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AD326: Cyberbulling PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter McBain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBain has chosen Harder Than You Think by Public Enemy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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137 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter McBain!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson has managed to clinch.
McBain tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McBain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McBain wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on McBain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McBain avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
McBain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McBain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBain tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McBain.
McBain wants to break free but Jackson has control.
McBain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson tries to pull guard but McBain holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson jumps guard but McBain stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson has McBain pressed against the cage, preventing McBain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McBain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McBain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McBain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBain working hard to break the clinch.
McBain gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
Our sources have told us that Jackson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Jackson tries for a takedown but McBain manages to get underhooks.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
McBain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson keeps control of McBain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McBain has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
McBain is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McBain blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McBain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McBain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Jackson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peter McBain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBain misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McBain throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
McBain stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McBain's half guard.
Jackson wants to take a breather but McBain is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McBain regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jackson.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McBain is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Jackson won't allow McBain to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson wants to control from the top but McBain keeps moving.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McBain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson stays in close to McBain's body and controls the position.
McBain wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McBain keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from McBain.
McBain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McBain has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jackson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jackson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McBain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McBain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McBain keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson prevents McBain from getting back to his feet.
Jackson wants to control from the top but McBain keeps moving.
McBain wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McBain throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
McBain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donnie Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from McBain.
McBain throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
McBain misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McBain.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from McBain.
Jackson avoids the head kick by McBain.
Jackson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McBain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McBain misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - McBain circles away.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter McBain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson gets a double leg takedown into McBain's guard.
McBain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McBain keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McBain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson wants to control from the top but McBain keeps moving.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McBain, pushing him back against the cage.
McBain prevents the takedown attempt.
McBain manages to break the clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch there but McBain circles away.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with McBain, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes McBain against the cage but McBain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McBain lands with a cross.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McBain.
McBain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McBain tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McBain manages to circle out of the way.
McBain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McBain was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson lands a nice hook to McBain's body. McBain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McBain lands the left hand.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McBain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - McBain had a free shot at his head there.
McBain looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
A cross from McBain lands.
A jab lands there for McBain.
McBain misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from McBain.
Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McBain on his heels. He'll look to pass McBain's guard now, I'm sure.
Jackson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McBain keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson content to stall in guard here.
Jackson throws a strike but McBain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson looking to control but McBain passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson wants to control but McBain is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter McBain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McBain has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter McBain!
Peter McBain made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Thank all you fans for coming out, Fury for helping me be strong, Sun-Tzu for making me look so good, the gang at Montreal Fighter's Gym, all of my loved ones back home, and Mario Yaj for letting me fight here in Aggressive Damage!! Thank you!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spartacus Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Smudge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smudge has chosen Ballad of The Big Boy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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232 lbs
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300 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spartacus Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daryl Smudge!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smudge shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Halo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halo moves into the clinch.
Halo pushes Smudge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Halo.
Halo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smudge fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Halo lands a jab to the nose.
Smudge misses with a looping left.
Halo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halo.
Smudge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo steps into range and cracks Smudge with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Smudge flops backwards and Halo dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Daryl Smudge has been cut.
Halo passes into half guard.
Halo works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo working away.
Halo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smudge keeps working.
Smudge takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Halo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Halo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Halo is chipping away with strikes.
Smudge is rocked!
A big shot lands for Halo! That's hurt Smudge! Will he recover? Halo fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spartacus Halo!
A very excited looking Spartacus Halo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Daryl Smudge had this to say: 'I will go back to the gym and train even harder for the next one'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ulpius Traianus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valeriy Grushevky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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247 lbs
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276 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Ulpius Traianus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valeriy Grushevky!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traianus blocks a head kick by Grushevky.
Grushevky is looking to land body kicks.
Traianus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Traianus throws the kick towards the body but Grushevky avoids it.
Grushevky throws a big counter head kick but Traianus avoids it with no problem.
Traianus blocks a head kick by Grushevky.
An attempted straight right counter from Traianus misses the target.
Grushevky pivots, looking for a leg kick but Traianus is out of range and Grushevky settles back down.
Grushevky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Traianus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grushevky somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grushevky misses with a body kick.
Traianus looks to land a combination but Grushevky avoids it well.
Grushevky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Traianus throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traianus moves into the clinch.
Grushevky being controlled against the cage.
Traianus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grushevky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Traianus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grushevky.
