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RSE 12: Serpent Sun PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Bearjamin (ranked 4921 p4p, 21627 weight class) and Biete Delaghomba (ranked 474 p4p, 534 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Owen Bearjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Biete Delaghomba!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delaghomba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
 It looks like Owen Bearjamin has been cut.
A head kick misses from Delaghomba.
Delaghomba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bearjamin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bearjamin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Delaghomba throws a sloppy head kick and Bearjamin moves out of range easily.
Delaghomba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delaghomba scores with a shot to the body.
Delaghomba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bearjamin misses with a double jab.
Delaghomba lands a lovely overhand right.
Delaghomba scores with a jab to the body.
Bearjamin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bearjamin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaghomba lands a big right hand that sends Bearjamin crashing to the mat! Delaghomba stays standing though and waves Bearjamin back to his feet!
 Bearjamin is rocked!
Delaghomba throws a head kick that misses
and Bearjamin counters with a one-two to the body.
Bearjamin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Delaghomba can pounce on him.
Delaghomba lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bearjamin moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Bearjamin.
Delaghomba pushes off an throws an elbow but Bearjamin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bearjamin.
Bearjamin cracks Delaghomba with a nice body shot.
Bearjamin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearjamin keeps control of Delaghomba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bearjamin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delaghomba backwards.
Delaghomba takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Biete Delaghomba has been cut.
Bearjamin looking to throw knees to the head but Delaghomba is blocking nicely.
Delaghomba missing with knees to the body.
Delaghomba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bearjamin being controlled against the cage.
Bearjamin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Delaghomba looks winded!
Bearjamin stalling the fight.
Bearjamin connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearjamin breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Bearjamin.
Biete Delaghomba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bearjamin wants to land a leg kick but Delaghomba is out of range.
Delaghomba misses with a head kick.
Delaghomba throws a combination. Bearjamin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bearjamin throws a leg kick which misses Delaghomba's front leg but catches the back leg as Delaghomba tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Bearjamin.
Bearjamin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bearjamin throws a head kick but Delaghomba moves out of range.
Delaghomba throws out a powerful jab.
Delaghomba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bearjamin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bearjamin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Delaghomba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bearjamin wants to clinch but Delaghomba slips to the side
and Delaghomba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delaghomba punishes Bearjamin's body with a nice straight punch.
Delaghomba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bearjamin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Delaghomba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bearjamin. Bearjamin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bearjamin throws a head kick that misses.
Bearjamin instigates a clinch.
Bearjamin stalling the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biete Delaghomba dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bearjamin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Delaghomba throws the kick towards the body but Bearjamin avoids it.
Delaghomba lands with a nice body punch.
Bearjamin misses with a two punch combination.
Delaghomba throws a fast counter high kick but Bearjamin manages to duck under it in time.
A left lands for Delaghomba.
Delaghomba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Delaghomba. That snapped Bearjamin's head back.
Delaghomba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Delaghomba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bearjamin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Delaghomba throws a nice head kick!
Oooooh!!! Delaghomba has knocked Bearjamin down with a huge combo! Delaghomba steps away and waves a wobbly Bearjamin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Bearjamin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Delaghomba is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bearjamin rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearjamin scoring well with a low kick there.
Bearjamin seems to have got his legs back now.
Bearjamin avoids the head kick by Delaghomba.
Good leg kick by Delaghomba.
Delaghomba takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A low kick from Delaghomba misses
and Bearjamin counters by moving into the clinch.
Delaghomba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Delaghomba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delaghomba being controlled against the cage.
Bearjamin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delaghomba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Delaghomba tries to break the clinch but Bearjamin is controlling the position.
Bearjamin with a knee to the head.
Bearjamin lands an elbow inside.
Delaghomba takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Biete Delaghomba's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delaghomba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Delaghomba avoids a wild elbow strike from Bearjamin.
Delaghomba prevents a body shot from Bearjamin.
Bearjamin taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaghomba trying to control the position but instead, Bearjamin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Delaghomba into the cage.
Delaghomba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Delaghomba working hard to break the clinch.
Delaghomba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Delaghomba missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Bearjamin.
Bearjamin blocks an elbow strike.
Delaghomba breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A left and a right from Bearjamin both land. Nice combination.
Delaghomba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bearjamin doesn't manage to clinch there - Delaghomba circles away.
Delaghomba throws a sloppy head kick and Bearjamin moves out of range easily.
