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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Savion Alvarado (ranked 3110 p4p, 5353 weight class) and Greg McDonald (ranked 243 p4p, 332 weight class). Alvarado comes to the cage accompanied by Watch The World Burn. On his way into the cage it seems that Savion Alvarado has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Savion Alvarado 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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Savion Alvarado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarado closes this distance looking for a takedown but McDonald circles away.
McDonald dips to his left and cracks Alvarado with an uppercut!
McDonald scores with a body shot.
McDonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarado shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McDonald pinned against the cage. McDonald gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald lands an overhand right.
Alvarado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from McDonald.
Alvarado tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McDonald looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McDonald is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alvarado throws out a loose jab but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarado tries to clinch but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald throws out a counter right but Alvarado avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters circling a little - Alvarado finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Alvarado.
McDonald takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alvarado wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvarado clinches up against the cage.
Alvarado wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alvarado breaks from the clinch.
McDonald moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarado ducks right into an uppercut from McDonald.
Alvarado clinches up against the cage.
Alvarado has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McDonald prevents Alvarado from breaking the clinch.
McDonald trying to control the position but instead, Alvarado has worked for underhooks and has pushed McDonald into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Alvarado.
Alvarado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Alvarado - that landed with a thud.
Alvarado misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Alvarado.
Alvarado has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
McDonald looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvarado manages to break the clinch.
McDonald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
McDonald looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDonald displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarado.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Savion Alvarado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvarado on the side of the head.
Alvarado throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg McDonald dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McDonald stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvarado. Alvarado gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvarado throws a sloppy head kick and McDonald moves out of range easily.
McDonald swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarado tries to clinch up but McDonald circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarado looks to throw a body kick
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarado closes the distance but McDonald moves to the side
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarado moves into range and clinches up with McDonald.
McDonald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alvarado wants to get back to striking at distance but McDonald won't allow it.
Alvarado letting McDonald take a breather here.
Alvarado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDonald connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McDonald.
Alvarado clinches with his opponent.
Alvarado works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alvarado breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald scores with a jab. Alvarado acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McDonald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarado circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarado tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McDonald manages to circle out of the way.
Alvarado tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Alvarado misses its intended target.
Greg McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonald cracks Alvarado with a good jab.
Alvarado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDonald to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarado thumps McDonald with a low kick.
Alvarado on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvarado instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald blocks a body shot from Alvarado.
Alvarado can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
McDonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarado tries for a takedown but McDonald circles away easily
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarado is looking to score with low kicks.
McDonald now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald leaves Alvarado with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McDonald appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Savion Alvarado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald digs a good body shot into Alvarado's ribs.
McDonald lands with a right hand.
McDonald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald's corner calls for a 1-2. McDonald obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McDonald catches Alvarado with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 Alvarado is rocked!
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!
McDonald thuds his right hand into Alvarado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Alvarado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonald lands an uppercut, right on the button! Alvarado tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greg McDonald!
The defeated Savion Alvarado had this to say: 'Putain...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Stevens (ranked 3707 p4p, 5295 weight class) and Jagger Clay (ranked 377 p4p, 434 weight class). Enrique Stevens is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enrique Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jagger Clay!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Clay counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stevens thinking.
Clay swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Clay raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Stevens moves in looking to clinch but Clay pushes him off.
Stevens wants to clinch but Clay slips to the side
and Clay counters with a nice right hand that sends Stevens toppling to the canvas! Stevens scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Clay finish him?!
 It looks like Enrique Stevens has been cut.
Clay looks to throw the jab but Stevens is out of range.
Clay darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Stevens's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Clay before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jagger Clay!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between One Punch One Sub (ranked 3484 p4p, 2453 weight class) and Braden Hutchinson (ranked 347 p4p, 262 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, One Punch One Sub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Braden Hutchinson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutchinson misses with a body shot
and One Sub counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Braden Hutchinson has been cut.
Hutchinson lands with a cross.
Hutchinson throws a predictable looking body shot
and One Sub counters with a nice uppercut.
