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HRL73 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caiden Banks (ranked 1419 p4p, 24303 weight class) and Derrick Ryker (ranked 120 p4p, 468 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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10 - 10 - 1 |
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155
12 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid 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 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Caiden Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Ryker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks clinches with his opponent.
Banks controlling the action here for a moment.
Ryker trying to stall but Banks improves his position.
Banks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ryker being controlled against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks clinches up with Ryker and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks leaning against his opponent.
Banks tries to stall but Ryker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Banks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryker as Banks tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks takes the fight into the clinch.
Banks stalls.
Banks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Banks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ryker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Banks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ryker up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Banks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryker is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Banks.
Banks letting Ryker take a breather here.
Banks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ryker up against the cage.
Banks stalling.
Ryker effectively controlling the action here.
Ryker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Banks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Banks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Banks pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks takes the fight into the clinch.
Ryker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Banks controlling the action here for a moment.
Banks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Banks effectively controlling the action here.
Banks avoiding damage.
Banks stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks pushes Ryker up against the cage in a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banks stalling.
Banks slowing the pace effectively.
Banks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Banks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caiden Banks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Banks closes the distance and clinches.
Banks effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks moves into the clinch.
Ryker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Banks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Come on Banks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks looking to stall.
Banks stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks darts in and clinches Ryker up against the cage.
Banks is struggling to control the position.
Ryker being controlled against the cage.
Ryker slowing the pace effectively.
Ryker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Banks taking a breather.
Banks stalling in the clinch but Ryker improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks is looking to control Ryker's arms but Ryker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banks has his back to the cage.
Banks stalling in the clinch.
Banks is stalling here.
Banks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ryker controlling the action here for a moment.
Banks just leaning against Ryker, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks forces Ryker back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Banks.
Banks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryker can do to turn this around?
Banks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryker is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryker stalling in the clinch.
Banks stalling in the clinch but Ryker improves position.
Banks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks clinches up against the cage.
Banks trying to control the position but instead, Ryker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banks into the cage.
Banks looking to stall.
Banks can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryker as Banks tries to tie him up.
Maybe Banks would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Ryker'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.
Caiden Banks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ryker effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banks looking to slow down the pace here.
Banks just leaning against Ryker, taking a breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banks taking a breather.
Banks seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The referee calls for Banks to work.
Banks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ryker up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caiden Banks dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Banks darts in and clinches Ryker up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks drives through and clinches with Ryker against the cage.
Banks controlling the action here for a moment.
Banks stalling.
Banks controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Banks for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Banks just leaning against Ryker, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks trying to control the position but instead, Ryker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banks into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks moves into range and clinches up with Ryker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banks stalls.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Banks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ryker slows down the pace here.
The referee calls for Banks to work.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks clinches up with Ryker and pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryker as Banks tries to tie him up.
Banks avoiding damage.
Ryker taking a breather.
Banks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ryker up against the cage.
Banks controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Banks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks takes the fight into the clinch.
Banks stalling against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The referee calls for Banks to work.
Banks taking a breather.
Banks stalling in the clinch but Ryker improves position.
Banks seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Ryker is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks has managed to clinch.
Ryker stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks trying to control the position but instead, Ryker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banks into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ryker up against the cage.
Banks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Banks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryker is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Caiden Banks.
Banks gets a clinch.
Derrick Ryker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caiden Banks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caiden Banks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caiden Banks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kendrick Sosa (ranked 25066 p4p, 2384 weight class) and Tevita Maui (ranked 566 p4p, 277 weight class). Maui has chosen Turn Down For What as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265
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277
10 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kendrick Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tevita Maui!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa tries to clinch up but Maui circles away and keeps his distance.
Sosa wants to clinch.
Maui misses with a looping left.
Sosa rushes Maui and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maui can't find room to land a body shot as Sosa controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sosa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Maui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maui lands a big uppercut and Sosa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sosa looks OK. Maui waves Sosa back to his feet!
 It looks like Kendrick Sosa has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maui lands a big right hand that sends Sosa crashing to the mat! Maui stays standing though and waves Sosa back to his feet!
 Sosa is rocked!
