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NYF Fight Night 41 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dong Hyun Ma (ranked 3731 p4p, 5319 weight class) and Salter JR (ranked 313 p4p, 423 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Hyun Ma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Salter JR!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ma throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around JR's waist but JR gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ma off to one side.
JR moves into the clinch successfully.
Ma stops a takedown attempt from JR.
Ma is trying to work for a single leg takedown but JR pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ma is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dong Hyun Ma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ma is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but JR is defending well.
Ma is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
JR crunches a lovely knee into Ma's ribcage.
Ma tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
JR lands an elbow that stopped Ma in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Dong Hyun Ma has been cut.
JR throws a knee to the head but misses.
JR should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
JR misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
JR with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JR has hold of one of Ma's legs. Ma is fighting the takedown attempt but JR gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
JR throwing strikes from guard but Ma blocks nicely.
Ma on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ma tries to get out of the position.
JR trying to control but Ma is working from the bottom.
Ma is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
JR advances position into side control!
JR is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ma is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ma is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rising Sun Training that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Check out the look on JR's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ma tries to bench press JR off him but JR keeps the position.
JR has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ma!
JR breaks from Ma's wrist control and lands an elbow.
JR lands a big elbow.
Ma is trying to stand.
JR is in the full mount, landing strikes.
JR throws some wild stikes that Ma manages to avoid easily.
Ma in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
 Ma is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
JR landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Ma is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ma takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
JR is in the full mount, landing strikes.
JR lands a big elbow - Ma is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ma is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Salter JR!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bingus Khan (ranked 3302 p4p, 3182 weight class) and AJ Lewis (ranked 376 p4p, 364 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bingus Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, AJ Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Khan connects with a crisp jab.
Khan digs a good body shot into Lewis's ribs.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lewis showed some decent athleticism there.
Lewis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khan's head.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Khan is defending well.
Khan is not content to let Lewis control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
Lewis trying to control from half guard but Khan is working away.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Khan dodges it nicely.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lewis walks into a left hand.
Khan misses with the combination.
Nice cross by Khan.
Khan throws a monster overhand right that drops Lewis! Khan follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bingus Khan!
Bingus Khan tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Dalton (ranked 3233 p4p, 2918 weight class) and Matthew Murray (ranked 302 p4p, 274 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, James Dalton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Murray!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murray lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murray.
Dalton is rocked!
It looks like James Dalton has been cut.
Matthew Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
and Murray counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Dalton! He's just covering up as Murray starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Murray!
Our winner, Matthew Murray, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Chase (ranked 2260 p4p, 2873 weight class) and Whole Nutz (ranked 294 p4p, 348 weight class). Chase's entrance music is Ambitionz Az a Ridah. A fine choice. Whole Nutz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Whole Nutz!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase missing with a left hand there. Nutz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nutz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chase defends it nicely.
Chase 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.
Nutz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chase swings for the body but Nutz moves out of range.
Nutz is looking to clinch but Chase is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chase.
Nutz staying out of range there.
Nutz misses with a takedown attempt - Chase sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Chase as Nutz shoots in.
Danny Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whole Nutz.
Chase feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nutzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chase closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nutz quickly recovers to half guard.
Nutz has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Chase is on him like a limpet, forcing Nutz back against the cage.
Nutz looks winded!
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!
Nutz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chase gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase manages to break the clinch.
Chase lands a lovely overhand right.
 It looks like Whole Nutz has been cut.
Chase moves out of range as Nutz throws a body kick.
Chase checks a low kick from Nutz.
Chase shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nutz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Chase.
Chase 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.
Nutz blocks a head kick by Chase.
Chase throws a hook but Nutz avoids it easily.
Chase throws a head kick but Nutz moves out of range.
Chase stuns Nutz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase looks to land a right hand but Nutz moved out of range.
Nutz 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.
Chase defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nutz.
Chase was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chase lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chase connects with a nice looking jab.
