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Bellum 64: Megani Vs Rickson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Boudreau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Boudreau has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
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245 lbs
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Boudreau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chambers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boudreau manages to avoid it.
Boudreau gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chambers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chambers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boudreau is breathing heavily.
Chambers throws a hook to the side of Boudreau's head but Boudreau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chambers. Boudreau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boudreau takes the fight into the clinch.
Chambers manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boudreau has picked Chambers up - he's going for a ride! Boudreau dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Chambers manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers has control of Boudreau's left arm, preventing Boudreau from doing any damage.
Chambers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chambers thows a huge punch but Boudreau dodges it nicely.
Chambers is trying for a kimura here. Boudreau looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Chambers wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kyle Chambers!
In his post fight interview, Kyle Chambers started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Willie Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shika Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willie Davidson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willie Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shika Li!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Davidson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Davidson looking to control but instead Li has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Davidson trying to pass the guard but Li defending well.
Li keeping control of the position.
Li is defending against the submission attempts here by Davidson.
Li is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Li wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Li knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Davidson is working hard here to advance position.
Li is refusing to be controlled, as Davidson sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to get back to his feet.
Davidson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davidson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Li pushes Davidson off and gets back to his feet.
Davidson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Li's half guard.
Davidson is keen to just control but Li is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li won't allow Davidson to pass to mount.
Davidson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Li keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davidson wants to advance to full mount but Li doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Davidson tries to free his leg and advance position but Li is retaining full guard.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Li swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li has closed the distance and engaged Davidson in a clinch.
Li is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Davidson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li wants a takedown.
Davidson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Li fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Willie Davidson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shika Li.
Davidson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidson is looking for a sweep. Li is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Li seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Davidson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Davidson looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Davidson as Li shoots in.
Davidson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Shika Li has been cut.
Davidson is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Li misses with the combination.
Li dives in and grabs Davidson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davidson pushes down on Li's head and hops out.
Davidson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davidson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davidson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Li has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Davidson after a bit of a struggle.
Willie Davidson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shika Li.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is working for takedown but Davidson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Li prevents the takedown attempt.
Davidson tries to pull guard but Li holds him up against the cage and eventually Davidson drops back down to his feet.
Davidson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Li fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davidson is defended easily by Li.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Davidson circles away.
Davidson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Li as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davidson connects with a right hand. Li shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li has Davidson up against the cage in a clinch.
Li looking for a takedown.
Li prevents the takedown attempt.
Li has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Davidson uses from the top position.
Davidson tries to stand but Li is controlling from the bottom.
Davidson wants to stand and escape but instead Li has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Li missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Li preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a big elbow that misses.
Li throws a big right hand that misses.
Li lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Li cracks Davidson with a solid left hand.
Li lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Davidson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davidson is working an open guard so Li takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Li fails to land the takedown.
Davidson swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Li looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davidson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davidson's waist but Davidson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Li off to one side.
Davidson keeps the fight on the outside.
Li shoots for a double leg takedown but Davidson sprawls well. He's pushed Li's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sloppy strikes from Davidson. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davidson.
Li shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davidson defends it nicely.
Davidson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Li.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davidson.
Li avoids the head kick by Davidson.
Li has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shika Li will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shika Li's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Li wants to clinch.
Davidson is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davidson.
Li looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Davidson!
Li with a couple of short strikes.
Davidson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Li on the ground.
Li lands a big shot there that rocks Davidson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Davidson tries to reverse the position but Li maintains control.
Li working Davidson over with strikes here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Li postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Davidson looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Li.
Li tries to control but Davidson wriggling away.
Davidson is trying to escape the mount.
Li working the ground and pound effectively.
Li landing strikes from the mount.
Davidson is desperately trying to improve his position but Li has a good base and remains in mount.
Li trying to control but Davidson is having none of it.
Li in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li landing strikes from the mount.
Li landing strikes, looking to finish!
Davidson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Davidson tries to reverse the position but Li maintains control.
Li landing punches.
Li takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Li cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Li lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Davidson is rocked!
Davidson wants to control but Li is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li prevents Davidson from getting the reversal.
Li is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Li tries to control but Davidson wriggling away.
Li scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Davidson is looking to improve his position but Li isn't that keen on the idea.
Li scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Davidson?
Li scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Davidson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Davidson is bucking up trying to escape but Li cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Davidson is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Davidson flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Li anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Davidson and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Li slips an arm under Davidson chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Li has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Li is squeezing on Davidson like an anaconda would it's prey. Davidson fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shika Li!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Sylwia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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263 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Sylwia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samir Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sylwia walks into a left hand.
It looks like Tim Sylwia has been cut.
Sylwia misses with a takedown
so Vasquez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vasquez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vasquez forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasquez is controlling the pace.
It looks like Vasquez 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez works his way into side control.