Maui moves in close and cracks Sosa with a massive right hand! Sosa, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Maui!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tevita Maui!
A relieved looking Tevita Maui 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stan Man (ranked 1797 p4p, 24931 weight class) and Kadyn Mercer (ranked 136 p4p, 315 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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Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 17 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Stan Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kadyn Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mercer is defended easily by Man.
Mercer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mercer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Man lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mercer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Mercer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Man slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Man cracks Mercer with a big right hand but Mercer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Man tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Man has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Man has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Man has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Man closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mercer did well to prevent Man getting side control.
Mercer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mercer is looking to improve his position.
Man controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man winds up and cracks Mercer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Man landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
 Mercer is rocked!
Man is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mercer is still in real trouble! Can Man finish him?
Man is working for a kimura but Mercer is defending it quite comfortably.
Mercer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mercer.
Man postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Mercer covers up, he's hurt! Man keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Man and the ref steps in to end the fight! Man can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Man!
Stan Man seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marco Natta (ranked 1293 p4p, 1949 weight class) and Caleb Jones (ranked 105 p4p, 151 weight class). Marco Natta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Natta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Caleb Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natta misses with a body shot.
Natta tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
A slow jab from Natta misses its intended target.
A big right from Natta misses.
Natta wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Natta defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Natta tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
Natta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Jones misses.
Natta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Natta misses with a looping left.
Jones rushes Natta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Natta pulls Jones into guard.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Natta looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Natta has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Natta throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Natta is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Natta moves away from the strike by Jones.
Natta tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
Natta misses with a straight right.
Natta throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Natta throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Natta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones is looking to clinch but Natta is avoiding it.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natta misses with a hook
and Natta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but Natta holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Jones tries a body shot but Natta blocks it.
Jones jumps guard but Natta stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Natta smiles and moves away.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb Jones.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Natta.
Natta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones wants to counter the offense by Natta and move into the clinch position.
Natta throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones wants to counter with a clinch but Natta pushes him away.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Natta.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones tries to clinch up but Natta circles away and keeps his distance.
Natta slips a jab from Jones.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marco Natta will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Natta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Natta wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Natta.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Natta moves away and avoids it.
Natta tries to counter by clinching up but Jones breaks away and moves out of range.
Natta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Natta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Natta moved out of range.
Natta has managed to clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Natta to keep the fight standing.
Natta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Natta is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Natta looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones blocks a jab.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Natta throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones rushes Natta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Natta has him pressed against the cage.
Natta misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones jumps guard but Natta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb Jones.
Natta drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
Jones postures up.
Natta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natta is keeping the position for now.
Natta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four 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.
A swing and a miss from Natta.
Natta misses with a hook.
Natta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natta throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Natta moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones staying out of range there.
Natta throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones tries to counter by closing the distance.
Natta throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Natta takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A telegraphed right hand from Natta misses the target.
Natta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Natta throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Natta.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Natta dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Natta swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Caleb Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marco Natta is winning the standup battle so far.
Natta takes the fight into the clinch.
Natta is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones digs a right hand into Natta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Natta's gas tank.
Jones tries to pull guard but Natta won't allow it.
Natta is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Natta to keep the fight standing.
Natta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Natta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Natta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Natta tries to clinch up.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Natta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta avoids the body shot from Jones.
Natta tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Natta misses with an uppercut
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Natta.
Natta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Natta's defenses.
Marco Natta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Natta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Natta has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Natta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Natta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Natta throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters by clinching up.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Natta has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but Natta forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Natta jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Natta wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jones is now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves into full mount! Natta won't be happy about that!
Natta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Natta regains half guard.
Natta wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natta is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!
Natta is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Natta avoiding Jones 's attempts to control his hands.
Natta has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jones has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Marco Natta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Natta.
Marco Natta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to escape but Natta has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Natta slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Jones wants to control his opponent's hands but Natta gets his hands free.
What can Jones do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jones tries to roll but Natta sticks to his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natta biding his time, looking for the opening.
Natta is trying to stick to Jones's back but Jones is turning into Natta. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Natta's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jones.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Caleb Jones.
