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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kraft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Fear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Kraft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Fear!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fear dips to his left and cracks Kraft with an uppercut!
Fear fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kraft manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fear. Kraft does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fear comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fear fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kraft manages to avoid it.
Fear throws out a loose jab but Kraft uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kraft takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fear connects with a body shot.
Fear takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Decent striking displayed by Fear there.
Fear connects with a body shot that sends Kraft's belly button to the back.
Fear throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fear smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fear scores with a shot to the body.
Kraft on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fear fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kraft looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fear thuds a left hand into Kraft's body.
Kraft defending well as Fear loads up on a big left hand.
Fear fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dark Fear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kraft moves away from the strike by Fear.
Kraft takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fear fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kraft manages to avoid it.
Fear looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kraft takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fear works the jab nicely.
Dark Fear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kraft.
Fear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kraft avoids the body shot from Fear.
Kraft keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kraft staying out of range there.
Fear misses with a lunging right hand
and Kraft counters with a shoot takedown. Fear fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kraft's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fear is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kraft drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Kraft as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Fear screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Kraft! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Adam Kraft!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Cliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big D Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Cliffton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big D Kid!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cliffton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kid's head.
Cliffton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cliffton throws a head kick that misses
and Kid counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cliffton looks to land a body kick but Kid moved away.
Cliffton connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kid avoids the body shot from Cliffton.
Cliffton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kid manages to avoid it.
Nice combo by Cliffton! Oh, that's hurt him - Kid falls to the canvas and Cliffton follows him into side control.
Kid is rocked!
Kid is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kid is trying to maintain the position but Cliffton is very close to passing his half guard.
Cliffton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kid tries to get to full guard but Cliffton has control of the leg.
Kid is still trying to improve position.
Cliffton wants to take a breather but Kid is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid wants to improve his position but Cliffton is controlling well.
Cliffton stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kid to get to his feet.
Cliffton scores with a shot to the body.
Kid looks winded!
Cliffton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kid blocks a head kick by Cliffton.
Cliffton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kid is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kid blocks a head kick by Cliffton.
Cliffton misses with a head kick.
Kid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cliffton.
Kid fails with a takedown attempt.
Kid gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice combo by Cliffton! Oh, that's hurt him - Kid falls to the canvas and Cliffton follows him into side control.
Kid is still in real trouble! Can Cliffton finish him?
Cliffton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cliffton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee asks Cliffton politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cliffton prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kid seems to have recovered his senses.
You can see the frustration on Kid's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kid taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid is looking for a sweep.
Cliffton stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cliffton tries a head kick but it misses.
Cliffton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cliffton tries a head kick but it misses.
Cliffton blocks a head kick by Kid.
Cliffton throws a sloppy head kick and Kid moves out of range easily.
Scott Cliffton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cliffton tries to land a body kick
and Kid counters with a head kick. That will keep Cliffton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cliffton lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cliffton thuds a left hand into Kid's body.
Scott Cliffton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kid fails with a takedown attempt.
Cliffton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliffton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kid is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Cliffton.
Cliffton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kid momentarily.
Kid blocks a head kick by Cliffton.
Kid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cliffton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cliffton misses with a kick to the body
so Kid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kid's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kid wants to control from the top but Cliffton keeps moving.
Kid wants to pass the guard but Cliffton is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Cliffton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kid takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scott Cliffton is winning the standup battle so far.
Cliffton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cliffton tries to land a body kick
and Kid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cliffton misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Kid or perhaps it was just good defense by Cliffton which made him look bad.
Cliffton's corner calls for a 1-2. Cliffton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cliffton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cliffton lands with a kick to the temple. Kid shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cliffton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kid misses with a head kick.
Kid takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cliffton misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cliffton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kid looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliffton works over Kid's head and body with a nice combination.
Cliffton cracks Kid with an open hand slap.
Cliffton lands with an overhand left.
Cliffton scores with a punch to the head.
Cliffton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cliffton misses with a head kick.
Cliffton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kid circles away quickly and effectively.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Cliffton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cliffton lands a jab to Kid's midsection.
Cliffton connects with a right hand. Kid shakes it off.
Cliffton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kid tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cliffton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kid somewhat.
Scott Cliffton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big D Kid.
Cliffton throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cliffton sprawls well. Cliffton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kid gets slowly back to his feet.
Cliffton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kid can do to turn this around?
Cliffton lands a slapping body shot.
Kid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliffton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cliffton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kid uses from the top position.
Kid looking to sit in guard and control but Cliffton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kid trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kid wants to stand but Cliffton is controlling the position.
