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UCF 34: Chuck v Leonardo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Oliveira (ranked 3626 p4p, 5845 weight class) and Monni Mantzurin (ranked 436 p4p, 548 weight class). The key to victory for Thiago Oliveira has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Monni Mantzurin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira takes a swing at Mantzurin's ribcage but misses.
Mantzurin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mantzurin takes the fight into the clinch.
Oliveira is trying to force a seperation but Mantzurin has the dominant position.
Oliveira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mantzurin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oliveira gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mantzurin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira blocks a low kick nicely.
As Mantzurin looks to move away, Oliveira throws a big counter combo but Mantzurin just gets out of the way.
Oliveira throws a shot from downtown. Mantzurin moves away and avoids it.
Oliveira lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick and Mantzurin moves out of range easily.
Oliveira feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mantzurin sprawling to the canvas! Mantzurin rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Oliveira finish him?!
 It looks like Monni Mantzurin has been cut.
Mantzurin leaves his chin hanging out and Oliveira seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Mantzurin crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thiago Oliveira!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Thiago Oliveira waved his t-shirt featuring Sakura Style's logo in front of the cameras.
Monni Mantzurin spoke after the fight, saying 'blaaaahhhh.....'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khamzat Kimaheave (ranked 4003 p4p, 3615 weight class) and Aaron Nevemore (ranked 430 p4p, 394 weight class). Aaron Nevemore has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Khamzat Kimaheave's chin.
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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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Khamzat Kimaheave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Nevemore!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevemore throws a leg kick which misses Kimaheave's front leg but catches the back leg as Kimaheave tries to avoid it.
Nevemore stuffs the takedown attempt from Kimaheave. Kimaheave gets slowly back to his feet.
Kimaheave goes for a double leg but Nevemore avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nevemore continues to drive forward.
Kimaheave wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khamzat Kimaheave. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kimaheave has picked Nevemore up - he's going for a ride! Kimaheave dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kimaheave is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nevemore is trying to stand back up but Kimaheave is controlling him
Kimaheave is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kimaheave is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimaheave prevents Nevemore from standing back up.
Kimaheave is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nevemore doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kimaheave.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevemore wants to get back to his feet.
Kimaheave is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nevemore has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kimaheave is working for a submission of some sort.
Kimaheave is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kimaheave seems to be working for a kimura but Nevemore defends the submission attempt.
Kimaheave is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kimaheave is trying to work for a kimura but Nevemore is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kimaheave is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nevemore doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kimaheave.
Kimaheave is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimaheave prevents Nevemore from improving his position.
Nevemore is controlling Kimaheave's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kimaheave is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nevemore sees it coming and defends easily.
Kimaheave is trying to work for a kimura but Nevemore is defending well.
Nevemore is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevemore trying to control here.
Nevemore looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've been hearing good reports from Kimaheave's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kimaheave is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nevemore moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kimaheave drops back looking for a leg! Nevemore is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nevemore manages to kick Kimaheave off! Kimaheave jumps back into Nevemore's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nevemore wants to get back to his feet but Kimaheave is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kimaheave tries to free his leg and advance position but Nevemore is retaining full guard.
Kimaheave drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nevemore manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kimaheave has Nevemore in his guard.
Nevemore wants to control from the top but Kimaheave keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevemore has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kimaheave is proving hard to escape from.
Kimaheave is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kimaheave looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kimaheave working for a triangle but Nevemore defends it easily.
Kimaheave working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nevemore doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nevemore manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nevemore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kimaheave works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kimaheave is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nevemore defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khamzat Kimaheave dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nevemore lands a big head kick that sends Kimaheave tumbling to the mat! Nevemore takes a step backwards and waves Kimaheave back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nevemore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nevemore is looking to slow Kimaheave down with leg kicks.
A head kick from Nevemore lands but Kimaheave takes it in his stride.
 Kimaheave is rocked!
Nevemore closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Kimaheave is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nevemore prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kimaheave seems to have got his legs back now.