Traianus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Traianus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grushevky.
Nice body punch from Traianus - that landed with a thud.
Grushevky looks winded!
Traianus scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Traianus - that landed with a thud.
Traianus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Traianus scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Traianus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traianus lands with a short head shot 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!
Traianus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Traianus scores with a shot to the side of Grushevky's head.
Traianus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Traianus scores with a shot to the side of Grushevky's head.
Traianus slows down the pace here.
Grushevky has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Traianus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Traianus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Traianus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grushevky or not.
A right hand to the body from Traianus.
Traianus presses Grushevky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Traianus digs a right hand underneath Grushevky's ribcage. Grushevky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Traianus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grushevky backwards.
A short uppercut from Traianus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Traianus as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Traianus.
Traianus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Traianus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Traianus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Traianus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Traianus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Traianus - that landed with a thud.
Traianus lands a body shot.
Traianus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grushevky has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Traianus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Grushevky can turn it around.
Traianus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grushevky or not.
Traianus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Traianus.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Traianus.
Traianus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traianus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grushevky backwards.
Traianus lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Traianus.
A nice right hand lands inside from Traianus.
Grushevky is rocked!
Traianus lands a big right hand that drops Grushevky! The killer instinct kicks in and Traianus finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Traianus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Ulpius Traianus!
After winning the bout, Marcus Ulpius Traianus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Marcolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcolini comes to the cage accompanied by Raffaella Carra - Rumore. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cena's choice of entrance music: The Champ is Here. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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259 lbs
34 - 25 - 0 |
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250 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
34 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Marcolini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Cena!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marcolini.
A cross from Cena lands.
Marcolini misses with a wild body shot.
Cena tries to clinch but Marcolini is having none of it.
Cena throws a head kick that misses.
Cena rushes Marcolini and presses him up against the cage.
Cena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marcolini is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marcolini stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcolini unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cena looks winded!
Marcolini lands a nice knee to the body.
Marcolini missing with knees to the body.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cena avoids it.
Cena can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena letting Marcolini take a breather here.
Marcolini missing with knees to the body.
Marcolini prevents Cena from breaking the clinch.
Marcolini can't find room to land a body shot as Cena controls the action.
Marcolini lands a knee to the body.
Marcolini lands a knee to the body.
Cena has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Marcolini landing knees to the body.
Cena avoiding damage as Marcolini throws knees to the body.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cena avoids it.
Marcolini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marcolini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cena.
Marcolini crunches a lovely knee into Cena's ribcage.
Marcolini missing with knees to the body.
Marcolini stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cena gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcolini is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cena pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Marcolini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cena blocks a body shot from Marcolini.
Marcolini lands a shot to the body.
Marcolini is working Cena over against the cage.
Marcolini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cena lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcolini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cena has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cena is trying to break the clinch but Marcolini has him pressed against the cage.
Marcolini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cena is defending well for now.
Marcolini missing with knees to the body.
Marcolini trying to land knees to the body.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the head but Cena blocks with his arms.
Marcolini keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cena's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cena.
Cena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marcolini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marcolini scores with a knee to the head.
Marcolini crunches a lovely knee into Cena's ribcage.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cena avoids it.
Marcolini with a knee to the head.
Marcolini can't find room to land a body shot as Cena controls the action.
Marcolini gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cena can't break the clinch.
Cena prevents a body shot from Marcolini.
Marcolini can't find room to land a body shot as Cena controls the action.
Marcolini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cena.
Cena breaks from the clinch.
Marcolini misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcolini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcolini was well out of range. Poor timing from Cena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcolini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marcolini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Cena 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cena takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marcolini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cena was well out of range. Poor timing from Marcolini.
Cena fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marcolini, pushing him back against the cage.
Cena has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marcolini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Marcolini dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marcolini lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cena at a distance.
Marcolini darts in and clinches Cena up against the cage.
Marcolini manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marcolini landing knees to the head.
It looks like Felix Cena has been cut.
Marcolini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cena is defending well for now.
Marcolini lands a good knee to the midsection. Cena won't want to take too many of those.
Marcolini putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cena in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cena avoiding damage as Marcolini throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcolini creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cena is breathing heavily.
Marcolini misses with a punch to the body.
Marcolini keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cena's efforts to push away.
Marcolini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cena has had enough of the clinch but Marcolini keeps him there for the moment.
Marcolini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cena's face.