Kid looking to control.
Cliffton connects with a couple of short punches.
Cliffton scoring with some ground and pound.
Cliffton working some strikes from top position.
Kid controls Cliffton momentarily but Cliffton frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliffton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kid wants to stand but Cliffton is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cliffton postures up and lands a big shot to Kid's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Cliffton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cliffton throws the kick towards the body but Kid avoids it.
Kid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cliffton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cliffton lands with a nice body punch.
Cliffton throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Cliffton does no damage.
Cliffton lands a head shot.
Kid has a takedown stuffed.
Cliffton connects with a right hand. Kid shakes it off.
Kid has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kid takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Big D Kid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Cliffton.
A good leg kick by Cliffton.
Cliffton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab from Cliffton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kid thumps Cliffton with a low kick.
Kid takes the fight into the clinch.
Kid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cliffton is pressed up against the cage. Kid has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cliffton down to the mat. Cliffton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kid takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cliffton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Cliffton misses.
Cliffton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kid under the eye.
A head kick misses from Cliffton.
Kid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cliffton circles away quickly and effectively.
Cliffton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliffton misses with a body shot.
Kid misses with a kick to the body.
Kid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cliffton throws a sloppy head kick and Kid moves out of range easily.
Cliffton misses with the combination.
Cliffton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kid back to the cage. Cliffton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kid is defended easily by Cliffton.
Scott Cliffton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big D Kid.
Cliffton digs a good hook to Kid's body.
Kid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cliffton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cliffton connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliffton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kid tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cliffton swivels and escapes.
Cliffton scores with a jab to the body.
Cliffton throws a head kick but Kid moves out of range.
Kid shoots in for a takedown but Cliffton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cliffton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cliffton duly obliges.
Kid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cliffton digs a good body shot into Kid's ribs.
Cliffton throws a series of strikes that have Kid backpedaling.
Cliffton cracks a nice hook into Kid's ribs.
Kid drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kid wants to stand but Cliffton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cliffton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliffton working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kid has passed into half guard!
Cliffton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cliffton is not content to let Kid control the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kid is thwarting Cliffton's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kid sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cliffton defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Cliffton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cliffton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Cliffton!
Scott Cliffton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyron Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Willis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Willis throws a lazy right hand but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Willis misses with a low kick.
Robinson closes the distance and pushes Willis back into the cage.
Robinson blocks a body shot from Willis.
Willis looking to stall.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Willis's elbow.
Robinson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Robinson has Willis pressed against the cage, preventing Willis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Robinson slows down the pace here.
Willis misses with a punch on the inside.
Willis misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Robinson to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robinson stalling the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Willis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Robinson stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Randy Robinson.
Willis connects with a leg kick. Robinson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A combination from Willis does no damage.
Willis throws a head kick that misses.
Willis tries to score with a low kick but Robinson moves his leg out of the way.
Tyron Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robinson doesn't seem bothered though.
Willis darts in trying to clinch
and Robinson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Willis's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Willis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robinson lands a couple of elbows.
Willis keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
Robinson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Willis wants to get back to his feet but Robinson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robinson passes Willis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Willis is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $225 fee) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Robinson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Robinson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Robinson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Robinson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Willis is rocked!
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!
Robinson lands a big shot to the head and Willis winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Randy Robinson!
Randy Robinson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuku Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHkozMIXZ8w. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuku Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Moore shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moore fails with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a shoot takedown. Moore fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuku Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore is looking to stand up but Hardy isn't so interested in that idea.
Moore wants to control but Hardy passes easily into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hardy working over Moore with some ground and pound. Moore looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Moore is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hardy jumps into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Moore is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Hardy!
An out of breath Tom Hardy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Chuku Moore spoke after the fight, saying 'Win some.Lose some.I gurantee I will never lose anything again.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cas Josner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dontae Sheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheldon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Salmon Song. Dontae Sheldon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cas Josner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dontae Sheldon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Josner tries to clinch but Sheldon moves away
and Sheldon counters with a left to the body.
Sheldon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sheldon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Josner forces Sheldon back against the cage and clinches.
Sheldon is trying to stall.
Josner can't break the clinch.
Josner taking a breather.
Josner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Josner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sheldon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A good leg kick by Josner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheldon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sheldon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Josner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sheldon counters with a left to the body.
Josner throws an overhand right that lands on Sheldon's shoulder, as Sheldon tries to avoid the shot.
Sheldon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sheldon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sheldon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Josner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sheldon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've been told by Josner's head coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $225 fee) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Josner closes the distance but Sheldon moves to the side
and Sheldon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sheldon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Josner.
