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WEC 4: Sagat vs Vurny PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Sarette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by No Role Modelz. Sarette is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Crazy Train - Ozzy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jermaine Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Sarette!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sarette.
Sarette has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sarette clinches with his opponent.
Cole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarette.
Cole misses with a takedown attempt - Sarette sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sarette clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sarette is pressed up against the cage. Cole has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sarette down to the mat. Sarette avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cole closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sarette to the mat! Sarette manages to get full guard.
Cole throws a strike but Sarette rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarette wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
Sarette stopping the sweep attempt from Cole.
Cole is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sarette is aware though and is defending well.
Sarette scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cole uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sarette blocks a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sarette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sarette gets a clinch.
Cole is trying to pull guard but Sarette turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sarette trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
Sarette won't allow Cole to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarette controlling from the top position.
Sarette with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sarette postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cole is looking to stand up but Sarette isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarette postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cole looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cole is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sarette is controlling him.
Sarette stands up over Cole, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cole is looking to stand up but Sarette isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole keeping moving, preventing Sarette from controlling successfully.
Cole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sarette is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarette is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cole trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cole takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Jermaine Cole has been cut.
Cole lands a head shot.
Cole moves into the clinch successfully.
Cole drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sarette gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cole manages to break the clinch.
Sarette misses with a two punch combination.
Cole half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarette gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cole goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sarette prevents it.
Cole has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sarette after a bit of a struggle.
Cole is breathing heavily.
Cole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sarette walks away with a smile on his face. Cole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A combination from Cole does no damage.
Sarette has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sarette gets control of Cole's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sarette will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarette manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Sarette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Sarette shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Sarette dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jermaine Cole's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sarette looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cole displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sarette.
Cole misses with a takedown attempt
and Sarette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sarette. That's going to slow Cole down.
Cole scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sarette doesn't seem bothered though.
Sarette avoids the body shot from Cole.
Cole gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sarette counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Sarette shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cole kicks off Sarette and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarette showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cole.
Sarette fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cole went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jermaine Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarette fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cole.
Jermaine Cole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sarette fails with a takedown attempt.
Jermaine Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Sarette.
Cole closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sarette smiles and moves away.
Sarette stalks Cole and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cole's face. Cole staggers backwards, shaken.
Cole closes the distance and clinches.
Cole tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sarette smiles and moves away.
Sarette looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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!
Sarette scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sarette is in close to Cole's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sarette has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Sarette from controlling successfully.
Cole looking for a sweep. Not yet Cole, not yet.
Cole manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A head kick from Sarette lands but Cole takes it in his stride.
Cole is looking to wear down Sarette with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cole throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sarette.
Cole swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sarette counters with a left and a right that stings Cole.
Cole tries to keep at a distance but Sarette has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cole prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sarette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sarette throws a series of punches but Cole moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarette tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cole swivels and escapes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole fails with the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Sarette's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sarette misses with the combination.
Sarette throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Cole misses the target.
Cole uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sarette has time to react.
Sarette moves in looking to clinch but Cole pushes him off.
Cole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Sarette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nick Sarette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sarette closes the distance and pushes Cole back into the cage.
Cole changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sarette fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cole misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Sarette will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jermaine Cole's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Sarette closes the distance and clinches.
Sarette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sarette lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Cole misses.
Sarette closes the distance and clinches.
Cole has Sarette pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sarette manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cole misses with some punches.
Cole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarette moves into range and clinches up with Cole.
Sarette goes for a takedown attempt but Cole pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cole darts in looking for a takedown but Sarette gets double underhooks and turns Cole into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sarette defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cole.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sarette! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarette shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cole wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sarette manages to pass to side control.
Sarette looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sarette stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Cole to get to his feet.
Sarette feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cole's calf.
Cole shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sarette sprawls well. Sarette wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cole gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice side step and Sarette releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarette throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cole's waist but Cole gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sarette off to one side.
Cole throws a body punch but Sarette moves out of range.
Sarette has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cole tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sarette swivels and escapes.
Sarette clinches with his opponent.
Sarette turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sarette manages to end up in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole is trying to improve his position.
Cole taking a bit of punishment here - Sarette scoring with strikes.
Sarette lands a few punches from side control.
Sarette wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cole keeps working.
Sarette lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarette decides to stand back up. Sarette steps back and let's Cole get back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sarette.
Sarette darts in and clinches Cole up against the cage.
Sarette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sarette or perhaps it was just good defense by Cole, which made it look bad.
Sarette shoots in and gets a takedown into Cole's guard.
Cole trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarette gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cole misses with a combination
and Sarette counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nick Sarette is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sarette rushes Cole and presses him up against the cage.
Cole goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sarette prevents it.
Sarette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cole gets tackled into the cage by Sarette. Sarette maintains the clinch.
Cole is looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole gets underhooks to prevent Sarette's takedown attempt.
Cole wants a takedown.
Jermaine Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cole misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Sarette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sarette has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Sarette!