Cena takes an elbow to the temple.
Cena working hard to break the clinch.
Cena wants to get back to striking at distance but Marcolini won't allow it.
Cena avoiding damage as Marcolini throws knees to the body.
Marcolini misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marcolini.
Cena tries to break the clinch but Marcolini is controlling the position.
Cena managing to block the knees to the body from Marcolini.
Marcolini connects with a knee to the head.
Cena takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marcolini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cena's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marcolini.
Cena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Marcolini to work.
Cena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Marcolini.
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!
Cena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marcolini trying to land knees to the body.
Cena wants to get back to striking at distance but Marcolini won't allow it.
Cena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marcolini lands with a short shot to the head.
Marcolini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marcolini missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini tries to throw a body punch but Cena avoids it by throwing Marcolini back against the cage.
Marco Marcolini has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cena wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marcolini effectively controlling the action here.
Cena blocks the elbow strike.
Marcolini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cena blocks it with crossed arms.
Marcolini tries to land knees in the clinch but Cena avoids the damage to the body.
Marcolini missing with knees to the body.
Cena is trying to break the clinch but Marcolini has him pressed against the cage.
Marcolini trying to land 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. Cena is defending well for now.
Cena wants to break free but Marcolini has control.
Marcolini tries to throw a body punch but Cena avoids it by throwing Marcolini back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marcolini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cena steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marcolini.
Marcolini tries to clinch but Cena moves out of range.
Cena tries to clinch but Marcolini moves out of range.
Marcolini is looking to counter punch.
Cena tries to clinch but Marcolini is having none of it.
Marcolini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cena can do to turn this around?
Cena throws a head kick that misses
and Marcolini moves into the clinch.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cena avoids it.
Cena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marcolini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cena is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Cena's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marcolini leaning against his opponent.
Marcolini trying to control the position but instead, Cena has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marcolini into the cage.
Cena managing to block the knees to the body from Marcolini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Marcolini dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felix Cena's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cena buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cena misses the shot to the body.
Marcolini instigates a clinch.
Cena being controlled against the cage.
Cena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cena wants to break free but Marcolini has control.
Cena is trying to break the clinch but Marcolini has him pressed against the cage.
Marcolini lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcolini pushes off an throws an elbow but Cena leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marcolini looking to throw knees to the head but Cena is blocking nicely.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cena avoids it.
Cena tries to break the clinch but Marcolini is controlling the position.
Marcolini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cena is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcolini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cena tries to circle away but Marcolini has him pinned against the cage.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cena avoids it.
Cena escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Felix Cena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcolini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cena.
A little feinted left hand from Marcolini on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cena avoids it.
Cena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cena.
Cena takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cena misses with a kick to the body.
Cena closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marcolini counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cena thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini takes the fight into the clinch.
Marcolini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marcolini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cena.
Cena breaks the clinch.
Marcolini defending well as Cena loads up on a big left hand.
Marcolini ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cena throws a hook but Marcolini blocks it.
Marco Marcolini is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cena drives through and clinches with Marcolini against the cage.
Marcolini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cena managing to block the knees to the body from Marcolini.
Marcolini tries to land knees in the clinch but Cena avoids the damage to the body.
Marcolini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Marcolini to work.
Marcolini misses with a knee to the head.
Cena is trying to break the clinch but Marcolini is controlling him.
Cena breaks from the clinch.
Marcolini is looking to wear down Cena with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cena comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marcolini forces Cena back against the cage and clinches.
Cena blocks a body shot from Marcolini.
Cena wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marcolini has him pressed against the cage.
Cena is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cena escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcolini scores with a kick to the body.
Marcolini throws a leg kick but Cena checks it.
Marcolini is looking to clinch.
Felix Cena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cena circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cena throws the left hand but Marcolini avoids the punch easily.
Marcolini clinches up against the cage.
Marcolini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the head but Cena blocks with his arms.
Cena breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marco Marcolini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cena tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marcolini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marcolini. Cena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Felix Cena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cena avoids the body shot from Marcolini.
Marcolini throws a body punch but Cena moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcolini misses with the body kick
and Cena counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Felix Cena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcolini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marcolini closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Marcolini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marcolini, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Marcolini!
Marco Marcolini really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Spartan Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Galaxy Nexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ba Lil III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galaxy Nexus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ba Lil III!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nexus takes a swing at Lil III's ribcage but misses.
