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UFF 15: Rising Stars PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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275 lbs
6 - 12 - 0 |
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240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Payne!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Payne shows good takedown defense.
Payne shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Payne thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson working for submissions but it's allowed Payne to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Payne's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Payne's back!
Johnson has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Payne is defending well but eventually Johnson manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Payne has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dave Johnson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Evens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao's entrance music is I Gotta Feeling. A fine choice. Evens is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ac dc-Back in Black. Josh Evens is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
4 - 3 - 2 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Josh Evens!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Evens defends it nicely.
Pacquiao looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evens lands a big uppercut and Pacquiao crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Pacquiao looks OK. Evens waves Pacquiao back to his feet!
Pacquiao is rocked!
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Evens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Pacquiao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Evens.
Evens lands a big shot that drops Pacquiao! Can he finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evens slips nicely into half guard.
Evens wants to free his trapped foot but Pacquiao is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Evens uses his free foot to push down on Pacquiao's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pacquiao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evens controlling from the full mount.
Evens postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Pacquiao bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Evens and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Evens!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Romanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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234 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruslan Romanenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanenko gets a double leg takedown into Nogueira's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanenko works over Nogueira with some ground and pound from guard.
Romanenko wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is keeping the position.
Romanenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nogueira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romanenko is in close to Nogueira's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nogueira is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Romanenko rolls with it to try and escape but Nogueira cranks on the arm and Romanenko is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russ Rutger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rutger's choice of entrance music: Oh...Canada by Classified. Russ Rutger acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russ Rutger!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rutger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steele moves to clinch but Rutger breaks away
and Rutger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steele momentarily.
Steele shoots and misses
and Rutger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rutger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steele is looking to clinch.
Steele has his takedown stuffed
and Rutger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rutger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rutger counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutger staying out of range there.
Rutger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steele with a poor takedown
and Rutger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steele with a poor takedown
and Rutger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutger works the jab nicely.
Steele looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rutger!
Steele is breathing heavily.
Rutger is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steele tries to control but Rutger wriggling away.
Rutger is looking to improve his position but Steele isn't that keen on the idea.
Steele is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rutger can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Steele looking to control but Rutger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rutger working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger regains half guard.
Steele thows a huge punch but Rutger dodges it nicely.
Steele is working for a submission of some sort.
Rutger makes his way to full guard, as Steele worked for a kimura.
Steele will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to control from the top but Rutger keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rutger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Russ Rutger 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.
Steele misses with a takedown attempt
and Rutger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steele tries for a takedown but Rutger circles away easily
and Rutger counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rutger in particular looking to stall.
Rutger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steele with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Steele tries to roll over but Rutger keeps him under control.
Steele is working hard here to advance position.
Rutger is stalling here. Steele is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rutger seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Steele has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele throws a strike aimed at the side of Rutger's head but Rutger avoids it well.
Rutger tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Steele's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rutger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steele's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steele's back!
Russ Rutger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rutger controls the position.
Steele can't escape the position.
Rutger is landing with strikes. Steele can't take much more of this.
Steele is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Steele.
Rutger slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Rutger lands a shot to the head.
Steele is trapped and Rutger is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Steele really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rutger connects with a big shot to the side of Steele's head.
Steele breaks Rutger's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rutger looking for a sweep. Not yet Rutger, not yet.
Steele loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rutger is on top in guard.
Rutger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Steele looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger stays in close to Steele's body and controls the position.
Steele looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rutger is one step ahead there.
Rutger works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rutger wants to control but Steele is keeping him busy.
Rutger seems to be looking for submissions.
Rutger wants to pass the guard but Steele is defending well.
Rutger is keen to just control but Steele is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger is taking a breather. Steele says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rutger wants to control but Steele is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rutger content to control rather than advance.
Steele is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rutger scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rutger stalling away here and it's allowed Steele to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rutger trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russ Rutger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Steele misses with a takedown
and Rutger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Rutger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rutger misses with a body kick.
Rutger missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele has his takedown stuffed
and Rutger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steele has his takedown stuffed
and Rutger counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gregory Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele tries for a takedown but Rutger circles away easily
and Rutger counters with a two punch combo.
Steele fails with the takedown
and Rutger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rutger lands a jab.
Steele has his takedown stuffed
and Rutger counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rutger counters with a good low kick that Steele was not able to check.
Rutger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steele on the side of the head.
Rutger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steele tries for a takedown but Rutger circles away easily
and Rutger counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rutger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steele.
