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BANZAI COMBAT 69 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greg Knight (ranked 4172 p4p, 4917 weight class) and Luca Brasi (ranked 296 p4p, 320 weight class). Luca Brasi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent MT
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luca Brasi!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Brasi does no damage.
Brasi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Knight backs up against the cage.
Knight blocks a leg kick.
Knight chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Knight.
Knight lands with a nice body punch.
Brasi throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Brasi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brasi's coach down at Xtreme Fighting Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brasi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brasi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brasi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Brasi.
Brasi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knight pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brasi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knight checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knight checks a leg kick.
Knight thinks about countering with a body kick.
Brasi throws a series of strikes that have Knight backpedaling.
A slapping body kick lands there for Knight.
Brasi misses with a straight left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Knight.
Brasi lands an overhand right.
A good leg kick by Brasi.
Brasi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brasi can pounce on him.
Knight checks a leg kick nicely.
Knight swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brasi.
A shot to the liver by Knight. Beautiful body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brasi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knight. That's going to slow Brasi down.
Knight blocks a leg kick.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Knight was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brasi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knight quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Knight.
Knight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Brasi.
Knight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brasi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brasi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Brasi misses with a body shot
and Knight counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasi throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
Knight lands a body shot.
Knight lands with an overhand left.
Knight really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brasi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knight is able to avoid easily.
Knight swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab, jab by Knight - just one landing.
Knight throws a series of punches but Brasi moves out of range.
Brasi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brasi throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
Brasi throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Brasi moves out of range of the body kick from Knight.
Brasi misses with a low kick.
Brasi throws a head kick that misses.
Luca Brasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knight. Knight obviously looking to wear him down.
Brasi throws a low kick but Knight moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brasi misses with a double jab.
Brasi throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
Brasi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brasi throws a leg kick
and Knight counters with a left and a right that stings Brasi.
Brasi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brasi throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
Brasi looks winded!
Brasi ducks right into an uppercut from Knight.
Brasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Knight throws a wild body kick that Brasi sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brasi thows a leg kick but Knight checks it
and Knight counters with an outside leg kick.
Brasi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knight avoids the head kick by Brasi.
Knight jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Knight connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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 Greg Knight will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brasi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brasi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Knight back to the cage. Brasi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brasi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brasi throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Brasi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brasi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
A nice combination there by Brasi.
Brasi throws a lazy head kick
and Knight counters with a nice kick to the body.
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!
Brasi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brasi feints a jab promting Knight to slip. Brasi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Knight slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 Knight is rocked!
Knight lands a nice looking body shot.
Brasi throws a leg kick that misses.
Knight is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brasi is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi misses with a two punch combination.
Knight 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.
Knight tries to land a front kick but Brasi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knight blocks a low kick nicely.
Brasi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Knight thumps Brasi with a low kick.
Brasi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knight fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brasi just manages to avoid it.
Brasi misses with a two punch combination.
Brasi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brasi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knight counters with a thumping low kick.
Brasi throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brasi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brasi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
Knight looks for the body kick but Brasi saw that one coming.
Knight connects with a leg kick.
Knight throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brasi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brasi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Knight looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brasi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brasi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knight. Knight obviously looking to wear him down.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Brasi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight slips a jab and a cross from Brasi.
Brasi feints a jab promting Knight to slip. Brasi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Knight slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brasi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brasi throws a body shot but no joy.
Brasi wants to slow Knight down by chopping away at his legs.
Brasi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knight chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brasi looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
Knight avoids the head kick by Brasi.
Knight swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Knight misses with a kick to the body.
Brasi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knight feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brasi misses with a low kick as Knight jumps back.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brasi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brasi throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Luca Brasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knight digs a good hook to Brasi's body.
Knight keeps Brasi at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight scores with a nice right hand.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brasi throws out a leg kick but Knight moves out of range and Brasi only half commits.
Knight tries to score with a low kick but Brasi moves his leg out of the way.
Brasi throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knight lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brasi misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brasi throws a combination that misses
and Knight counters with a three punch combo that has Brasi backing up. Brasi nods at Knight to acknowledge the strikes.
Knight takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brasi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Brasi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Knight blocks a head kick by Brasi.