Sheldon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sheldon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Josner tries to clinch up
and Sheldon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Josner tries to clinch but Sheldon moves away
and Sheldon counters with a nice body shot.
Josner moves to clinch but Sheldon breaks away
and Sheldon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Josner throws a head kick that misses
and Sheldon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Josner wants to clinch
and Sheldon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Josner throws an off balance right hand
and Sheldon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Josner throws a head kick that misses.
Sheldon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Josner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Josner wants to clinch but Sheldon slips to the side
and Sheldon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Josner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sheldon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Josner moves to clinch but Sheldon breaks away
and Sheldon counters with a nice body shot.
Josner looks to clinch
and Sheldon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Josner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheldon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sheldon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Josner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sheldon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Josner wants to clinch
and Josner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Josner wants to clinch but Sheldon slips to the side
and Sheldon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dontae Sheldon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Josner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Josner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sheldon counters with a straight right hand.
Sheldon blocks a jab.
Josner throws a leg kick but Sheldon moved away.
Josner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sheldon counters with a stiff right hand.
Josner tries to clinch
and Sheldon counters with a straight right hand.
Josner tries to clinch but Sheldon moves away
and Sheldon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Josner moves to clinch but Sheldon breaks away
and Sheldon counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Josner misses with a head kick.
Josner tries to clinch
and Sheldon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Josner looks to clinch
and Sheldon counters with a nice uppercut.
Sheldon scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Sheldon - just one landing.
Josner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sheldon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dontae Sheldon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Josner tries to clinch up
and Sheldon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Josner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sheldon counters with a straight right hand.
Josner tries to clinch
and Josner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Josner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sheldon counters with a nice body shot.
Cas Josner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Josner darts in trying to clinch
and Josner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Josner is rocked!
Josner throws a sloppy head kick
and Sheldon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Josner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Sheldon. Beautiful body shot.
Josner seems to have got his legs back now.
Josner misses the jab.
Josner wants to clinch
and Sheldon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sheldon avoids the head kick by Josner.
Josner looks to clinch
and Sheldon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Josner misses with a lunging right hand
and Sheldon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Josner thinking.
Josner throws an off balance right hand
and Sheldon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Josner closes the distance but Sheldon moves to the side
and Sheldon counters with a nice uppercut.
Sheldon lands with a good body shot.
A jab lands there for Sheldon.
Josner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sheldon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Josner misses with a hook
and Sheldon counters with a straight right hand.
Josner wants to clinch
and Josner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Josner tries to clinch up
and Sheldon counters with a huge left! Josner is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sheldon isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Josner from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sheldon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dontae Sheldon!
A determined Dontae Sheldon didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Angel Castile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pequeno has chosen Căo da Morte by Măo Morta as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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36
155 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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34
156 lbs
30 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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World class MT
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Castile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Pequeno!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pequeno throws a wild body kick that Castile sees coming a mile off.
Nice body punch from Pequeno.
Castile will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castile throws a head kick that misses.
Castile scores with a jab to the jaw.
Castile moves out of range as Pequeno strikes.
Castile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pequeno manages to avoid it.
Castile goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castile misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pequeno scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Angel Castile has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pequeno takes a swing at Castile's ribcage but misses.
Pequeno lands with a nice body punch.
Castile turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Castile takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pequeno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pequeno looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Castile lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pequeno's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick from Pequeno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Castile gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pequeno.
Castile throws a head kick but Pequeno moves out of range.
A low kick from Castile misses
and Pequeno counters with a good low kick that Castile was not able to check.
Pequeno looks to score with a jab to the body but Castile is just out of range.
Pequeno scores with a jab.
Castile dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pequeno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castile tries to close the distance and clinch but Pequeno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castile scoring well with a low kick there.
Castile is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Castile throws a head kick but Pequeno moves out of range.
Castile throws an overhand right that lands on Pequeno's shoulder, as Pequeno tries to avoid the shot.
Pequeno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castile. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Pequeno misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Pequeno.
Pequeno missing with a left hand there. Castile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pequeno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castile.
Castile throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castile throws a head kick that misses.
Pequeno darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Castile blocks a low kick nicely.
Castile takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pequeno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pequeno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Castile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pequeno manages to avoid it.
Castile seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pequeno does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Some bone on bone action there as Pequeno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Castile clinches up with Pequeno and pushes him back against the cage.
Pequeno lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pequeno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pequeno has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castile creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Pequeno.
Castile throws a head punch that misses.
