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ENIGMA 370 FINALE I PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Natalia Pisswater (ranked 119 p4p, 97 weight class) and Mamed Khalidovic (ranked 7 p4p, 5 weight class). Khalidovic has chosen Зима-мама 25/17 as his entrance music. Mamed Khalidovic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Natalia Pisswater!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Khalidovic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pisswater checks a leg kick.
Khalidovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Khalidovic misses with a hook.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pisswater gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khalidovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khalidovic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Khalidovic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Khalidovic lands with a hook. Pisswater tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khalidovic jabs Pisswater to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khalidovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pisswater counters by clinching up.
A right handed body shot lands from Khalidovic.
Pisswater pulls Khalidovic into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pisswater is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Khalidovic defends well.
Khalidovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pisswater is looking for a triangle but Khalidovic pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic wants to stand and escape but instead Pisswater has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pisswater stops Khalidovic from standing up.
Pisswater tries to free his leg and advance position but Khalidovic is retaining full guard.
Khalidovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pisswater is controlling him.
Khalidovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Khalidovic tries to stand and escape but Pisswater is controlling the position.
Pisswater is staying active underneath Khalidovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater is looking to improve his position.
Pisswater works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pisswater working a defensive guard here.
Khalidovic wants to stand but Pisswater has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Khalidovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khalidovic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Khalidovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khalidovic stands up and beckons Pisswater to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khalidovic.
Khalidovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Khalidovic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pisswater. Khalidovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Khalidovic.
Mamed Khalidovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pisswater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khalidovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khalidovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pisswater on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khalidovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Khalidovic!
A big right from Khalidovic misses.
Nice shot by Khalidovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater just misses with a punch to the body.
Pisswater is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Khalidovic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
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!
Pisswater walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khalidovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Khalidovic throws a right hand that Pisswater ducks under and follows up with a left that Pisswater also avoids with ease.
Pisswater checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khalidovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khalidovic misses with a body kick.
Khalidovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pisswater's hands.
Pisswater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khalidovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pisswater was well out of range. Poor timing from Khalidovic.
Pisswater swings widly with a right hand
enabling Khalidovic to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khalidovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pisswater stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Pisswater misses the target.
Khalidovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick from Khalidovic, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pisswater throws a lazy uppercut
and Khalidovic counters with a straight right hand.
Pisswater takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pisswater fires out a quick counter leg kick but Khalidovic just manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Khalidovic coming out on top.
Khalidovic lands with a nice body kick.
Pisswater wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pisswater misses with a hook to the body
and Khalidovic counters with a straight right hand.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khalidovic misses with a right hand
and Pisswater counters with a nice body shot.
Khalidovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pisswater.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic throws a right hand that misses
and Pisswater counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khalidovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pisswater backs up against the cage.
Pisswater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pisswater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khalidovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the body from Pisswater misses
and Khalidovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pisswater uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khalidovic.
An attempted straight right counter from Pisswater misses the target.
Khalidovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pisswater tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khalidovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pisswater.
Khalidovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalidovic lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khalidovic.
Pisswater misses with a body shot
and Khalidovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Pisswater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khalidovic manages to avoid it.
Khalidovic slips a jab from Pisswater.
Khalidovic moves away from the strike by Pisswater.
The fighters circling - Khalidovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khalidovic tried to score with a low kick but Pisswater checks it.
Pisswater avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pisswater half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pisswater is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Khalidovic's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Khalidovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Pisswater connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Khalidovic.
Pisswater tries to close the distance and clinch but Khalidovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pisswater throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidovic's shoulder, as Khalidovic tries to avoid the shot.
Pisswater is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khalidovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Khalidovic.
Pisswater is looking to wear down Khalidovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pisswater looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Khalidovic!
Khalidovic bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Khalidovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khalidovic! But no joy.
Khalidovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pisswater in his tracks.
Khalidovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Khalidovic lands a slapping body shot.
Pisswater on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khalidovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pisswater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khalidovic.
A little feinted left hand from Pisswater on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pisswater moves out of range as Khalidovic strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic with a jab.
Pisswater slips a jab from Khalidovic.
A quick step to the side and Pisswater tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khalidovic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pisswater just misses with a punch to the body.
Khalidovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khalidovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Pisswater is just out of range.
Pisswater is looking to counter punch.
Khalidovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pisswater sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pisswater throwing a counter right hand but Khalidovic manages to avoid it.
Khalidovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pisswater counters with a straight right hand.