Brasi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 Brasi is rocked!
Knight throws a leg kick which misses Brasi's front leg but catches the back leg as Brasi tries to avoid it.
Brasi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brasi misses with a body kick.
Knight fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brasi just manages to avoid it.
Brasi misses with a double jab.
Brasi misses with a wild combination.
As Brasi backs away, Knight returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brasi throws a sloppy head kick
and Brasi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knight misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brasi.
Brasi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brasi throws the kick towards the body but Knight avoids it.
Brasi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Knight.
Brasi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick from Brasi.
Knight tests Brasi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brasi tries to land a front kick but Knight steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brasi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Knight.
A punch combination from Brasi misses.
Knight throws a body punch but Brasi moves out of range.
Brasi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knight scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brasi stalks Knight and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knight's face. Knight staggers backwards, shaken.
Brasi misses with a few strikes there.
Knight lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brasi takes a step back to recover.
Knight scores with a leg kick.
Knight lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knight on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab, jab by Knight - just one landing.
Brasi misses with a double jab.
Brasi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knight.
A combination from Brasi does no damage.
Knight throwing a counter right hand but Brasi manages to avoid it.
Brasi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knight counters with a nice body shot.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Knight jabs Brasi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Knight tries to work over Brasi's front leg with a kick but Brasi checks it.
Brasi misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Brasi.
Knight fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brasi just manages to avoid it.
Brasi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brasi throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Brasi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Knight.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brasi manages to avoid it.
Brasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brasi with the inside leg kick.
Brasi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Luca Brasi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brasi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brasi throws a push kick but Knight slaps the foot to one side.
Knight checks a low kick from Brasi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasi sizes up Knight with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brasi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That kick from Brasi tenderised Knight's leg. Knight is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brasi throws out a leg kick but Knight moves out of range and Brasi only half commits.
Brasi throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brasi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brasi swinging wildly here.
Brasi looks to land a combination but Knight avoids it well.
Brasi throws a solid leg kick but Knight takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brasi.
A combination from Brasi does no damage.
Brasi tries to land a leg kick but Knight saw it coming and moves away.
Knight half committed to a counter leg kick.
Knight lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Knight scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luca Brasi.
Well Brasi 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luca Brasi!
Luca Brasi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ayo Kakongkong (ranked 25383 p4p, 3634 weight class) and Jack Buck (ranked 352 p4p, 276 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ayo Kakongkong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Buck!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Kakongkong.
Buck works over Kakongkong's head and body with a nice combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Buck crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kakongkong - the referee stops the clock and Buck gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kakongkong. Buck manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Buck looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Buck on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kakongkong misses with a low kick as Buck jumps back.
Kakongkong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 It looks like Jack Buck has been cut.
Buck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kakongkong.
Buck is trying to counter with his kicks.
Buck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kakongkong to score with a decent uppercut.
Buck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab-cross combination lands for Kakongkong and sends Buck crashing to the mat! Kakongkong follows him down to the mat - Buck regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buck wants to get back to full guard but Kakongkong has passed into side control.
Buck tries to buck Kakongkong off but Kakongkong is having none of it.
Kakongkong stands up and beckons Buck to his feet.
Ayo Kakongkong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakongkong throws a lazy uppercut
and Buck counters with a good low kick that Kakongkong was not able to check.
Kakongkong misses with a left hand
and Kakongkong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kakongkong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A big right from Kakongkong misses.
Kakongkong throws a body kick that misses.
Buck slips a straight right by Kakongkong.
Kakongkong throws a looping overhand right but Buck ducks down to avoid it.
Buck looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Buck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kakongkong throws out the jab.
Buck connects with a solid leg kick.
Buck goes for a double leg but Kakongkong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kakongkong continues to drive forward.
Kakongkong throws a low kick, looking for Buck's leg but Buck calmly moves out of range.
Buck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kakongkong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kakongkong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buck tries to clinch up but Kakongkong circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Kakongkong misses its intended target.
Kakongkong misses with a low kick.
And Buck tries to counter it with a takedown but Kakongkong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kakongkong misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakongkong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kakongkong is breathing heavily.
Buck moves in looking to clinch but Kakongkong pushes him off.
