn't see that one coming.
Kuronoa lands with a good body shot.
Kuronoa checks a leg kick.
Badass plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kuronoa is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badass pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuronoa is out of range and Badass settles back down.
Kuronoa is still on wobbly legs! Can Badass finish him?
Kuronoa misses the jab.
Badass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuronoa.
Kuronoa moves out of range of the leg kick from Badass.
Badass cracks Kuronoa with a good jab.
Badass fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Kuronoa square on the jaw! Damn, Kuronoa is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Valtteri Badass!
In his post fight interview, Valtteri Badass started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zheko Melondov (ranked 259 p4p, 209 weight class) and Vunipola Veainu (ranked 14 p4p, 6 weight class). Melondov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Exploration of Space by Cosmic Gate. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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268
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zheko Melondov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunipola Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melondov works over Veainu's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Vunipola Veainu has been cut.
Veainu slips a straight right by Melondov.
Veainu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Melondov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Melondov misses with a body shot.
Veainu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Melondov.
Veainu defending well as Melondov loads up on a big left hand.
Veainu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Melondov.
A punch combination from Melondov misses.
Veainu throws a body shot but no joy.
Melondov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veainu moves away.
Melondov sets himself, and Veainu steps forward looking for the clinch! Melondov avoids it this time.
A slow jab from Melondov misses its intended target.
Veainu wants to counter the offense by Melondov and move into the clinch position.
Melondov throws an overhand right that lands on Veainu's shoulder, as Veainu tries to avoid the shot.
Veainu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Veainu slips under a jab.
Melondov sets himself, and Veainu steps forward looking for the clinch! Melondov avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melondov scores with a nice strike.
Veainu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Melondov's head coaches at Triumph Over Fear that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Veainu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melondov.
Melondov throws a jab when Veainu was well out of range.
Veainu wants to counter the offense by Melondov and move into the clinch position.
Veainu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Veainu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melondov.
Veainu throws a hook but Melondov avoids it easily.
Melondov throws out a loose jab but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veainu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That has opened up Vunipola Veainu's cut even more.
Melondov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Veainu is rocked!
Melondov lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zheko Melondov!
Zheko Melondov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Machado (ranked 48 p4p, 137 weight class) and Ife Edwards (ranked 11 p4p, 24 weight class). Machado comes into the arena with El Barrio blaring out of the sound system. Edwards has chosen Damian Marley - Road to Zion as his entrance music. 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 5 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 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderson Machado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ife Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado tries to clinch up.
Machado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Machado throws a poor cross that misses
and Edwards counters with a body kick.
Machado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machado throws a jab when Edwards was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Edwards! But no joy.
Machado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Machado explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edwards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edwards connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Machado's hands.
It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
Machado rushes Edwards and presses him up against the cage.
Edwards takes a shot to the head.
Edwards wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machado prevents a body shot from Edwards.
Edwards can't find room to land a body shot as Machado controls the action.
Edwards working hard to break the clinch.
Machado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machado lands a nice uppercut.
Edwards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edwards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machado lands a hook that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Machado working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edwards.
Edwards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edwards lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Machado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Machado.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machado.
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!
Machado throws a head punch that misses.
Edwards tries a body shot but Machado blocks it.
Machado tries to work over Edwards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edwards's elbow.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edwards.
Edwards manages to break the clinch.
Machado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machado backing away here, and Edwards unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Machado.
It looks like Ife Edwards has been cut.
Edwards throws a leg kick
and Machado counters with a nice body kick.
Edwards scores with a hook.
Machado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edwards's coach down at Casa Steel was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Edwards's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Machado throws a hook but Edwards avoids it easily.
Wanderson Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machado throws a leg kick
and Edwards counters with a low kick, right behind Machado 's knee.
Edwards staying out of range there.
Edwards blocks a leg kick.
Machado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards walks into a stiff left hand from Machado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Machado misses with a hook
and Edwards counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Edwards misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Edwards throws an overhand right that lands on Machado's shoulder, as Machado tries to avoid the shot.
Machado misses with a body shot.
Edwards tries a low kick but Machado avoids it.
Machado is looking to counter punch.
Machado misses the jab.
Edwards now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderson Machado dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Machado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Edwards misses with an uppercut
and Machado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machado swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edwards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edwards avoids the body shot from Machado.
Machado thows a leg kick but Edwards checks it
and Edwards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machado explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Edwards scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Edwards throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado misses with a right hand
and Edwards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machado throws the left hand but Edwards avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Machado tenderised Edwards's leg. Edwards is trying to keep his angry face on.
Machado misses the shot to the body.
Machado looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wanderson Machado is winning the standup battle so far.
Machado misses with a lunging right hand
and Edwards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machado drops Edwards with a beautiful combination! Edwards stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Machado is looking for the KO!
Edwards is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machado misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Edwards was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Machado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Edwards let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Machado lands a brutal head kick. Edwards looks out on his feet and Machado throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Wanderson Machado!
Wanderson Machado retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Wanderson Machado thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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