Bearjamin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Delaghomba throws a leg kick which misses Bearjamin's front leg but catches the back leg as Bearjamin tries to avoid it.
Bearjamin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bearjamin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bearjamin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delaghomba circles away quickly and effectively.
Delaghomba gets tackled into the cage by Bearjamin. Bearjamin maintains the clinch.
Owen Bearjamin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Delaghomba wants to break free but Bearjamin has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Biete Delaghomba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bearjamin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bearjamin misses with a double jab.
Owen Bearjamin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bearjamin throws a low kick, looking for Delaghomba's leg but Delaghomba calmly moves out of range.
Delaghomba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bearjamin.
Delaghomba throws a front kick aimed at Bearjamin's knee but Bearjamin avoids it well.
Bearjamin throws a head kick that misses
and Delaghomba counters with a two punch combo.
Delaghomba tries to work over Bearjamin's front leg with a kick but Bearjamin checks it.
Bearjamin is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delaghomba cracks Bearjamin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bearjamin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Delaghomba finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delaghomba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bearjamin has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaghomba working hard to break the clinch.
Delaghomba is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bearjamin is keeping busy.
Bearjamin'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.
Delaghomba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bearjamin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bearjamin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bearjamin throws a series of punches but Delaghomba avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Delaghomba's corner calls for a 1-2. Delaghomba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Delaghomba misses with a leg kick
and Bearjamin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bearjamin.
Delaghomba being controlled against the cage.
Delaghomba is looking to break free of the clinch but Bearjamin has double underhooks.
Bearjamin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bearjamin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaghomba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bearjamin closes the distance and clinches.
Bearjamin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delaghombas head.
Bearjamin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delaghomba is looking to break free of the clinch but Bearjamin has double underhooks.
Owen Bearjamin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bearjamin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Delaghomba tries to circle away but Bearjamin has him pinned against the cage.
Bearjamin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bearjamin drives through and clinches with Delaghomba against the cage.
Bearjamin avoiding damage.
Bearjamin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Delaghomba's face.
Biete Delaghomba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaghomba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delaghomba wants to get back to striking at distance but Bearjamin won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Bearjamin.
Bearjamin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delaghomba throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bearjamin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delaghomba blocks a head kick by Bearjamin.
Delaghomba flicks out a counter leg kick but Bearjamin steps away.
Bearjamin rushes Delaghomba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bearjamin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bearjamin digs a right hand into Delaghomba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Delaghomba's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Bearjamin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Delaghomba has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biete Delaghomba!
Our winner, Biete Delaghomba, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Bash (ranked 25005 p4p, 4453 weight class) and Elvis Ervin (ranked 555 p4p, 479 weight class). Elvis Ervin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Bash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Elvis Ervin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bash tries for a takedown but Ervin circles away easily
and Ervin counters with a series of strikes. Bash will be more careful next time no doubt.
Trent Bash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bash doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ervin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bash could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ervin leaves Bash with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ervin unleashes a big counter combination but Bash bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Bash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bash shoots in but Ervin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bash misses with a takedown
and Ervin counters with a stiff right hand.
Bash is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ervin's half guard.
Ervin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bash looks for a takedown but Ervin sprawls well.
Ervin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bash with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ervin counters with a right hand to the body.
Bash changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ervin tries to avoid it but Bash manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ervin to the ground. Ervin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bash has his takedown stuffed
and Ervin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bash with a poor takedown
and Ervin counters with a left and a right that stings Bash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ervin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ervin wants it to stay on the feet.
Bash misses with a takedown attempt
and Ervin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bash misses with a takedown attempt
and Ervin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ervin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bash tries for a takedown but Ervin circles away easily
and Ervin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bash manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ervin on his heels. He'll look to pass Ervin's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bash drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ervin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bash has Ervin in his guard.
Bash working for a triangle but Ervin defends it easily.
Ervin wants to stand but Bash has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bash is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ervin is aware though and is defending well.
Bash is working an open guard so Ervin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bash dives in and grabs Ervin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ervin pushes down on Bash's head and hops out.
Ervin is looking for the big counter here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Ervin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bash tries for a takedown but Ervin circles away easily
and Ervin counters with a left and a right that stings Bash.
Bash misses with a takedown
and Ervin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bash has his takedown stuffed
and Ervin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Bash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bash tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ervin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ervin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bash up against the cage.
Bash is trying to drag Ervin to the mat but Ervin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've been informed that Ervin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ervin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bash has his takedown stuffed
and Ervin counters with a stiff right hand.