Pisswater takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pisswater misses with a left hand
enabling Khalidovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Khalidovic leaves Pisswater with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khalidovic scores with a hook.
Khalidovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pisswater looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Khalidovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pisswater closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pisswater will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khalidovic.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick which misses Pisswater's front leg but catches the back leg as Pisswater tries to avoid it.
Pisswater moves away from the strike by Khalidovic.
A low kick from Khalidovic is predictable there
so Pisswater counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pisswater looking to sit in guard and control but Khalidovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalidovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pisswater is keeping the position for now.
Khalidovic is pushing down on Pisswater's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pisswater is fighting to maintain full guard but Khalidovic has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Khalidovic is going to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pisswater regains full guard. Nicely done.
Khalidovic stopping the sweep attempt from Pisswater.
Pisswater has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Khalidovic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pisswater throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Khalidovic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pisswater is proving hard to escape from.
Pisswater might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pisswater looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Khalidovic stands up from Pisswater's guard - Khalidovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Khalidovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khalidovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khalidovic misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Pisswater misses the target.
Khalidovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Pisswater misses with a hook.
Khalidovic misses with a looping right.
Khalidovic throws out a loose jab but Pisswater uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Pisswater was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khalidovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khalidovic.
Pisswater misses the shot to the body.
Khalidovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pisswater misses with a wild body shot.
Khalidovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pisswater lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khalidovic throws a series of punches but Pisswater moves out of range.
A jab from Khalidovic does it's job there.
Pisswater with a nice cross.
Khalidovic misses the jab.
It looked like Pisswater was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khalidovic.
Pisswater tries to clinch up but Khalidovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Pisswater moves out of range of the body kick from Khalidovic.
A swing and a miss from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater looks to land a left hand but Khalidovic moved out of range nicely.
Khalidovic works Pisswater's body with a nice hook.
Khalidovic throws a body punch but Pisswater moves out of range.
Pisswater is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalidovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pisswater ducks under a wild hook from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khalidovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khalidovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pisswater has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khalidovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pisswater sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khalidovic throws a lazy right hand but Pisswater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khalidovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pisswater has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pisswater on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovic really dominated that round.
That's time! Pisswater's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khalidovic tries to keep at a distance but Pisswater has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pisswater blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Khalidovic.
Pisswater lands a right hand.
Pisswater throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pisswater stalling.
Khalidovic lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khalidovic.
Khalidovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pisswater has Khalidovic pressed against the cage, preventing Khalidovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pisswater lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pisswater creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khalidovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pisswater digs a right hand into Khalidovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khalidovic's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Pisswater on the inside.
Pisswater lands a takedown into guard.
Pisswater makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pisswater stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khalidovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pisswater is working Khalidovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pisswater scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pisswater decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Khalidovic, up you get!
Pisswater has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pisswater backs up against the cage.
A leg kick checked by Pisswater.
Khalidovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khalidovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Pisswater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic with a hook.
A big right from Pisswater misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater misses with a body shot.
Khalidovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Pisswater.
Khalidovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khalidovic lands a jab to the nose.
Pisswater avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khalidovic misses with an uppercut. Pisswater saw that one coming.
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!
Pisswater is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice cross by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pisswater.
Khalidovic misses with a looping left.
Khalidovic throws a head kick but Pisswater moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pisswater misses the shot to the body.
Pisswater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Khalidovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pisswater under the eye.
Pisswater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khalidovic manages to avoid it.
Khalidovic misses the jab.
Pisswater tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khalidovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pisswater chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khalidovic can pounce on him.
Pisswater misses with a straight left.
Khalidovic throws an off balance right hand
and Pisswater counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater tries for a takedown but Khalidovic circles away easily
and Khalidovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pisswater's knee momentarily.
Pisswater checks a leg kick.
Pisswater takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Khalidovic misses.
Pisswater tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalidovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khalidovic thuds his shin into the meat of Pisswater's side.
Khalidovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khalidovic feints and then cracks Pisswater's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pisswater down.
A big left from Khalidovic misses.
Pisswater misses with a hook to the body
and Khalidovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khalidovic lands a jab-cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovic dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Khalidovic lands a jab.
Pisswater scores with a jab to the body.
Pisswater takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pisswater takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Khalidovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khalidovic misses with a low kick as Pisswater jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidovic scores with a leg kick.
Khalidovic misses with a kick to the body.