I think Natta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Natta!
A very excited looking Marco Natta made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Westlake (ranked 3932 p4p, 628 weight class) and Santino Oliviera (ranked 351 p4p, 90 weight class). Westlake comes to the cage accompanied by Tek It (Sped Up). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162
14 - 6 - 0 |
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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 7 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Westlake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santino Oliviera!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westlake looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oliviera steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Westlake.
Oliviera moves into the clinch.
Westlake drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oliviera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Oliviera leaves Westlake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Westlake. 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.
Oliviera has managed to clinch.
Oliviera successfully pulls guard.
Westlake trying to control but Oliviera is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliviera is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Westlake rolls with it to try and escape but Oliviera cranks on the arm and Westlake is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Santino Oliviera!
Santino Oliviera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Small Dayton (ranked 776 p4p, 167 weight class) and Lyman Hicks (ranked 66 p4p, 14 weight class). Hicks has chosen The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today as his entrance music. Small Dayton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Small Dayton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyman Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dayton manages to avoid it.
Dayton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hicks looks to land a combination but Dayton avoids it well.
Dayton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dayton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dayton tries to counter with a takedown but Hicks is quick to defend against it.
Hicks lands a high kick!
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dayton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a shot to the body
and Dayton counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hicks!
Hicks has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hicks can't do much from the bottom here.
Dayton 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.
Dayton looks up at the clock and then as Hicks takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dayton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hicks regains half guard, as Dayton was trying to land strikes.
Dayton prevents Hicks from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton winds up and cracks Hicks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dayton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hicks defending well though.
Hicks moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dayton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dayton postures up in Hicks's guard and throws a big left but Hicks blocks it.
Dayton looking to pass the guard.
Hicks lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks 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.
Dayton pulls Hicks in to control the position.
Hicks seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hicks won't allow Dayton to sweep him here.
Hicks trying to control but Dayton is working from the bottom.
Hicks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hicks trying to control from Dayton 's half guard. Dayton has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dayton keeping moving, preventing Hicks from controlling successfully.
Hicks sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dayton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dayton is looking for a triangle but Hicks pushes his legs off easily.
Hicks gets to his feet - Dayton follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayton needs to keep his hands up - Hicks had a free shot at his head there.
Hicks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dayton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dayton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hicks.
Hicks cracks a nice hook into Dayton 's ribs.
Hicks throws a body shot but no joy.
Dayton attempts a counter takedown but Hicks avoids it well and moves away.
Hicks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hicks throws an overhand right that lands on Dayton 's shoulder, as Dayton tries to avoid the shot.
Dayton attempts a counter takedown but Hicks avoids it well and moves away.
Hicks loads up on a big right hand but Dayton slips the punch.
Dayton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hicks sprawls and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hicks throws a shot from downtown. Dayton moves away and avoids it.
Dayton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hicks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dayton tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hicks manages to circle out of the way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dayton was well out of range. Poor timing from Hicks.
Dayton tries to counter with a takedown but Hicks is quick to defend against it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Hicks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dayton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hicks sprawls and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Hicks.
Hicks lands a body shot.
Hicks connects with a looping right hand.
Dayton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hicks is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hicks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dayton is looking to counter the offense by Hicks and move into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Dayton .
Dayton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fighters circling - Hicks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dayton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks misses with a hook
and Dayton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hicks won't be happy with that.
Hicks sneaks out the side door and pushes Dayton away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hicks looks to land a right hand but Dayton moved out of range.
As Hicks tries to get set, Dayton tries to push him back and clinch up but Hicks manages to avoid the attempt.
Dayton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hicks throws a series of punches but Dayton avoids them all with ease.
Dayton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hicks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Hicks.
Hicks throws a jab but it's blocked by Dayton .
Dayton is looking to counter the offense by Hicks and move into the clinch.
Hicks looks to land a left hand but Dayton moved out of range nicely.
As Hicks tries to get set, Dayton tries to push him back and clinch up but Hicks manages to avoid the attempt.
Hicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dayton was well out of range. Poor timing from Hicks.
Dayton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hicks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dayton s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dayton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hicks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayton slips under a jab from Hicks.