Buck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kakongkong throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Buck's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakongkong misses with a hook
and Buck counters with a one-two to the body.
Kakongkong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Buck throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kakongkong's head.
Buck throws a nice head kick!
Buck tries to clinch but Kakongkong is having none of it.
Buck throws a series of punches but Kakongkong moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kakongkong.
Buck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buck throws a right and a left that Kakongkong avoids nicely.
Kakongkong misses with a left hand
and Buck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kakongkong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kakongkong throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Buck misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck lands a front kick.
Buck fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kakongkong misses with a looping left.
Kakongkong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ayo Kakongkong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buck swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kakongkong.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Buck.
Buck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buck throws a leg kick which misses Kakongkong's front leg but catches the back leg as Kakongkong tries to avoid it.
Buck lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Buck lands a big head kick that sends Kakongkong tumbling to the mat! Buck takes a step backwards and waves Kakongkong back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kakongkong is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buck lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Kakongkong goes down and covers up as Buck starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Buck!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Daicse (ranked 3678 p4p, 3751 weight class) and Sergio Miller (ranked 360 p4p, 367 weight class). Miller has chosen Boogieman as his entrance music. Mark Daicse has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Daicse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Miller!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller shoots and misses
and Daicse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daicse moves into range and connects with a jab.
Miller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daicse.
Miller blocks a head kick by Daicse.
Miller raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Miller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Miller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daicse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daicse sprawls well. Daicse wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Mark Daicse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daicse lands a head kick. Miller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daicse throws out the jab.
Daicse moves into range and connects with a jab.
Miller is rocked!
Miller loses concentration momentarily and Daicse pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Miller crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Daicse finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mark Daicse!
After the big win, Mark Daicse made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BANZAI NUTRITION and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Sergio Miller had this to say: 'This loss is tough, but it's not the end. It's just part of the journey. I’m more determined than ever to reach my goals.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Proctor (ranked 3799 p4p, 3237 weight class) and Ramazan Adaev (ranked 401 p4p, 361 weight class). The key to victory for Paul Proctor has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Proctor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ramazan Adaev!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proctor looks to land a right hand but Adaev moved out of range.
Adaev closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Proctor's guard.
Adaev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Proctor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adaev is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Proctor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adaev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proctor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Adaev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adaev trying to control but Proctor is working from the bottom.
Adaev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Proctor keeping moving, preventing Adaev from controlling successfully.
Adaev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Proctor wants to sweep here but Adaev controlling him for the moment.
That's two 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.
Adaev passes Proctor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Adaev is working for a kimura but Proctor is defending it quite comfortably.
Adaev stalling.
Adaev is trying to control the action in half guard but Proctor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Adaev controlling the action here.
Adaev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Adaev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proctor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Proctor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Proctor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adaev sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've been informed that Adaev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Proctor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adaev defends well.
Adaev postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Proctor is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Adaev, into his guard.
Adaev pulls Proctor in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proctor stays in close to Adaev's body and controls the position.
Proctor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adaev is keeping the position for now.
Adaev is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Proctor frees his head nicely. Oh but Adaev has switched to an armbar! Proctor is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ramazan Adaev!
During a confident post fight interview, Ramazan Adaev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alec Bulkanovski (ranked 3282 p4p, 2904 weight class) and Darcy Walsh (ranked 325 p4p, 285 weight class). Bulkanovski's entrance music is Men at work- Down under. A fine choice. Darcy Walsh will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alec Bulkanovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darcy Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulkanovski blocks the body kick.
Walsh scores with a shot to the body.
Bulkanovski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bulkanovski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walsh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bulkanovski.
Walsh is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bulkanovski blocks a head kick by Walsh.
An attempted straight right counter from Bulkanovski misses the target.
Walsh misses with a two punch combination.
Walsh tries a head kick but it misses.
Walsh stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Walsh scores with a four punch combination!
Walsh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bulkanovski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Walsh throws a head kick that half lands.
Bulkanovski moves out of range of the body kick from Walsh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh scores with a body shot.
Bulkanovski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walsh. Walsh obviously looking to wear him down.