Pisswater seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pisswater blocks a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pisswater checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Pisswater.
Khalidovic staying out of range there.
Khalidovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pisswater on the side of the head.
Khalidovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khalidovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pisswater cracks Khalidovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick but Pisswater checks it.
Pisswater closes the distance but Khalidovic moves to the side
and Khalidovic counters with a nice body shot.
Khalidovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Khalidovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Pisswater.
Pisswater throws a looping overhand right but Khalidovic ducks down to avoid it.
Mamed Khalidovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khalidovic can pounce on him.
Pisswater takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalidovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khalidovic lands with a hook. Pisswater tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khalidovic throws a low kick, looking for Pisswater's leg but Pisswater calmly moves out of range.
Khalidovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khalidovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pisswater doesn't seem bothered though.
Khalidovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pisswater is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Khalidovic scores with the left hand. Pisswater knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from Khalidovic.
Pisswater fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khalidovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Natalia Pisswater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Khalidovic on the inside.
Khalidovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pisswater is trying to stall.
Pisswater changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Khalidovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Khalidovic misses with a wild body shot.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khalidovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pisswater takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khalidovic lands with an overhand left.
Pisswater throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khalidovic counters with a straight right hand.
Khalidovic moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pisswater is looking to counter punch.
Pisswater wants to land a leg kick but Khalidovic is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pisswater's hands.
Pisswater throws a combination that misses
enabling Khalidovic to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pisswater throws a sloppy body shot
and Khalidovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khalidovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khalidovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khalidovic with a hook.
Khalidovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pisswater takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamed Khalidovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khalidovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidovic!
Mamed Khalidovic is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Mamed Khalidovic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Rally (ranked 3643 p4p, 24289 weight class) and Tyrann Madden (ranked 218 p4p, 281 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Rally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrann Madden!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Rally throws out a loose jab but Madden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Rally jabs Madden right on the nose. Madden blinks but takes it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Rally!
Madden throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by O Rally.
O Rally bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Madden's head backwards.
O Rally swinging wildly here.
O Rally lands a body shot.
Madden throws a hook but O Rally blocks it.
O Rally missing with a left hand there. Madden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Rally moves out of range as Madden strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Rally misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rally misses with an uppercut.
Madden throws a hook to the side of O Rally's head but O Rally sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Rally takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Rally is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madden.
Madden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab by O Rally.
Nice body punch from O Rally.
O Rally scores with a jab to the jaw.
Madden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Rally.
O Rally misses with a series of wild punches.
Madden throws a jab when O Rally was well out of range.
O Rally is looking for a counter combo.
O Rally scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Rally works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Rally tests Madden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Madden moves out of range of the leg kick from O Rally.
A big left from Madden misses.
Madden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Madden throws an overhand right that lands on O Rally's shoulder, as O Rally tries to avoid the shot.
O Rally lands with a nice combination. Madden backs away looking to recover.
O Rally fails to land with a series of punches.
O Rally doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Madden counters with a stiff right hand.
Madden throws a looping overhand right but O Rally ducks down to avoid it.
Sean O Rally seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Rally shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Madden pinned against the cage. Madden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Madden unleashes a big counter combination but O Rally bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Madden misses with an uppercut.
O Rally is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rally lands the left hand.
O Rally ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madden moves away.
O Rally misses with a right hand
and Madden counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Madden connects with the punch.
 O Rally is rocked!
No joy there for O Rally, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh O Rally is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sloppy strikes from O Rally. Those never looked like landing.
Madden now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Madden cracks O Rally with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! O Rally falls to his knees and Madden doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrann Madden!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Bonelli (ranked 5179 p4p, 2653 weight class) and Jean Lafitte (ranked 219 p4p, 132 weight class). Tyson Bonelli could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jean Lafitte's chin.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyson Bonelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Lafitte!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafitte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonelli.
Bonelli throws a shot from downtown. Lafitte moves away and avoids it.
Lafitte misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Bonelli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lafitte misses with a hook.
Lafitte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
 It looks like Jean Lafitte has been cut.
Lafitte misses with a hook. Bonelli ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Bonelli there.
Lafitte slips under a jab.
Jean Lafitte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafitte throws the left hand but Bonelli avoids the punch easily.
Bonelli appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lafitte misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonelli counters with a straight right hand.
Lafitte throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 It looks like Tyson Bonelli has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Bonelli.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Bonelli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lafitte doesn't seem phased though.
Good exchange - Bonelli coming out on top.