Steele with a poor takedown
and Rutger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Russ Rutger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele needs to keep his hands up - Rutger had a free shot at his head there.
Steele misses with a takedown
and Rutger counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutger dips to his left and cracks Steele with an uppercut!
Russ Rutger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rutger cracks Steele with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Steele drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steele looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steele misses with a takedown
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rutger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Rutger.
Gregory Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steele with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rutger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steele thinking.
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!
Jab by Rutger.
Rutger lands the left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutger scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russ Rutger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rutger 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russ Rutger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Daw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Copley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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212 lbs
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201 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Daw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Copley!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copley wants to clinch.
Copley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Copley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daw moves in looking to clinch but Copley pushes him off.
Copley wants to clinch up but Daw keeps it at a distance.
Daw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Daw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Doug Copley has been cut.
Daw lands with a left to the head.
Daw trying to land knees to the body.
Daw misses with a knee strike.
Copley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Copley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Daw prevents a takedown attempt there.
Steve Daw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Copley.
Copley wants a takedown but no success here.
Daw scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Copley is rocked!
Daw landing knees to the head.
Copley is still on wobbly legs! Can Daw finish him?
Daw pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Copley! Daw unloads with more strikes and Copley sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Daw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Gap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dew Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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270 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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228 lbs
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Gap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dew Rain!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gap quickly recovers to half guard.
Rain working Gap over with strikes.
Gap is trying to maintain the position but Rain is very close to passing his half guard.
Rain is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gap is bucking up trying to escape but Rain cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rain avoids the attempt from Gap to control.
Gap is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gap wants to hold on but Rain pushes him away.
Rain is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gap is surviving well by controlling Rain's body position as best he can.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rain cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rain manages to capitalize on a mistake by Gap to take his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain working for the choke.
Rain is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gap knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gap for a finish.
Rain tightening his grip on Gap, looking for the choke.
Rain connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Gap to escape the position.
Rain doesn't have the hooks in and Gap manages to turn into his guard.
Gap wants to stand but Rain has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gap has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gap trying to control the position from guard on top but Rain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gap thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rain trying to keep a closed guard but Gap is proving a slippery customer.
Gap avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rain working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gap has passed into half guard!
Rain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rain on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rain trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain wants to control but Gap is having none of it.
Gap working the ground and pound effectively.
Rain wants to hold on but Gap pushes him away.
Gap pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rain tries to reverse the position but Gap maintains control.
Gap punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rain is looking to improve his position but Gap isn't that keen on the idea.
Gap raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gap lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gap prevents Rain from getting the reversal.
Gap tries to control but Rain wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gap is really struggling to control Rain but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rain swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rain is desperately trying to improve his position but Gap has a good base and remains in mount.
Rain wants to control but Gap is having none of it.
Gap controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gap working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gap trying to control but Rain is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dew Rain will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rain shoots in for a takedown but Gap shows good takedown defense.
Rain shoots in looking for a takedown but Gap manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gap shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rain napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rain is not content to let Gap control the position.
Gap working away.
Gap decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rain to his feet.
Gap moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gap shoots in and gets a takedown into Rain's guard.
Gap is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gap can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gap controls the pace.
Rain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gap gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gap tries to free his leg and advance position but Rain is retaining full guard.
Rain is working an open guard so Gap takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gap feints and as Rain raises his hands in defense, Gap changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rain looking for a guillotine here but Gap defends easily.
Rain working for a triangle but Gap defends it easily.
Rain is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gap tries to stand but Rain is controlling from the bottom.
Rain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gap stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rain has his foot on Gap's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gap works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain is looking for a triangle but Gap pushes his legs off easily.
Rain trying to control the position.
Gap is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gap defends it easily.
Gap stands up and waves to Rain to follow him.
Gap misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Gap has knocked Rain down with a huge combo! Gap steps away and waves a wobbly Rain back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Dew Rain has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Gap - just one landing.
Gap looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rain is rocked!
Rain throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gap escapes and throws Rain's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rain is still in real trouble! Can Gap finish him?
Rain is trying to escape the position but Gap is controlling the position.
Rain seems to have recovered his senses.
Gap tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rain gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gap is trying to control. Rain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Gap dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dew Rain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rain slips a jab and a cross from Gap.
Dew Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gap displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No luck for Rain with that takedown attempt.
Gap closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rain to the mat! Rain manages to get full guard.
Rain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gap is one step ahead there.
Gap decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rain, up you get!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gap throws a head kick but Rain moves out of range.
Patrick Gap is winning the standup battle so far.