Walsh gets in close and tags Bulkanovski with a short punch that almost sends Bulkanovski to the mat! Oh Bulkanovski is in big trouble! He turns his back on Walsh, trying to create some distance but Walsh rushes him, striking wildly and Bulkanovski goes down! The referee tackles Walsh into the cage to end the fight! Walsh is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darcy Walsh!
In his post fight interview, Darcy Walsh gave a big smile as he said 'We out here adlay cmon now. Representing the fingle adlay someone sign me up.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Torres (ranked 2848 p4p, 2913 weight class) and Leonard Norton (ranked 280 p4p, 287 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matteo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonard Norton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Norton.
Torres definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Norton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Torres momentarily.
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt
and Norton counters with a stiff right hand.
Torres takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Torres is rocked!
Norton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Torres on the side of the head.
Oh Torres is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torres is aggressively charging in as Norton backs up avoiding any damage. Norton tosses out a jab and Torres runs right into it face first! Torres is out cold! Norton dropped down on all fours and is barking in Torres's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonard Norton!
During a confident post fight interview, Leonard Norton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Denver (ranked 3015 p4p, 2194 weight class) and Helo Kacie (ranked 338 p4p, 261 weight class). Helo Kacie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Denver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Helo Kacie!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denver rushes Kacie and presses him up against the cage.
Denver has Kacie pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Denver pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kacie tumbling to the mat - Denver dives into Kacie's guard.
Denver won't allow Kacie to sweep him here.
Denver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denver trying to control the position from guard on top but Kacie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kacie keeping full guard, as Denver tries to pass.
Denver preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kacie is keeping the position for now.
Kacie is trying to keep Denver in close.
Kacie has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Grapple. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Denver being controlled here momentarily.
Denver wants to pass the guard but Kacie is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver works over Kacie with some ground and pound from guard.
Denver tries to free his leg and advance position but Kacie is retaining full guard.
Kacie 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.
Kacie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Denver throwing strikes from guard but Kacie blocks nicely.
Denver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Denver is in close to Kacie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kacie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Denver's guard.
Denver looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kacie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kacie working some strikes from top position.
Denver trying to keep a closed guard but Kacie is proving a slippery customer.
Kacie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kacie postures up in Denver's guard and throws a big left but Denver blocks it.
Denver will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kacie throws an elbow that misses. Denver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kacie's guard. Nice move by Denver!
Kacie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Denver preventing the sweep.
Kacie controls Denver momentarily but Denver frees himself.
Kacie pulls Denver in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denver trying to control but Kacie is working from the bottom.
Denver throwing strikes from guard but Kacie blocks nicely.
Denver wants to control from the top but Kacie keeps moving.
Denver preventing the sweep.
Kacie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Denver's guard.
Kacie is in close to Denver's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kacie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kacie postures up in Denver's guard and throws a big left but Denver blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kacie wants to control from the top but Denver keeps moving.
Denver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kacie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Denver is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Denver has escaped and now he's on top!
Denver is looking to work some ground and pound but Kacie has wrist control.
Denver working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kacie pulls Denver in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denver is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Denver 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.
Kacie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Denver did well to prevent Kacie getting side control.
Kacie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Denver has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kacie is trying to control the action in half guard but Denver is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Denver is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kacie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kacie is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Denver as he works his way to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denver keeping moving, preventing Kacie from controlling successfully.
Kacie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kacie is looking to work some ground and pound but Denver has wrist control.
Denver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kacie postures up.
Kacie stops Denver from standing up.
Kacie looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kacie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kacie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kacie cracks Denver with a solid left hand.
Kacie is in close to Denver's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kacie postures up in Denver's guard and throws a big left but Denver blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kacie wants to control from the top but Denver keeps moving.
Kacie with a nice head shot there.
Denver is rocked!
Kacie wants to control from the top but Denver keeps moving.
Kacie distracts Denver with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh Denver is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Denver is on top in guard.
Denver seems to have got his legs back now.
Kacie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kacie looking for a sweep. Not yet Kacie, not yet.
Kacie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kacie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Denver has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kacie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denver wants to sweep but no luck.
Denver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kacie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kacie throws a big right hand that misses.
Kacie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Denver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Denver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kacie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Denver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kacie.
Kacie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kacie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kacie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Denver on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Denver tries to get out of the position.
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.