An out of breath Nick Sarette thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jermaine Cole was interviewed post fight and said 'Next time he won't be so lucky...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Ben Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deon Carruthers Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Judah comes into the arena with "Time of Dying"- Three Days Grace blaring out of the sound system. Deon Carruthers Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Ben Judah's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Ben Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deon Carruthers Jr!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carruthers Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Ben Judah.
Carruthers Jr throws a series of punches but Ben Judah moves out of range.
Ben Judah throws a hook but Carruthers Jr blocks it.
Ben Judah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carruthers Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ben Judah circles away quickly and effectively.
Ben Judah walks into a left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carruthers Jr!
Carruthers Jr swinging wildly here.
Carruthers Jr lands with a nice combination. Ben Judah backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ben Judah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carruthers Jr misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carruthers Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ben Judah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ben Judah is breathing heavily.
Carruthers Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Ben Judah slips a jab and a cross from Carruthers Jr.
Some wild striking there from Carruthers Jr.
Carruthers Jr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ben Judah back to the cage. Carruthers Jr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Deon Carruthers Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carruthers Jr with a jab.
Ben Judah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ben Judah is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ben Judah counters with a series of strikes. Carruthers Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oh Ben Judah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carruthers Jr is pawing at Ben Judah, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Ben Judah's nose. Ben Judah is badly hurt! Carruthers Jr pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Ben Judah tries desperately to hold on but Carruthers Jr is relentless in his assault! As Ben Judah receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Carruthers Jr away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deon Carruthers Jr!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lance Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Langford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lance Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Langford!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Langford drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Langford cracks Strong with a big right hand but Strong just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Langford landing strikes.
Langford is trying to ground and pound but Strong uses the momentary lack of control by Langford to regain half guard.
Langford thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Strong's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Langford throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Langford trying to control from Strong's half guard. Strong has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Langford works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langford throwing shots but Strong is blocking nicely.
Langford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Langford throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Strong to regain full guard.
Langford stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Strong throws up his legs and catches Langford in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Langford tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Strong! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lance Strong!
Lance Strong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brooklyn King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Akenzua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooklyn King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brooklyn King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrigo Akenzua!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King blocks a head kick by Akenzua.
As Akenzua backs away, King returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Akenzua is looking to clinch.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A good leg kick by King.
Akenzua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akenzua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters with an inside leg kick.
King seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Akenzua throws a leg kick
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Akenzua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and King counters with a series of strikes. Akenzua will be more careful next time no doubt.
Akenzua misses with the combination.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akenzua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akenzua there as he acknowledges the shot.
Akenzua is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akenzua throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a crisp right that sends Akenzua to the canvas! King follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brooklyn King!
Brooklyn King 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Cody Garbrandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody Garbrandt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jose Mendes's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Garbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garbrandt throws the left hand but Mendes avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Mendes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garbrandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garbrandt.
Mendes slips under a jab from Garbrandt.
A nice side step and Mendes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Garbrandt finds it's way through Mendes's defenses.
Mendes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garbrandt throws out the jab.
Mendes lands with a nice body punch.
Mendes throws a body shot but no joy.
Garbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garbrandt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garbrandt lands with an overhand left.
Cody Garbrandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garbrandt sends Mendes crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Garbrandt is motioning to the referee to let Mendes up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mendes is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garbrandt knocks out Mendes with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Garbrandt before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Garbrandt picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cody Garbrandt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGregor comes into the arena with Foggy Dew blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conor McGregor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 59 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brij Khali!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
McGregor stuffs the takedown attempt from Khali. Khali gets slowly back to his feet.
McGregor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khali has time to react.
Khali misses with a takedown attempt
and McGregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khali shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling McGregor to counter with a crisp jab.
Conor McGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brij Khali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor throws a hook to the side of Khali's head but Khali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khali steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
McGregor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Khali takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khali shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McGregor defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McGregor connects with a solid leg kick.
McGregor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khali tries for a takedown but McGregor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Khali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGregor .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGregor scores with a one two! Khali had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McGregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from McGregor .
Khali shoots in for a takedown but McGregor shows good takedown defense.
McGregor misses with a straight left.
Khali is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khali fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McGregor works the jab nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khali shoots in and gets a takedown into McGregor 's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor McGregor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGregor throws a head kick that misses.
Khali feints the counter takedown.
Khali changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGregor tries to avoid it but Khali manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGregor to the ground. McGregor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khali has his takedown stuffed
and McGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khali throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGregor 's waist but McGregor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khali off to one side.
Conor McGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brij Khali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McGregor .
Khali is looking for the big counter here.
Khali shoots in but no luck this time.
Khali shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like McGregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGregor stuffs the takedown attempt from Khali. Khali gets slowly back to his feet.
Khali with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor scores with a jab to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting McGregor here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
McGregor looks to land a combination but Khali avoids it well.
Khali takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McGregor with a nice cross.
McGregor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGregor tests Khali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khali is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khali can do to turn this around?
McGregor connects with a nice looking jab.
Khali is still on wobbly legs! Can McGregor finish him?
McGregor sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Khali's defenses. It connects perfectly with Khali's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor McGregor !