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.
Bash is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ervin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bash misses with a takedown
and Ervin counters with a left and a right that stings Bash.
Bash doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ervin counters with a left and a right that stings Bash.
Bash misses with a takedown
and Ervin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bash shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ervin counters with a left and a right that stings Bash.
Bash gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ervin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ervin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bash misses with a takedown attempt
and Ervin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bash shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bash showed some decent athleticism there.
Ervin wants to get back to his feet.
Bash is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ervin defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ervin is trying to stand back up but Bash is controlling him
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Ervin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bash gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ervin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bash has his takedown stuffed
and Ervin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bash misses with a takedown attempt
and Ervin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Bash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bash closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ervin is trying to control Bash's posture but Bash avoids it.
Ervin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ervin pushes Bash off looking to stand but Bash dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ervin has one foot on Bash's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bash fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bash tries for a takedown but Ervin circles away easily
and Ervin counters with a stiff right hand.
Trent Bash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bash tries for a takedown but Ervin circles away easily
enabling Ervin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bash has a takedown stuffed.
Ervin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bash shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bash showed some decent athleticism there.
Ervin kicks Bash off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bash with a poor takedown
and Ervin counters with a two punch combo.
Bash closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ervin to the mat! Ervin manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ervin is trying to keep Bash in close.
Ervin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bash escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ervin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Elvis Ervin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bash looking for subs off his back but Ervin has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Ervin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ervin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Ervin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 3699 p4p, 5645 weight class) and Blake Dickson (ranked 245 p4p, 320 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
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Decent boxing
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duke Nukem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blake Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dickson shoots in and drives through. Nukem sprawls well.
Nukem closes the distance and clinches.
Dickson wants to break free but Nukem has control.
Nukem gets underhooks to prevent Dickson's takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dickson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nukem prevents it.
Duke Nukem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Dickson.
A right hook to the body lands for Nukem.
Nukem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dickson backwards.
Nukem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dickson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nukem lands a hook that snaps the head of Dickson backwards.
Dickson blocks an uppercut.
Nukem lands a hook that snaps the head of Dickson backwards.
A right hand to the body from Nukem.
Nukem displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dickson up against the cage.
Dickson goes for a takedown attempt but Nukem pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem wants to clinch.
Dickson is looking for the big counter here.
Dickson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nukem doesn't manage to clinch there - Dickson circles away.
Nukem fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Nukem backs off Dickson throws a huge counter combo but Nukem manages to avoid it all.
Nukem closes the distance and clinches.
Nukem really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dickson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nukem smiles and moves away.
Duke Nukem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dickson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dickson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nukem.
Nukem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dickson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dickson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nukem circles away.
Nukem rushes Dickson and presses him up against the cage.
Dickson tries to pull guard but Nukem holds him up against the cage and eventually Dickson drops back down to his feet.
Dickson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson blocks a body shot from Nukem.
Nukem tries to work over Dickson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nukem throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickson.
Nukem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dickson backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Nukem.
Dickson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nukem walks away with a smile on his face. Dickson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dickson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nukem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Dickson.
Dickson closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nukem content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dickson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nukem to keep the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Nukem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nukem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dickson has had enough of the clinch but Nukem keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Nukem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dickson up against the cage.
A short left from Nukem.
Nukem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
 Dickson is rocked!
Nukem stalls.
Nukem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dickson is still on wobbly legs! Can Nukem finish him?
Dickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nukem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Nukem to work.
Dickson blocking some punches.
Nukem misses with the head strike.
Nukem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nukem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nukem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nukem.
Nukem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nukem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nukem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dickson blocks an uppercut.
Dickson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nukem working aggressively here.
Nukem lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickson wants a takedown but no success here.
Nukem working aggressively here.
Nukem taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nukem throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Nukem.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nukem is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dickson is keeping busy.
Dickson wants to take the fight to the mat but Nukem manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nukem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nukem is pressed up against the cage. Dickson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nukem down to the mat. Nukem avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nukem doesn't manage to clinch there - Dickson circles away.
Nukem moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Nukem.
Dickson looks winded!
Dickson pulls Nukem into guard.
Nukem wants to get up but he can't break Dickson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nukem gets to his feet - Dickson follows without any prompting.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Nukem dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nukem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nukem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Dickson tries to counter it with a takedown but Nukem pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dickson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nukem has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dickson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nukem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dickson can do to turn this around?
Nukem tries to clinch there but Dickson circles away.