Kacie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kacie throwing strikes from guard but Denver blocks nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kacie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Denver avoids it really well and circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kacie or perhaps it was just good defense by Denver, which made it look bad.
Denver appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Denver shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Denver was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kacie is trying to control Denver's posture but Denver avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Helo Kacie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kacie shoots in for a takedown but Denver shows good takedown defense.
Denver tries to counter with a takedown but Kacie is quick to defend against it.
Kacie dives in and scores a takedown into Denver's guard.
Kacie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Denver manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kacie has Denver in his guard.
Denver trying to control but Kacie is working from the bottom.
Kacie 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kacie is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kacie stops Denver from standing up.
Kacie throwing strikes from guard but Denver blocks nicely.
Kacie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kacie trying to control but Denver is working from the bottom.
Kacie landing some decent shots from guard.
Kacie trying to control but Denver is working from the bottom.
Kacie throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kacie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kacie lands a couple of elbows.
Kacie stands up over Denver, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kacie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Denver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kacie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kacie lands a couple of digs.
Kacie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kacie working some strikes from top position.
Kacie trying to control but Denver is working from the bottom.
Denver wants to stand but Kacie is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denver lands a right hook to the body.
Kacie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Denver on his heels. He'll look to pass Denver's guard now, I'm sure.
Denver wants to sweep but no luck.
Denver keeping moving, preventing Kacie from controlling successfully.
Denver keeping full guard, as Kacie tries to pass.
Kacie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kacie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kacie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Denver's head.
Kacie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kacie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kacie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Denver is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Denver has escaped and now he's on top!
Denver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kacie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kacie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Denver's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Helo Kacie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kacie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helo Kacie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kacie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helo Kacie!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Naoya Li (ranked 2422 p4p, 1082 weight class) and Brody Parks (ranked 172 p4p, 90 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135
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Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoya Li!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brody Parks!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parks misses the shot to the body.
Li with a poor takedown
enabling Parks to counter with a crisp jab.
Li doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Li shoots and misses
and Parks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naoya Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Parks to counter with a crisp jab.
Li looks to clinch
and Parks counters with a nice uppercut.
Li misses with a takedown attempt
and Parks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and Parks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Li's hands.
Parks lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parks works the jab nicely.
Li misses with a double jab
and Parks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks breaks from the clinch.
Parks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Li had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Parks lands a nice shot to the body.
Li moves to clinch but Parks breaks away
and Parks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Parks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parks is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Li with a body shot.
Li's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Parks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Li scrambles back to his feet.
Li walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Li shoots and misses
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Li will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Li 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.
Li walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Parks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Parks - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and Parks counters with a right hand to the body.
Parks thuds a left hand into Li's body.
Li with a poor takedown
and Parks counters with a stiff right hand.
Li is breathing heavily.
Parks jabs at Li's body.
Parks connects with a single shot there.
Li misses with a takedown attempt - Parks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Li doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parks counters with a nice uppercut.
Li throws an off balance right hand
and Parks counters with a stiff right hand.
Li shoots and misses
letting Parks counter with a right hand.
Li throws a leg kick that is checked
and Parks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Parks connects with a body shot.
Parks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Li's hands.
Nice uppercut lands for Parks. That snapped Li's head back.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parks lands a jab to Li's midsection.
Li misses with a combination
and Parks counters with a three punch combo that has Li backing up. Li nods at Parks to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Parks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parks scores with a jab to the body.
Li takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Parks with a jab.
Li misses with a takedown
letting Parks counter with a right hand.
Parks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Li on the side of the head.
Li looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Parks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Parks - just one landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Parks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Li. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Li takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parks digs a good hook to Li's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Parks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Parks digs a good hook to Li's body.
Parks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Parks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Parks.
Naoya Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li misses with a takedown
and Parks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Li swings away with a body shot that misses
and Parks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parks scores with a jab to the head.
Parks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Parks blocks the leg kick.
Li tries to clinch
and Parks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li looks to clinch
and Parks counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parks.
A head kick by Li misses
and Parks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brody Parks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Li tries to clinch up
enabling Parks to counter with a crisp jab.
Parks scores with a nice head shot.
Parks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Li misses with a takedown attempt
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Li wants to clinch
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks cracks Li with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Parks is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Li with a body shot.
