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LTSD Destruction PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sheer Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phat Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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161 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sheer Bum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phat Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson drops Bum with a beautiful combination! Bum stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnson is looking for the KO!
It looks like Sheer Bum has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Bum is trying to break free.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Bum back into the cage.
Johnson manages to pull guard.
Johnson wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Bum has taken Johnson's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Johnson has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sheer Bum!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shtipe Zaruchich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shtipe Zaruchich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zaruchich tries to avoid it but Slice manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zaruchich to the ground. Zaruchich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Slice fails with a takedown attempt.
Shtipe Zaruchich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaruchich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaruchich throws a push kick but Slice slaps the foot to one side.
Slice jabs at Zaruchich's body.
Zaruchich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slice's sensitive parts.
Zaruchich throws a right hand that Slice ducks under and follows up with a left that Slice also avoids with ease.
Zaruchich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Slice.
Zaruchich throws a body punch but Slice moves out of range.
Zaruchich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shtipe Zaruchich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Slice.
Zaruchich throws a head kick that misses.
Zaruchich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zaruchich swivels and escapes.
Slice looks winded!
Zaruchich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zaruchich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slice.
Zaruchich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Zaruchich.
Slice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaruchich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slice holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zaruchich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slice has him pressed against the cage.
Slice has Zaruchich pressed against the cage, preventing Zaruchich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slice breaks from the clinch.
Zaruchich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slice circles away quickly and effectively.
Slice fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Slice sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zaruchich scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaruchich misses with the combination.
Zaruchich connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice misses with a takedown attempt - Zaruchich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Slice is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zaruchich.
It looks like Kimbo Slice has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaruchich. Slice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shtipe Zaruchich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaruchich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slice throws a right and a left that Zaruchich avoids nicely.
Slice slips a jab and a cross from Zaruchich.
A slow jab from Zaruchich misses its intended target.
Zaruchich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slice closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zaruchich to the mat! Zaruchich manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Slice passes into half guard.
Slice seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slice decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A low kick from Zaruchich misses
and Slice counters with a straight right hand.
Slice scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Slice or perhaps it was just good defense by Zaruchich which made him look bad.
Slice closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slice closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Slice manages to break the clinch.
Slice shoots for a takedown but Zaruchich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zaruchich throws a lazy head kick
enabling Slice to counter with a crisp jab.
Zaruchich thows a body shot but no joy.
Zaruchich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slice fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zaruchich misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shtipe Zaruchich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Slice's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Slice forces Zaruchich back against the cage and clinches.
Zaruchich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slice is defending well for now.
Zaruchich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slice is keeping busy.
Zaruchich seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Slice is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Slice breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Slice leaning against his opponent.
Slice wants a takedown.
Zaruchich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Slice - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Slice works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Slice wants to control from the top but Zaruchich keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kimbo Slice was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zaruchich throws a series of punches but Slice moves out of range.
Zaruchich throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Slice rushes Zaruchich and presses him up against the cage.
Slice tries to pull guard but Zaruchich won't allow it.
Slice is trying to drag Zaruchich to the mat but Zaruchich just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shtipe Zaruchich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Slice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaruchich is pressed up against the cage. Slice has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zaruchich down to the mat. Zaruchich avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Slice gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Slice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zaruchich throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaruchich misses with a double jab
and Slice counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zaruchich's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaruchich keeping moving, preventing Slice from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kimbo Slice.
Slice throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaruchich.
Zaruchich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slice looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zaruchich drops his hands momentarily and Slice takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shtipe Zaruchich is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaruchich throws a head kick that misses.
Zaruchich throws a series of punches but Slice avoids them all with ease.
Slice tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zaruchich misses with a wild combination.
Slice closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zaruchich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zaruchich tries to get out of the position.
Slice stands up.
Slice shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zaruchich napping and manages to drive through into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaruchich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Slice in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Slice's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Slice closes the distance and clinches.
Slice is trying to pull guard but Zaruchich has him pressed against the cage.
Zaruchich missing with knees to the body.
Slice breaks the clinch.
Slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaruchich.