Nice uppercut there from Hicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dayton slips under a jab from Hicks.
Dayton feinted with a counter takedown.
Hicks jabs at Dayton 's body.
Hicks throws out a loose jab but Dayton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dayton attempts a counter takedown but Hicks avoids it well and moves away.
A slow jab from Hicks misses its intended target.
Dayton feinted with a counter takedown.
Hicks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hicks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hicks throws a hook to the side of Dayton 's head but Dayton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dayton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hicks sprawls and moves away.
Hicks throws a jab but it's blocked by Dayton .
Dayton feinted with a counter takedown.
Hicks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses the jab.
Dayton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A lazy body kick from Hicks
and Dayton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dayton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dayton is nestled in close to Hicks, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hicks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Dayton there.
Dayton throwing shots but Hicks is blocking nicely.
Dayton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dayton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Small Dayton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dayton drops back looking for a leg! Hicks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hicks manages to kick Dayton off! Dayton jumps back into Hicks's guard.
Dayton trying to control the position from guard on top but Hicks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dayton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hicks's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Hicks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dayton 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hicks misses with a series of wild punches.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dayton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dayton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hicks.
Hicks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Hicks as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dayton attempts a counter takedown but Hicks avoids it well and moves away.
Dayton defending well as Hicks loads up on a big left hand.
Hicks misses with a right hand
and Dayton counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hicks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks tries to buck Dayton off but Dayton is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton working away.
Hicks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dayton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dayton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hicks wants to control but Dayton postures up.
Dayton working the ground and pound.
Hicks takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hicks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dayton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hicks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hicks managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dayton .
Hicks sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hicks is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Hicks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dayton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayton scoring with strikes but Hicks is staying in there.
BOOM! Dayton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hicks is rocked!
Dayton breaks from Hicks's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hicks is still in real trouble! Can Dayton finish him?
Dayton trying to control but Hicks is having none of it.
Dayton lands a heavy elbow.
Dayton lands a big elbow - Hicks is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Hicks is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Small Dayton !
Small Dayton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Lemon (ranked 232 p4p, 328 weight class) and Gillechriosd McCoy (ranked 36 p4p, 15 weight class). McCoy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: YxngB - The Irish. Lucky Lemon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucky Lemon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gillechriosd McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemon wants to clinch
and McCoy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lemon wants to clinch but McCoy slips to the side
and McCoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lemon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lemon tries to clinch but McCoy is having none of it.
Lemon tries to clinch but McCoy moves away
and McCoy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Lucky Lemon has been cut.
McCoy cracks Lemon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McCoy lands a jab.
McCoy misses with a straight left.
Lemon wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lemon to the ground. McCoy is now in Lemon's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon pulls McCoy in close to his closed guard and prevents McCoy from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCoy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McCoy looking to sit in guard and control but Lemon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McCoy is looking for a triangle but Lemon pushes his legs off easily.
Lemon wants to stand but McCoy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is adopting a defensive guard.
Lemon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lemon wants to stand and escape but instead McCoy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
McCoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lemon is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCoy is one step ahead there.
McCoy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lemon working a defensive guard here.
McCoy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lemon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lemon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCoy wants to control from the top but Lemon keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lemon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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.
Lemon moves in looking to clinch but McCoy pushes him off.
Lemon tries to clinch but McCoy is having none of it.
Lemon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McCoy, as that shot connected.
McCoy lands a nice looking body shot.
Lemon closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lemon takes one to the side of the head.
Lemon tries to clinch
letting McCoy counter with a right hand.
McCoy lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gillechriosd McCoy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucky Lemon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lemon tries to clinch but McCoy moves out of range.
Lemon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lemon closes the distance looking to clinch
letting McCoy counter with a right hand.
Lemon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lemon tries to clinch but McCoy moves away
and McCoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemon tries to close the distance and clinch but McCoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCoy connects with a looping right hand.
Lemon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lemon tries to clinch but McCoy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon tries to clinch up but McCoy circles away and keeps his distance.
McCoy throws out a loose jab but Lemon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemon feinted with a counter takedown.
Lemon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCoy looking to score a takedown here. Lemon is defending well but McCoy drives through and ends up in Lemon's guard.