Hutchinson throws the left hand but One Sub avoids the punch easily.
Hutchinson throws an off balance right hand
and One Sub counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
One Sub scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hutchinson missing with a left hand there. One Sub was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hutchinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and One Sub cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hutchinson misses with an uppercut
and One Sub counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
One Sub misses with a wild body shot.
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!
One Sub darts in looking for a takedown but Hutchinson gets double underhooks and turns One Sub into the cage.
Hutchinson misses with a punch to the body.
Hutchinson swings wildly with an uppercut but One Sub uses good head movement to avoid it.
One Sub tries for a takedown but Hutchinson manages to get underhooks.
Hutchinson leaning against his opponent.
Hutchinson lands with a right to the head.
One Sub tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for One Punch One Sub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutchinson lands a hook that snaps the head of One Sub backwards.
Hutchinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hutchinson tries a body shot but One Sub blocks it.
Hutchinson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
One Sub fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hutchinson lands a shot to the body.
One Sub tries to stall but Hutchinson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
One Sub is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hutchinson is defending well.
One Sub tries to pull guard but Hutchinson won't allow it.
Hutchinson lands an uppercut.
One Sub tries to pull guard but Hutchinson holds him up against the cage and eventually One Sub drops back down to his feet.
Hutchinson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of One Sub backwards.
One Sub tries to stall but Hutchinson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hutchinson controlling the action here for a moment.
One Sub is trying to drag Hutchinson to the mat but Hutchinson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right from Hutchinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hutchinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but One Sub manages to avoid it.
Hutchinson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and One Sub counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from One Sub.
A jab from Hutchinson misses.
Hutchinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
One Sub defending well as Hutchinson loads up on a big left hand.
One Sub misses with a double jab.
One Sub gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like One Punch One Sub has been cut.
One Sub uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hutchinson.
Hutchinson throws a poor cross that misses
and One Sub counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hutchinson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hutchinson. One Sub does a little dance to reset his feet.
One Sub misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but One Sub moves away.
One Sub throws a hook but Hutchinson blocks it.
Hutchinson throws out a counter right but One Sub avoids it with no problem.
Hutchinson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and One Sub connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hutchinson scrambles back to his feet.
Hutchinson slips a jab from One Sub.
One Sub fails with the takedown
and One Sub takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
One Sub takes a swing at Hutchinson's ribcage but misses.
Hutchinson throws a looping overhand right but One Sub ducks down to avoid it.
Hutchinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
One Sub looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hutchinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Hutchinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like One Sub was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hutchinson.
Hutchinson takes a swing at One Sub's ribcage but misses.
Hutchinson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hutchinson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
One Sub is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hutchinson throws an off balance right hand
and One Sub counters with a left and a right that stings Hutchinson.
Oh One Sub is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson throws an off balance right hand
and One Sub counters with a straight right hand.
One Sub is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
One Sub takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
One Sub seems to have got his legs back now.
One Sub avoids the body shot from Hutchinson.
Hutchinson lands the left hand.
One Sub is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A shot to the body from Hutchinson misses
and One Sub counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Hutchinson misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. One Sub darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hutchinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Hutchinson.
One Punch One Sub's cut is getting worse.
Hutchinson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! One Sub drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Hutchinson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from One Sub's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braden Hutchinson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Urjiah Chen (ranked 3901 p4p, 2317 weight class) and Bai Li (ranked 370 p4p, 246 weight class). Chen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Адамға адам керек. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White 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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Urjiah Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bai Li!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen misses with a double jab
and Li counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Li on the ground.
Li working the head and body with strikes.
Li takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chen trying to control here.
Li looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Li perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Li has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li working Chen over with strikes.
Li with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Li is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Li working the head and body with strikes.
Li not doing much here.
Li takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chen is looking to improve his position.
Li has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Li working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li trying to mount his opponent but Chen defends it.
Li is controlling the pace.
Li lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Li not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Li scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Li content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Li.
Li passes the guard and advances to mount!