Slice fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Zaruchich does no damage.
Slice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zaruchich misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaruchich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaruchich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slice.
Slice blocks a jab.
Zaruchich tries to bum rush Slice with a series of wild strikes but Slice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zaruchich avoids the head kick by Slice.
Slice moves into the clinch successfully.
Slice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zaruchich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaruchich throws out the jab.
Zaruchich tries to keep at a distance but Slice has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zaruchich is trying to force a seperation but Slice has the dominant position.
Slice breaks the clinch.
Slice blocks a head kick by Zaruchich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice rushes Zaruchich and presses him up against the cage.
Slice pulls Zaruchich into guard.
Slice pulls Zaruchich in close to prevent any damage.
Slice looking for a guillotine here but Zaruchich defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slice is pulling down on Zaruchich's head to control his posture.
Slice is trying to keep Zaruchich in close.
Zaruchich would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Zaruchich wants to stand and escape but instead Slice has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Slice trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaruchich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shtipe Zaruchich has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Slice thuds a left hand into Zaruchich's body.
Slice has closed the distance and engaged Zaruchich in a clinch.
Slice is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Slice manages to pull guard.
Slice is controlling Zaruchich's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaruchich postures up.
Slice is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Zaruchich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Slice has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zaruchich has managed to get both his arms back between Slice's legs - danger averted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slice controlling Zaruchich's posture.
Zaruchich wants to stand but Slice is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slice is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Slice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Slice has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Slice!
Kimbo Slice bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rousimar Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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218 lbs
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260 lbs
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Brawler
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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
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rousimar Gracie!
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, Mark Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie stuffs the takedown.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Hunt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Rousimar Gracie has been cut.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rousimar Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gracie swivels and escapes.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Gracie stops a takedown attempt from Hunt.
Gracie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hunt.
Hunt gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt has Gracie pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hunt pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gracie tumbling to the mat - Hunt dives into Gracie's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hunt!
Gracie working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Hunt looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Gracie! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rousimar Gracie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (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 Ivan ORourke was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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143 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Florian has his takedown stuffed
and ORourke counters with a left and a right that stings Florian.
ORourke clinches up against the cage.
Florian is trying to break the clinch but ORourke has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from ORourke.
Florian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Florian is looking for a takedown.
Florian misses with an elbow over the top.
Florian tries to break the clinch but ORourke is controlling the position.
Florian is working for takedown but ORourke is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Florian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ORourke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Florian is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by ORourke.
A left hand lands to the body for ORourke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ORourke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Florian is breathing heavily.
ORourke pushes Florian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
ORourke digs a right hand into Florian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Florian's gas tank.
ORourke cracks Florian with a nice body shot.
ORourke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
ORourke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
ORourke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Florian backwards.
ORourke lands with a right to the head.
ORourke scores with a hook to the body.
ORourke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
ORourke has Florian pushed against the cage.
ORourke receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
ORourke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
ORourke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ORourke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
ORourke just leaning against Florian, taking a breather.
ORourke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
ORourke lands with a light punch inside.
ORourke pushes Florian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
ORourke scores with a nice hook to the head.
ORourke pushes Florian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Florian is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Florian is looking to control ORourke's arms but ORourke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Florian has his back to the cage.
Oh Florian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
ORourke leaning against his opponent.
ORourke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from ORourke.
ORourke lands with a short shot to the head.
ORourke is stalling here.
ORourke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Florian.
ORourke unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Florian! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but ORourke is unloading with more strikes now! Florian drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan ORourke!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan ORourke thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mardy Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mardy Bum has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ben Stone's chin.
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183 lbs
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175 lbs
0 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mardy Bum!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bum gets tackled into the cage by Stone. Stone maintains the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Stone.
It looks like Mardy Bum has been cut.
Bum has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stone with a knee to the head.
Bum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bum is trying to break free.
Stone will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bum up against the cage.
Stone scores a nice knee to the body.
Stone has Bum pushed against the cage.
Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bum is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone landing knees to the body.