Nevemore taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nevemore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nevemore throws a head kick that misses.
Kimaheave fails with a takedown attempt.
Kimaheave takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kimaheave shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khamzat Kimaheave. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nevemore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kimaheave in his tracks.
Nevemore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nevemore misses with a hook. Kimaheave ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimaheave avoids the head kick by Nevemore.
Kimaheave appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nevemore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nevemore tries a head kick but it misses.
Kimaheave with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nevemore counters with a monster head kick that knocks Kimaheave out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aaron Nevemore!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Petrov (ranked 4277 p4p, 2491 weight class) and Michael Tavares (ranked 405 p4p, 262 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tavares's choice of entrance music: Sandstorm. Michael Tavares acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Good gas tank |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Petrov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov misses the jab.
Tavares gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tavares lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tavares has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Petrov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Petrov lands with a left to the head.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tavares tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrov avoids the damage to the body.
Petrov lands an uppercut.
Tavares blocks an uppercut.
Tavares working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tavares has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Petrov after a bit of a struggle.
Petrov throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Tavares tries to throw a body punch but Petrov avoids it by throwing Tavares back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tavares.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tavares trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tavares can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavares.
Petrov working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tavares.
Tavares controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Tavares.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Tavares lands with a short shot to the head.
Petrov blocks a body shot from Tavares.
Tavares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tavares throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov . Tavares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tavares scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrov doesn't seem bothered though.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Tavares.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Petrov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tavares moves into range and clinches up with Petrov .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov .
Nice body punch from Tavares.
Tavares pulls guard.
Petrov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Petrov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tavares is trying to improve his position.
Petrov is looking to take a break and control but Tavares is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares is looking to reverse the position.
Petrov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tavares, who protects the arm well.
Tavares tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Petrov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Petrov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tavares has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tavares gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tavares is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Petrov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tavares with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tavares is looking to improve his position.
Petrov is pressing down on Tavares's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tavares is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tavares moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Petrov has gone for a leg lock! Tavares slips out almost immediately though and dives into Petrov 's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Tavares dominated that round.
That's time! Petrov 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tavares jabs Petrov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Petrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tavares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavares misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Tavares.
Tavares fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Petrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares is looking to clinch.
Tavares slips a jab from Petrov .
A lazy left from Petrov finds it's target.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Tavares moved out of range.
Tavares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavares comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Tavares counters with a nice uppercut.
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from Petrov .
Tavares drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Petrov defends it well.
Good shot there by Tavares.
Tavares throws a right and a left that Petrov avoids nicely.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Tavares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tavares darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back.
Tavares landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Petrov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tavares is looking for a kimura but Petrov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tavares to get the leverage.
Petrov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tavares pulls his head out easily.
Tavares looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tavares seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Petrov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tavares is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Petrov has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares slows the pace down in half guard.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back.
Tavares is working for a submission of some sort.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back.
Tavares working Petrov over with strikes.
That's four 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.
Tavares passes the guard and advances to mount!
Petrov is trying desperately to improve position.
Tavares working the ground and pound effectively.
Tavares fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Petrov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tavares wants to take Petrov 's back but he can't do it this time.
Petrov tries to reverse the position but Tavares maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Tavares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Petrov 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Tavares saw that one coming.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and Tavares counters with a nice uppercut.
Tavares lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Petrov backs up against the cage.
Petrov is rocked!
Tavares lands with a big left! Petrov is wobbled badly! Tavares comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Petrov to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Tavares!
A very excited looking Michael Tavares 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Lesage (ranked 4106 p4p, 2131 weight class) and Kai Smith (ranked 435 p4p, 265 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robbie Lesage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kai Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesage tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesage tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Lesage tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith misses the jab.
Lesage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesage is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big left from Smith misses.
Lesage doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Lesage looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Robbie Lesage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Lesage has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Lesage's shoulder, as Lesage tries to avoid the shot.
Lesage tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Smith manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lesage.