Parks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Li misses with a takedown
and Parks counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naoya Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li shoots and misses
and Parks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Parks. Beautiful body shot.
Li throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Parks counter with a right hand.
Parks thuds a left hand into Li's body.
Parks lands with a good body shot.
Brody Parks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Li at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks scores with a hook to the body. Li takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parks connects with a looping right hand.
Li misses with a takedown attempt
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Li has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Li there as he acknowledges the shot.
Parks scores with a punch to the head.
Parks blocks a head kick by Li.
Parks has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
Parks manages to break the clinch.
Li takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parks closes the distance and clinches.
Parks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li tries for a takedown but Parks circles away easily
and Parks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks cracks Li with a good jab.
Parks shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Li eats them both and turns towards Parks to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A left and a right from Parks both land. Nice combination.
Parks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Li. Li circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Parks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Li looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Parks's corner calls for a 1-2. Parks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Li shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parks scores with a body shot.
Parks scores with a jab. Li acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Li on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Parks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Parks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Li drops his hands momentarily and Parks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Li takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Li misses with a takedown
and Parks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Li darts in trying to clinch
and Parks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Li is predictable there
and Parks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Li moves to clinch but Parks breaks away
and Parks counters with a stiff right hand.
Parks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li shoots and misses
and Parks counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Parks lands a slapping body shot.
We've been informed that Parks has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Parks connects with a body shot.
Parks lands with a good body shot.
Parks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Li at a distance.
Parks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Parks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Li misses with a jab to the body
and Parks counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parks lands a nice looking body shot.
Parks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks lands a nice hook to Li's body. Li takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Li misses with a double jab
and Parks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parks thuds a left hand into Li's body.
Parks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parks scores with a body shot.
Li takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Parks scores with a four punch combination!
Parks lands with a straight right. Li didn't see that one coming.
Li walks into a straight right hand from Parks.
Li drops his hands momentarily and Parks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Li walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Parks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Parks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Li tries for a takedown but Parks circles away easily
and Parks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naoya Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Li wants to clinch but Parks slips to the side
and Parks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Parks scores with a jab.
Li takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Li gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parks.
Li shoots for a double leg takedown but Parks sprawls well. He's pushed Li's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Parks scores with the left hand. Li knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Parks.
Parks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parks dips to his left and cracks Li with an uppercut!
Li with a poor takedown
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Li misses
enabling Parks to counter with a crisp jab.
Parks lands with a hook. Li tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Parks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Li stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Parks connects with a right hand. Li shakes it off.
Parks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Li on the side of the head.
Parks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Parks really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Li has his takedown stuffed
and Parks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Li fails with the takedown
and Parks moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Parks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Li.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naoya Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parks breaks from the clinch.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Parks circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Li takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Parks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Parks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Li has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Parks to counter with a crisp jab.
Parks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Parks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parks scores with a sloppy right hand. Li should have avoided that one.
Parks looks to land a combination. Li sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Parks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Li on the side of the head.
Parks jabs Li to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch combination from Li misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Parks, as that shot connected.
Li closes the distance but Parks moves to the side
and Parks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Li tries to clinch up
enabling Parks to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Parks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Parks.
Li tries to clinch but Parks moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Parks.
Li takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Li takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Parks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Li's head backwards.
Li doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Li takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Li misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parks doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Parks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parks scores with a jab to the body.
Li takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Parks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Parks manages to break the clinch.
Li throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Li shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Parks as he jumps to the side.
Parks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Parks lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Li on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li with a poor takedown
and Parks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Li misses.
Parks lands a nice shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Parks.
Parks scores with a jab to the body.
Parks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and Parks counters with a straight right hand.
Li takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot lands for Parks.
Parks sizes up Li with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Parks dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Parks as he connects with a hook.
Li takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Li on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Li misses with a takedown attempt
and Parks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Parks tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Li falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Parks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and Parks counters with a stiff right hand.
Parks lands with an uppercut that bounces Li off the cage and back into range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Parks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li tries to move into range but Parks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Parks scores with a four punch combination!
Parks thuds a left hand into Li's body.
Parks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parks forces Li back against the cage and clinches.
Parks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Parks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parks throws a series of strikes that have Li backpedaling.