Sylwia is trying to improve his position.
Sylwia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vasquez on the ground.
Vasquez has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sylwia is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Vasquez yanks on the arm and Sylwia is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Vasquez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Samir Vasquez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curt Warburton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warburton has chosen Manowar Die For Metal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Curt Warburton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rafael Gutierrez 's chin.
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Gutierrez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curt Warburton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warburton scores a takedown into full mount!
Gutierrez is trying desperately to improve position.
Gutierrez is bucking up trying to escape but Warburton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gutierrez is working to get back to half guard.
Warburton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Warburton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gutierrez is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warburton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Gutierrez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Warburton prevents Gutierrez from getting the reversal.
Warburton connects with a bit shot that sees Gutierrez covering up! More strikes from Warburton and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Warburton is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curt Warburton!
Our winner, Curt Warburton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carnivore Carcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makahlen Gorbachoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carcus's entrance music is Enter the grave by GRAVE. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carnivore Carcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Makahlen Gorbachoff!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorbachoff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carcus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gorbachoff tries to clinch but Carcus moves out of range.
Carcus moves away from the strike by Gorbachoff.
Makahlen Gorbachoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carcus throws a jab when Gorbachoff was well out of range.
Gorbachoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carcus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gorbachoff has time to react.
Gorbachoff rushes Carcus and presses him up against the cage.
Gorbachoff stalling against the cage.
Gorbachoff lands a good knee to the midsection. Carcus won't want to take too many of those.
Gorbachoff crunches a lovely knee into Carcus's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorbachoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carcus wants to take the fight to the mat but Gorbachoff manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gorbachoff has hold of one of Carcus's legs. Carcus is fighting the takedown attempt but Gorbachoff gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Carcus wants to get back to his feet but Gorbachoff is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gorbachoff working some strikes from top position.
Carcus wants to stand up but Gorbachoff is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carcus has his hands on Gorbachoff's head, controlling the position.
Gorbachoff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carcus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gorbachoff is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Carcus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gorbachoff works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gorbachoff is looking to take a break and control but Carcus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gorbachoff throwing shots but Carcus is blocking nicely.
Gorbachoff wants to work for an arm triangle but Carcus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Carcus is staying active underneath Gorbachoff, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carcus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gorbachoff on the ground.
Gorbachoff is nestled in close to Carcus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorbachoff sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carcus defending well though.
Gorbachoff working Carcus over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carcus is just riding it out for now. Gorbachoff eventually gives up the hold.
Gorbachoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carcus keeps working.
Carcus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gorbachoff.
Carcus is staying active underneath Gorbachoff, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carcus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gorbachoff is nestled in close to Carcus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carcus wants to get back to his feet.
Gorbachoff missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carcus is defending against the submission attempts here by Gorbachoff.
Carcus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gorbachoff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carcus pushes Gorbachoff off looking to stand but Gorbachoff dives back in and keeps control.
Gorbachoff thows a huge punch but Carcus dodges it nicely.
Carcus has hold of Gorbachoff's hands but Gorbachoff slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gorbachoff trying to control from half guard but Carcus is working away.
Gorbachoff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carcus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gorbachoff.
Carcus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carcus tries to roll over but Gorbachoff keeps him under control.
Gorbachoff wants to control but Carcus is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorbachoff takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carcus is looking for a sweep. Gorbachoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gorbachoff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carcus's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gorbachoff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gorbachoff wants to control but Carcus is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorbachoff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carcus's head.
Carcus is looking for a sweep. Gorbachoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gorbachoff stalling.
Gorbachoff throwing shots but Carcus is blocking nicely.
Gorbachoff is thwarting Carcus's attempts to control the position.
Gorbachoff sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carcus defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorbachoff thows a huge punch but Carcus dodges it nicely.
Gorbachoff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gorbachoff stops Carcus from getting back to his feet.
Gorbachoff is working for a kimura but Carcus is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makahlen Gorbachoff dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gorbachoff gets a double leg takedown into Carcus's guard.
Carcus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff prevents Carcus from getting back to his feet.
Gorbachoff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gorbachoff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gorbachoff preventing the sweep.
Gorbachoff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gorbachoff landing some decent shots from guard.
Carcus wants to get back to his feet but Gorbachoff is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gorbachoff stopping the sweep attempt from Carcus.
Gorbachoff landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carcus is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gorbachoff dives into side control.
Carcus is looking to reverse the position.
Gorbachoff working the ground and pound but Carcus is defending the strikes.
Gorbachoff scoring with punches from side control.
Gorbachoff misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gorbachoff working the head and body with strikes.
Carcus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gorbachoff wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gorbachoff has hold of Carcus's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Carcus tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gorbachoff cranks the arm and Carcus screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Carcus, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Makahlen Gorbachoff!
During a confident post fight interview, Makahlen Gorbachoff thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilford Pure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes has chosen Superfreak as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wilford Pure!