Lesage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lesage jumps guard but Smith stands there with Lesage around his waist. Lesage gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith tries to work over Lesage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lesage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smith digs a right hand into Lesage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lesage's gas tank.
Lesage tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Lesage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith tries to work over Lesage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lesage tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Lesage drops back down to his feet.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lesage up against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Lesage tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lesage with a body shot.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesage moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lesage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesage is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesage moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Lesage is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
Lesage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lesage forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lesage backwards.
Lesage jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Lesage controls his hands.
Lesage tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Lesage drops back down to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lesage wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith digs a good body shot into Lesage's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesage staying out of range there.
Lesage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lesage takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesage is just out of range.
Lesage fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lesage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lesage wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Lesage tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lesage wants to clinch.
Smith tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lesage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Lesage tries to clinch up.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lesage tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Lesage tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Lesage pushes him away.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lesage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lesage tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Lesage tries to clinch up.
Lesage slips a jab from Smith.
Lesage closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lesage thinking.
Lesage moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Lesage is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robbie Lesage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesage moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lesage wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lesage forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Lesage tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Smith.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesage sets himself, and Smith steps forward looking for the clinch! Lesage avoids it this time.
Lesage wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith lands a jab.
Lesage blocks a jab.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesage takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lesage jumps guard but Smith stands there with Lesage around his waist. Lesage gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lesage fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Lesage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesage jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lesage or not.
Lesage jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Lesage controls his hands.
Smith is leaning against Lesage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesage tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Lesage drops back down to his feet.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesage is just out of range.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesage tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Smith manages to circle out of the way.
Lesage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesage avoids the body shot from Smith.
Lesage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesage.
Lesage tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Lesage tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Lesage loses concentration momentarily and Smith pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Lesage crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Smith finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kai Smith!
Kai Smith 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Graves (ranked 3210 p4p, 1835 weight class) and Dutch Van Der Lin (ranked 369 p4p, 238 weight class). Van Der Lin has chosen Trophies - Drake as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Devon Graves 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 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 Los Angeles, Devon Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dutch Van Der Lin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Lin takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Van Der Lin slips the punch.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Der Lin throws out the jab.
Graves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Der Lin clinches up with Graves and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Der Lin misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graves is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Der Lin is keeping busy.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Van Der Lin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Lin struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Graves misses with some punches.
Graves blocks a body shot from Van Der Lin.
Graves dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Van Der Lin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Van Der Lin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Graves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Lin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves lands a damaging elbow.
Van Der Lin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Van Der Lin misses.
Graves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 It looks like Devon Graves has been cut.
Van Der Lin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graves instigates a clinch.
Graves manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Der Lin misses the target.
Graves slips a jab from Van Der Lin.
Graves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Graves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Graves with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves darts in and clinches Van Der Lin up against the cage.
Graves working aggressively here.
A short left from Van Der Lin.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Der Lin backwards.
Van Der Lin tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
Van Der Lin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Graves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Der Lin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Der Lin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Der Lin blocks a body shot from Graves.
Van Der Lin with a knee to the head.
Van Der Lin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Graves.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Graves prevents a body shot from Van Der Lin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Der Lin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Der Lin.
Van Der Lin misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Graves.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Der Lin.
Van Der Lin throws a big shot that misses.
Van Der Lin misses with a hook to the body
and Graves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Graves cracks Van Der Lin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Graves bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Der Lin's head.
Graves is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Graves works Van Der Lin's body with a nice hook.
Van Der Lin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Der Lin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Der Lin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Graves. Van Der Lin shrugs it off though.
Van Der Lin looks winded!
Graves cracks a nice hook into Van Der Lin's ribs.
Graves is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Der Lin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves scores with a head kick. Van Der Lin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Graves slips under a jab from Van Der Lin.
Van Der Lin looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Van Der Lin 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.
Van Der Lin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Graves counters with a left and a right that stings Van Der Lin.
Graves lands with a straight right. Van Der Lin didn't see that one coming.
Van Der Lin finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Graves's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Van Der Lin falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Graves!