Bum is still on wobbly legs! Can Stone finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bum in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stone has Bum pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Bum is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Stone - that's hurt Bum badly! Oh, another knee lands and Bum is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Bum doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ben Stone!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timur Uzbaijzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Cholo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cholo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Compton City G's. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced |
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timur Uzbaijzky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Cholo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Uzbaijzky!
A chopping leg kick lands by Uzbaijzky.
Cholo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good leg kick by Uzbaijzky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cholo throws a combination that misses
and Uzbaijzky counters with an inside leg kick.
Lil Cholo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzbaijzky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Uzbaijzky manages to break the clinch.
Uzbaijzky closes the distance and pushes Cholo back into the cage.
Uzbaijzky digs a right hand underneath Cholo's ribcage. Cholo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cholo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uzbaijzky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Uzbaijzky catches Cholo right on the button with a cross.
Uzbaijzky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Uzbaijzky throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky scores with a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Uzbaijzky.
An inside leg kick lands from Uzbaijzky.
Uzbaijzky takes the fight into the clinch.
Uzbaijzky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cholo dodges the punch combination from Uzbaijzky.
Good leg kick by Uzbaijzky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Uzbaijzky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Uzbaijzky misses with a series of wild punches.
Uzbaijzky lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cholo misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky works the jab nicely.
Cholo tries to bum rush Uzbaijzky with a series of wild strikes but Uzbaijzky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Cholo misses.
A good leg kick by Uzbaijzky.
Uzbaijzky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cholo.
Uzbaijzky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Uzbaijzky manages to break the clinch.
Cholo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cholo looks to land a combination. Uzbaijzky sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Uzbaijzky tries a head kick but it misses.
Cholo slips a jab and a cross from Uzbaijzky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky moves out of range of the strikes.
Cholo tries to bum rush Uzbaijzky with a series of wild strikes but Uzbaijzky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Cholo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uzbaijzky misses with the combination.
Uzbaijzky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cholo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Uzbaijzky. Cholo shrugs it off though.
Cholo misses with a combination
and Uzbaijzky counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Cholo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cholo misses with a combination
and Uzbaijzky counters with a three punch combo that has Cholo backing up. Cholo nods at Uzbaijzky to acknowledge the strikes.
Cholo misses with a double jab
and Uzbaijzky counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cholo looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky cracks Cholo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cholo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uzbaijzky closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here.
Uzbaijzky decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uzbaijzky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cholo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Uzbaijzky dominated that round.
That's time! Uzbaijzky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cholo gets tackled into the cage by Uzbaijzky. Uzbaijzky maintains the clinch.
Uzbaijzky breaks from the clinch.
Cholo throws a right hand that Uzbaijzky ducks under and follows up with a left that Uzbaijzky also avoids with ease.
A big right from Cholo misses.
Sloppy strikes from Cholo. Those never looked like landing.
Uzbaijzky dodges the punch combination from Cholo.
Uzbaijzky looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Uzbaijzky seems content to control.
Uzbaijzky decides to stand and escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uzbaijzky. Cholo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cholo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Uzbaijzky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cholo's knee momentarily.
Uzbaijzky bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cholo slips a straight right by Uzbaijzky.
Lil Cholo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cholo misses with a double jab
and Uzbaijzky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uzbaijzky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cholo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Timur Uzbaijzky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Cholo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Uzbaijzky!
Cholo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Uzbaijzky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cholo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Uzbaijzky counters with a two punch combo.
Cholo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cholo is breathing heavily.
Uzbaijzky rushes Cholo and presses him up against the cage.
Uzbaijzky breaks from the clinch.
Cholo throws a right and a left that Uzbaijzky avoids nicely.
Cholo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cholo misses with the combination.
Cholo misses with a combination
and Uzbaijzky counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Uzbaijzky makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Uzbaijzky stands and steps away. Cholo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cholo misses with a combination
and Uzbaijzky holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky manages to break the clinch.
Cholo throws an off balance right hand
and Uzbaijzky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Uzbaijzky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cholo.
Uzbaijzky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Uzbaijzky successfully pulls guard.
Uzbaijzky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Uzbaijzky pushes Cholo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Timur Uzbaijzky is winning the standup battle so far.
