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Bushido Tokyo 2 (PPV) PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Zamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Summers comes to the cage accompanied by Conflict-Disturbed. Zamora has chosen Nirvana - Lake of Fire as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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186 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Zamora!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamora lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zamora fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Summers as Zamora shoots in.
Zamora tries to clinch but Summers is having none of it.
Zamora swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zamora takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Danny Zamora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zamora counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Summers misses with the combination.
Zamora shoots in and drives through. Summers sprawls well.
Nathan Summers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Zamora.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zamora misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zamora shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Summers sprawls well. Summers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zamora gets slowly back to his feet.
Zamora shoots in looking for a takedown. Summers tries to sprawl out of it but Zamora keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Summers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers misses the body punch
and Zamora counters with a nice low kick that buckles Summers's knee momentarily.
Zamora swinging wildly here.
Summers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Summers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Summers wants it to stay on the feet.
Summers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Summers is looking to advance position but Zamora won't allow it.
We've been hearing good reports from Summers's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Zamora works his way to full guard. Good work.
Summers stopping the sweep attempt from Zamora.
Zamora pulls Summers in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamora working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Summers.
Zamora lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Summers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zamora with the ground and pound from mount.
Summers is trying to escape the mount.
Summers tries to hold on but Zamora postures up.
Zamora with the ground and pound from mount.
Summers tries to hold on but Zamora postures up.
Summers is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Zamora.
Zamora drops a big elbow. That's hurt Summers! More shots from Zamora and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Zamora!
A less than humble Danny Zamora misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Nathan Summers had this to say: 'Cmon niggas, you know I'm better.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Alexeyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Korczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Alexeyev has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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202 lbs
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190 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrei Alexeyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lukasz Korczynski!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korczynski avoids the head kick by Alexeyev.
Korczynski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alexeyev misses the body punch
and Korczynski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alexeyev thinking.
Alexeyev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Korczynski counters with a one-two to the body.
Alexeyev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alexeyev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Korczynski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Lukasz Korczynski has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexeyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korczynski moves away.
Alexeyev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Korczynski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alexeyev cracks Korczynski with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Alexeyev has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Korczynski to stand back up!
Korczynski is rocked!
Alexeyev clinches up with Korczynski and pushes him back against the cage.
Korczynski is still on wobbly legs! Can Alexeyev finish him?
Alexeyev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Korczynski seems to have recovered his senses.
Alexeyev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alexeyev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexeyev connects with a right that clearly hurt Korczynski. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Alexeyev proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Korczynski collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Alexeyev!
Andrei Alexeyev 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ditka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Araujo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Who Shot Ya?. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Ditka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luiz Araujo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ditka has time to react.
Ditka drives through with a takedown into Araujo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Araujo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ditka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ditka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ditka throws a big right hand that misses.
Araujo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ditka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ditka trying to control but Araujo is working from the bottom.
Ditka lands a couple of elbows.
Araujo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ditka passes into side control.
Ditka looks up at the clock and then as Araujo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ditka smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
A lull in the action here as Ditka stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ditka lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Araujo can't do much from the bottom here.
Ditka in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Araujo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Araujo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ditka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Araujo's face as Ditka controls the position.
Ditka trying to control the action but Araujo is working from the bottom.
Ditka working away.
Ditka wants to control but Araujo is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ditka looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ditka keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Araujo is working for a kimura but Ditka is defending it quite comfortably.
Ditka is controlling Araujo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ditka's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We're going to have a standup here because Mike Ditka wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Araujo misses with a head kick.
Araujo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araujo blocks a jab.
Ditka thows a body shot but no joy.
Ditka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Araujo.
Araujo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Araujo does it's job there.
Ditka shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Araujo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Araujo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ditka defends it easily.
Ditka throws a big elbow that misses.
Araujo keeping moving, preventing Ditka from controlling successfully.
Araujo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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!
Ditka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Araujo is keeping the position for now.
Araujo looking for a sweep. Not yet Araujo, not yet.
Araujo controls Ditka momentarily but Ditka frees himself.
Araujo looking for a sweep. Not yet Araujo, not yet.
Ditka with a nice head shot there.
Ditka is in close to Araujo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ditka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ditka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Araujo on the ground.
Araujo 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!