Devon Graves thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zé Jiurgite (ranked 2047 p4p, 1566 weight class) and Kemp Dennis (ranked 257 p4p, 204 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zé Jiurgite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kemp Dennis!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiurgite throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dennis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jiurgite's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dennis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jiurgite looking for a guillotine here but Dennis defends easily.
Dennis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dennis advances position into side control!
Jiurgite is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dennis connects with a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis misses with the ground and pound.
Dennis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dennis working his ground and pound in the gym.
Dennis is putting a hurting on Jiurgite here, landing some big shots from side control.
It looks like Zé Jiurgite has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiurgite is trying to escape the position but Dennis is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jiurgite is not content to let Dennis control the position.
Jiurgite is looking for a sweep.
Dennis working the ground and pound from side control.
Jiurgite can't do much from the bottom here.
Dennis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jiurgite down.
Dennis landing a few strikes.
Dennis trying to control the action but Jiurgite is working from the bottom.
Dennis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jiurgite to see if he's OK.
Dennis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dennis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Jiurgite's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dennis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jiurgite some visible discomfort.
Dennis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jiurgite is avoiding damage well.
Dennis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jiurgite some visible discomfort.
Dennis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jiurgite to see if he's OK.
Dennis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jiurgite is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dennis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jiurgite avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dennis.
Dennis is nestled in close to Jiurgite, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dennis trying to control the action but Jiurgite is working from the bottom.
Dennis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dennis 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.
Dennis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jiurgite blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dennis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dennis thows a huge punch but Jiurgite dodges it nicely.
Jiurgite looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dennis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jiurgite on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dennis throwing shots but Jiurgite is blocking nicely.
Jiurgite keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dennis drops an elbow to the side of Jiurgite's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jiurgite actively working from the bottom here.
Dennis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dennis working over Jiurgite with some ground and pound. Jiurgite looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kemp Dennis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zé Jiurgite's cut.
That's time! Jiurgite's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jiurgite looks to throw the jab but Dennis is out of range.
Jiurgite looks to score with a jab to the body but Dennis is just out of range.
Dennis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Kemp Dennis has been cut.
Dennis dives in and grabs Jiurgite's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jiurgite pushes down on Dennis's head and hops out.
Jiurgite looks to throw the jab but Dennis is out of range.
Dennis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dennis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dennis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jiurgite preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dennis content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Jiurgite has locked up a guillotine! Jiurgite's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Dennis is holding on here and Jiurgite must be using up a lot of energy. Dennis has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Jiurgite gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Zé Jiurgite!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deon Graves (ranked 1020 p4p, 1429 weight class) and Phichael Melps (ranked 112 p4p, 159 weight class). Graves's entrance music is THE ZOO. A fine choice. Deon Graves could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Phichael Melps's chin.
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165
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deon Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phichael Melps!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves lands a big right hand that sends Melps crashing to the mat! Graves stays standing though and waves Melps back to his feet!
It looks like Phichael Melps has been cut.
Melps looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Melps working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melps wants to pass the guard but Graves is keeping the position.
Graves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Melps doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Melps manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Melps works over Graves with some ground and pound from guard.
Graves has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Melps stands and throws Graves's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Graves is looking for a sweep.
Melps lands a decent elbow from side control.
Melps cracks Graves with a big right hand but Graves just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Melps wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Graves, who protects the arm well.
Graves regains half guard.
Graves is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Melps 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.
Melps working Graves over with strikes.
Graves wants to get back to full guard.
Melps wants to work for an arm triangle but Graves is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Melps is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Graves doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Melps.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Melps there.
Melps working the head and body with strikes.
Melps passes the guard and advances to mount!
Graves is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melps is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Graves to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Graves shrugs it off.
Graves can't escape the position.
Melps lands a couple of good shots and Graves has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Melps has the hooks in. Graves is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Melps controlling from the back.
Graves is trying to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves fending off the submission attempt from Melps.
Graves is really stuck here.
Melps is punishing Graves with strikes - can he finish him?!