Nexus misses with a wild body shot.
Lil III's coach down at Bruize Brothaz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lil III's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ba Lil III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lil III uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nexus.
Lil III misses with a straight left.
Lil III bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lil III fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lil III darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lil III misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nexus.
Nexus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nexus slips a jab from Lil III.
Lil III thuds a left hand into Nexus's body.
Some wild striking there from Nexus.
A bone on bone clash there as Lil III blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nexus. Lil III does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nexus throws a hook to the side of Lil III's head but Lil III sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nexus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lil III moves away.
Nexus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Nexus is looking to wear down Lil III with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lil III takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III rushes Nexus and presses him up against the cage.
Nexus presses Lil III against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nexus just leaning against Lil III, taking a breather.
Lil III misses with a body punch.
Lil III throws a head punch that misses.
Lil III gets through Nexus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lil III tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lil III misses with a body punch.
Lil III throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lil III misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nexus as Lil III tries to tie him up.
A short body shot lands from Nexus as the two fighters clinch.
Lil III is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lil III lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nexus backwards.
Lil III fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nexus lands a hook that snaps the head of Lil III backwards.
Lil III is trying to maintain a safe position but Nexus gets an underhook and turns Lil III into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil III tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lil III is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nexus is defending well.
Galaxy Nexus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ba Lil III.
Nexus presses Lil III against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lil III misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nexus misses with a punch to the body.
Nexus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nexus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nexus scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nexus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lil III tries for a takedown but Nexus manages to get underhooks.
A short left from Nexus.
Nexus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lil III tries to work over Nexus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Nexus.
Lil III swings wildly with an uppercut but Nexus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nexus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lil III goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nexus lands a nice shot to the body.
Nexus tries to work over Lil III's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Nexus.
Lil III blocks a body shot from Nexus.
Lil III tries a body shot but Nexus blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Nexus.
A right hook to the body lands for Nexus.
Lil III misses with a punch to the body.
Nexus blocks an uppercut.
Nexus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lil III blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nexus swings wildly with an uppercut but Lil III uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nexus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lil III's elbow.
A short uppercut from Nexus.
Lil III tries to work over Nexus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nexus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nexus is working for takedown but Lil III is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lil III can't find room to land a body shot as Nexus controls the action.
Nexus scores with a shoulder strike.
Lil III jumps guard and drags Nexus to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nexus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lil III controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nexus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lil III wants to sweep but no luck.
Lil III trying to control the position.
Nexus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lil III is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galaxy Nexus dominated that round.
That's time! Nexus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lil III misses with an uppercut.
Lil III moves out of range as Nexus strikes.
Lil III takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nexus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nexus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nexus misses with a wild body shot.
Lil III lands with an uppercut that bounces Nexus off the cage and back into range.
Lil III lands a nice hook to Nexus's body. Nexus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lil III on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nexus ducks under a wild hook from Lil III.
Galaxy Nexus is winning the standup battle so far.
Lil III uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nexus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nexus. Lil III does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lil III throws a lazy right hand but Nexus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nexus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nexus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nexus thuds a left hand into Lil III's body.
Lil III tries to work over Nexus's front leg with a kick but Nexus checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lil III lands with a cross.
Nexus needs to keep his hands up - Lil III had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lil III. Nexus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nexus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lil III manages to avoid it.
Nexus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lil III can do to turn this around?
Lil III tries to score with a low kick but Nexus moves his leg out of the way.
Nexus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lil III moves away.
Nexus shoots in for a double leg but Lil III sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lil III instigates a clinch.
Lil III blocking some punches.
Nexus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lil III after a bit of a struggle.
A right hand to the body from Lil III.
Nexus misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nexus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil III cracks Nexus with a nice body shot.
Lil III lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nexus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lil III's elbow.
Nexus prevents a body shot from Lil III.
Lil III prevents a body shot from Nexus.
Lil III takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lil III doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lil III misses with a body punch.
Lil III tries a body shot but Nexus blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Lil III.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lil III scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Nexus - that landed with a thud.
Lil III working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nexus.
Lil III scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lil III jumps guard but Nexus turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nexus misses with the head strike.
Nexus has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lil III clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Nexus keeps control of the position as Lil III tries to break free.
Nexus avoiding Lil III 's attempts to control his hands.
Nexus has the hooks in. Lil III is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nexus is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Nexus gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Nexus gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Nexus apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Lil III takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lil III tries to clinch up.