Nukem moves into the clinch successfully.
Nukem lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nukem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nukem swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Nukem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nukem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nukem.
Dickson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duke Nukem has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson blocks an uppercut.
Dickson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nukem gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dickson tries to break free but Nukem pushes him back against the cage.
Dickson is breathing heavily.
Dickson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nukem is defending well for now.
Nukem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nukem misses with the head strike.
Nukem lands a right hand.
Dickson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nukem after a bit of a struggle.
Nukem lands a hook that snaps the head of Dickson backwards.
Nukem lands a big right hand that drops Dickson! The killer instinct kicks in and Nukem finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Nukem!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Nukem!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loke Sabel (ranked 3862 p4p, 3825 weight class) and Disco Sandcastle (ranked 487 p4p, 485 weight class). Disco Sandcastle will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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214
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2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Loke Sabel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Disco Sandcastle!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandcastle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sandcastle wants it to stay on the feet.
Sabel dives in and grabs Sandcastle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sandcastle pushes down on Sabel's head and hops out.
Sandcastle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sabel lands a body shot.
Sabel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sandcastle to the ground. Sabel is now in Sandcastle's guard.
Sabel throwing strikes but missing.
Sabel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sabel throws an elbow that misses. Sandcastle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sabel's guard. Nice move by Sandcastle!
Sandcastle won't allow Sabel to get back to his feet.
Sandcastle trying to control but Sabel is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandcastle controlling from the top position.
Sabel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandcastle is looking to stand up but Sabel won't let him.
Sandcastle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sabel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sandcastle is one step ahead there.
Sabel controlling the position.
Sandcastle forces his way into half guard.
Sabel is controlling Sandcastle's position as best he can from this difficult position.
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.
Sabel tries to roll over but Sandcastle keeps him under control.
Sabel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sandcastle is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Disco Sandcastle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sabel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sandcastle moves away.
Sandcastle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sabel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sandcastle counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Loke Sabel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabel misses with a hook. Sandcastle ducked under it nicely.
Sabel throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Sandcastle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandcastle throws a combination that misses
and Sabel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sandcastle pushes Sabel off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice cross by Sandcastle.
Sabel throws a nice looking combination but Sandcastle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sandcastle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sandcastle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabel throws a right hand that misses
letting Sandcastle counter with a right hand.
Sabel throws a right hand that misses
and Sabel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Sandcastle.
Sabel dives in and grabs Sandcastle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sandcastle pushes down on Sabel's head and hops out.
Sabel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sabel misses with a head shot. Sandcastle uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sandcastle's head.
Sandcastle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sabel.
Sabel postures up in Sandcastle's guard and throws a big left but Sandcastle blocks it.
Sabel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sabel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sandcastle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sabel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sabel connects with a couple of short punches.
Sabel trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sandcastle manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Disco Sandcastle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sabel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sabel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sandcastle manages to avoid it.
Sabel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sandcastle did well to prevent Sabel getting side control.
Sandcastle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sabel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sabel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sandcastle is looking to escape.
Sabel trying to control from Sandcastle's half guard. Sandcastle has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandcastle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sandcastle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sandcastle has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Sabel has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandcastle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sabel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sandcastle circles away.
Sabel misses with a takedown
and Sandcastle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sandcastle throws a good cross that connects.
Sandcastle lands with an overhand left.
Sabel missing with a left hand there. Sandcastle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Sandcastle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sandcastle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sandcastle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sandcastle throws a combination. Sabel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sandcastle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sandcastle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sabel.
Sandcastle throws a combination. Sabel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabel moves away from the strike by Sandcastle.
A quick step to the side and Sabel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sandcastle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sandcastle did well to prevent Sabel getting side control.
Sandcastle kicks Sabel off and gets back to his feet.
Sabel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sandcastle was well out of range. Poor timing from Sabel.
Sabel doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Sandcastle to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Loke Sabel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandcastle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sabel in his tracks.
Sabel fails with the takedown
and Sandcastle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sandcastle tries to sprawl but Sabel drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sabel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sabel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sabel is looking to take a break and control but Sandcastle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sandcastle manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Sabel keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Sandcastle as the two fighters clinch.
Sandcastle tries to break free but Sabel pushes him back against the cage.
Sabel has Sandcastle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sandcastle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sabel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sabel is looking to break free of the clinch but Sandcastle has double underhooks.
A short right from Sandcastle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sandcastle manages to break the clinch.