Chase lands a big right hand that sends Nutz crashing to the mat! Chase stays standing though and waves Nutz back to his feet!
 Nutz is rocked!
Chase is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
BOOM! Chase lands a beautiful left hook that drops Nutz. Nutz tries to recover but Chase is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Nutz lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Chase!
An out of breath Danny Chase thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Whole Nutz was interviewed post fight and said 'Death be to you all. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Owen Tooogood (ranked 2276 p4p, 2527 weight class) and Mateus Nunes (ranked 213 p4p, 235 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Tooogood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateus Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes cracks Tooogood with a good jab.
Mateus Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tooogood is looking to clinch but Nunes is avoiding it.
Nunes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nunes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tooogood.
Tooogood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Tooogood backs off Nunes throws a huge counter combo but Tooogood manages to avoid it all.
Nunes gets caught flat footed, as Tooogood shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nunes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nunes pushes Tooogood off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes misses with a double jab.
Nunes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A solid body kick from Nunes.
Nunes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tooogood tries to bum rush Nunes with a series of wild strikes but Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tooogood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tooogood went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooogood shoots and misses
and Nunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Tooogood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tooogood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nunes tries to avoid it but Tooogood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nunes to the ground. Nunes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tooogood is breathing heavily.
Tooogood tries to clinch but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nunes with a nice calf kick.
Tooogood takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tooogood sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nunes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick from Nunes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nunes sizes up Tooogood with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That kick from Nunes tenderised Tooogood's leg. Tooogood is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Nunes, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nunes.
Tooogood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nunes.
Nunes misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Nunes. Beautiful body shot.
Nunes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tooogood is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nunes leaves Tooogood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Tooogood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good standup being displayed there by Nunes as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Nunes. Beautiful body shot.
Some wild striking there from Nunes.
Tooogood steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nunes. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tooogood. That did some damage!
Tooogood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nunes.
Nunes 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.
Nunes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tooogood eats them both and turns towards Nunes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nunes misses with a head kick.
Nunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nunes with a nice cross.
Tooogood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nunes is able to avoid easily.
Nunes throws out a powerful jab.
Tooogood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Nunes misses.
Nunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tooogood. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tooogood dives in for a single leg takedown but Nunes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nunes working Tooogood over with knees to the body.
Tooogood is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nunes is defending well.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Tooogood blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tooogood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nunes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tooogood has had enough of the clinch but Nunes keeps him there for the moment.
Nunes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A knee to the head by Nunes.
Nunes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nunes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nunes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nunes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tooogood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Tooogood blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Nunes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nunes scores with a leg kick.
Nunes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tooogood. Tooogood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nunes throws a combination that misses
and Tooogood counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tooogood ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tooogood no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nunes advances position into side control!
Nunes is working to tighten his grip on Tooogood's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Tooogood has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Nunes is really squeezing tight and eventually Tooogood passes out! Nunes breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mateus Nunes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Mallin (ranked 1226 p4p, 2193 weight class) and Kane Point (ranked 170 p4p, 284 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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dexter Mallin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kane Point!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Point uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mallin.
Point keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mallin.
Mallin fakes the leg kick and cracks Point in the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mallin - that will leave a mark!
Nice body kick from Mallin.
Point jabs Mallin right on the nose. Mallin blinks but takes it well.
Jab from Mallin.
Point works Mallin's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Point does it's job there.
Mallin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mallin wants to clinch up but Point keeps it at a distance.
Point missing with a left hand there. Mallin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Point gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mallin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mallin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mallin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mallin misses with a leg kick.
A left lands for Point.
Point connects with a looping right hand.
Point throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mallin counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Point.
Point throws a head kick but Mallin moves out of range.
Point steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mallin.
Point misses with a body shot.
Mallin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Point has time to react.
Point is looking to land body kicks.
Point steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mallin.
We've been told by Mallin's head coaches at Point Blanc that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Point throws out a loose jab but Mallin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mallin tries to counter by clinching up but Point breaks away and moves out of range.