Lil III with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nexus lands a nice shot that snaps Lil III's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nexus takes a swing at Lil III's ribcage but misses.
Nexus defending well as Lil III loads up on a big left hand.
Lil III throws a low kick but Nexus avoids it.
Lil III throws a right hand that misses
and Nexus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Nexus misses the target.
The fighters circling - Lil III throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lil III scores with a punch to the head.
Nexus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lil III doesn't seem bothered though.
Lil III thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lil III throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lil III looks to land a left hand but Nexus moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galaxy Nexus dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nexus cracks Lil III with a good jab.
Lil III misses with a straight right.
Nexus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lil III moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Lil III finds it's way through Nexus's defenses.
Lil III scores with a head kick.
Lil III throws an off balance right hand
and Nexus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nexus slips a jab and a cross from Lil III.
Nexus attempts a counter takedown but Lil III avoids it well and moves away.
Lil III scores with a sloppy right hand. Nexus should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nexus shoots for a takedown but Lil III saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lil III ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nexus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lil III moves away from the strike by Nexus.
Nexus ducks under a wild hook from Lil III.
Nexus ducks under a wild hook from Lil III.
Nexus lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nexus misses with a hook. Lil III ducked under it nicely.
Lil III swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nexus scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Nexus.
Some wild striking there from Lil III.
A little feinted left hand from Nexus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lil III throws a jab when Nexus was well out of range.
Nexus misses with a body shot.
Lil III will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nexus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ba Lil III is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lil III. Nexus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lil III misses with a combination
and Lil III takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lil III throws an off balance right hand
letting Nexus counter with a right hand.
Lil III is rocked!
Lil III slips a jab and a cross from Nexus.
Ba Lil III has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lil III misses with an uppercut
and Nexus counters by clinching up.
Lil III lands a left hand.
Nexus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nexus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nexus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lil III misses with the head strike.
Nexus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lil III misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nexus scores with a shoulder strike.
Lil III is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nexus is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lil III to the mat. Lil III regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lil III controlling Nexus's posture.
Nexus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Galaxy Nexus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil III is trying to control the position but Nexus postures up.
Lil III wants to sweep here but Nexus controlling him for the moment.
Nexus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nexus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nexus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Galaxy Nexus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lil III tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lil III pulls Nexus in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nexus moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lil III uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nexus.
A cross from Nexus lands.
Nexus with a jab.
Nexus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nexus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lil III throws a poor cross that misses
and Nexus counters with a nice uppercut.
Lil III fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lil III throws a leg kick
so Nexus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nexus wants to control from the top but Lil III keeps moving.
Nexus looking to sit in guard and control but Lil III gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lil III throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Galaxy Nexus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nexus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galaxy Nexus!
Galaxy Nexus managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ****160Q Energy for $150****, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Childish Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes to the cage accompanied by Untouchable . Gambino has chosen Bonfire as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Childish Gambino was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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166 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Childish Gambino!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Le wants to slow Gambino down by chopping away at his legs.
As Le backs off Gambino throws a huge counter combo but Le manages to avoid it all.
Gambino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le misses with a hook to the body
and Gambino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le tries to clinch up.
Gambino now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Le misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Le misses.
A head kick misses from Le.
Le moves forwards but Gambino connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Le displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gambino throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le moves out of range of the strikes.
Gambino catches Le with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gambino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le.
Gambino lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gambino defending well as Le loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le blocks a head kick by Gambino.
Gambino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le manages to avoid it.
Le slips a jab and a cross from Gambino.
Le throws the kick towards the body but Gambino avoids it.
Le takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Le throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gambino ducks under a wild hook from Le.
Le connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gambino gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Le fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Le tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gambino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gambino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Le.
Cung Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Le misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Le's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gambino has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gambino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gambino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Le.
Le was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Le looks to land a left hand but Gambino moved out of range nicely.
Le throws a jab but it's blocked by Gambino.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gambino moves away.
Gambino fails to land with a series of punches.
Gambino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Le cracks Gambino with a good jab.
Le takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gambino throws a low kick, looking for Le's leg but Le calmly moves out of range.
A left lands for Gambino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le takes one on the button.
Le tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gambino was well out of range. Poor timing from Le.
Gambino has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gambino blocks a head kick by Le.
Le swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gambino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le misses with a kick to the body.