Sabel swings widly with a right hand
letting Sandcastle counter with a right hand.
Sabel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sandcastle is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Loke Sabel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabel looking to score a takedown here. Sandcastle is defending well but Sabel drives through and ends up in Sandcastle's guard.
Sabel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sabel throws a strike but Sandcastle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sandcastle stands up and waves to Sabel to follow him.
Sandcastle lands a left and a right that send Sabel crashing to the mat, dazed. Sandcastle thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sabel is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Disco Sandcastle 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!
Sandcastle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sandcastle misses with a lunging right hand
and Sabel counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sandcastle!
You can see the frustration on Sandcastle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sandcastle taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sabel sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sandcastle is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sandcastle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sabel staying calm.
Sandcastle wants to get back to his feet but Sabel drags him back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabel scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabel lands a few punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Sabel.
Sabel creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sandcastle sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sabel working the ground and pound.
Loke Sabel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sabel working the ground and pound from side control.
Sabel scoring with punches from side control.
Sabel working the ground and pound.
Sandcastle is looking for a sweep.
Sabel scoring with punches and elbows.
Sabel creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sabel throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sandcastle works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sabel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandcastle is refusing to be controlled, as Sabel sits in half guard.
Sabel throwing shots but Sandcastle is blocking nicely.
Sandcastle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sabel.
Sandcastle kicks Sabel off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandcastle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sandcastle throws a looping overhand right but Sabel ducks down to avoid it.
Sabel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sandcastle counters with a nice uppercut.
Sandcastle stuns Sabel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Loke Sabel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandcastle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sandcastle dodges the punch combination from Sabel.
Sabel goes for a double leg but Sandcastle avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sandcastle continues to drive forward.
Sabel is trying to pull guard but Sandcastle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sabel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sabel tries to pull guard but Sandcastle forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Loke Sabel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabel is trying to pull guard but Sandcastle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sabel jumps guard but Sandcastle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sabel wants a takedown but no success here.
Sandcastle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sandcastle tries to land a front kick but Sabel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sandcastle misses with a left hand
and Sabel counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabel working the strikes but Sandcastle uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Sabel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sabel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sandcastle's head.
Sabel prevents Sandcastle from improving his position.
Sandcastle wants to get back to his feet.
Disco Sandcastle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sandcastle is looking to get back to is feet but Sabel passes into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Loke Sabel.
I think Sandcastle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Disco Sandcastle!
Disco Sandcastle took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dangerous Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heraclion Demler (ranked 4275 p4p, 3474 weight class) and Frank Dahlgren (ranked 505 p4p, 425 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heraclion Demler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Dahlgren!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahlgren dips to his left and cracks Demler with an uppercut!
Jab from Dahlgren.
It looks like Heraclion Demler has been cut.
Demler scores with a leg kick.
Jab by Dahlgren.
Demler moves in looking to clinch but Dahlgren pushes him off.
Dahlgren 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.
Dahlgren has Demler up against the cage in a clinch.
Dahlgren changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Demler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Demler instigates a clinch.
Demler tries a body shot but Dahlgren blocks it.
Demler lands a hook that snaps the head of Dahlgren backwards.
Dahlgren being controlled against the cage.
Demler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Demler scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dahlgren blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demler is struggling to control the position.
Dahlgren is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Demler is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Demler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Demler lands an elbow inside that Dahlgren shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Demler throws an elbow but misses.
Dahlgren misses with some punches.
Demler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dahlgren's defenses.
A left hand lands to the body for Dahlgren.
Demler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dahlgren stops a takedown attempt from Demler.
Demler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dahlgren's efforts to push away.
Dahlgren gets through Demler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dahlgren is looking to break free of the clinch but Demler has double underhooks.
Demler is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heraclion Demler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dahlgren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Demler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demler keeps control of Dahlgren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Demler is trying to pull guard but Dahlgren turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dahlgren misses with a knee strike.
Dahlgren scores with a shot to the side of Demler's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dahlgren working hard to break the clinch.
Dahlgren is looking to break free of the clinch but Demler has double underhooks.
Demler tries a body shot but Dahlgren blocks it.
Demler letting Dahlgren take a breather here.
Dahlgren struggles to land a body shot inside as Demler controls his hands.
A short left from Dahlgren.
Demler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dahlgren.
Dahlgren cracks Demler with a nice body shot.
Demler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dahlgren working aggressively here.
Demler trying to stall but Dahlgren improves his position.
Demler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dahlgren backwards.