Gap tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rain. Gap does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gap tries to clinch there but Rain circles away.
Rain looks for a takedown but Gap sprawls well.
Gap gets a takedown into half guard.
Rain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain wants to improve his position but Gap is controlling well.
Rain looking for submissions off his back.
Gap working over Rain with some ground and pound. Rain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gap wants to control but Rain is keeping him busy.
Gap winds up and cracks Rain with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rain manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gap throws a big right hand that misses.
Gap stopping the sweep attempt from Rain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gap trying to control the position from guard on top but Rain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rain looking for subs off his back but Gap has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rain wants to control but Gap is keeping busy.
Gap stalling.
Rain keeping hold of Gap's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gap seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gap wants to control but Rain is keeping him busy.
We're going to have a standup here because Patrick Gap wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rain shoots in but Gap avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Patrick Gap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dew Rain.
Rain shoots in for a takedown but Gap shows good takedown defense.
Gap misses with a body shot.
Gap fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rain to the ground. Gap is now in Rain's guard.
Rain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gap is aware though and is defending well.
Gap is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gap looking to pass the guard.
Rain can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gap controls the pace.
Gap trying to control but Rain is working from the bottom.
Rain looking for a guillotine here but Gap defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Gap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gap has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Gap!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Novikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Davola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davola has chosen Chicken Fried as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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282 lbs
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245 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evgeni Novikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Davola!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davola scores with a crisp jab that stopped Novikov in his tracks.
Davola fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Davola looking to score a takedown here. Novikov is defending well but Davola drives through and ends up in Novikov's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Novikov is trying to control the position but Davola postures up.
Davola looking to sit in guard and control but Novikov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Novikov won't allow Davola to get back to his feet.
Davola is looking to sweep but instead, Novikov has passed into half guard.
Davola wants to get back to his feet.
Novikov is trying to work for a kimura but Davola is defending well.
Davola moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davola lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Novikov!
Novikov is in a horrible position here. Davola smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Novikov is squirming around, avoiding Davola's attempts to control the action.
Davola looking to ground and pound but Novikov is blocking nicely.
Davola sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davola raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davola dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Novikov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Davola with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davola working Novikov over with strikes here.
Novikov taking shots to the head.
Novikov is rocked!
Davola looking to finish Novikov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Novikov!
Oh Novikov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davola lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Novikov! Davola sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Novikov and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Davola!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alaric Visigoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Visigoth's choice of entrance music: THUNDERSTRUCK. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 lbs
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alaric Visigoth!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visigoth takes one on the button.
A shot to the body from Carter misses
and Visigoth decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carter's guard.
Carter wants to sweep but no luck.
Carter wants to improve his position but instead Visigoth has moved into half guard.
Carter is trying to get back to full guard.
Visigoth lands strikes from half guard.
Carter looking for subs from the bottom but Visigoth mounts him!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Visigoth landing strikes from the mount and Carter is in trouble!
Carter is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter is working hard here to advance position.
Visigoth landing strikes from the mount and Carter is in trouble!
Visigoth lands a nice shot to the head.
Carter is rocked!
Visigoth loads up with a big shot that hurts Carter! He's pulled Visigoth in close but Visigoth has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Carter survive? More strikes from Visigoth and Carter is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alaric Visigoth!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buck Ewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Justice has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Buck Ewing's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buck Ewing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Justice!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewing smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Justice scores with a takedown into Ewing's guard.
Justice is looking to work some ground and pound but Ewing has wrist control.
Justice must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ewing looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Buck Ewing wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Justice has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ewing walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Justice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Justice smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Justice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Justice shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ewing's guard.
Justice content to stall in guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice throws a big right hand that misses.
Ewing looking for a sweep. Not yet Ewing, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ewing has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Justice has managed to get both his arms back between Ewing's legs - danger averted.
Justice seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Let's hope that Justice 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.
Justice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ewing swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice passes Ewing's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing trying to control here.
Justice with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
It looks like Justice might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sean Justice hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Justice lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Justice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Justice. Those never looked like landing.
Justice lands a front kick.
Ewing avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sean Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice fails to land with a series of punches.
Justice slips a jab and a cross from Ewing.
Ewing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Justice looks to land a combination but Ewing avoids it well.
Ewing missing with a left hand there. Justice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justice stuffs the takedown attempt from Ewing. Ewing gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ewing avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Justice dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Justice scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ewing gets caught flat footed, as Justice shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Justice scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Justice sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Justice trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ewing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justice is one step ahead there.
Ewing utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ewing's head.