Mallin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Point slips under a jab from Mallin.
Point throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mallin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mallin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Point moves away.
Point fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Point slips a jab from Mallin.
Point ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mallin moves away.
Point lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mallin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Point misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Mallin is predictable there
and Point counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mallin moves out of range of the body kick.
Mallin is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mallin connects with a leg kick.
Mallin misses with a hook. Point ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Point.
Point throws a body shot but no joy.
Point throws the left hand but Mallin avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for Mallin.
Point throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Point misses the target.
Mallin swings for the body but Point moves out of range.
Mallin connects with a nice looking jab.
Mallin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Point sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Point slips under a jab from Mallin.
Point misses the shot to the body.
Point tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mallin was well out of range. Poor timing from Point.
Mallin throws a hook to the side of Point's head but Point sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point throws a lazy right hand but Mallin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mallin blocks a jab.
Point throws a body shot but no joy.
Mallin lands a lovely overhand right.
Mallin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Point paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Point pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mallin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Point counters with a nice uppercut.
Point misses with an attempted mid kick.
Point ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mallin moves away.
Point lands with a hook. Mallin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kane Point seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mallin looks for the body kick but Point saw that one coming.
Mallin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Point throws the kick towards the body but Mallin avoids it.
Point's coach down at Blacktalians MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Point's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mallin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mallin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mallin pushes Point away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Point connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mallin. Mallin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Point throws a push kick but Mallin slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallin swings for the body but Point moves out of range.
Mallin just misses with a punch to the body.
Mallin looks to score with a jab to the body but Point is just out of range.
Point throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mallin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Point takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Point throws a wild body kick that Mallin sees coming a mile off.
Mallin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Point manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Point looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Point throws a lazy body kick
and Mallin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Point darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Point takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Point cracks a nice hook into Mallin's ribs.
Point pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Mallin.
Point lands a really nice looking cross but Mallin seems unphased.
Mallin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Point blocks a head kick by Mallin.
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 Dexter Mallin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mallin misses with a body kick.
Point just misses with a punch to the body.
Mallin is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Point misses.
Point lands a glancing blow to the side of Mallin's head.
Mallin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Point throws a jab when Mallin was well out of range.
Point takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Point swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mallin thinks about countering with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Point blocks the leg kick.
Mallin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Point lands a glancing blow to the side of Mallin's head.
Mallin misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mallin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Point doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mallin throws the kick towards the body but Point avoids it.
Point punishes Mallin's body with a nice straight punch.
Mallin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kane Point seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Point.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mallin throws a body kick that misses.
Point has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mallin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mallin misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Point was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Point stuns Mallin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Point connects with a jab.
Mallin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Point counters with a body kick that stops Mallin in his tracks momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Point there.
Point lands a really nice looking cross but Mallin seems unphased.
Point throws a body shot but no joy.
Point throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Point gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Point ducks under a wild hook from Mallin.
Point takes a swing at Mallin's ribcage but misses.
Point fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mallin manages to avoid it.
Mallin is looking to land body kicks.
Point scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mallin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Point.
Mallin 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.
Mallin tries a head kick but it misses.
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mallin.
Point swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mallin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Point uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mallin.
Mallin takes one to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Point.
Mallin dips to his left and cracks Point with an uppercut!
Mallin throws out a loose jab but Point uses good head movement to avoid it.
Point misses with a body kick.
Point connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mallin. Mallin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mallin blocks the body kick.
Point throws a front kick that sends Mallin stumbling back into the cage.
Point throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Point lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mallin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Point moves out of range as Mallin throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Point. Mallin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mallin misses with an uppercut.
Point misses the shot to the body.
Point blocks a head kick by Mallin.
Mallin lands a front kick.
Point throws a jab but it's blocked by Mallin.
Mallin throws a body shot but no joy.
Mallin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mallin wants to land a leg kick but Point is out of range.