Chen is bucking up trying to escape but Li cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Li is landing with some decent strikes but Chen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Li cracks Chen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Li content just to control the position here.
Chen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Li has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chen's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chen?
Li scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li controlling from mount.
Chen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Li with the ground and pound from mount.
Li landing punches.
Chen tries to lock up and control but Li gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Li sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Li lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Li landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bai Li 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.
Chen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Li counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chen!
Li lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chen down.
A lull in the action here.
Li looks up at the clock and then as Chen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Li smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Li has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Li lands a few punches from side control.
Li scores with a couple of short elbows.
Chen trying to remain calm as Li controls from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Li lands some shots froms side control.
Li controlling from side mount.
Li has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Li raining down hammerfists from mount.
Li connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Li is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chen is looking to improve his position but Li isn't that keen on the idea.
Li connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Li sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Li landing punches.
Li connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chen tries to hold on but Li postures up.
Li tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Li raining down shots from the mount!
Li breaks from Chen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chen is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chen?
Oh Chen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li drops a big elbow. That's hurt Chen! More shots from Li and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bai Li!
A relieved looking Bai Li thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Leighton (ranked 3150 p4p, 2355 weight class) and Killian Holloway (ranked 312 p4p, 240 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Morgan Leighton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killian Holloway!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leighton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morgan Leighton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holloway uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leighton has time to react.
It looks like Morgan Leighton has been cut.
Leighton throws a hook but Holloway avoids it easily.
Holloway slips under a jab from Leighton.
Leighton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leighton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leighton throws a jab when Holloway was well out of range.
Holloway swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leighton throws a jab when Holloway was well out of range.
Holloway drops Leighton with a huge uppercut! Leighton drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Holloway is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Killian Holloway!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raiden Cervantes (ranked 1948 p4p, 2338 weight class) and Axel Phelps (ranked 216 p4p, 251 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raiden Cervantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Phelps!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phelps gets caught napping as Cervantes dives in and scores a takedown. Phelps manages to retain guard.
Cervantes is looking to work some ground and pound but Phelps has wrist control.
Phelps working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cervantes.
Phelps looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cervantes cracks Phelps with a solid left hand.
Cervantes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cervantes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cervantes postures up in Phelps's guard and throws a big left but Phelps blocks it.
Cervantes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cervantes throws an elbow that misses. Phelps uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cervantes's guard. Nice move by Phelps!
Cervantes has Phelps pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cervantes has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Phelps is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cervantes.
Phelps working away.
Cervantes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervantes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Phelps really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cervantes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cervantes is looking for a sweep. Phelps is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cervantes wants to control but Phelps is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Phelps wants to take a breather but Cervantes is having none of it.
Cervantes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cervantes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Phelps avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cervantes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Phelps defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes wants to sweep here but Phelps controlling him for the moment.
Phelps has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Cervantes to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Phelps is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Cervantes pulls down on the head and he's put Phelps to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Raiden Cervantes!
A very excited looking Raiden Cervantes rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between August Cooke (ranked 1019 p4p, 2737 weight class) and Luca Cabal (ranked 108 p4p, 281 weight class). August Cooke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, August Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luca Cabal!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
A counter left hand to the body from Cooke misses its target.
Cabal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cooke backs up against the cage.
Cabal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooke closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cabal to the mat! Cabal manages to get full guard.
Cabal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cabal is looking to stand up but Cooke isn't so interested in that idea.
Cooke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke throws a big right hand that misses.
Cooke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cooke cracks Cabal with a solid left hand.
Cooke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cooke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cabal's head.
Cooke throwing strikes but missing.
Cooke throws a big right hand that misses.
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!
Cabal wants to sweep here but Cooke controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke lands a couple of elbows.
Cooke throws a strike but Cabal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cabal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cabal is looking to stand up but Cooke won't let him.
Cooke wants to get back to his feet but Cabal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cabal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cabal trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabal tries to free his leg and advance position but Cooke is retaining full guard.
Cooke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cabal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cooke wants to stand up but Cabal is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke shoots in and gets a takedown into Cabal's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cooke is looking to work some ground and pound but Cabal has wrist control.