Bonelli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lafitte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab by Bonelli.
Bonelli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lafitte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bonelli in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonelli misses with a hook.
Lafitte throws a jab when Bonelli was well out of range.
Lafitte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lafitte defending well as Bonelli loads up on a big left hand.
Bonelli throws the left hand but Lafitte avoids the punch easily.
Bonelli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lafitte has time to react.
Bonelli staying out of range there.
Bonelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lafitte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonelli throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Lafitte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Jean Lafitte's cut even more.
No joy there for Lafitte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonelli looks to land a left hand but Lafitte moved out of range nicely.
Lafitte throws a right hand that misses
letting Bonelli counter with a right hand.
Lafitte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonelli.
Bonelli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lafitte doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafitte misses with an uppercut
and Bonelli counters with a nice right hand that sends Lafitte toppling to the canvas! Lafitte scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bonelli finish him?!
 Lafitte is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafitte misses with an uppercut.
Lafitte is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonelli finish him?
Lafitte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonelli's head backwards.
Lafitte seems to have recovered his senses.
Bonelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lafitte moves away.
Bonelli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The cut above Jean Lafitte's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lafitte has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A jab from Lafitte misses.
Bonelli drops Lafitte with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bonelli follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Bonelli!
Our winner, Tyson Bonelli, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Dolton (ranked 3349 p4p, 2804 weight class) and Lewis Clarke (ranked 385 p4p, 335 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dolton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Paradise Warfare. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Dolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dolton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dolton stalling against the cage.
Dolton has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dolton'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.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clarke.
Dolton wants to take the fight to the mat but Clarke manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dolton leaning against his opponent.
Dolton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Clarke uses from the top position.
Clarke wants to stand but Dolton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dolton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke looking to pass the guard.
Dolton keeping moving, preventing Clarke from controlling successfully.
Clarke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dolton is keeping the position for now.
Dolton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Clarke stuffs the takedown attempt from Dolton. Dolton gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Dolton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dolton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Clarke quickly recovers to half guard.
Clarke is controlling Dolton's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Clarke is staying active underneath Dolton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolton is pressing down on Clarke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Clarke is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dolton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Clarke felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dolton prevents Clarke from improving his position.
Dolton is looking to advance position but Clarke won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolton seems to be looking for submissions.
Clarke is controlling Dolton's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dolton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Clarke knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dolton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Clarke throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick lands for Clarke.
Clarke throws a lazy right hand but Dolton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clarke thuds a left hand into Dolton's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dolton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lewis Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Clarke slams his shin into Dolton's torso.
Lewis Clarke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dolton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clarke.
Clarke throws a nice looking combination but Dolton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clarke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clarke throws a leg kick which misses Dolton's front leg but catches the back leg as Dolton tries to avoid it.
Clarke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dolton shoots in for a takedown but Clarke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dolton is breathing heavily.
Dolton doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Clarke counter with a right hand.
Clarke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clarke throws a head kick that Dolton semi-blocks.
Clarke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dolton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clarke throws out the jab.
Dolton fails with the takedown.
Clarke misses with an uppercut. Dolton saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Clarke dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clarke connects with a high kick.
Clarke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dolton counters with a single leg into guard. Clarke didn't expect that.
Clarke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clarke wants to take a breather but Dolton is having none of it.
Dolton is looking for a sweep. Clarke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dolton trying to hold on to Clarke's head to control him but Clarke postures up.
Dolton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Clarke pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clarke in particular looking to stall.
Dolton is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clarke wants to stand up but Dolton has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Clarke wants to control but Dolton is keeping him busy.
Dolton trying to hold on to Clarke's head to control him but Clarke postures up.
Dolton keeping control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clarke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clarke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clarke scores with a head kick. Dolton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Clarke. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Clarke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dolton tries to counter with a takedown but Clarke is quick to defend against it.
Clarke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clarke throws a lazy right hand but Dolton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dolton is looking to counter the offense by Clarke and move into the clinch.
Clarke gets caught napping as Dolton dives in and scores a takedown. Clarke manages to retain guard.
Dolton trying to control but Clarke is working from the bottom.
Dolton wants to pass the guard but Clarke is keeping the position.
Dolton won't allow Clarke to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolton trying to control but Clarke is working from the bottom.
Dolton is looking to advance position but Clarke has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Clarke prevents Dolton from getting the reversal.
Clarke controlling from the full mount.
Dolton wants to control but Clarke is having none of it.