Nice jab there from Mallin.
Mallin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Point fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mallin manages to avoid it.
Point uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mallin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mallin.
Point darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mallin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Point.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Point.
Point tests Mallin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mallin throws a hook to the side of Point's head but Point sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mallin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Point misses with an attempted mid kick.
Point scores with a body shot.
Mallin looks to land a body kick but Point moved away.
Mallin looks to land a body kick but Point moved away.
Point let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Point misses with a body shot.
Mallin moves out of range of the strikes.
Mallin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Point swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Point throws a big shot that misses.
Mallin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and Point releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A head kick by Point misses
and Point takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mallin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Point misses with a straight left.
Point swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Point showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mallin is looking to land body kicks.
Mallin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Point throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mallin.
Point misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Mallin misses the target.
Point tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mallin was well out of range. Poor timing from Point.
Mallin lands a jab to the nose.
Point throws a body shot but no joy.
Mallin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Point throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mallin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Point tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mallin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Point takes a step back to recover.
Mallin looks to land a body kick but Point moved away.
Point swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point throws a body punch but Mallin moves out of range.
Mallin throws a head kick that misses.
Point throws a sloppy head kick and Mallin moves out of range easily.
Point looks to throw a body kick
and Mallin counters with an outside leg kick.
Point takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mallin throws a looping overhand right but Point ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Mallin.
Mallin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Point manages to avoid it.
Point misses with a straight right.
Point avoids the head kick by Mallin.
Point just misses with a punch to the body.
Point throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mallin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mallin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Point misses.
Mallin takes one to the side of the head.
Mallin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Point looks to land a body kick but Mallin moved away.
Mallin looks to land a body kick but Point moved away.
Point follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Point comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mallin avoids a kick to the body.
Crunch! Mallin slams his shin into Point's torso.
Point drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Point misses with a hook to the body
letting Mallin counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mallin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mallin tries a low kick but Point avoids it.
Point gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mallin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mallin slips a straight right by Point.
Point misses with a hook.
Point lands a nice looking body shot.
Mallin is looking to score with low kicks.
Point misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Point.
Point throws a looping overhand right but Mallin ducks down to avoid it.
Mallin looks to score with a jab to the body but Point is just out of range.
Point looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mallin slips a jab from Point.
Mallin moves away from the strike by Point.
As Point backs away, Mallin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Point throws a body shot but no joy.
Mallin lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point takes one to the side of the head.
Point cracks Mallin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Mallin.
Point looks to land a left hand but Mallin moved out of range nicely.
Point misses the shot to the body.
Point misses with a hook.
And Mallin counters with a quick kick to the body but Point blocks it.
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mallin.
Mallin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Point fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Mallin does it's job there.
Mallin looks for the body kick but Point saw that one coming.
Mallin works the jab nicely.
Mallin looks to land a body kick but Point moved away.
Mallin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Point.
Point lands the left hand.
Point misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Mallin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Point.
Mallin lands a big head kick that sends Point tumbling to the mat! Mallin takes a step backwards and waves Point back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Point is rocked!
Point throws a head kick that half lands.
Mallin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Point counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Point lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Point moves out of range of the body kick from Mallin.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mallin.
A slow jab from Point misses its intended target.
Mallin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Point throws a head kick that misses.
Mallin throws out a loose jab but Point uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mallin throws a series of punches but Point avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mallin is looking to clinch.
Mallin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Point is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Mallin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mallin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Mallin!
A victorious Dexter Mallin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reece Robertson (ranked 1082 p4p, 1622 weight class) and Stevie Janowski (ranked 151 p4p, 227 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Janowski's choice of entrance music: Going Down. Reece Robertson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reece Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Janowski!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janowski slips a jab from Robertson.
Janowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Robertson's head backwards.
Stevie Janowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janowski misses with an uppercut. Robertson saw that one coming.
Janowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robertson momentarily.
Janowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Robertson to score with a decent uppercut.
Janowski scores with a nice body kick.
Janowski cracks Robertson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Janowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Janowski fakes the leg kick and cracks Robertson in the body.
Robertson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Janowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Janowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robertson is looking for a counter combo.
Janowski throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Robertson. Janowski shrugs it off though.
Robertson works Janowski's body with a nice hook.
Janowski misses with a body kick.
Robertson avoids the body shot from Janowski.
Janowski misses with a combination
and Janowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robertson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Janowski scores with a hook to the body. Robertson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Janowski throws a looping overhand right but Robertson ducks down to avoid it.
We've been told by Robertson's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Robertson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Janowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robertson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Robertson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A leg kick checked by Robertson.
Robertson throws a big counter combination but Janowski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski misses with a low kick.
Janowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Janowski misses with a jab to the body
and Robertson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Janowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robertson misses with a body shot.
Janowski gets a clinch.
Janowski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Janowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robertson avoids a wild elbow strike from Janowski.
Robertson lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Janowski throws an elbow but misses.
Robertson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Janowski lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Robertson throws an elbow but misses.
Janowski misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Janowski misses with a punch to the body.
Janowski dodges an elbow strike from Robertson.
Robertson throws an elbow but it misses.
Janowski lands an elbow that stopped Robertson in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robertson.
Robertson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Janowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Janowski as the two fighters clinch.
Janowski avoids the elbow strike from Robertson, against the cage.
Robertson throws an elbow but it misses.
Robertson avoids the elbow strike from Janowski, against the cage.
Janowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Janowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Robertson connects with a knee to the head.
Robertson lands an elbow just above Janowski 's eye.
Janowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Reece Robertson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robertson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robertson tries to land a knee to the head but Janowski blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Robertson tries to land knees in the clinch but Janowski avoids the damage to the body.
Janowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janowski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robertson's brow.
Janowski misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Janowski.
Robertson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Janowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Janowski working aggressively here.
Robertson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robertson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Janowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Janowski blocks an elbow strike from Robertson.
Janowski lands an elbow inside that Robertson shrugs off.
Janowski can't find room to land a body shot as Robertson controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Janowski.
Janowski scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janowski misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Janowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reece Robertson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Robertson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Janowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robertson scrambles back to his feet.
Janowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Janowski is looking to chop away at Robertson's legs.
Janowski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Robertson counters with a leg kick.
Robertson thumps Janowski with a low kick.
Janowski misses with a head kick.
Robertson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Janowski is out of range.
Janowski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Janowski lands a leg kick that knocks Robertson off balance momentarily.
Stevie Janowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janowski digs a good hook to Robertson's body.
Janowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Janowski misses with a punch to the body.
Robertson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Janowski.
Janowski misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janowski prevents a body shot from Robertson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Robertson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Janowski's brow.
Janowski misses with the head strike.
Janowski prevents a body shot from Robertson.
Janowski lands a shot to the body.
Janowski lands an uppercut.
Janowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Janowski lands with a right to the head.
Janowski works on Robertson's body with a couple of short punches.
Janowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Robertson controls his hands.
Robertson trying to land knees to the body.
Robertson misses with a punch to the body.
Stevie Janowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Janowski.
Robertson blocks an elbow strike from Janowski.
Janowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janowski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robertson's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robertson.
Janowski tries a body shot but Robertson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robertson's elbow.
Janowski tries to work over Robertson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robertson throws an elbow that misses.
Janowski tries a body shot but Robertson blocks it.
Robertson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Janowski misses with a body punch.
Janowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robertson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Janowski avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janowski misses with an elbow strike.
Janowski lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Janowski.
Robertson takes a shot to the head.
Janowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Janowski dodges an elbow strike from Robertson.
Janowski blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Janowski.
Janowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Janowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janowski blocks the elbow strike.
Janowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Janowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robertson tries to land knees in the clinch but Janowski avoids the damage to the body.