Cooke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cooke throwing strikes but missing.
Cabal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cooke advances position into side control!
Cooke lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cooke fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cabal tries to bench press Cooke off him but Cooke keeps the position.
An elbow from Cooke crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal is not content to let Cooke control the position.
Cooke throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cooke working the body and head with strikes.
Cabal is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cooke asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Cabal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Cooke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooke lands a strong strike to the head of Cabal. That's dazed him! Cooke looking to finish here. Cabal is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Cooke lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). August Cooke!
August Cooke took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bloodbath MMA Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Capot (ranked 2212 p4p, 2361 weight class) and Ernesto Sosa (ranked 235 p4p, 244 weight class). Ernesto Sosa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Capot's chin.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Capot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ernesto Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Capot to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sosa keeping moving, preventing Capot from controlling successfully.
Sosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Sosa, not yet.
Capot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Capot wants to control from the top but Sosa keeps moving.
Sosa throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capot trying to control but Sosa is working from the bottom.
Capot looking to sit in guard and control but Sosa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa throws a big right hand that misses.
Sosa throwing strikes from guard but Capot blocks nicely.
Sosa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sosa works over Capot with some ground and pound from guard.
Sosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sosa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Capot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Capot has wrist control.
Sosa trying to control but Capot is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sosa working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sosa is in close to Capot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Capot is controlling Sosa's posture.
Sosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sosa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sosa throws a big elbow that misses.
Sosa passes Capot's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sosa trying to pass the guard but Capot defending well.
Sosa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sosa working Capot over with strikes.
Sosa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Capot with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sosa working over Capot with some ground and pound. Capot looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sosa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Capot trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sosa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sosa looks to land a strike but Capot avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sosa postures up.
Sosa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sosa working the head and body with strikes.
Sosa working the ground and pound from side control.
Capot prevents Sosa from moving into mount.
Sosa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Capot is rocked!
A big shot lands for Sosa! That's hurt Capot! Will he recover? Sosa fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Sosa!
A relieved looking Ernesto Sosa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mando Morin (ranked 1000 p4p, 860 weight class) and Douglas Clark (ranked 116 p4p, 99 weight class). Clark has chosen Sweet Home Alabama as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mando Morin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Clark!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morin ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Clark misses with a hook. Morin ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Clark misses.
Morin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Clark does no damage.
Clark has managed to clinch.
Clark managing to block the knees to the body from Morin.
Morin tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clark.
Clark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morin lands a good knee to the midsection. Clark won't want to take too many of those.
Morin crunches a lovely knee into Clark's ribcage.
Morin avoiding damage.
Morin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morin tries a knee to the head but Clark blocks it.
Clark managing to block the knees to the body from Morin.
Clark is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morin to keep the fight standing.
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morin tries to land a knee to the head but Clark blocks with his arms.
Clark tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morin smiles and moves away.
Morin slips under a jab from Clark.
Clark misses the jab.
Morin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morin moves out of range of the strikes.
Morin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Morin is looking to chop away at Clark's legs.
Morin ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
As Clark tries to get set, Morin tries to push him back and clinch up but Clark manages to avoid the attempt.
A big right from Clark misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morin blocks a jab.
Morin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clark is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Clark closes the distance and pushes Morin back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to pull guard but Morin holds him up against the cage and eventually Clark drops back down to his feet.
Mando Morin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Clark.
Clark ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Clark no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Clark wants to sweep but no luck.
Morin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clark is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morin defends well.
Morin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clark on the ground.
Morin trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Clark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Clark has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morin has managed to get both his arms back between Clark's legs - danger averted.
Morin is sitting in close to Clark's body. Clark has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Morin is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Morin is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Clark.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Douglas Clark!
A very excited looking Douglas Clark 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Lemon (ranked 478 p4p, 809 weight class) and October Weathers (ranked 44 p4p, 67 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Lemon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, October Weathers!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Weathers.
Weathers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lemon scores with a body shot.
Weathers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lemon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weathers.