Clarke looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolton wants to control but Clarke is having none of it.
Clarke controlling from the full mount.
Dolton is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dolton tries to lock up and control but Clarke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Clarke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Clarke slaps away a takedown attempt from Dolton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Clarke dips to his left and cracks Dolton with an uppercut!
Clarke throws a leg kick which misses Dolton's front leg but catches the back leg as Dolton tries to avoid it.
Dolton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Clarke.
Dolton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lewis Clarke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dolton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clarke as he avoids it easily.
Dolton drives through and clinches with Clarke against the cage.
Clarke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clarke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dolton lands with a light punch inside.
Dolton jumps guard.
Dolton pushes a forearm under Clarke's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Clarke is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scott Dolton!
Our winner, Scott Dolton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Roberto (ranked 1567 p4p, 3301 weight class) and Erica Santana (ranked 139 p4p, 260 weight class). Roberto comes to the cage accompanied by Samba de Roda. The crowd seem to be enjoying Santana's choice of entrance music: Scream - OG Ron C. Paulo Roberto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Erica Santana's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Roberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erica Santana!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roberto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Roberto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roberto lands an elbow just above Santana 's eye.
Roberto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roberto lands a nice elbow.
Roberto digs a right hand underneath Santana's ribcage. Santana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roberto pushes Santana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roberto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roberto.
Santana wants a takedown.
Roberto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberto pushes Santana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roberto digs a right hand into Santana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santana's gas tank.
A short right from Roberto on the inside.
Roberto lands a nice elbow.
Santana has Roberto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Roberto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Paulo Roberto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erica Santana.
Santana takes an elbow to the temple.
Santana is rocked!
It looks like Erica Santana has been cut.
Santana takes a shot to the head.
Santana is still on wobbly legs! Can Roberto finish him?
Santana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santana looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roberto lands a hook that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Roberto lands a nice elbow.
Roberto digs a right hand underneath Santana's ribcage. Santana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roberto.
Roberto lands a big right hand that drops Santana! The killer instinct kicks in and Roberto finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Roberto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Roberto!
A victorious Paulo Roberto 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bronte (ranked 1141 p4p, 1831 weight class) and Brendan Baddock (ranked 63 p4p, 97 weight class). Bronte comes into the arena with Buffalo Charge by Dub Phizix and Strategy blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Bronte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Baddock!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baddock throws a head kick that misses.
Baddock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bronte connects with a looping right hand.
Bronte tries to clinch up.
Baddock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baddock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baddock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Bronte coming out on top.
It looks like Brendan Baddock has been cut.
A head kick misses from Baddock.
A little feinted left hand from Bronte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bronte misses with a double jab.
Brendan Baddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Baddock.
Bronte tries to counter with a takedown but Baddock is quick to defend against it.
A punch combination from Bronte misses.
Baddock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Baddock misses with a series of wild punches.
Bronte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baddock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bronte fails to land with a series of punches.
Baddock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddock throws a jab when Bronte was well out of range.
Bronte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronte misses the target.
Brendan Baddock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baddock gets tackled into the cage by Bronte. Bronte maintains the clinch.
Bronte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bronte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baddock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baddock looks to throw the jab but Bronte is out of range.
Bronte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Baddock misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Bronte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baddock doesn't seem phased though.
Bronte throws a jab but it's blocked by Baddock.
Baddock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bronte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bronte throwing a counter right hand but Baddock manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baddock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bronte digs a good hook to Baddock's body.
Bronte changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Baddock looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Baddock is trying to escape the position but Bronte is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronte misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bronte tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bronte is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Baddock looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bronte gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Baddock is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bronte lets go of the hold and Baddock can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob Bronte!
A very excited looking Bob Bronte 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuufo Seanoa (ranked 1103 p4p, 1309 weight class) and Adeboye Temidare (ranked 142 p4p, 160 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuufo Seanoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Adeboye Temidare!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seanoa takes a swing at Temidare's ribcage but misses.
Temidare throws a lazy right hand but Seanoa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Temidare just misses with a punch to the body.
Temidare tests Seanoa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Nuufo Seanoa has been cut.
Seanoa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Temidare's hands.
Seanoa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Temidare. Temidare circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Seanoa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Temidare moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Temidare tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seanoa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Temidare scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Temidare looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Temidare misses with a wild body shot.
Seanoa throws a body punch but Temidare moves out of range.
Temidare moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temidare throws a head kick that misses.