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, JJ Hayes!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes is looking to clinch but Pure is avoiding it.
Pure takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Wilford Pure has been cut.
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pure was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.
Hayes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pure counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like JJ Hayes has been cut.
Hayes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pure eats them both and turns towards Hayes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hayes lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hayes throws a poor cross that misses
and Pure counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hayes throws a right hand that Pure ducks under and follows up with a left that Pure also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Pure. Those never looked like landing.
Pure misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hayes misses with a series of wild punches.
Pure jabs Hayes right on the nose. Hayes blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes tries to clinch but Pure moves out of range.
Hayes lands a lovely overhand right.
Hayes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
JJ Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pure slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Pure does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pure manages to avoid it.
Pure slips under a jab from Hayes.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pure lands with a hook. Hayes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That has opened up JJ Hayes's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pure cracks Hayes with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hayes looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pure finish him?
Hayes is rocked!
The cut above JJ Hayes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hayes looks gassed!
Hayes is holding his hands too far apart here. Pure throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Hayes is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wilford Pure!
After the fight, Wilford Pure was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomek Maksymilian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo SIlva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo SIlva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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149 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomek Maksymilian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo SIlva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SIlva shoots in looking for a takedown but Maksymilian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing SIlva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Maksymilian lands a lovely overhand right.
SIlva shoots in for a takedown but Maksymilian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maksymilian jabs SIlva right on the nose. SIlva blinks but takes it well.
SIlva fails with a takedown attempt.
Tomek Maksymilian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo SIlva.
SIlva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maksymilian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maksymilian lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as SIlva backs up against the cage.
SIlva wants to clinch
and Maksymilian counters with a three punch combo that has SIlva backing up. SIlva nods at Maksymilian to acknowledge the strikes.
SIlva is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maksymilian drops SIlva with a big left hand! SIlva is injured, injured bad! Maksymilian jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomek Maksymilian!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boregone Brath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Worthington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Warren Worthington was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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265 lbs
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255 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boregone Brath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Warren Worthington!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Worthington. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Worthington.
It looks like Boregone Brath has been cut.
Worthington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brath moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Worthington looks to land a combination but Brath avoids it well.
Donk. Worthington catches Brath right on the button with a cross.
Worthington throws a head kick that misses.
Worthington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brath looking to score a takedown here. Worthington is defending well but Brath drives through and ends up in Worthington's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brath working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brath loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brath lands a couple of digs.
Brath is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brath knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Worthington on the ground.
Worthington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Worthington uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Brath misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Worthington.
Brath throws a series of punches but Worthington moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Worthington coming out on top.
A punch combination from Brath misses.
Brath uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Worthington.
Brath tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Worthington misses with a wild combination.
Worthington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Worthington scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Worthington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brath moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brath dodges the punch combination from Worthington.
Worthington throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brath takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boregone Brath's cut is getting worse.
Worthington throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brath.
Warren Worthington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brath misses with a wild combination.
Brath throws a shot from downtown. Worthington moves away and avoids it.
Worthington closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Worthington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brath has managed to clinch.
Brath blocks an elbow strike from Worthington.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Worthington.
Boregone Brath's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Worthington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Worthington throws a series of punches but Brath moves out of range.
Brath throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthington cracks Brath with an open hand slap.
Brath needs to keep his hands up - Worthington had a free shot at his head there.
Worthington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brath shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brath prevents Worthington from getting back to his feet.
Brath throwing strikes from guard but Worthington blocks nicely.
Brath throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Worthington can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brath won't allow Worthington to get back to his feet.
Worthington uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Worthington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brath. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Worthington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Worthington tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brath sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Worthington somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brath scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brath tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brath landing strikes.
Brath grinds an elbow into Worthington's temple.
Worthington throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Worthington misses with a hook. Brath ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worthington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Worthington is looking to slow Brath down with leg kicks.
Worthington shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brath makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Worthington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boregone Brath's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brath connects with a nice looking jab.
Brath throws an overhand right that lands on Worthington's shoulder, as Worthington tries to avoid the shot.
Worthington looks to land a combination but Brath avoids it well.
Brath shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Worthington pinned against the cage. Worthington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Worthington finds it's way through Brath's defenses.
Worthington misses with a kick to the body.
Worthington misses with a wild combination.
Brath throws a right hand that Worthington ducks under and follows up with a left that Worthington also avoids with ease.
Worthington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brath moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brath fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Worthington on the side of the head.
A jab from Brath misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brath fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brath fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Worthington sprawls well initially but Brath persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Worthington manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Boregone Brath is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Worthington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brath's hands.
Brath looks to land a combination but Worthington avoids it well.
A punch combination from Worthington misses.
Worthington lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Worthington misses.
Worthington fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Worthington misses.