Melps is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Graves has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Graves defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Melps is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Graves is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Phichael Melps!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wood Chuck (ranked 736 p4p, 552 weight class) and Mario Leonardo (ranked 101 p4p, 73 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chuck might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Who Needs A Girl Like You - Indian Wars. Mario Leonardo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wood Chuck!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chuck.
Leonardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonardo swinging wildly here.
A jab from Leonardo misses.
Chuck lands a head shot.
Leonardo scores with a jab.
Chuck looks to land a left hand but Leonardo moved out of range nicely.
Leonardo throws an overhand right that lands on Chuck's shoulder, as Chuck tries to avoid the shot.
Chuck misses with a hook.
Chuck defending well as Leonardo loads up on a big left hand.
Chuck changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonardo missing with a left hand there. Chuck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chuck appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chuck connects with a single shot there.
Chuck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonardo.
Chuck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonardo to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Leonardo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonardo cracks Chuck with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo works the jab nicely.
Leonardo misses with a double jab
and Chuck counters with a shoot takedown. Leonardo fights it but they end up in guard.
Leonardo keeping moving, preventing Chuck from controlling successfully.
Chuck content to stall in guard here.
Chuck trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chuck looking to sit in guard and control but Leonardo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Leonardo looking to sit in guard and control but Chuck gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo is adopting a defensive guard.
Chuck is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Leonardo has momentary wrist control but Chuck slips an elbow through the middle.
Chuck 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.
Chuck throwing strikes but missing.
Chuck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Leonardo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chuck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck postures up in Leonardo's guard and throws a big left but Leonardo blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chuck wants to control from the top but Leonardo keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leonardo can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chuck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chuck slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chuck landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Leonardo is looking for a sweep.
Chuck scoring with punches and elbows.
Chuck landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Leonardo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Leonardo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chuck.
We've been hearing that Chuck has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Chuck is looking to take a break and control but Leonardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leonardo dodges the ground and pound from Chuck.
Leonardo is not content to let Chuck control the position.
Chuck is chipping away with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wood Chuck dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chuck avoids the body shot from Leonardo.
Chuck swings for the body but Leonardo moves out of range.
Chuck gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leonardo.
Leonardo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Leonardo darts in and clinches Chuck up against the cage.
Chuck struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonardo controls his hands.
Leonardo breaks from the clinch.
Chuck takes a swing at Leonardo's ribcage but misses.
Leonardo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice cross by Chuck.
Leonardo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chuck throws a hook but Leonardo blocks it.
Chuck connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonardo connects with a body shot that sends Chuck's belly button to the back.
Chuck throws a right hand that misses
and Leonardo counters with a straight right hand.
Chuck lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuck throws a jab when Leonardo was well out of range.
Leonardo swings for the body but Chuck moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonardo. Chuck does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Leonardo misses.
Leonardo lands a jab to the nose.
Leonardo sizes up Chuck with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chuck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonardo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chuck. Leonardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonardo tried to score with a low kick but Chuck checks it.
Chuck avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leonardo loads up on a big right hand but Chuck slips the punch.
Leonardo misses with a straight left.
Chuck lands a nice looking body shot.
Leonardo misses with an uppercut.
Chuck changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Leonardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Leonardo misses.
Chuck gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Leonardo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chuck is nestled in close to Leonardo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chuck working over Leonardo with some ground and pound. Leonardo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chuck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leonardo keeps working.
Leonardo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chuck scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chuck winds up and cracks Leonardo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Leonardo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chuck scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo trying to hold on to Chuck's head to control him but Chuck postures up.
Chuck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chuck is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chuck stalling.
Chuck passes to full mount!
Chuck with shots to the head and body - Leonardo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chuck pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck lands a heavy elbow.
Chuck controlling the pace for now.
Chuck fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chuck lands a big shot there that rocks Leonardo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chuck lands a big shot there that rocks Leonardo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Leonardo is squirming around, avoiding Chuck's attempts to control the action.
Chuck scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Leonardo?