Demler blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahlgren tries to break the clinch but Demler is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Demler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dahlgren's brow.
Dahlgren is trying to break the clinch but Demler is controlling him.
Demler managing to block the knees to the body from Dahlgren.
Dahlgren wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dahlgren.
Dahlgren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dahlgren misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Demler.
Demler lands an elbow that stopped Dahlgren in his tracks for a moment.
Dahlgren tries to land knees in the clinch but Demler avoids the damage to the body.
Dahlgren wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Demler swings wildly with an uppercut but Dahlgren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Demler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Demler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Demler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Demler there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demler needs to keep his hands up - Dahlgren had a free shot at his head there.
Dahlgren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dahlgren goes for a double leg but Demler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Demler continues to drive forward.
Demler fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dahlgren just manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Demler.
Jab, jab by Dahlgren - just one landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dahlgren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Demler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dahlgren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dahlgren lands with a hook. Demler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dahlgren looks to throw the jab but Demler is out of range.
Demler throws a big counter combination but Dahlgren scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dahlgren falls off balance throwing a combination
and Demler finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Demler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dahlgren finds it's way round the side to connect with Demler's head.
Dahlgren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dahlgren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heraclion Demler's cut.
That's time! Demler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some wild striking there from Dahlgren.
Demler moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Demler.
Demler lands a right hand.
A short right from Dahlgren on the inside.
Dahlgren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dahlgren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Demler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dahlgren backwards.
Demler lands an uppercut.
Demler misses with a punch on the inside.
Dahlgren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahlgren breaks the clinch.
Demler instigates a clinch.
Demler tries to throw a body punch but Dahlgren avoids it by throwing Demler back against the cage.
Dahlgren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dahlgren avoids a wild elbow strike from Demler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dahlgren.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Demler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dahlgren's brow.
Dahlgren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Demler throws a head punch that misses.
Demler avoiding damage as Dahlgren throws knees to the body.
Demler misses with the head strike.
Demler blocks an uppercut.
Demler swings wildly with an uppercut but Dahlgren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demler scores with a shoulder strike.
Demler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dahlgren backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Demler tries a body shot but Dahlgren blocks it.
Dahlgren lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dahlgren tries to break the clinch but Demler is controlling the position.
Dahlgren throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dahlgren lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dahlgren scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahlgren is trying to break the clinch but Demler has him pressed against the cage.
Dahlgren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Dahlgren throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Dahlgren.
Demler is rocked!
Heraclion Demler's cut is getting worse.
Demler wants to stall.
Demler blocks a body shot from Dahlgren.
Demler lands an elbow that stopped Dahlgren in his tracks for a moment.
Demler misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Dahlgren.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demler misses with some punches.
Dahlgren cracks Demler with a nice body shot.
Dahlgren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Demlers head.
Dahlgren lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Dahlgren's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Demler stalling in the clinch but Dahlgren improves position.
Dahlgren wants to break free but Demler has control.
Dahlgren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Dahlgren.
Dahlgren wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demler has him pressed against the cage.
Dahlgren lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Dahlgren as the two fighters clinch.
Dahlgren looking to stall.
Dahlgren is trying to break the clinch but Demler is controlling him.
A short right from Dahlgren.
With the fighters up against the cage, Demler throws an elbow but misses.
Dahlgren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Demler backwards.
Oh Demler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Demler swings wildly with an uppercut but Dahlgren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demler seems to have got his legs back now.
Demler working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dahlgren.
Dahlgren is working Demler over against the cage.
Dahlgren effectively controlling the action here.
Dahlgren just leaning against Demler, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Dahlgren's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dahlgren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dahlgren scores with a shot to the side of Demler's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dahlgren lands a body shot.
Dahlgren lands with a short shot to the head.
Dahlgren lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dahlgren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dahlgren creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Demler with a big uppercut! Demler tries to clinch up but Dahlgren pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Demler to the mat! Demler covers up and Dahlgren unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Dahlgren!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Lopez (ranked 3132 p4p, 4870 weight class) and Evan Knuckle (ranked 356 p4p, 455 weight class). Evan Knuckle struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Evan Knuckle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pepe Lopez's chin.
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pepe Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evan Knuckle!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knuckle is defended easily by Lopez.
Lopez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pepe Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knuckle slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Knuckle lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lopez connects with a single shot there.
Lopez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knuckle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez connects with a body shot.