Temidare throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Seanoa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Seanoa punishes Temidare's body with a nice straight punch.
Temidare tries to land a front kick but Seanoa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Seanoa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Temidare tries a quick counter leg kick but Seanoa is wise to it.
Temidare scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Temidare smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Seanoa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seanoa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Seanoa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Temidare swinging wildly here.
Temidare misses with a body kick.
Temidare explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temidare fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seanoa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Temidare fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Seanoa on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seanoa moves out of range of the body kick.
Seanoa with a hook.
Seanoa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Temidare connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Seanoa throws a head kick but Temidare moves out of range.
Seanoa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adeboye Temidare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Temidare lands a big head kick that sends Seanoa tumbling to the mat! Temidare takes a step backwards and waves Seanoa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Seanoa throws a body punch but Temidare moves out of range.
Temidare throws out a counter right but Seanoa avoids it with no problem.
Seanoa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Temidare to score with a decent uppercut.
Temidare lands with a nice body punch.
Seanoa connects with a right hand. Temidare shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seanoa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Temidare misses with an uppercut
and Temidare takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seanoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Temidare steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Seanoa.
The fighters circling - Temidare throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seanoa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Temidare misses with a hook.
Temidare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seanoa manages to avoid it.
Seanoa looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Seanoa moves out of range of the body kick.
Seanoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Seanoa misses its target.
Adeboye Temidare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seanoa moves away from the strike by Temidare.
Temidare changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Seanoa forces Temidare back against the cage and clinches.
Seanoa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Temidare misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temidare using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seanoa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Temidare tries to land knees in the clinch but Seanoa avoids the damage to the body.
Temidare looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Temidare has a couple of punches blocked by Seanoa.
Seanoa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seanoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Temidare's elbow.
Seanoa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seanoa jumps into guard, dragging Temidare to the mat.
Seanoa pushes a forearm under Temidare's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Temidare is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nuufo Seanoa!
Nuufo Seanoa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Colt (ranked 595 p4p, 798 weight class) and Nakachi Tadageru (ranked 41 p4p, 55 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Colt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nakachi Tadageru!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colt tests Tadageru's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tadageru scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Colt tries to keep at a distance but Tadageru has taken the fight into the clinch.
Colt misses with a body punch.
Colt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Colt tries to throw a body punch but Tadageru avoids it by throwing Colt back against the cage.
Colt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tadageru fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Colt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tadageru tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Colt misses its intended target.
Tadageru wants to clinch up but Colt keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Colt misses the target.
We've been told by Colt's head coaches at Slaughterhouze that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tadageru shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Colt sprawls well. Colt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tadageru gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Colt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tadageru.
Tadageru throws a jab when Colt was well out of range.
Colt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tadageru.
A chopping leg kick lands by Colt.
Tadageru needs to keep his hands up - Colt had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tadageru tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tadageru drives through and clinches with Colt against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tadageru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry Colt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tadageru gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tadageru blocks a body shot from Colt.
Tadageru lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Colt wants to control but Tadageru is keeping busy.
Tadageru working over Colt with some ground and pound. Colt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tadageru takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Colt holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Colt wants to control but Tadageru is keeping busy.
Tadageru has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Colt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tadageru.
Tadageru with the ground and pound but Colt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Colt pulls Tadageru in close to prevent any damage.
Tadageru content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Colt is trying to keep Tadageru in close.
Tadageru working some strikes from top position.
Colt trying to keep a closed guard but Tadageru is proving a slippery customer.
Colt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Colt keeping moving, preventing Tadageru from controlling successfully.
Tadageru keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Colt's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tadageru.
Tadageru content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Colt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tadageru's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tadageru keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Colt's head.
Tadageru looking to pass the guard.
Colt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tadageru.
Colt is pulling down on Tadageru's head to control his posture.
Tadageru postures up and lands a big shot to Colt's brow.
Tadageru looking to pass the guard.
Tadageru throwing strikes but missing.
Tadageru with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tadageru throwing strikes from guard but Colt blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tadageru is looking to work some ground and pound but Colt has wrist control.
Tadageru throws a big right hand that misses.
Tadageru looking to pass the guard.
Tadageru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tadageru stands up over Colt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tadageru wants to control from the top but Colt keeps moving.
Tadageru throwing strikes but missing.
Colt looking to control.
Tadageru throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakachi Tadageru dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tadageru is looking to clinch but Colt is avoiding it.
Colt lands a front kick.