Castile lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pequeno misses with the head strike.
Pequeno swings wildly with an uppercut but Castile uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castile throws an elbow but misses.
Castile wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pequeno has him pressed against the cage.
Pequeno lands with a right to the head.
Pequeno lands with a right to the head.
Castile tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pequeno avoids it.
Castile tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pequeno's elbow.
Castile avoiding damage.
Castile misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pequeno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pequeno throws a punch but it's blocked by Castile.
Pequeno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pequeno can't find room to land a body shot as Castile controls the action.
Castile is looking to control Pequeno's arms but Pequeno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Castile has his back to the cage.
Pequeno lands a right hand.
Castile is trying to maintain a safe position but Pequeno gets an underhook and turns Castile into the cage.
Pequeno breaks the clinch.
Pequeno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castile manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pequeno throws a jab but it's blocked by Castile.
Pequeno lands a glancing blow to the side of Castile's head.
Pequeno scores with a punch to the head.
Pequeno goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castile clinches with his opponent.
Castile tries to throw a body punch but Pequeno avoids it by throwing Castile back against the cage.
Pequeno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castile backwards.
Pequeno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Pequeno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angel Castile's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Castile takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Castile scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Castile avoids the body shot from Pequeno.
Castile connects with a leg kick. Pequeno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pequeno scores with a sloppy right hand. Castile should have avoided that one.
Castile fails to land with a series of punches.
Pequeno lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Castile pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castile connects with a solid leg kick.
Castile throws a sloppy head kick
and Pequeno counters with a nice body shot.
Joao Pequeno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pequeno throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pequeno throws a low kick but Castile moves out of range easily.
Castile takes one to the side of the head.
Pequeno slips under a jab from Castile.
Castile throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Joao Pequeno has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pequeno.
Pequeno throws a body kick that misses.
A left lands for Castile.
Castile lands a head kick!
Pequeno is rocked!
Castile tests Pequeno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pequeno is still on wobbly legs! Can Castile finish him?
Castile tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pequeno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pequeno seems to have recovered his senses.
Pequeno throws a head kick that misses.
Castile defending well as Pequeno loads up on a big left hand.
Pequeno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Castile walks into a jab.
Pequeno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castile tries to work over Pequeno's front leg with a kick but Pequeno checks it.
Pequeno scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pequeno thows a body shot but no joy.
Pequeno tries to clinch there but Castile circles away.
Pequeno buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pequeno is looking to slow Castile down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pequeno.
Castile looks to land a body kick but Pequeno moved away.
Castile lands with an overhand left.
Pequeno misses with a low kick.
Pequeno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Castile swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pequeno throws a right hand that misses
and Castile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castile tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castile punishes Pequeno's body with a nice straight punch.
Pequeno takes a swing at Castile's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Pequeno.
Pequeno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castile was well out of range. Poor timing from Pequeno.
Pequeno looks for the body kick but Castile saw that one coming.
Castile instigates a clinch.
Castile is trying to force a seperation but Pequeno has the dominant position.
Pequeno tries to work over Castile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castile content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Castile prevents a body shot from Pequeno.
Pequeno taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pequeno scores with a hook to the body.
Pequeno misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Pequeno.
Pequeno blocks a body shot from Castile.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno lands a right hand.
Castile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pequeno throws a head kick that misses.
Castile has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pequeno finds it's way round the side to connect with Castile's head.
Pequeno throws a sloppy head kick and Castile moves out of range easily.
Castile looks to land a right hand but Pequeno moved out of range.
Castile is looking to clinch.
Castile gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pequeno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castile.
Castile scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pequeno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pequeno instigates a clinch.
Pequeno can't find room to land a body shot as Castile controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Angel Castile will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pequeno drives through and clinches with Castile against the cage.
Castile breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Pequeno.
Castile takes a swing at Pequeno's ribcage but misses.
Castile keeps the fight on the outside.
Castile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castile tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pequeno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castile manages to avoid it.
Pequeno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pequeno lands a nice looking kick to the body. Castile takes a step back to recover.
Castile forces Pequeno back against the cage and clinches.
Castile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pequeno thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Castile throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castile wants to clinch.
Pequeno throws out a loose jab but Castile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pequeno throws a one two combo.
Pequeno finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Castile misses with a head kick.
Castile is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Castile takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Castile darts in and clinches Pequeno up against the cage.
Castile is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Castile tries to throw a body punch but Pequeno avoids it by throwing Castile back against the cage.
Castile wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pequeno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castile backwards.
Castile looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castile.