Cholo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uzbaijzky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cholo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Uzbaijzky counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky misses with a double jab.
Uzbaijzky throws a series of punches but Cholo avoids them all with ease.
Cholo feints a jab promting Uzbaijzky to slip. Cholo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Uzbaijzky slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Uzbaijzky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cholo can do to turn this around?
Uzbaijzky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cholo was well out of range. Poor timing from Uzbaijzky.
Cholo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uzbaijzky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cholo misses with a combination
and Uzbaijzky counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cholo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Uzbaijzky's hands.
Cholo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Uzbaijzky lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Uzbaijzky dominated that second round.
That's time! Uzbaijzky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cholo looks to land a left hand but Uzbaijzky moved out of range nicely.
Uzbaijzky slips a jab and a cross from Cholo.
Cholo misses with a combination
and Uzbaijzky counters by clinching up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Uzbaijzky obliges.
Uzbaijzky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cholo misses with a few strikes there.
Uzbaijzky rushes Cholo and presses him up against the cage.
Uzbaijzky breaks from the clinch.
Cholo misses with a double jab
and Uzbaijzky counters with a nice uppercut.
Cholo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cholo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uzbaijzky counters with a left and a right that stings Cholo.
Cholo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uzbaijzky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Uzbaijzky.
Cholo misses with a combination
and Uzbaijzky counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Uzbaijzky.
Uzbaijzky stands up and waves to Cholo to follow him.
Uzbaijzky throws a series of punches but Cholo moves out of range.
Cholo dodges the punch combination from Uzbaijzky.
A right-left combo lands from Uzbaijzky.
Cholo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uzbaijzky throws a right and a left that Cholo avoids nicely.
Cholo dodges the punch combination from Uzbaijzky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo looks to land a combination but Uzbaijzky avoids it well.
Cholo misses with a few strikes there.
Cholo throws a big shot that misses.
Cholo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uzbaijzky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cholo's knee momentarily.
Cholo walks into a left hand.
Uzbaijzky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cholo.
Cholo throws a series of punches but Uzbaijzky avoids them all with ease.
Uzbaijzky darts in and clinches Cholo up against the cage.
Uzbaijzky controlling the action here for a moment.
Uzbaijzky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky shoots in and bounces Cholo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Uzbaijzky stands up from Cholo's guard - Uzbaijzky perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cholo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Uzbaijzky counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cholo tries to keep at a distance but Uzbaijzky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cholo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cholo is trying to break the clinch but Uzbaijzky has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cholo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Uzbaijzky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cholo misses with the combination.
Cholo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uzbaijzky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Uzbaijzky gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uzbaijzky winds up and cracks Cholo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lil Cholo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timur Uzbaijzky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uzbaijzky seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timur Uzbaijzky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Uzbaijzky 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timur Uzbaijzky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Abott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Lesnar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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273 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
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260 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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tank Abott!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar darts in and clinches Abott up against the cage.
Lesnar leaning against his opponent.
Lesnar prevents Abott from breaking the clinch.
Abott is trying to pull guard but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
Abott lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar closes the distance and clinches.
Lesnar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abott backwards.
Lesnar lands with a left to the head.
Abott struggles to land a body shot inside as Lesnar controls his hands.
Abott is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lesnar wants to break free but Abott has control.
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abott will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Abott misses with a takedown
and Lesnar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brock Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tank Abott.
Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abott will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brock Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Lesnar misses.
No joy there for Lesnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Lesnar.
A head kick misses from Lesnar.
Abott works Lesnar's body with a nice hook.
Lesnar tries to clinch up.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses.
Lesnar has Abott up against the cage in a clinch.
Abott with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Abott turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Abott manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lesnar manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to get back to full guard.
Lesnar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Abott takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lesnar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lesnar working a defensive guard here.
Abott looking to pass the guard.
Lesnar is pulling down on Abott's head. It's preventing any offense from Abott, at least for the moment.
Lesnar wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abott trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abott trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lesnar's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're going to have a standup here because Brock Lesnar wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lesnar moves into the clinch successfully.