Conor McGregor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Brij Khali had this to say: 'Dissapointed to Lose'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Vurny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Victor Sagat has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Sagat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Vurny!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat throws a shot from downtown. Vurny moves away and avoids it.
Vurny changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vurny misses with the combination.
Sagat scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Aldo Vurny has been cut.
We've been told by Sagat's head coaches at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sagat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sagat lands a nice hook to Vurny's body. Vurny takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vurny has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sagat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vurny feints the counter takedown.
A big right from Sagat misses.
Vurny ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
Vurny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny avoids the body shot from Sagat.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch but Vurny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vurny drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sagat defends it well.
Vurny stalks Sagat and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sagat's face. Sagat staggers backwards, shaken.
Vurny scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat trying to control but Vurny postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vurny lands a nice short elbow.
Sagat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vurny on the ground.
Vurny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sagat defending well though.
Vurny throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vurny missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sagat regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Vurny.
Vurny landing some decent shots from guard.
Vurny with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vurny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vurny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vurny distracts Sagat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vurny tries to free his leg and advance position but Sagat is retaining full guard.
Vurny throws a big elbow that misses.
Vurny slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vurny cracks Sagat with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vurny misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Vurny wants to take a breather but Sagat manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Vurny.
Sagat can't keep his opponent in guard - Vurny advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sagat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sagat tries to get out of the position.
Vurny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vurny is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vurny throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vurny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sagat's head.
Vurny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sagat defending well though.
Vurny seems to be looking for submissions.
Vurny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sagat defending well though.
Sagat gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vurny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vurny stands up over Sagat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vurny stands up over Sagat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sagat trying to keep a closed guard but Vurny is proving a slippery customer.
Vurny looking to pass the guard.
Vurny wants to control from the top but Sagat keeps moving.
Vurny landing some decent shots from guard.
Vurny trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vurny with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Vurny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sagat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vurny tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sagat defends well and Vurny ends up having to push Sagat into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sagat throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vurny avoids it.
Vurny takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sagat thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Sagat.
Sagat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vurny unleashes a big counter combination but Sagat bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sagat misses the jab.
Vurny slips a jab from Sagat.
Vurny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sagat seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny shoots in for a takedown but Sagat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vurny takes one to the chin there.
Sagat throws a body punch but Vurny moves out of range.
Sagat throws a big shot that misses.
As Sagat backs off Vurny throws a huge counter combo but Sagat manages to avoid it all.
Victor Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sagat avoids it really well and circles away.
Victor Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Vurny.
Vurny moves away from the strike by Sagat.
Vurny with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sagat counters by moving into the clinch.
Sagat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sagat fails to land.
Vurny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sagat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decent striking displayed by Sagat there.
Sagat throws a shot from downtown. Vurny moves away and avoids it.
Vurny looks to land a combination but Sagat avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sagat.
Vurny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sagat.
Vurny tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sagat throws a body punch but Vurny moves out of range.
Sagat scoring well with a low kick there.
Sagat connects with an inside leg kick.
Vurny stalks Sagat and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sagat's face. Sagat staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagat lunges at Vurny with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vurny's hand.
Sagat misses with an uppercut. Vurny saw that one coming.
Victor Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sagat misses the shot to the body.
Sagat misses with a hook
and Vurny counters with a nice uppercut.
Vurny defending well as Sagat loads up on a big left hand.
Sagat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vurny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat stuffs the takedown attempt from Vurny. Vurny gets slowly back to his feet.
Sagat misses the shot to the body.
Sagat lands a nice shot to the body.
Sagat misses with a looping right.
Vurny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sagat closes the distance and pushes Vurny back into the cage.
Sagat lands a right hand.
Vurny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sagat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vurny has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sagat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Vurny.
Still in the clinch, Sagat scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vurny.
Sagat is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
Vurny goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sagat prevents it.
Sagat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vurny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vurny.
Sagat gets through Vurny's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That has opened up Aldo Vurny's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagat swings wildly with an uppercut but Vurny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sagat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sagat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vurny misses with a takedown
and Sagat counters with a nice body shot.
Sagat throws a right and a left that Vurny avoids nicely.
A low kick from Sagat is predictable there
and Vurny counters with a shoot takedown. Sagat fights it but they end up in guard.
Vurny trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vurny might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sagat haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vurny tries to free his leg and advance position but Sagat is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny passes Sagat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sagat is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vurny scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aldo Vurny has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vurny.
Vurny is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sagat keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Vurny thows a huge punch but Sagat dodges it nicely.
Vurny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vurny passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sagat!
Vurny thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vurny working the ground and pound effectively.
Vurny landing strikes from the mount and Sagat is in trouble!
Vurny wants to finish this one by submission but Sagat is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Vurny.
Vurny looking to finish Sagat with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sagat!
Vurny scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sagat?
Vurny landing shots from mount.
Sagat is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vurny landing shots from mount.
Oh Sagat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vurny loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Sagat scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Vurny land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Vurny stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Vurny!
Aldo Vurny is the new light heavyweight champion!
Aldo Vurny decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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