Sean Justice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Justice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ewing works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justice controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ewing avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Justice tries to free his leg and advance position but Ewing is retaining full guard.
Justice preventing the sweep.
Justice is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sean Justice.
Justice tries a head kick but it misses.
Justice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ewing cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
Justice looks for the body kick but Ewing saw that one coming.
Justice lands a jab to Ewing's midsection.
Justice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Justice shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ewing is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is trying to work for a kimura but Ewing is defending well.
Justice trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice trying to pass the guard but Ewing defending well.
Ewing is trying to maintain the position but Justice is very close to passing his half guard.
Ewing wants to get back to full guard but Justice has mounted him!
Ewing tries to reverse the position but Justice maintains control.
Ewing takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice landing strikes, looking to finish!
Justice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Justice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Justice throws an overhand right that lands on Ewing's shoulder, as Ewing tries to avoid the shot.
Justice thuds his right hand into Ewing's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ewing doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Justice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Ewing was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justice misses with a body kick.
Justice gets a takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Justice seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ewing is trying to control but Justice passes into side control!
The strikes coming from Justice are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ewing tries to buck Justice off but Justice is having none of it.
Ewing trying to remain calm as Justice controls from the top position.
Buck Ewing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewing tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Ewing really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Justice is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ewing can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Justice controlling the pace for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ewing tries to hold on but Justice pushes him away.
Justice dominating with strikes here.
Justice controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing blocking the ground and pound.
Sean Justice is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ewing tries to lock up and control but Justice gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Justice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Justice 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Justice!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Bullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullit comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Bullit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar 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.
Lesnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lesnar throws a lazy right hand but Bullit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bullit looks to throw the jab but Lesnar is out of range.
Lesnar moves out of range of the strikes.
Bullit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bullit lands a body shot.
A lazy left from Bullit finds it's target.
Damien Bullit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Bullit slips a jab from Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with a right hand
and Bullit counters with a body kick that stops Lesnar in his tracks momentarily.
Lesnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Bullit connects with a single shot there.
Lesnar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bullit throws a jab but it's blocked by Lesnar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bullit. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lesnar moves out of range of the strikes.
Bullit is looking to land body kicks.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt - Bullit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bullit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bullit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bullit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullit throws a low kick, looking for Lesnar's leg but Lesnar calmly moves out of range.
Bullit misses with an uppercut.
Lesnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bullit was well out of range. Poor timing from Lesnar.
Bullit cracks a nice hook into Lesnar's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a hook to the body
and Bullit counters with a head kick that drops Lesnar to the mat! Lesnar scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bullit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lesnar.
Bullit tries a head kick but it misses.
Bullit stuffs the takedown attempt from Lesnar. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Bullit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lesnar doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot lands for Bullit.
Bullit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lesnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Bullit is just out of range.
Bullit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bullit tries to bum rush Lesnar with a series of wild strikes but Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesnar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullit throws out a loose jab but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lesnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bullit was well out of range. Poor timing from Lesnar.
Lesnar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bullit throws the left hand but Lesnar avoids the punch easily.
Lesnar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bullit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesnar moves away.
Bullit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lesnar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bullit rather than just go for the knockout.
Bullit misses with a hook. Lesnar ducked under it nicely.
Bullit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bullit throws out a leg kick but Lesnar moves out of range and Bullit only half commits.
Lesnar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bullit staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a looping right.
Bullit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lesnar looks gassed!
Bullit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bullit throws a leg kick but Lesnar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bullit lands with a shot to the body.
Damien Bullit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bullit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lesnar's calf.
Lesnar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bullit.
Bullit pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lesnar back to the cage. Bullit follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bullit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bullit lands a really nice looking cross but Lesnar seems unphased.
Bullit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Bullit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bullit lands a jab to the head.
Bullit punishes Lesnar's body with a nice straight punch.
Bullit jabs at Lesnar's body.
Lesnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bullit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lesnar misses with a left hand
and Bullit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bullit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bullit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullit misses with a body kick.
Bullit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lesnar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bullit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesnar can do to turn this around?
Bullit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lesnar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Danga de danga de dang - Bullit scores with a four punch combination!
Lesnar takes one to the side of the head.
Bullit works Lesnar's body with 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!
Bullit cracks Lesnar with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bullit has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lesnar to stand back up!
Lesnar is rocked!
Bullit throws a jab but it's blocked by Lesnar.
Bullit Rushes Lesnar and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Lesnar is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Bullit Piles on the pressure and Lesnar crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Bullit!
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