Janowski misses with a punch to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Janowski in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Janowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Janowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janowski tries to throw a body punch but Robertson avoids it by throwing Janowski back against the cage.
Janowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Robertson controls his hands.
Janowski lands with a right to the head.
Janowski lands with a left to the head.
Janowski tries to work over Robertson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Janowski.
Robertson avoids the elbow strike from Janowski, against the cage.
Janowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Robertson misses with a knee to the head.
Janowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Robertson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Janowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Janowski.
Janowski lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Janowski lands a body shot.
Janowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Janowski managing to block the knees to the body from Robertson.
Janowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robertson misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Janowski.
Janowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Janowski.
Janowski misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Janowski.
Robertson is rocked!
Janowski pushes Robertson against the cage. Janowski is working some dirty boxing. Janowski pushes off with a quick right hook! Robertson goes down! Robertson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Janowski moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Janowski!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Stevie Janowski waved his t-shirt featuring 30th Century Beer Store's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Rumiantsev (ranked 801 p4p, 1427 weight class) and Daniel Burton (ranked 84 p4p, 147 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tomas Rumiantsev has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tomas Rumiantsev seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Rumiantsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Burton!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rumiantsev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rumiantsev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burton misses with a wild body shot.
Rumiantsev tries to counter by clinching up but Burton breaks away and moves out of range.
Daniel Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rumiantsev lands the left hand.
Rumiantsev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burton.
Rumiantsev drops down looking for a counter takedown but Burton sprawls and moves away.
Rumiantsev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rumiantsev lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rumiantsev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burton misses with a hook.
Rumiantsev is looking to counter the offense by Burton and move into the clinch.
Burton misses with a hook to the body
and Rumiantsev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rumiantsev misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton is trying to break free.
Rumiantsev lands a left hand.
Rumiantsev blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Rumiantsev.
Rumiantsev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rumiantsev has a couple of punches blocked by Burton.
We've been hearing reports that Rumiantsev has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burton.
Burton can't find room to land a body shot as Rumiantsev controls the action.
Rumiantsev tries to throw a body punch but Burton avoids it by throwing Rumiantsev back against the cage.
Burton tries to circle away but Rumiantsev has him pinned against the cage.
Burton wants to get back to striking at distance but Rumiantsev won't allow it.
Burton is trying to force a seperation but Rumiantsev has the dominant position.
Rumiantsev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burton prevents a body shot from Rumiantsev.
Rumiantsev lands a hook that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Burton working hard to break the clinch.
Burton lands a hook that snaps the head of Rumiantsev backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rumiantsev.
Rumiantsev can't find room to land a body shot as Burton controls the action.
Rumiantsev can't find room to land a body shot as Burton controls the action.
Burton can't find room to land a body shot as Rumiantsev controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Rumiantsev.
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!
Burton blocking some punches.
Rumiantsev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumiantsev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rumiantsev misses with a punch on the inside.
Burton lands a right hand.
Burton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumiantsev presses Burton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burton prevents the takedown attempt.
Burton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burton throws a series of punches but Rumiantsev avoids them all with ease.
Rumiantsev misses with a looping right.
Burton misses with a combination
and Rumiantsev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rumiantsev lands a nice short elbow.
Burton wants to control but Rumiantsev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rumiantsev passes to full mount!
Burton is squirming around, avoiding Rumiantsev's attempts to control the action.
Burton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rumiantsev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rumiantsev is really struggling to control Burton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've been informed that Burton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumiantsev with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rumiantsev avoids the attempt from Burton to control.
The referee warns Burton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rumiantsev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rumiantsev prevents Burton from getting the reversal.
Burton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Burton is bucking up trying to escape but Rumiantsev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rumiantsev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burton is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Rumiantsev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burton drops his hands momentarily and Rumiantsev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burton drops Rumiantsev with a beautiful combination! Rumiantsev stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Burton is looking for the KO!
Rumiantsev is rocked!