Araujo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ditka is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Araujo.
Araujo struggling a bit here.
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 Mike Ditka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Araujo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Araujo jabs Ditka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ditka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luiz Araujo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Araujo. Those never looked like landing.
Araujo tries for a takedown but Ditka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Araujo swinging wildly here.
Ditka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ditka scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ditka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Araujo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ditka escapes and throws Araujo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Check out the look on Ditka's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo tries to buck Ditka off but Ditka is having none of it.
Araujo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ditka connects with a decent elbow.
Ditka working the ground and pound from side control.
Araujo wants to control but Ditka postures up.
Ditka lands some shots froms side control.
Ditka scores with punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ditka working the body and head with strikes.
Ditka scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Araujo to see if he's OK.
Araujo is trying to work for a sweep but Ditka has mounted him!
Ditka looking to control but Araujo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ditka lands a couple of good shots and Araujo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Araujo tries to escape but Ditka has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ditka is landing with strikes. Araujo can't take much more of this.
Araujo is rocked!
Araujo tries to escape but Ditka has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Araujo is still in real trouble! Can Ditka finish him?
Ditka scoring with big shots to the body. Araujo is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Araujo was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Ditka!
Mike Ditka very nearly forgot to thank //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Layne Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crag Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Layne Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crag Hack!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hack is looking to clinch but Fields is avoiding it.
Hack wants to clinch up but Fields keeps it at a distance.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch but Fields swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hack is looking to clinch but Fields is avoiding it.
Fields wants to clinch up but Hack keeps it at a distance.
Hack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hack wants to clinch.
That kick from Hack tenderised Fields's leg. Fields is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fields doesn't manage to clinch there - Hack circles away.
Fields throws a head kick that misses.
Hack tries to clinch up.
Fields doesn't manage to clinch there - Hack circles away.
Fields throws a leg kick that misses.
Hack clinches.
Knees to the body from Hack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack blocks an elbow strike.
Hack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Layne Fields's cut is getting worse.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
Hack lands a hook that snaps the head of Fields backwards.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Fields avoids the damage to the body.
Fields tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fields takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hack throws an elbow that misses.
Hack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fields misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hack is stalling here.
Hack with a knee to the head.
Layne Fields's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hack stalling in the clinch but Fields improves position.
Hack effectively controlling the action here.
Fields displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hack up against the cage.
Fields working Hack over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fields wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hack misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fields is trying to maintain a safe position but Hack gets an underhook and turns Fields into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Fields.
Hack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fields.
Fields doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hack lands a left hand.
Hack tries a knee to the head but Fields blocks it.
Hack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fields throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Fields to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fields tries to land knees in the clinch but Hack avoids the damage to the body.
Fields tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fields dodges an elbow strike from Hack.
Hack throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Fields.
Hack prevents Fields from breaking the clinch.
Fields misses with a body punch.
Fields is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hack is defending well for now.
Hack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fields throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hack.
Jeez, Layne Fields's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Layne Fields's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Crag Hack!
A victorious Crag Hack thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Uppercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeo Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uppercut's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I present to you; The Amazing Human Being. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Uppercut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeo Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okamoto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Okamoto wants it to stay on the feet.
Uppercut jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Okamoto misses with a low kick.
Uppercut misses with a wild body shot.
Uppercut lands a jab to the head.
Uppercut shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Uppercut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okamoto forces Uppercut back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uppercut.
Okamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uppercut is trying to pull guard but Okamoto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Okamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okamoto slips under a jab.
Uppercut changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Uppercut with a nice cross.
Uppercut avoids the head kick by Okamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Uppercut scores with a four punch combination!
Okamoto throws a low kick but Uppercut moves out of range easily.
Okamoto is looking to slow Uppercut down with leg kicks.
Okamoto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Uppercut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okamoto.
Okamoto moves out of range as Uppercut strikes.
Okamoto misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Uppercut.
Uppercut misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okamoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Uppercut.
Uppercut comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Uppercut misses with an uppercut
enabling Okamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Takeo Okamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uppercut smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Uppercut uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okamoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uppercut. Okamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Uppercut is defended easily by Okamoto.
Uppercut dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okamoto lands a slapping body shot.
Okamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Uppercut misses with an uppercut. Okamoto saw that one coming.
Okamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Okamoto tries to clinch but Uppercut moves out of range.
Uppercut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uppercut lands with a cross.
Uppercut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Uppercut fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Okamoto checks it well.
Uppercut swings for the body but Okamoto moves out of range.
Okamoto punishes Uppercut's body with a nice straight punch.
Uppercut misses with a looping left.
Okamoto moves into the clinch.
Uppercut blocks an elbow strike from Okamoto.
Uppercut controlling the action here for a moment.
Okamoto blocking some punches.
Uppercut taking a breather.
Okamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut leaning against his opponent.
Uppercut definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Okamoto keeps control of Uppercut as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uppercut throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uppercut stalling in the clinch but Okamoto improves position.
We've been informed that Okamoto has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Uppercut - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Okamoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Okamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Lance Uppercut has been cut.
Okamoto landing knees to the head.
Uppercut blocks an elbow strike from Okamoto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Okamoto has Uppercut pressed against the cage, preventing Uppercut from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Okamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uppercut.
Okamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Uppercut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lance Uppercut's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice jab there from Uppercut.
Uppercut throws a jab but it's blocked by Okamoto.
Uppercut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uppercut throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Okamoto throws a big shot that misses.
Uppercut uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Uppercut checks a leg kick nicely.
Uppercut tried to score with a low kick but Okamoto checks it.
Uppercut shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Okamoto defends it nicely.
Okamoto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Okamoto instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Okamoto walks away with a smile on his face. Uppercut gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Uppercut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Uppercut lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Uppercut misses the target.
Lance Uppercut is winning the standup battle so far.
Uppercut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okamoto scores with a nice strike.
Uppercut swats away the attempt to clinch by Okamoto.
Uppercut tries to bum rush Okamoto with a series of wild strikes but Okamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uppercut scores with a crisp jab that stopped Okamoto in his tracks.
Okamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uppercut tried to score with a low kick but Okamoto checks it.
Uppercut swats away the attempt to clinch by Okamoto.
Uppercut motions for Okamoto to come forward. Uppercut throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Uppercut tries to throw a body punch but Okamoto avoids it by throwing Uppercut back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uppercut.
Okamoto tries a knee to the head but Uppercut blocks it.
Okamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uppercut's elbow.
Okamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uppercut moves away from the strike by Okamoto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okamoto ducks under a wild hook from Uppercut.
Uppercut takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Okamoto drives through and clinches with Uppercut against the cage.
Uppercut lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uppercut slows down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Uppercut manages to break the clinch.
Okamoto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Uppercut rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto tries to clinch but Uppercut is having none of it.
Okamoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Uppercut checks a leg kick.
Okamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uppercut.
Okamoto thuds his right hand into Uppercut's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Okamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Uppercut is just out of range.
Uppercut just misses with a punch to the body.
Okamoto misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Uppercut.
A head kick misses from Okamoto.
Uppercut misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto misses the shot to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Uppercut.
Uppercut tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Uppercut sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Okamoto is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Okamoto is trying to control Uppercut's posture but Uppercut avoids it.
Uppercut throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here.
Okamoto is looking for a sweep.
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 Lance Uppercut will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lance Uppercut's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Okamoto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Okamoto gets a clinch.
Uppercut avoids the elbow strike from Okamoto, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Uppercut.
Okamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Okamoto blocks an uppercut.
Uppercut wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okamoto has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uppercut.
Uppercut trying to stall but Okamoto improves his position.
Maybe Uppercut would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Uppercut avoids the elbow strike from Okamoto, against the cage.
Okamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Uppercut blocks with his arms.
Uppercut on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Okamoto throws an elbow but misses.
Uppercut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uppercut trying to stall but Okamoto improves his position.
Okamoto blocking some punches.
Okamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Uppercut has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Okamoto regains guard immediately.
Okamoto keeping full guard, as Uppercut tries to pass.
Uppercut sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Okamoto's guard.
Uppercut missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Uppercut trying to control the action but Okamoto is working from the bottom.
Takeo Okamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut is just content to waste time from the top position. Okamoto takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Uppercut throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Okamoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Okamoto has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Uppercut has passed into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uppercut thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Okamoto manages to get back to half guard.