Colt missing with a left hand there. Tadageru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Colt throws a head kick that misses.
Tadageru ducks under a wild hook from Colt.
Tadageru tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tadageru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colt leaves Tadageru with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tadageru tries to close the distance and clinch but Colt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colt scores with a nice head shot.
Tadageru looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Colt!
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Tadageru tries to score with some ground and pound. Colt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tadageru in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tadageru trying to control the action but Colt is working from the bottom.
Tadageru tries to move to full mount but Colt actually manages to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadageru seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tadageru thows a huge punch but Colt dodges it nicely.
Tadageru looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Colt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Colt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tadageru.
Tadageru working the head and body with strikes.
Colt is trying to control but can't.
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. Tadageru connects with a nice short shot to Colt's temple.
Tadageru wants to control but Colt is keeping him busy.
Tadageru thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tadageru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tadageru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Colt is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tadageru lands a nice short elbow.
Tadageru lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Colt trying to control but Tadageru postures up.
Tadageru throwing shots but Colt is blocking nicely.
Tadageru missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Colt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Henry Colt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tadageru is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Colt is rocked!
Tadageru wants to control but Colt is keeping him busy.
Tadageru looks to land a strike but Colt avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tadageru scoring with some ground and pound.
Colt keeping moving, preventing Tadageru from controlling successfully.
Colt looking to control.
Nakachi Tadageru has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru throwing strikes but missing.
Tadageru trying to control but Colt is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tadageru chips away with some ground and pound.
Tadageru wants to control from the top but Colt keeps moving.
Tadageru throws a big right hand that misses.
Tadageru postures up and lands a big shot to Colt's brow.
Tadageru postures up in Colt's guard and throws a big left but Colt blocks it.
Tadageru is in close to Colt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Colt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Colt pulls Tadageru in close to prevent any damage.
Tadageru working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tadageru scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tadageru wants to control from the top but Colt keeps moving.
Tadageru might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Colt haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tadageru working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Colt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tadageru postures up and lands a big shot to Colt's brow.
Tadageru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tadageru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakachi Tadageru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tadageru tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Colt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tadageru is looking to clinch.
Tadageru pushes Colt up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tadageru.
Tadageru turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Colt misses with a strike from the bottom.
Tadageru trying to control the position but Colt is working away.
Colt parries the strikes from Tadageru easily there. Tadageru is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Colt to escape.
Tadageru trying to control the action but Colt is working from the bottom.
Tadageru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tadageru working the body and head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt is looking for a sweep.
Tadageru fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tadageru cracks Colt with a big right hand but Colt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Colt can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadageru in side control lands a decent elbow.
Colt struggling a bit here.
Tadageru trying to control the action but Colt is working from the bottom.
Tadageru working the ground and pound.
Colt is trying to control Tadageru's posture but Tadageru avoids it.
Tadageru is trying to ground and pound but Colt uses the momentary lack of control by Tadageru to regain half guard.
Tadageru lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tadageru working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Colt's thigh. Colt counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru is in close to Colt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Colt trying to keep a closed guard but Tadageru is proving a slippery customer.
Tadageru stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Colt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tadageru wants to control from the top but Colt keeps moving.
Tadageru postures up in Colt's guard and throws a big left but Colt blocks it.
Tadageru throws a big right hand that misses.
Tadageru distracts Colt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tadageru landing with the ground and pound.
Tadageru postures up in Colt's guard and throws a big left but Colt blocks it.
Tadageru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tadageru.
Tadageru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Colt holds on and takes a little breather.
Colt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tadageru doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tadageru manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tadageru working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Colt's head.
Tadageru lands a couple of elbows.
Colt has momentary wrist control but Tadageru slips an elbow through the middle.
Tadageru throws a big right hand that misses.
Tadageru connects with a couple of short punches.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Colt holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru lands a couple of elbows.
Tadageru trying to control the position from guard on top but Colt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tadageru scoring with some ground and pound.
Oh Colt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tadageru is pushing down on Colt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Colt is fighting to maintain full guard but Tadageru has managed to sneak the leg through.
Colt seems to have got his legs back now.
Tadageru moves into full mount! Colt won't be happy about that!
BOOM! Tadageru connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tadageru putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tadageru breaks from Colt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tadageru loads up with a big shot that hurts Colt! He's pulled Tadageru in close but Tadageru has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Colt survive? More strikes from Tadageru and Colt is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nakachi Tadageru!