It looks like Tomas Rumiantsev has been cut.
Rumiantsev misses with a hook
and Burton counters with a straight that turns Rumiantsev's legs to rubber! Burton pushes forward with more strikes and Rumiantsev goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Burton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Volodimir Borrisinov (ranked 1159 p4p, 1768 weight class) and Michel Santos (ranked 127 p4p, 184 weight class). Santos has chosen DMX - Intro as his entrance music. Michel Santos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid boxing
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Volodimir Borrisinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borrisinov slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Borrisinov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Borrisinov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Borrisinov persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Borrisinov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santos defends it nicely.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Borrisinov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Borrisinov tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Borrisinov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Borrisinov manages to get himself to full guard.
Borrisinov is pulling down on Santos's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Borrisinov has wrist control.
Borrisinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Borrisinov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos postures up.
Borrisinov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Borrisinov wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
Borrisinov is adopting a defensive guard.
Santos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Borrisinov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A leg kick checked by Borrisinov.
Santos throws a right and a left that Borrisinov avoids nicely.
Santos drives through with a takedown into Borrisinov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Borrisinov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Borrisinov has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Borrisinov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control but Borrisinov is working from the bottom.
Borrisinov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borrisinov seems keen to control Santos's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Borrisinov moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Borrisinov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volodimir Borrisinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borrisinov slips a jab from Santos.
Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Borrisinov. Borrisinov gets slowly back to his feet.
Borrisinov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Borrisinov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Borrisinov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Borrisinov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Borrisinov prevents Santos from escaping the position.
Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Santos gets back to half guard.
Borrisinov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borrisinov drops an elbow to the side of Santos's head.
Borrisinov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Borrisinov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michel Santos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Borrisinov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Borrisinov tries to counter with a takedown but Santos is quick to defend against it.
Borrisinov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Borrisinov gets slowly back to his feet.
Borrisinov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Borrisinov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Borrisinov or perhaps it was just good defense by Santos, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volodimir Borrisinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borrisinov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Santos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Borrisinov is in Santos's guard.
Borrisinov looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrisinov trying to control the position.
Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Borrisinov 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.
Borrisinov keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Santos postures up in Borrisinov's guard and throws a big left but Borrisinov blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borrisinov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Borrisinov is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Borrisinov keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Borrisinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Borrisinov controlling Santos's posture.
Borrisinov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Borrisinov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santos controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borrisinov circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borrisinov circles away quickly and effectively.
Borrisinov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Borrisinov quickly recovers to half guard.
Borrisinov is looking to improve his position.
Borrisinov is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Borrisinov trying to hold on to Santos's head to control him but Santos postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santos in particular looking to stall.
Santos trying to mount his opponent but Borrisinov defends it.
Borrisinov tries to get to full guard but Santos has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov wants to control but Santos is keeping busy.
Borrisinov is trying to get back to full guard.
Santos trying to control the action but Borrisinov is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Borrisinov is trying to maintain the position but Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos is looking to stall here but Borrisinov recovers full guard.
Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Santos wants to control but Borrisinov is keeping him busy.
Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Borrisinov manages to get to full guard.
Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos trying to control but Borrisinov is working from the bottom.
Borrisinov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Borrisinov is keeping the position.
Santos being controlled here momentarily.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Borrisinov is retaining full guard.
Borrisinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Borrisinov, not yet.
Borrisinov keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Santos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Santos clinches up with Borrisinov and pushes him back against the cage.
Volodimir Borrisinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Borrisinov avoids it.
Nice body punch from Santos - that landed with a thud.
Borrisinov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos is pressed up against the cage. Borrisinov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos down to the mat. Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volodimir Borrisinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos tries to sprawl but Borrisinov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Borrisinov working the head and body with strikes.
Borrisinov is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Borrisinov throws a strike but Santos avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Borrisinov is stalling in the full guard.
Santos controls Borrisinov momentarily but Borrisinov frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos trying to control the position.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Borrisinov from controlling successfully.