Uppercut trying to control the action but Okamoto is working from the bottom.
Uppercut is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Okamoto reverses the position - he's now on top in Uppercut's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Uppercut looking to hit a scissor sweep but Okamoto is one step ahead there.
Uppercut manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Okamoto manages to get himself to full guard.
Lance Uppercut is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okamoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto wants to control but Uppercut is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Uppercut manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Uppercut working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Okamoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Uppercut is tightening it up a little... Okamoto has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Okamoto reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Okamoto taps out! Nice BJJ there by Uppercut!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lance Uppercut!
Lance Uppercut really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Merciless Gladiators logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dongdong Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Marcolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marcolini's choice of entrance music: Raffaella Carra - Rumore. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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278 lbs
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259 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dongdong Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Marcolini!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong slips a jab from Marcolini.
Wong moves into the clinch.
Wong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marcolini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Wong on the inside.
Marcolini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marcolini struggles to land a body shot inside as Wong controls his hands.
Wong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marcolini looking to throw knees to the head but Wong is blocking nicely.
Wong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Wong.
Wong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Marcolini is blocking nicely.
Wong managing to block the knees to the body from Marcolini.
Marcolini lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wong misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong managing to block the knees to the body from Marcolini.
Wong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marcolini looking to throw knees to the head but Wong is blocking nicely.
Wong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marcolini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wong managing to block the knees to the body from Marcolini.
Wong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marcolini backwards.
Marcolini trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Wong.
Wong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marcolini looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wong tries to throw a body punch but Marcolini avoids it by throwing Wong back against the cage.
Wong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Marco Marcolini has been cut.
A short right from Wong.
Marcolini misses with a knee to the head.
Wong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wong lands a hook that snaps the head of Marcolini backwards.
Wong avoiding damage as Marcolini throws knees to the body.
Wong holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marcolini takes a shot to the head.
Marcolini looking to throw knees to the head but Wong is blocking nicely.
Marcolini is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wong managing to block the knees to the body from Marcolini.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wong.
Marcolini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wong is defending well for now.
Wong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wong lands with a light punch inside.
Wong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marcolini holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marcolini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marcolini blocks it with crossed arms.
Marcolini just leaning against Wong, taking a breather.
Wong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wong crunches a lovely knee into Marcolini's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marcolini backwards.
Wong lands a good knee to the midsection. Marcolini won't want to take too many of those.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marcolini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Wong.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wong.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wong.
Wong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Wong.
A short uppercut from Wong.
Wong lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Wong - that landed with a thud.
Wong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marcolini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wong is keeping busy.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Wong.
Marcolini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wong.
Marcolini working aggressively here.
Marcolini is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marcolini has Wong pushed against the cage.
A short right from Wong.
Wong with a knee to the head.
Wong avoiding damage as Marcolini throws knees to the body.
Marcolini misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marcolini landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marcolini pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wong managing to block the knees to the body from Marcolini.
Marcolini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wong is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dongdong Wong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Marcolini's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marcolini, right into the meat.
Marcolini slips a jab from Wong.
Wong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcolini.
Marco Marcolini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcolini defending well as Wong loads up on a big left hand.
Marcolini misses with an uppercut.
Wong looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcolini is just out of range.
Marcolini misses with a two punch combination.
Marcolini moves out of range as Wong strikes.
Marcolini fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've been told by Wong's head coaches at Jef Li's MMA(13 coaches, 49 cap) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marcolini circles away quickly and effectively.
Marcolini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marcolini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marcolini tried to score with a low kick but Wong checks it.
Wong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcolini throws out the jab.
Wong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wong throws a looping overhand right but Marcolini ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong lands a body shot.
Wong wants to clinch up but Marcolini keeps it at a distance.
Wong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marcolini gets tackled into the cage by Wong. Wong maintains the clinch.
Wong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wong lands a hook that snaps the head of Marcolini backwards.
Wong managing to block the knees to the body from Marcolini.
Marcolini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wong.
Wong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marcolini swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marcolini is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wong working Marcolini over with knees to the body.
Wong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wong lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marcolini avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wong.
Wong lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Wong on the inside.
Marcolini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wong.
Wong scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Wong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marcolini backwards.
Wong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marcolini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marcolini avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Marcolini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wong is defending well for now.
Wong lands a body shot.