A big left from Weathers misses.
Weathers moves out of range of the strikes.
Weathers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lemon has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weathers misses with a hook
and Lemon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lemon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lemon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weathers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lemon with a body shot.
Lemon throws an overhand right that lands on Weathers's shoulder, as Weathers tries to avoid the shot.
Weathers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lemon moves away from the strike by Weathers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon throws a lazy uppercut
and Weathers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lemon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lemon slips under a jab.
Weathers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurt Lemon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Lemon.
Weathers misses with a right hand
and Lemon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like October Weathers has been cut.
Weathers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Weathers ducks under a wild hook from Lemon.
The fighters circle momentarily. Weathers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Weathers misses with an uppercut
and Lemon counters with a stiff right hand.
Lemon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Weathers let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon takes a swing at Weathers's ribcage but misses.
Lemon sets himself, and Weathers steps forward looking for the clinch! Lemon avoids it this time.
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!
Weathers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lemon. Lemon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lemon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A shot to the body from Weathers misses
letting Lemon counter with a right hand.
Weathers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lemon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weathers.
Weathers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lemon circles away quickly and effectively.
Lemon scores with a jab.
Lemon misses with a hook. Weathers ducked under it nicely.
Weathers misses with an uppercut. Lemon saw that one coming.
Weathers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon looks to throw the jab but Weathers is out of range.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Lemon and Weathers goes tumbling to the canvas! Lemon follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
 Weathers is rocked!
Weathers desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Weathers is still in real trouble! Can Lemon finish him?
Weathers tries to kick Lemon off but Lemon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Weathers seems to have recovered his senses.
Weathers trying to control here.
Lemon wants to work for an arm triangle but Weathers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Weathers makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Weathers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weathers looking for a sweep. Not yet Weathers, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weathers pulls Lemon in close to prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Weathers can do anything to dispel that myth.
Let's hope that Weathers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lemon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lemon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lemon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lemon looking to pass the guard.
Lemon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lemon pushing down on Weathers's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Weathers wants to control but Lemon is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Lemon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on October Weathers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Weathers works the jab nicely.
Weathers walks into a stiff left hand from Lemon.
Lemon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Weathers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lemon.
Weathers throws a looping overhand right but Lemon ducks down to avoid it.
Lemon is looking to counter punch.
Lemon misses with a lunging right hand
and Weathers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lemon misses with a lunging right hand
letting Weathers counter with a right hand.
Weathers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weathers misses with a straight right.
Weathers throws a shot to the body.
Weathers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemon misses with a looping right.
Weathers steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lemon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon throws a right hand that Weathers ducks under and follows up with a left that Weathers also avoids with ease.
Lemon swings widly with a right hand
and Weathers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lemon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemon throws a big counter combination but Weathers scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lemon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weathers can do to turn this around?
Lemon staying out of range there.
Lemon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lemon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kurt Lemon is winning the standup battle so far.
Lemon throws out a loose jab but Weathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weathers.
Weathers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lemon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weathers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lemon feinted with a counter takedown.
Lemon fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Weathers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weathers misses with an uppercut
and Lemon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lemon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weathers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lemon finds it's way round the side to connect with Weathers's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemon. Weathers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weathers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lemon slips a jab from Weathers.
A telegraphed right hand from Lemon misses the target.
Weathers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Weathers connects with a body shot that sends Lemon's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Weathers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lemon throws a shot from downtown. Weathers moves away and avoids it.
Lemon throws out a loose jab but Weathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Lemon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lemon.
Weathers stuffs the takedown.
Weathers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lemon.
Lemon throws an off balance right hand
and Weathers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weathers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lemon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Weathers on the side of the head.
Lemon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weathers slips a straight right by Lemon.
A jab lands there for Weathers.
Lemon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemon throws out a loose jab but Weathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weathers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Weathers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Weathers connects with a combination that backs up Lemon into the cage. Weathers lands a flurry of punches that gets past Lemon's guard. Lemon is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Weathers bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). October Weathers!
October Weathers is the new featherweight champion!
October Weathers 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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