Chuck has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Leonardo's face.
 Leonardo is rocked!
Chuck looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wood Chuck dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chuck throws a body punch but Leonardo moves out of range.
Leonardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chuck drops down looking for a counter takedown but Leonardo sprawls and moves away.
Chuck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mario Leonardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chuck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonardo throws a body shot but no joy.
Chuck feinted with a counter takedown.
Chuck looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonardo is just out of range.
A big right from Leonardo misses.
Chuck tries to counter with a takedown but Leonardo is quick to defend against it.
Leonardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chuck.
Chuck misses with a hook
and Leonardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chuck connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chuck lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuck swats away the attempt to clinch by Leonardo.
Chuck lands with an uppercut that bounces Leonardo off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuck throws a hook but Leonardo blocks it.
Leonardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonardo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chuck momentarily.
Leonardo throws an overhand right that lands on Chuck's shoulder, as Chuck tries to avoid the shot.
Chuck lands a nice shot to the body.
Leonardo tries to clinch but Chuck is having none of it.
Good standup being displayed there by Leonardo as he connects with a hook.
Chuck loads up on a big right hand but Leonardo slips the punch.
Leonardo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chuck shoots in for a double leg but Leonardo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leonardo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Leonardo misses with a hook.
Leonardo tries to clinch up but Chuck circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonardo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chuck misses with a straight right.
Leonardo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chuck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Chuck.
A little jabbing left from Leonardo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuck slips a jab from Leonardo.
Chuck cracks Leonardo with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chuck.
Leonardo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chuck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonardo looks to throw the jab but Chuck is out of range.
Leonardo swings for the body but Chuck moves out of range.
Chuck drops down looking for a counter takedown but Leonardo sprawls and moves away.
Chuck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leonardo can do to turn this around?
Chuck cracks Leonardo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chuck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonardo to score with a decent uppercut.
Chuck shoots in and gets a takedown into Leonardo's guard.
Chuck's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chuck trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chuck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leonardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck working some strikes from top position.
Chuck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chuck scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chuck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leonardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chuck trying to control but Leonardo is working from the bottom.
Leonardo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chuck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leonardo can't keep his opponent in guard - Chuck advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chuck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leonardo keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck is nestled in close to Leonardo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leonardo wants to get back to full guard.
Leonardo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chuck wants to control but Leonardo is keeping him busy.
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. Chuck connects with a nice short shot to Leonardo's temple.
Chuck 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.
Chuck performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chuck takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Chuck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wood Chuck clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leonardo throws a sloppy body shot
and Chuck counters with a nice double leg into side control. Leonardo won't be happy with that.
Chuck is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Chuck is looking to take a break and control but Leonardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chuck works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonardo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chuck connects with a decent elbow.
Leonardo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chuck cracks Leonardo with a big elbow.
Leonardo is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuck controls the position.
Chuck cracks Leonardo with a big elbow.
Chuck grinds an elbow into Leonardo's temple.
Chuck 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.
Chuck throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chuck connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Leonardo some visible discomfort.
Leonardo is looking to regain half guard here but Chuck keeps moving and retains side control.
Chuck scoring with punches and elbows.
Chuck working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Chuck trying to control the action but Leonardo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chuck connects with a decent elbow.
Chuck grinds an elbow into Leonardo's temple.
Chuck has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Leonardo!
Chuck raining down hammerfists from mount.
Leonardo is still in real trouble! Can Chuck finish him?
Chuck is landing with some decent strikes but Leonardo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuck landing strikes from the mount and Leonardo is in trouble!
Chuck is landing with some decent strikes but Leonardo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Leonardo taking shots to the head.
Chuck lands a couple of good shots and Leonardo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck drops a big shot to the side of Leonardo's head! Oh, Leonardo is out! He's out cold! Chuck jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner. In his post fight interview he thanks God. Saying that without him, he wouldn't have the power to knock his opponent senseless. Amen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wood Chuck!
Wood Chuck retains his welterweight title!
Wood Chuck decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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