Worthington with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Brath counter with a right hand.
Worthington is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthington throws a head kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Brath as he connects with a hook.
Worthington throws a combination that misses
and Brath connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Worthington misses with a kick to the body.
Brath scores with a sloppy right hand. Worthington should have avoided that one.
Brath fails to land with a series of punches.
Worthington throws a head kick that misses.
Brath is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A combination from Worthington does no damage.
Brath steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Worthington.
Brath connects with a body shot.
Worthington misses with a combination
and Brath counters with a left and a right that stings Worthington.
Worthington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthington looks to land a right hand but Brath moved out of range.
Brath scores with a body shot.
Brath misses with a two punch combination.
Brath slips a straight right by Worthington.
Worthington on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brath looks to land a right hand but Worthington moved out of range.
Worthington throws a head kick but Brath moves out of range.
Worthington swinging wildly here.
Worthington works over Brath's head and body with a nice combination.
Jeez, Boregone Brath's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Boregone Brath's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Warren Worthington!
After winning the bout, Warren Worthington thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Megani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Rickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luigi Megani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
280 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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290 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luigi Megani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Rickson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rickson keeps Megani at a distance using the push kick.
Rickson misses with a looping left.
Rickson throws a leg kick which misses Megani's front leg but catches the back leg as Megani tries to avoid it.
Rickson throws a push kick but Megani slaps the foot to one side.
Rickson looks for the body kick but Megani saw that one coming.
Rickson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rickson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Megani looks to land a right hand but Rickson moved out of range.
Rickson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rickson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rickson wants it to stay on the feet.
Rickson misses with a body kick.
Rickson looks to land a body kick but Megani moved away.
Rickson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Megani.
Rickson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Megani looks for a takedown but Rickson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Megani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rickson.
Rickson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Megani throws out the jab.
Megani shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rickson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Megani is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Megani trying to control but Rickson is working from the bottom.
Megani controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rickson keeping full guard, as Megani tries to pass.
Megani is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Luigi Megani.
Megani blocks a head kick by Rickson.
Megani throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rickson's waist but Rickson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Megani off to one side.
Rickson moves away from the strike by Megani.
Megani takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rickson thows a body shot but no joy.
Carl Rickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rickson.
Rickson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Megani moves out of range as Rickson throws a body kick.
Megani blocks the body kick.
Rickson gets caught napping as Megani dives in and scores a takedown. Rickson manages to retain guard.
Megani scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rickson pushes Megani off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megani throws a shot from downtown. Rickson moves away and avoids it.
Megani looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rickson throws a leg kick which misses Megani's front leg but catches the back leg as Megani tries to avoid it.
Megani misses the jab.
Megani walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rickson.
Rickson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rickson throws a hook to the side of Megani's head but Megani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Megani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rickson is fending him off so far but Megani persists. Nope, Rickson circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circling - Megani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rickson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Megani throws out the jab.
Megani blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Rickson.
Rickson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Megani is out of range and Rickson settles back down.
Megani throws a hook to the side of Rickson's head but Rickson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Megani checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rickson throws a push kick but Megani slaps the foot to one side.
Rickson throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Megani.
Megani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rickson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rickson misses with a kick to the body.
Rickson misses with a low kick.
Megani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rickson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rickson ducks under a wild hook from Megani.
Megani misses with a straight left.
Megani checks a low kick from Rickson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rickson throws a leg kick but Megani moved away.
Rickson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Megani is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Megani misses with a hook. Rickson ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rickson throws a leg kick that misses.
Rickson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Megani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carl Rickson will probably get the nod.
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.
A big right from Megani misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Megani. That snapped Rickson's head back.
Rickson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Megani throws a hook but Rickson avoids it easily.
Megani shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Megani keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rickson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rickson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rickson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Megani lands strikes from half guard.
Rickson is refusing to be controlled, as Megani sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Megani lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megani wants to control but Rickson is keeping him busy.
Megani is pressing down on Rickson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rickson is holding on for now.
Rickson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Megani. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Megani landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rickson taking some punishment here, with Megani in his half guard.
Rickson is trying to stand up here but Megani is controlling him well.
Megani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rickson defending well though.
Megani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rickson defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megani thows a huge punch but Rickson dodges it nicely.
Megani passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rickson!
Megani sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Megani landing strikes from the mount and Rickson is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megani is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Megani looking to control but Rickson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megani landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rickson is rocked!
It looks like Carl Rickson has been cut.
Megani tries to control but Rickson wriggling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megani cracks Rickson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Megani sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rickson working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megani lands with some strikes.
Megani looking to control but Rickson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Megani with a couple of short strikes.
Rickson is still in real trouble! Can Megani finish him?
Megani pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Megani softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Rickson is out cold! Megani jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luigi Megani!
Luigi Megani retains his heavyweight title!
Luigi Megani thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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pop
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