Li throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Li in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parks with a hook.
Li moves forwards but Parks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with an uppercut.
Parks scores with a sloppy right hand. Li should have avoided that one.
Li has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naoya Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li fails with the takedown
and Parks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Parks lands a jab to Li's midsection.
Parks scores with a hook to the body. Li takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Parks.
Li shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks lands a nice hook to Li's body. Li takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brody Parks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Li throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Parks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left and a right from Parks both land. Nice combination.
Li tries to move into range but Parks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Li throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parks counters with a nice body shot.
Li closes the distance looking to clinch
and Parks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Li thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and Parks counters with a left to the body.
Parks lands with an uppercut that bounces Li off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Parks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Parks lands a really nice looking cross but Li seems unphased.
Nice uppercut there from Parks.
Li closes the distance but Parks moves to the side
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Parks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Li's head.
Naoya Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brody Parks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parks 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 40:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 40:50
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 40:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brody Parks! Brody Parks retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aziz Karaoglu (ranked 2177 p4p, 1333 weight class) and Zaurbek Temirbekovich (ranked 259 p4p, 168 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 Zaurbek Temirbekovich was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aziz Karaoglu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zaurbek Temirbekovich!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karaoglu lands a jab.
Temirbekovich moves into the clinch.
Temirbekovich lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Temirbekovich.
Karaoglu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Temirbekovich lands a shoulder strike.
Temirbekovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Temirbekovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karaoglu or not.
Temirbekovich works on Karaoglu's body with a couple of short punches.
Temirbekovich lands with a right to the head.
Temirbekovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Temirbekovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karaoglu's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Temirbekovich - that landed with a thud.
Karaoglu swings wildly with an uppercut but Temirbekovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karaoglu.
Temirbekovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirbekovich lands a nice uppercut.
Karaoglu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Temirbekovich backwards.
Temirbekovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Karaoglu backwards.
Karaoglu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Temirbekovich smiles and moves away.
Temirbekovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karaoglu throws out the jab.
Temirbekovich lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karaoglu wants to clinch up but Temirbekovich keeps it at a distance.
Karaoglu throws a hook but Temirbekovich blocks it.
Temirbekovich steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Karaoglu.
Temirbekovich scores with a jab to the body.
Karaoglu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Temirbekovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Temirbekovich closes the distance and clinches.
Karaoglu looking to stall.
Karaoglu misses with the head strike.
Temirbekovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Temirbekovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karaoglu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Temirbekovich lands a shot to the body.
Temirbekovich lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temirbekovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Temirbekovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Karaoglu controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Temirbekovich.
Temirbekovich lands with a left to the head.
Karaoglu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Temirbekovich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karaoglu.
Karaoglu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karaoglu is looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Temirbekovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Temirbekovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Temirbekovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Temirbekovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karaoglu backwards.
Temirbekovich lands a body punch.
Temirbekovich presses Karaoglu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Temirbekovich.
Karaoglu is breathing heavily.
Temirbekovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karaoglu backwards.
Temirbekovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Temirbekovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirbekovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karaoglu backwards.
Temirbekovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Temirbekovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Temirbekovich presses Karaoglu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Temirbekovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Temirbekovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Temirbekovich pushes Karaoglu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Temirbekovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Temirbekovich.
A short body shot lands from Temirbekovich as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Temirbekovich.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Temirbekovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karaoglu backwards.
Temirbekovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Temirbekovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karaoglu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Temirbekovich on the inside.
Temirbekovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karaoglu backwards.
Temirbekovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temirbekovich gets through Karaoglu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Temirbekovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Temirbekovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karaoglu is rocked!
Temirbekovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karaoglu or not.
Karaoglu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Temirbekovich cracks Karaoglu with a nice body shot.
Temirbekovich lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Karaoglu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Temirbekovich lands with a light punch inside.
We've been informed that Temirbekovich has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Temirbekovich lands an uppercut.
Karaoglu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Temirbekovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Temirbekovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Temirbekovich gets underhooks to prevent Karaoglu's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aziz Karaoglu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Temirbekovich lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Temirbekovich.
Karaoglu seems to have got his legs back now.