Lopez catches Knuckle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knuckle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Knuckle misses with a head kick.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knuckle.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Knuckle throws a head kick that misses.
Knuckle misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Lopez.
Knuckle is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knuckle is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopez finish him?
Lopez lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Knuckle - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Lopez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pepe Lopez!
Our winner, Pepe Lopez, 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.
The defeated Evan Knuckle had this to say: 'He was lucky'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Lahey (ranked 2690 p4p, 3877 weight class) and Richard Glass (ranked 378 p4p, 491 weight class). Jim Lahey had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Lahey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Glass!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lahey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lahey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Glass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lahey.
Lahey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lahey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Glass takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sloppy strikes from Lahey. Those never looked like landing.
Glass looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lahey cracks Glass with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lahey has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Glass to stand back up!
Glass is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lahey scores with a body shot.
Glass is still on wobbly legs! Can Lahey finish him?
Lahey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lahey lands a slapping body shot.
Glass looks winded!
Glass is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Lahey doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Glass crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Glass's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jim Lahey!
An out of breath Jim Lahey 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Glover (ranked 2546 p4p, 2886 weight class) and Chris Allan (ranked 301 p4p, 335 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terrance Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Allan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Glover doesn't seem bothered though.
Allan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Allan connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Allan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Glover doesn't seem phased though.
Allan tests Glover's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Allan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Glover connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Allan scrambles back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Allan there.
Glover swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Allan.
It looks like Chris Allan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glover digs a good body shot into Allan's ribs.
Glover takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Allan scores with a body shot.
Glover throws a body shot but no joy.
Glover takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Allan.
Allan drops Glover with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Glover looks back up at him and smiles so Allan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Glover is rocked!
Allan throws a shot to the body.
Oh Glover is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glover is breathing heavily.
Allan lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Glover falls backwards - clearly groggy! Allan dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Allan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Pilao (ranked 2760 p4p, 2442 weight class) and Kook Kane (ranked 384 p4p, 344 weight class). Gilberto Pilao has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gilberto Pilao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kook Kane!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilao cracks Kane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Kook Kane has been cut.
Kane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pilao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pilao.
Pilao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kane throws out the jab.
Pilao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pilao.
A swing and a miss from Pilao.
Pilao has managed to clinch.
Pilao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pilao prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kane jumps guard but Pilao stands there with Kane around his waist. Kane gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pilao misses with a body punch.
Kane jumps guard but Pilao stands there with Kane around his waist. Kane gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gilberto Pilao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kook Kane.
Pilao lands an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kane has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pilao is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilao cracks Kane with a nice body shot.
Pilao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kane.
Pilao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Pilao digs a right hand into Kane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kane's gas tank.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kane blocks a body shot from Pilao.
Pilao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Pilao.
Kane looks winded!
Pilao digs a right hand underneath Kane's ribcage. Kane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pilao lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Pilao.
Pilao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pilao lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Pilao.
Pilao scores with a shot to the side of Kane's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pilao lands a left hand.
Kane is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilao pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Kane out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gilberto Pilao!
Gilberto Pilao thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juancho De La Rosa (ranked 1824 p4p, 1545 weight class) and Roel Kreshnik (ranked 161 p4p, 140 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juancho De La Rosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roel Kreshnik!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreshnik throws an overhand right that lands on De La Rosa's shoulder, as De La Rosa tries to avoid the shot.
Kreshnik clobbers De La Rosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De La Rosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kreshnik prevents a body shot from De La Rosa.
Kreshnik lands with a short shot to the head.
De La Rosa working aggressively here.
Kreshnik blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Kreshnik.
De La Rosa prevents a body shot from Kreshnik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from De La Rosa.
Kreshnik has a couple of punches blocked by De La Rosa.
Kreshnik presses De La Rosa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De La Rosa misses with the head strike.
Kreshnik misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De La Rosa.
Kreshnik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kreshnik.
De La Rosa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kreshnik after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch on the inside from Kreshnik fails to land.
De La Rosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De La Rosa lands an uppercut.
De La Rosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
De La Rosa working aggressively here.
Kreshnik lands a shoulder strike.
De La Rosa looking to slow down the pace here.
De La Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
De La Rosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on De La Rosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De La Rosa looking to stall.
Kreshnik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De La Rosa's elbow.
Kreshnik misses with a hook from the clinch.
De La Rosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreshnik lands a body shot.
De La Rosa misses with a punch to the body.
De La Rosa blocks a body shot from Kreshnik.