An out of breath Nakachi Tadageru thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rock Romero (ranked 163 p4p, 292 weight class) and Matteo Bottura (ranked 22 p4p, 35 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matteo Bottura!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Romero .
It looks like Matteo Bottura has been cut.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Bottura misses its intended target.
Bottura misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Bottura staying out of range there.
Romero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bottura can pounce on him.
Bottura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been told by Romero 's head coaches at Finch Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big left from Romero misses.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
Romero misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Bottura to counter with a crisp jab.
Bottura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bottura misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Bottura throws a big counter head kick but Romero avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romero .
Bottura misses with an uppercut.
Bottura scores with a nice head shot.
Bottura 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.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Bottura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Bottura misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bottura counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A combination from Romero does no damage.
Bottura flicks out a counter leg kick but Romero steps away.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bottura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bottura moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Bottura moves away from the strike by Romero .
Bottura flicks out a counter leg kick but Romero steps away.
Bottura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bottura doesn't seem bothered though.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Bottura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bottura lands a right hook to the body.
Bottura moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero scores with a jab. Bottura acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero walks into a straight right hand from Bottura.
Romero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bottura.
Bottura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Romero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bottura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura walks into a left hand.
Bottura throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bottura blocks a jab.
Romero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bottura throws a hook to the side of Romero 's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bottura throws a good cross that connects.
Bottura misses the jab.
Romero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bottura throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
Romero throws a hook but Bottura blocks it.
Bottura throws out a counter right but Romero avoids it with no problem.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Bottura misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
A jab from Romero misses.
Bottura on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bottura.
Nice defenses there by Romero .
Romero throwing a counter right hand but Bottura manages to avoid it.
Bottura tries to move into range but Romero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Romero . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romero .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero .
Bottura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bottura moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Bottura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bottura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donk. Bottura catches Romero right on the button with a cross.
Good leg kick by Bottura.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bottura.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Bottura is out of range.
Romero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bottura misses with a low kick.
Bottura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bottura.
Bottura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That has opened up Matteo Bottura's cut even more.
Bottura takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bottura.
Bottura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
Bottura throws a hook to the side of Romero 's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bottura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romero scores with a nice strike.
Romero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bottura counters with a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romero , as that shot connected.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Bottura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Romero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bottura misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Romero misses with a two punch combination.
Bottura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bottura to counter with a crisp jab.
Bottura slips a straight right by Romero .
Bottura throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Bottura throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matteo Bottura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matteo Bottura's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bottura.
Bottura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bottura stuns Romero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bottura takes a swing at Romero 's ribcage but misses.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bottura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bottura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Romero momentarily.
Donk. Romero catches Bottura right on the button with a cross.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Romero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bottura at a distance.
Matteo Bottura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Romero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bottura slips under a jab from Romero .
Romero 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bottura under the eye.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bottura.
Some wild striking there from Romero .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Bottura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bottura moves away.
It seemed like Bottura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romero tries to move into range but Bottura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bottura lands a right hook to the body.
Bottura staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Bottura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bottura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Romero misses with a hook
and Bottura counters with a left to the body.
Bottura moves away from the strike by Romero .
Romero misses with a straight right.
Romero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bottura connects with a body shot that sends Romero 's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Bottura.
Bottura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bottura lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bottura connects with an inside leg kick.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bottura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura is looking to slow Romero down with leg kicks.
Romero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bottura. Bottura obviously looking to wear him down.
Bottura throws an overhand right that lands on Romero 's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Romero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab, jab by Bottura - just one landing.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Bottura moved out of range nicely.
Bottura connects with an inside leg kick.
Bottura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Bottura.
Bottura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bottura. That's going to slow Romero down.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Bottura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bottura walks into a jab.
The cut above Matteo Bottura's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Romero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Romero jabs Bottura right on the nose. Bottura blinks but takes it well.
Bottura bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romero 's head.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bottura.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Bottura makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Bottura ducks down to avoid it.
Bottura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Bottura misses.
Bottura swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero slips a jab from Bottura.
Romero lands a nice shot to the body.
Bottura scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Bottura misses the target.
Bottura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bottura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bottura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matteo Bottura's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bottura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bottura takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Romero .
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Bottura is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Romero with a body shot.
Bottura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bottura misses with an uppercut.
Bottura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Bottura.
A punch lands to the side of Bottura 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matteo Bottura's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rock Romero !
Rock Romero retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Rock Romero thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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