Le drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gambino misses with a two punch combination.
Gambino scores with a punch to the head.
Gambino lands an overhand right.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Le cracks Gambino with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le looks to clinch
and Gambino counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino moves out of range as Le strikes.
Gambino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Le.
Gambino lands with a shot to the body.
Gambino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Le in his tracks.
Gambino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Le misses with a kick to the body
and Gambino counters with a crisp one two that drops Le! Gambino thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Le to his feet! Le is in big trouble!
Le is rocked!
Le misses with a wild body shot.
Oh Le is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le misses with a left hand
and Gambino counters with a right hand from hell and Le is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Childish Gambino!
A relieved looking Childish Gambino thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Cutwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy has chosen Game of Thrones - The Rains of Castamere as his entrance music. Carlos Cutwood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Cutwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy is leaning against Cutwood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Cutwood.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Cutwood.
Murphy gets through Cutwood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Carlos Cutwood has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cutwood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Cutwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cutwood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cutwood blocks an uppercut.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Cutwood.
Murphy misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Cutwood.
Cutwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cutwood seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murphy can turn it around.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Cutwood backwards.
Cutwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutwood prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Cutwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cutwood blocking some punches.
Cutwood connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Joe Murphy has been cut.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Cutwood.
Cutwood lands a shoulder strike.
Cutwood blocks an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cutwood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cutwood tries to land a knee to the head but Murphy blocks with his arms.
Cutwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cutwood.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cutwood.
Cutwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cutwood backwards.
Carlos Cutwood's cut is getting worse.
Cutwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cutwood.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cutwood looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutwood blocking some punches.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy is pressed up against the cage. Cutwood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murphy down to the mat. Murphy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Murphy has Cutwood up against the cage in a clinch.
Cutwood tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murphy.
Cutwood is breathing heavily.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Cutwood.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cutwood backwards.
Carlos Cutwood's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murphy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Carlos Cutwood's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlos Cutwood's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe Murphy!
Joe Murphy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Carlos Cutwood was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks for the chance to show the world what I'm capable of. Tonight wasn't my night but I'll come back better next time.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parantainen comes into the arena with Carol of the Bells - Trans-Siberian Orchestra blaring out of the sound system. Tua comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Freak on a Leash by Korn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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38
290 lbs
30 - 18 - 1 |
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269 lbs
38 - 28 - 0 |
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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
30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jaakko Parantainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fatu Tua!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parantainen shoots in for a takedown but Tua shows good takedown defense.
Parantainen missing with a left hand there. Tua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tua stuffs the takedown.
Parantainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Parantainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tua lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Jaakko Parantainen has been cut.
Tua's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parantainen under the eye.
Tua lands a jab to Parantainen's midsection.
A shot to the liver by Tua. Beautiful body shot.
Parantainen is breathing heavily.
Tua scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parantainen in his tracks.
Parantainen tries to move into range but Tua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Parantainen is rocked!
Parantainen backs away from a small jab... but Tua lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Parantainen crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Tua with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Fatu Tua!
A very excited looking Fatu Tua rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donnell comes to the cage accompanied by Anti by Mayhem. Taneli Hauki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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34
191 lbs
29 - 15 - 0 |
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197 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Myles O Donnell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taneli Hauki!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauki moves forwards but O Donnell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Donnell moves away from the strike by Hauki.
O Donnell is looking to counter the offense by Hauki and move into the clinch.
Hauki throws a jab but it's blocked by O Donnell.
Hauki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hauki looks to land a left hand but O Donnell moved out of range nicely.
O Donnell misses with an uppercut
letting Hauki counter with a right hand.
Hauki lunges at O Donnell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Donnell's hand.
Taneli Hauki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hauki throws a poor cross that misses
and O Donnell counters with a nice uppercut.
Hauki tries a head kick but it misses.
O Donnell throws a right and a left that Hauki avoids nicely.
Hauki lands a big uppercut and O Donnell crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but O Donnell looks OK. Hauki waves O Donnell back to his feet!
O Donnell is rocked!
It looks like Myles O Donnell has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hauki! O Donnell is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taneli Hauki!
Taneli Hauki is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Taneli Hauki rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uebishe Lesnoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St Lazarus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to No Worries. Lesnoe has chosen It's On! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
167 lbs
33 - 19 - 1 |
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27 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kirk St Lazarus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uebishe Lesnoe!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnoe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. St Lazarus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've been hearing reports that St Lazarus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lesnoe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lesnoe misses with a body shot.