Abott breaks the clinch.
Abott shoots in but Lesnar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lesnar tries to bum rush Abott with a series of wild strikes but Abott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Lesnar.
Abott changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lesnar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to bench press Abott off him but Abott keeps the position.
Lesnar wants to control but Abott postures up.
Abott tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lesnar is looking to regain half guard here but Abott keeps moving and retains side control.
Abott remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Abott wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Abott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesnar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abott tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesnar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abott.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that Abott avoids nicely.
Abott tries for a takedown but Lesnar circles away easily
and Lesnar counters by moving into the clinch.
Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lesnar tries to clinch there but Abott circles away.
Lesnar throws a one two combo.
It looks like Tank Abott has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Abott misses.
Lesnar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Abott got wobbled bad by a big combination! Lesnar presses forward with punches and knees until Abott stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Abott closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Lesnar!
A relieved looking Brock Lesnar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santino Marella (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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197 lbs
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194 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight 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, Dean Lister!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santino Marella!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marella wants to clinch up but Lister keeps it at a distance.
Marella misses with a head kick.
Marella shoots in for a takedown but Lister shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lister drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Marella tries to bench press Lister off him but Lister keeps the position.
Marella is trying to buck Lister off.
Lister stands up and beckons Marella to his feet.
Lister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marella shoots in and bounces Lister off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lister is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lister has his foot on Marella's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marella works his way back into a safe position though.
Lister uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lister bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lister shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marella pinned against the cage. Marella gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lister fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marella shoots in but Lister avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lister rushes Marella and presses him up against the cage.
Lister tries to break the clinch but Marella is controlling the position.
Lister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marella leaves Lister with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Lister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marella closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lister circles away.
A head kick misses from Marella.
Marella takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marella with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lister manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Marella on his heels. He'll look to pass Marella's guard now, I'm sure.
Marella wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lister won't allow Marella to sweep him here.
Marella pushes Lister off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Lister wants to clinch.
Marella shoots in looking for a takedown but Lister manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marella's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marella looks winded!
Lister dives in and grabs Marella's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marella pushes down on Lister's head and hops out.
Marella swats away the attempt to clinch by Lister.
Marella misses with a takedown attempt - Lister sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lister closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marella circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marella.
Lister gets a takedown into half guard.
Lister performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marella tries to kick Lister off but Lister keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lister not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Lister 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.
Lister fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marella changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lister tries to avoid it but Marella manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lister to the ground. Lister escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dean Lister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lister jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marella scores with a takedown into Lister's guard.
Lister pushes Marella off and gets back to his feet.
Lister tries for a takedown but Marella circles away easily
and Marella counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lister is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marella really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lister. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lister tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marella must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marella trying to control the position from guard on top but Lister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lister closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marella circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Lister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marella fails to land the takedown.
Lister misses with a head kick.
Lister is looking to chop away at Marella's legs.
Marella shoots in for a takedown but Lister shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lister bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marella's head.
Marella leaves Lister with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marella stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marella wants it to stay on the feet.
Marella closes the distance and clinches.
Lister tries to stall but Marella uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lister tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lister jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marella walks away with a smile on his face. Lister gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lister shoots in for a takedown but Marella shows good takedown defense.
Marella looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lister gets tackled into the cage by Marella. Marella maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marella is trying to maintain a safe position but Lister gets an underhook and turns Marella into the cage.
Marella has Lister pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lister manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister gets through Marella's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lister stalling in the clinch but Marella improves position.
Lister drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lister avoiding damage as Marella throws knees to the body.
Marella drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Marella.
Lister trying to stall but Marella improves his position.
Lister is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lister as Marella tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marella can't break the clinch.
Lister jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marella walks away with a smile on his face. Lister gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick misses from Lister.
Marella shoots for a double leg takedown but Lister sprawls well. He's pushed Marella's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marella closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lister is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marella's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marella's back!
Lister has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Marella is in real trouble here. Lister gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Marella is tapping out! Lister wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dean Lister!
Dean Lister retains his middleweight title!
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