Pequeno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pequeno tries to work over Castile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castile is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Castile misses with an elbow strike.
Castile misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pequeno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castile backwards.
Pequeno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pequeno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castile working Pequeno over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Pequeno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castile blocking some punches.
Pequeno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pequeno breaks from the clinch.
Castile misses with a wild body shot.
Pequeno misses with a wild body shot.
Pequeno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pequeno scoring well with a low kick there.
Pequeno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castile with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pequeno to score with a decent uppercut.
Pequeno is looking to score with low kicks.
Pequeno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Castile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Castile lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pequeno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pequeno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A leg kick checked by Castile.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castile throws a leg kick but Pequeno sees it coming and moves out of range.
Castile feints and then cracks Pequeno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pequeno down.
Castile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pequeno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castile misses with a low kick.
Pequeno lands the left hand.
Pequeno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castile misses with a head kick.
Castile with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castile throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pequeno counters with a stiff right hand.
Pequeno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castile manages to avoid it.
Pequeno misses with a straight right.
Pequeno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castile swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Pequeno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pequeno has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Pequeno!
After the big win, Joao Pequeno made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellbent and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Narvaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Narvaez has chosen Soca Warriors Anthem as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Narvaez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch but Narvaez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Narvaez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bale wants to sweep here but Narvaez controlling him for the moment.
Narvaez is fighting to break Bale's control of his arms but Bale is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bale manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Narvaez manages to get himself to full guard.
Bale works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bale is working for a submission of some sort.
Bale wants to pass to mount but Narvaez is defending the position.
Narvaez is looking for a sweep. Bale is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez actively working from the bottom here.
Narvaez moves into full guard.
Bale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bale is looking to work some ground and pound but Narvaez has wrist control.
Bale wants to pass the guard but Narvaez is keeping the position.
Bale trying to control but Narvaez is working from the bottom.
Bale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Narvaez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Narvaez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bale stands up from Narvaez's guard - Bale perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've been informed that Narvaez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bale fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bale shoots in for a takedown but Narvaez shows good takedown defense.
Bale is looking to clinch but Narvaez is avoiding it.
Bale tries to clinch but Narvaez moves away
and Narvaez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Narvaez misses.
Bale closes the distance but Narvaez moves to the side
and Narvaez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bale.
Narvaez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bale moves in looking to clinch but Narvaez pushes him off.
Narvaez moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Narvaez misses with the head strike.
Narvaez breaks the clinch.
Bale shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Narvaez but Narvaez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bale shoots in and drives through. Narvaez sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by Narvaez.
Bale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Narvaez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bale blocks an uppercut.
Bale prevents Narvaez from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Narvaez lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Narvaez on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Narvaez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narvaez lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bale is on top in guard.
Narvaez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bale throwing strikes but missing.
Bale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafael Narvaez 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.
Bale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Narvaez.
Bale walks into a jab.
Bale connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bale looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Narvaez tries to sprawl but Bale drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Narvaez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bale's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bale's back!
Bale rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bale trying to control from the bottom.
Bale moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvaez is fighting to break Bale's control of his arms but Bale is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bale keeping moving, preventing Narvaez from controlling successfully.
Narvaez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale 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.
Narvaez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bale wants to stand but Narvaez is controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bale is on top in guard.
Narvaez has his foot on Bale's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bale works his way back into a safe position though.
Bale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Narvaez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Narvaez trying to keep a closed guard but Bale is proving a slippery customer.
Narvaez looking for a sweep. Not yet Narvaez, not yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bale's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bale wants to control from the top but Narvaez keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bale works over Narvaez with some ground and pound from guard.
Bale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Narvaez is keeping the position for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Narvaez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Narvaez working a defensive guard here.
Narvaez looking for a sweep. Not yet Narvaez, not yet.
Bale with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bale stands and throws Narvaez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bale cracks Narvaez with a big right hand but Narvaez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez prevents Bale from moving into mount.
Narvaez tries to buck Bale off but Bale is having none of it.
Narvaez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Narvaez is in trouble now - Bale has advanced to mount!
Bale working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bale trying to control but Narvaez is having none of it.
Bale in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bale lands a couple of good shots and Narvaez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narvaez covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Bale lands with a hammerfist to the side of Narvaez's head.
Narvaez is keeping busy.
Narvaez trying to control the position but Bale manages to sink in the hooks.
Bale is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Narvaez looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Bale trying to control momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bale lands shots from the back.
Narvaez is rocked!
Bale has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Narvaez! Can he survive? No! He's out! Bale gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gareth Bale!
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