Wong stalling.
Marcolini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wong lands a nice uppercut.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Marcolini is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marcolini lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Wong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short left from Wong.
Marcolini is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dongdong Wong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Wong lands a nice uppercut.
Wong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marcolini missing with knees to the body.
Wong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wong tries to throw a body punch but Marcolini avoids it by throwing Wong back against the cage.
Wong lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marcolini.
Wong lands a nice uppercut.
Wong scores with a shoulder strike.
Wong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wong digs a right hand into Marcolini's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marcolini's gas tank.
A short left from Wong.
Wong drops Marcolini onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Marcolini is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Marcolini is rocked!
Wong creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Marcolini's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Marcolini drops to his knees and Wong pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dongdong Wong!
Dongdong Wong got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Hillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fancy Nancy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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255 lbs
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259 lbs
30 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peyton Hillis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fancy Nancy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hillis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nancy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hillis.
That kick from Nancy tenderised Hillis's leg. Hillis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donk. Nancy catches Hillis right on the button with a cross.
Nancy throws an overhand right that lands on Hillis's shoulder, as Hillis tries to avoid the shot.
Hillis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nancy finds it's way round the side to connect with Hillis's head.
Nancy shoots in but Hillis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nancy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hillis throws a right and a left that Nancy avoids nicely.
Nancy darts in looking for a takedown but Hillis gets double underhooks and turns Nancy into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Nancy.
Hillis is breathing heavily.
Nancy lands a right hand.
Hillis is trying to break the clinch but Nancy has him pressed against the cage.
Hillis managing to block the knees to the body from Nancy.
Nancy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nancy is leaning against Hillis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Nancy.
Nancy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hillis pushes off an throws an elbow but Nancy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nancy stalling the fight.
Nancy throws a head punch that misses.
Nancy misses with a punch to the body.
Nancy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nancy misses with a body punch.
Hillis stalling in the clinch but Nancy improves position.
Hillis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nancy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hillis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hillis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nancy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nancy lands a left hand.
Hillis lands a damaging elbow.
Hillis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nancy tries to work over Hillis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nancy throws a head punch that misses.
Nancy is trying to maintain a safe position but Hillis gets an underhook and turns Nancy into the cage.
Hillis throws a punch but it's blocked by Nancy.
A short left from Nancy.
Nancy is trying to stall.
Nancy struggles to land a body shot inside as Hillis controls his hands.
Nancy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nancy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fancy Nancy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nancy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hillis fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nancy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nancy throws a one two combo.
Hillis is rocked!
Nancy misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Nancy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Nancy.
Nancy connects with a body shot that sends Hillis's belly button to the back.
Jab by Nancy.
Oh Hillis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hillis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hillis seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from Hillis misses.
Nancy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice uppercut lands for Nancy. That snapped Hillis's head back.
Hillis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hillis wants it to stay on the feet.
Peyton Hillis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fancy Nancy.
Nancy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillis scores with a nice right hand.
Nancy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hillis.
Hillis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nancy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hillis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nancy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fancy Nancy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nancy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hillis's waist but Hillis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nancy off to one side.
Hillis missing with a left hand there. Nancy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fancy Nancy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nancy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nancy is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fancy Nancy.
No joy there for Nancy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hillis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nancy.
Nancy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hillis sprawls well initially but Nancy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nancy postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hillis to stand up.
Nancy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hillis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nancy scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hillis misses with an uppercut. Nancy saw that one coming.
Nancy swings for the body but Hillis moves out of range.
A combination from Hillis does no damage.
Hillis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nancy.
Decent striking displayed by Nancy there.
Hillis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nancy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nancy throws a right hand that misses
and Hillis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nancy misses with a double jab
and Hillis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Nancy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hillis swinging wildly here.
Peyton Hillis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nancy throws a hook to the side of Hillis's head but Hillis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillis throws a jab but it's blocked by Nancy.
Nancy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hillis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Hillis.
Hillis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nancy lands a body shot.
Nancy misses the jab.
Nancy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hillis counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nancy.
Hillis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nancy.
Hillis dips to his left and cracks Nancy with an uppercut!
Nancy is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nancy leaves his chin hanging out and Hillis seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Nancy crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peyton Hillis!
Our winner, Peyton Hillis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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