Kreshnik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kreshnik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De La Rosa controlling the action here for a moment.
De La Rosa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kreshnik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kreshnik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De La Rosa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Kreshnik - that landed with a thud.
Kreshnik is working De La Rosa over against the cage.
Kreshnik blocks an uppercut.
Kreshnik misses with a body punch.
De La Rosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kreshnik controls his hands.
De La Rosa wants to stall.
Kreshnik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from De La Rosa on the inside.
De La Rosa working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kreshnik.
Kreshnik lands a right hand that snaps the head of De La Rosa backwards.
De La Rosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Kreshnik on the inside.
Kreshnik throws a punch but it's blocked by De La Rosa.
De La Rosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Kreshnik has double underhooks.
Kreshnik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De La Rosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De La Rosa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kreshnik.
It looks like Juancho De La Rosa has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Rosa cracks Kreshnik with a nice body shot.
Kreshnik throws a punch but it's blocked by De La Rosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreshnik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kreshnik.
De La Rosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kreshnik lands a left hand that snaps the head of De La Rosa backwards.
Kreshnik misses with a punch on the inside.
De La Rosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
De La Rosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kreshnik backwards.
De La Rosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De La Rosa misses with a body punch.
De La Rosa is struggling to control the position.
Kreshnik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kreshnik misses with a body punch.
Kreshnik digs a right hand into De La Rosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De La Rosa's gas tank.
De La Rosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De La Rosa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kreshnik pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kreshnik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kreshnik scores with a shot to the side of De La Rosa's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roel Kreshnik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juancho De La Rosa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kreshnik uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kreshnik wants to clinch.
De La Rosa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreshnik lands with a good body shot.
Kreshnik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kreshnik connects with a right hand. De La Rosa shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Rosa throws a leg kick but Kreshnik moved away.
De La Rosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like De La Rosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kreshnik.
Kreshnik lands with a straight right. De La Rosa didn't see that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of De La Rosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roel Kreshnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Rosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kreshnik.
De La Rosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kreshnik lands a jab.
Kreshnik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De La Rosa, pushing him back against the cage.
De La Rosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kreshnik.
De La Rosa cracks Kreshnik with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreshnik scores with a hook to the body.
De La Rosa tries to work over Kreshnik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kreshnik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De La Rosa looking to stall.
Kreshnik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De La Rosa blocking some punches.
De La Rosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kreshnik backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Kreshnik.
Kreshnik misses with a punch on the inside.
De La Rosa digs a right hand into Kreshnik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kreshnik's gas tank.
A hook to the body from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kreshnik.
De La Rosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kreshnik lands a shoulder strike.
Kreshnik prevents a body shot from De La Rosa.
Kreshnik lands a nice uppercut.
Kreshnik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De La Rosa is rocked!
Kreshnik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kreshnik fails to land.
Oh De La Rosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kreshnik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kreshnik.
De La Rosa blocking some punches.
Kreshnik misses with a short punch on the inside.
De La Rosa blocks an uppercut.
De La Rosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De La Rosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kreshnik's elbow.
Kreshnik throws a punch but it's blocked by De La Rosa.
De La Rosa misses with a punch to the body.
Kreshnik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kreshnik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kreshnik misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Kreshnik.
Kreshnik throws a head punch that misses.
Kreshnik swings wildly with an uppercut but De La Rosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kreshnik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kreshnik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kreshnik swings wildly with an uppercut but De La Rosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kreshnik lands a body shot in the clinch.
De La Rosa seems to have got his legs back now.
De La Rosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kreshnik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kreshnik can't find room to land a body shot as De La Rosa controls the action.
Kreshnik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De La Rosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De La Rosa misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kreshnik lands a body punch.
Kreshnik lands a nice uppercut.
De La Rosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kreshnik's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roel Kreshnik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kreshnik working aggressively here.
Kreshnik prevents a body shot from De La Rosa.
Kreshnik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De La Rosa stalling in the clinch but Kreshnik improves position.
Kreshnik scores with a shoulder strike.
De La Rosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kreshnik lands a body punch in the clinch.
De La Rosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Kreshnik has double underhooks.
Kreshnik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kreshnik misses with a hook from the clinch.
De La Rosa looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Kreshnik.
A short right from Kreshnik.
Kreshnik lands a big right hand that drops De La Rosa! The killer instinct kicks in and Kreshnik finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kreshnik!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roel Kreshnik!
Roel Kreshnik is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Roel Kreshnik 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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