Santos is trying to keep Borrisinov in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Santos looking to control but instead Borrisinov has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Borrisinov is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Borrisinov tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Borrisinov trying to control from the bottom.
Santos prevents Borrisinov from improving his position.
Santos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos is looking to stall here but Borrisinov recovers full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Santos!
In his post fight interview, Michel Santos started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Zigaro (ranked 557 p4p, 1330 weight class) and Randall Dean (ranked 76 p4p, 184 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan Zigaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Randall Dean!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zigaro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zigaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dean is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zigaro with a body shot.
A head kick by Dean misses
and Zigaro counters by moving into the clinch.
Dean lands a hook that snaps the head of Zigaro backwards.
Zigaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zigaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zigaro has a couple of punches blocked by Dean.
Dean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zigaro backwards.
Zigaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Zigaro is leaning against Dean and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dean manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Zigaro's head coaches at The Hidden that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zigaro manages to avoid it.
Zigaro tries a low kick but Dean avoids it.
Zigaro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dean scores with the left hand. Zigaro knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zigaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dean throws an overhand right that lands on Zigaro's shoulder, as Zigaro tries to avoid the shot.
Dean misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zigaro tried to score with a low kick but Dean checks it.
Zigaro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dean swings for the body but Zigaro moves out of range.
Zigaro jabs Dean to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oooooh!!! Zigaro has knocked Dean down with a huge combo! Zigaro steps away and waves a wobbly Dean back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dean is rocked!
It looks like Randall Dean has been cut.
Dean checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zigaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zigaro.
Dean looks winded!
Zigaro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dean counters with a left to the body.
Zigaro throws a right hand that misses
and Dean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zigaro throws out a powerful jab.
Dean is still on wobbly legs! Can Zigaro finish him?
A shot to the body from Dean misses
and Zigaro moves into the clinch.
Dean seems to have recovered his senses.
Zigaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Zigaro fails to land.
Dean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dean is working Zigaro over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Zigaro.
Dean stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zigaro misses with a body punch.
Dean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dean swings wildly with an uppercut but Zigaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zigaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dean prevents a body shot from Zigaro.
Zigaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zigaro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zigaro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zigaro can't find room to land a body shot as Dean controls the action.
Dean has a couple of punches blocked by Zigaro.
Zigaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Zigaro on the inside.
Dean is trying to break the clinch but Zigaro is controlling him.
Zigaro lands a nice shot to the body.
Zigaro pushes Dean back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Zigaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Zigaro.
Zigaro lands with a left to the head.
Zigaro is working Dean over against the cage.
Zigaro tries to work over Dean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zigaro tries a body shot but Dean blocks it.
Zigaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Zigaro.
Zigaro leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zigaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zigaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zigaro blocks a body shot from Dean.
Dean takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zigaro gets through Dean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zigaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Zigaro.
Zigaro tries to throw a body punch but Dean avoids it by throwing Zigaro back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zigaro.
Zigaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Still in the clinch, Zigaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zigaro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zigaro scores with a shoulder strike.
Zigaro leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Zigaro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zigaro misses with a punch to the body.
Zigaro managing to block the knees to the body from Dean.
Dean working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Zigaro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randall Dean's cut.
That's time! Zigaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zigaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dean is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zigaro rather than just go for the knockout.
Dean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zigaro connects with a crisp jab.
Zigaro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zigaro manages to avoid it.
Dean throws a hook but Zigaro avoids it easily.
Dean scores with a jab to the body.
Dean misses with a head kick.
Zigaro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dean throws a sloppy head kick and Zigaro moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean throws a body punch but Zigaro moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Zigaro misses its target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zigaro - that will leave a mark!
Dean is breathing heavily.
Zigaro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dean if he has to take too many more of those.
Zigaro 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.
Dean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zigaro cracks Dean with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Dean tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Zigaro pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Dean is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tristan Zigaro!
Tristan Zigaro tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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