Karaoglu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Temirbekovich fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Karaoglu gets tackled into the cage by Temirbekovich. Temirbekovich maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaurbek Temirbekovich dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karaoglu doesn't manage to clinch there - Temirbekovich circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Temirbekovich lands a right hook to the body.
Temirbekovich jabs Karaoglu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karaoglu ducks right into an uppercut from Temirbekovich.
Temirbekovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karaoglu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Temirbekovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karaoglu has had enough of the clinch but Temirbekovich keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Temirbekovich.
A nice left hand lands by Temirbekovich.
Temirbekovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Karaoglu backwards.
Temirbekovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karaoglu or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Temirbekovich.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Temirbekovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Karaoglu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karaoglu misses with a punch to the body.
Zaurbek Temirbekovich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Temirbekovich pushes Karaoglu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karaoglu tries to pull guard but Temirbekovich forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Temirbekovich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Temirbekovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karaoglus head.
Temirbekovich digs a right hand into Karaoglu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karaoglu's gas tank.
Temirbekovich lands an uppercut.
Temirbekovich lands a right hand.
Temirbekovich gets through Karaoglu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Temirbekovich.
Nice body punch from Temirbekovich - that landed with a thud.
Temirbekovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Temirbekovich creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Karaoglu's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Karaoglu drops to his knees and Temirbekovich pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zaurbek Temirbekovich!
A very excited looking Zaurbek Temirbekovich 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Lynch (ranked 1188 p4p, 1439 weight class) and Hung Young Wang (ranked 156 p4p, 181 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Colt Lynch!
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, Hung Young Wang!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang throws a hook but Lynch avoids it easily.
Wang lands a really nice looking cross but Lynch seems unphased.
Lynch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wang throws a body shot but no joy.
Lynch ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
It looked like Lynch was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wang darts in and clinches Lynch up against the cage.
Lynch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wang has a couple of punches blocked by Lynch.
Lynch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wang up against the cage.
Wang avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch can't break the clinch.
Wang lands with a right to the head.
Wang is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lynch to keep the fight standing.
Wang avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch working hard to break the clinch.
Wang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lynch walks away with a smile on his face. Wang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lynch keeps the fight on the outside.
Lynch went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A big right from Wang misses.
Wang tries to clinch but Lynch moves out of range.
Wang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wang.
Wang tries to clinch there but Lynch circles away.
Wang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wang closes the distance but Lynch moves to the side
and Lynch counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wang! Lynch lets Wang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wang is rocked!
It looks like Hung Young Wang has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lynch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wang.
An attempted straight right counter from Lynch misses the target.
Hung Young Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Wang.
Nice defenses there by Lynch.
Lynch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lynch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A cross from Wang lands.
Lynch defending well as Wang loads up on a big left hand.
Lynch appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wang throws a right hand that misses
and Lynch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wang is still on wobbly legs! Can Lynch finish him?
A combination from Lynch does no damage.
Lynch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wang.
Wang seems to have recovered his senses.
Wang throws a leg kick which misses Lynch's front leg but catches the back leg as Lynch tries to avoid it.
Wang tries to clinch
and Lynch counters with a nice uppercut.
Wang drives through and clinches with Lynch against the cage.
Wang is trying to pull guard but Lynch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Colt Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hung Young Wang.
Wang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lynch manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lynch counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wang! Lynch lets Wang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wang wants to clinch up but Lynch keeps it at a distance.
Lynch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lynch avoids the body shot from Wang.
A little feinted left hand from Lynch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wang instigates a clinch.
Wang keeps control of Lynch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lynch is trying to break the clinch but Wang is controlling him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wang takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wang jumps guard and drags Lynch to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Lynch wants to stand but Wang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wang looking for a guillotine here but Lynch defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang has a closed guard, preventing Lynch from standing up.
Wang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lynch decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wang, up you get!
Wang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lynch throws an off balance right hand
and Wang counters with a left and a right that stings Lynch.
Wang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lynch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hung Young Wang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hung Young Wang's cut.
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.
Wang tries to clinch but Lynch moves away
and Lynch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lynch walks into a jab.
Lynch takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Donk. Wang catches Lynch right on the button with a cross.
Wang misses with a lunging right hand
and Lynch counters with a big right hand! Oh Wang is in trouble here! Lynch follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colt Lynch!
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