Lesnoe keeps the fight on the outside.
St Lazarus looks to land a body kick but Lesnoe moved away.
Lesnoe is looking to score with low kicks.
St Lazarus lands a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lesnoe is defended easily by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A leg kick checked by St Lazarus.
Lesnoe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lesnoe clobbers St Lazarus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus lands with an overhand left.
St Lazarus tries to clinch up but Lesnoe circles away and keeps his distance.
St Lazarus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lesnoe moves out of range as St Lazarus throws a body kick.
St Lazarus misses with a body punch
and Lesnoe counters with a nice body kick.
Lesnoe has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus thumps Lesnoe with a low kick.
Lesnoe tries a low kick but St Lazarus avoids it.
St Lazarus moves out of range as Lesnoe throws a body kick.
Lesnoe misses with a body shot.
It looked like St Lazarus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lesnoe.
Crunch! St Lazarus slams his shin into Lesnoe's torso.
Lesnoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Lazarus manages to avoid it.
St Lazarus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesnoe was well out of range. Poor timing from St Lazarus.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Lazarus. Lesnoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirk St Lazarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Lazarus scores with a body shot.
Lesnoe lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Lazarus's sensitive parts.
St Lazarus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lesnoe is out of range.
St Lazarus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lesnoe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Lazarus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lesnoe.
St Lazarus looks for the body kick but Lesnoe saw that one coming.
St Lazarus pushes Lesnoe up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
St Lazarus prevents a body shot from Lesnoe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lesnoe tries to work over St Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Lazarus misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from St Lazarus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lesnoe.
St Lazarus misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Lesnoe on the inside.
St Lazarus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lesnoe backwards.
St Lazarus misses with some punches.
Lesnoe struggles to land a body shot inside as St Lazarus controls his hands.
Lesnoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Lazarus tries to pull guard but Lesnoe holds him up against the cage and eventually St Lazarus drops back down to his feet.
St Lazarus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lesnoe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Lazarus backwards.
Lesnoe has a couple of punches blocked by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lesnoe backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lesnoe misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe lands a right hand.
St Lazarus tries a body shot but Lesnoe blocks it.
Lesnoe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lesnoe effectively controlling the action here.
St Lazarus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lesnoe just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnoe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lesnoe throws a punch but it's blocked by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lesnoe regains guard immediately.
Lesnoe is looking for a triangle here but St Lazarus uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lesnoe sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lesnoe is staying active underneath St Lazarus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lesnoe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lesnoe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Lazarus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Lazarus's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Lazarus defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
St Lazarus trying to control the position but Lesnoe manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uebishe Lesnoe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lesnoe walks into a stiff left hand from St Lazarus.
Lesnoe scores with a kick to the midsection.
St Lazarus moves to clinch but Lesnoe breaks away
and Lesnoe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lesnoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Lazarus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesnoe moves away.
St Lazarus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
St Lazarus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lesnoe to score with a decent uppercut.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lesnoe. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lesnoe misses with a kick to the body.
St Lazarus misses with a takedown
and Lesnoe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lesnoe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Lazarus.
Uebishe Lesnoe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Lazarus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lesnoe connects with the punch.
St Lazarus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesnoe feints a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnoe checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnoe with a jab.
A cross from Lesnoe lands.
St Lazarus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lesnoe lunges at St Lazarus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St Lazarus's hand.
Lesnoe tries to sprawl but St Lazarus drives through with a takedown into half guard.
St Lazarus is nestled in close to Lesnoe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St Lazarus is thwarting Lesnoe's attempts to control the position.
Lesnoe is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but St Lazarus is staying active.
Lesnoe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Lazarus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Lazarus's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Lazarus wants to escape the position.
Lesnoe misses with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
You can see the frustration on St Lazarus's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnoe misses with punches from the back.
St Lazarus tries to roll but Lesnoe sticks to his back.
Lesnoe is trying to stick to St Lazarus's back but St Lazarus is turning into Lesnoe. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lesnoe's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by St Lazarus.
Lesnoe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
St Lazarus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lesnoe controls St Lazarus momentarily but St Lazarus frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but St Lazarus frees his head nicely. Oh but Lesnoe has switched to an armbar! St Lazarus is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Uebishe Lesnoe!
Uebishe Lesnoe is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Uebishe Lesnoe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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