Lemon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lemon pulls McCoy in close to prevent any damage.
McCoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lemon keeping moving, preventing McCoy from controlling successfully.
McCoy is working Lemon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McCoy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lemon has his hands on McCoy's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy wants to pass the guard but Lemon is keeping the position.
McCoy throws a big right hand that misses.
Lemon is trying to keep McCoy in close.
Lemon keeping moving, preventing McCoy from controlling successfully.
McCoy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McCoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lemon is keeping the position for now.
McCoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lemon moves forwards but McCoy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lemon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCoy throws out the jab.
McCoy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lemon on the side of the head.
Lemon darts in trying to clinch
and Lemon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCoy scores with the left hand. Lemon knows he should have avoided that one.
Gillechriosd McCoy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lemon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from McCoy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lemon doesn't manage to clinch there - McCoy circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lemon drops his hands momentarily and McCoy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lemon tries to clinch up.
McCoy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lucky Lemon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemon tries to clinch up but McCoy circles away and keeps his distance.
McCoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCoy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lemon's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCoy prevents Lemon from improving his position.
Well, if McCoy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lemon controlling the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gillechriosd McCoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lucky Lemon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lemon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucky Lemon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lemon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCoy throws out the jab.
Lemon tries to clinch there but McCoy circles away.
McCoy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lemon wants to clinch up but McCoy keeps it at a distance.
Lemon closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCoy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McCoy.
Lemon is trying to keep McCoy in close.
Lemon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy throws a big elbow that misses.
McCoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Lemon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lemon is keeping the position for now.
McCoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Lemon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lemon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lemon tries to stand but his hand is stuck under McCoy.
Lemon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McCoy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lemon pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon stands up out of the half guard.
Lemon moves in looking to clinch but McCoy pushes him off.
McCoy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCoy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lemon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lemon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lemon tries to counter with a takedown but McCoy is quick to defend against it.
A slow jab from McCoy misses its intended target.
McCoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lemon.
Lemon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lemon tries to clinch but McCoy is having none of it.
McCoy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McCoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lemon.
Lemon moves out of range as McCoy strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lemon tries to clinch
and McCoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lemon wants to clinch up but McCoy keeps it at a distance.
Gillechriosd McCoy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lemon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lemon slips under a jab from McCoy.
Lemon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McCoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCoy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lemon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lemon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lemon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCoy.
Lemon tries to counter with a takedown but McCoy is quick to defend against it.
McCoy gets the takedown into side control.
McCoy takes a little break here. Lemon wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemon tries to buck McCoy off but McCoy is having none of it.
McCoy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lemon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
McCoy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCoy working the strikes but Lemon uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gillechriosd McCoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McCoy 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gillechriosd McCoy!
Our winner, Gillechriosd McCoy, 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 Colby Taylor (ranked 56 p4p, 323 weight class) and Small Richard (ranked 3 p4p, 32 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Small Richard was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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145
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146
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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 29 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Small Richard!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taylor misses with an uppercut
and Richard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Taylor won't be happy with that.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here.
Taylor tries to improve position but can't.
Taylor sneaks back into half guard.
Taylor tries to roll over but Richard keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Richard.
Richard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Taylor tries to roll over but Richard keeps him under control.
Richard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor actively working from the bottom here.
Richard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Richard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taylor is trying to maintain the position but Richard is very close to passing his half guard.
Taylor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Richard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Taylor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Taylor.
Taylor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Richard defends it easily.
Richard postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking for a triangle here but Richard uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Check out the look on Richard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Richard in side control lands a decent elbow.
Taylor manages to work his way to half guard, despite Richard's best efforts.
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. Richard connects with a nice short shot to Taylor's temple.
Richard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taylor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Richard pulls his head out easily.
Taylor is pressing down on Richard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Richard is working Taylor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor trying to control the position.
Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Richard passes into side control.
Taylor wants to control but Richard postures up.
Taylor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Richard is working away from the top position though.
Taylor actively working from the bottom here.
Richard lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Richard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Taylor taking some punishment here, with Richard in his half guard.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Richard is working away from the top position though.
Richard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taylor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Richard slips a nice elbow through Taylor's hands, connecting with Taylor's forehead.
Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
Richard lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Richard 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.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Richard feints the counter takedown.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richard feints the counter takedown.
Taylor sizes up Richard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Richard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Richard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richard manages to avoid it.
Richard with the counter takedown but Taylor avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Taylor - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've been informed that Richard has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Richard moves away from the strike by Taylor.
Taylor throws a jab when Richard was well out of range.
Richard with the counter takedown but Taylor avoids it easily.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body. Richard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor misses with a body shot
and Richard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Richard lands with a punch from half guard.
Richard stalling away here and it's allowed Taylor to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Taylor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taylor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Richard has managed to get both his arms back between Taylor's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Richard cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.
Small Richard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Richard postures up and lands a big shot to Taylor's brow.
Richard is in close to Taylor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Richard stands up over Taylor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Taylor looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Richard puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
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. Richard connects with a nice short shot to Taylor's temple.
Taylor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Richard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Taylor is refusing to be controlled, as Richard sits in half guard.
Richard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Taylor manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Richard is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Taylor.
Taylor sneaks back into half guard.
Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Richard 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!
Richard ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Richard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Taylor defends it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taylor.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richard.
Richard feints the counter takedown.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taylor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Richard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Taylor defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard blocks a jab.
Richard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Colby Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands a glancing blow to the side of Richard's head.
Colby Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor takes a swing at Richard's ribcage but misses.
Richard with the counter takedown but Taylor avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
Richard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Richard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Richard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Richard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor throws a lazy uppercut
and Richard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Richard.
Richard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Richard from controlling successfully.
Taylor has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Richard has passed into side control.
Richard works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Taylor manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Richard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richard is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Taylor is just riding it out for now. Richard eventually gives up the hold.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. Richard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Richard is working away from the top position though.
Richard drops an elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Richard lands strikes from half guard.
Richard is thwarting Taylor's attempts to control the position.
Taylor has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Richard escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Richard!
Richard working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taylor gets back to half guard.
Richard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor actively working from the bottom here.
Taylor has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Richard escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Richard!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard.
Richard working the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richard working the head with strikes.
Richard cracks Taylor with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Taylor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Richard really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taylor misses with a left hand
so Richard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Richard distracts Taylor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Richard postures up and lands a big shot to Taylor's brow.
Richard is working Taylor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Richard working some strikes from top position.
Taylor trying to keep a closed guard but Richard is proving a slippery customer.
Richard cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard working some strikes from top position.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richard landing with the ground and pound.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.
Richard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Richard is in close to Taylor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Richard cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.
Richard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Richard cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.
Taylor working a defensive guard but Richard manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Richard looks up at the clock and then as Taylor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Richard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
Richard looks up at the clock and then as Taylor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Richard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Check out the look on Richard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Taylor is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richard scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Taylor is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Richard can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Small Richard!
Small Richard is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Small Richard 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hog Molly (ranked 44 p4p, 398 weight class) and Vladamir Fedetenko (ranked 5 p4p, 27 weight class). Vladamir Fedetenko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hog Molly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladamir Fedetenko!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fedetenko counters with a nice right hand that sends Molly toppling to the canvas! Molly scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fedetenko finish him?!
It looks like Hog Molly has been cut.
Fedetenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Molly tests Fedetenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Molly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fedetenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Molly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fedetenko throws a shot from downtown. Molly moves away and avoids it.
Molly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fedetenko steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Molly.
Molly has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molly working aggressively here.
Molly misses with a punch to the body.
Molly misses with some punches.
Fedetenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fedetenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Molly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Molly swings wildly with an uppercut but Fedetenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fedetenko.
Fedetenko looking to throw knees to the head but Molly is blocking nicely.
Fedetenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fedetenko.
Fedetenko blocks an uppercut.
Molly throws a punch but it's blocked by Fedetenko.
Fedetenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Molly is breathing heavily.
Fedetenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Molly backwards.
A short right from Fedetenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedetenko drops Molly with a big knee straight up the middle! Molly is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Molly is rocked!
Molly tries to clinch up
and Fedetenko counters with a big left hand that crumples Molly! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladamir Fedetenko!
After winning the bout, Vladamir Fedetenko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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