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TIT 78 - Finale PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kane Silva (ranked 2031 p4p, 283 weight class) and Connor Lourens (ranked 2830 p4p, 376 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso (ft. Florida Georgia Line & watt) - "Let Me Go" . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kane Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connor Lourens !
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lourens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Lourens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lourens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva distracts Lourens with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva 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.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lourens is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Lourens 's brow.
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!
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lourens 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva works over Lourens with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lourens 's head.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Lourens .
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lourens can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lourens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva distracts Lourens with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Lourens is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lourens is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Lourens 's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kane Silva!
Our winner, Kane Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 793 p4p, 80 weight class) and Tyler Mills (ranked 1268 p4p, 133 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nuri Jafar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Mills!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jafar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Jafar.
Jafar lands a nice hook to Mills's body. Mills takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jafar darts in and clinches Mills up against the cage.
Jafar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jafar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jafar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Jafar is working Mills over against the cage.
Jafar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mills is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mills jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jafar walks away with a smile on his face. Mills gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mills shoots and misses
letting Jafar counter with a right hand.
Nuri Jafar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Mills.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mills shoots in for a takedown but Jafar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice cross by Jafar.
We've been told by Jafar's head coaches at Gizmo's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jafar enables Mills to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jafar manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jafar controls Mills momentarily but Mills frees himself.
Jafar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jafar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar can't keep his opponent in guard - Mills advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mills works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mills trying to control but Jafar is having none of it.
Jafar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jafar is trying to reverse the position but instead Mills has taken his back - oops!
Mills has managed to slip his arm under Jafar's chin. This could be all over... yep, Jafar is tapping out! Submission win for Mills.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tyler Mills!
Tyler Mills decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Burger (ranked 1030 p4p, 114 weight class) and Lincoln Osiris (ranked 5498 p4p, 470 weight class). Burger comes to the cage accompanied by Sorriso Maroto - Assim Você Mata o Papai. Lincoln Osiris will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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167 lbs
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170 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brazilian Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lincoln Osiris!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger misses with a low kick as Osiris jumps back.
Osiris has a takedown stuffed.
Osiris misses with a wild body shot.
Osiris gets caught napping as Burger dives in and scores a takedown. Osiris manages to retain guard.
Osiris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Osiris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burger wants to control from the top but Osiris keeps moving.
Burger showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Burger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Osiris has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burger has managed to get both his arms back between Osiris's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Osiris has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burger has managed to get both his arms back between Osiris's legs - danger averted.
Burger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger with a nice head shot there.
Burger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Burger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burger trying to control but Osiris is working from the bottom.
Burger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Osiris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burger is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger trying to control the position from guard on top but Osiris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burger works over Osiris with some ground and pound from guard.
Osiris keeping moving, preventing Burger from controlling successfully.
Burger lands a couple of elbows.
Burger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Osiris keeping moving, preventing Burger from controlling successfully.
Burger is in close to Osiris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Burger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Osiris tries to bench press Burger off him but Burger keeps the position.
Burger lands a decent elbow from side control.
Burger grinds an elbow into Osiris's temple.
Osiris is rocked!
We've been hearing that Burger has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger cracks Osiris with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Burger immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Osiris is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Burger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brazilian Burger!
Brazilian Burger 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilson (ranked 1543 p4p, 183 weight class) and Azog Defiler (ranked 6880 p4p, 658 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Azog Defiler!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson avoids the body shot from Defiler.
A quick step to the side and Wilson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Defiler misses its intended target.
Defiler misses with a double jab.
Defiler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wilson staying out of range there.
Wilson lands a jab.
Defiler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Defiler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson throws a body punch but Defiler moves out of range.
Defiler slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.
Wilson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice cross by Wilson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Defiler moves forwards but Wilson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Azog Defiler has been cut.
Wilson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Defiler misses with a body shot.
Wilson catches Defiler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wilson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Defiler sprawling to the canvas! Defiler rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Wilson finish him?!
Defiler is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Defiler throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilson counters with a nice right hand that sends Defiler toppling to the canvas! Defiler scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wilson finish him?!
Defiler is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilson finish him?
Defiler leaves his chin hanging out and Wilson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Defiler crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Wilson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil Nucombe (ranked 339 p4p, 51 weight class) and Tommy DeVito (ranked 742 p4p, 110 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neil Nucombe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy DeVito!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for DeVito with that takedown attempt.
Nucombe misses with a looping right.
DeVito fails to land the takedown.
Nucombe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
DeVito darts in looking for a takedown but Nucombe gets double underhooks and turns DeVito into the cage.
Neil Nucombe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy DeVito.
DeVito tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nucombe defends well and DeVito ends up having to push Nucombe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVito with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nucombe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Tommy DeVito has been cut.
Nucombe slaps away a takedown attempt from DeVito, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nucombe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nucombe connects with a right hand. DeVito shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucombe lands a left and a right that send DeVito crashing to the mat, dazed. Nucombe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
DeVito is rocked!
DeVito with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nucombe scores with a counter punch that sends DeVito to the canvas! Nucombe smells blood - he's punishing DeVito with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! DeVito has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neil Nucombe!
During a confident post fight interview, Neil Nucombe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Fury (ranked 177 p4p, 9 weight class) and Thiago Gomes (ranked 5389 p4p, 176 weight class). Fury comes into the arena with J Dilla - Time: The Donut of the Heart blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Fury!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes gets a double leg takedown into Fury's guard.
Fury looking for a sweep. Not yet Fury, not yet.
Gomes is sitting in close to Fury's body. Fury has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Gomes is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Gomes is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Fury.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bob Fury!
Bob Fury retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Bob Fury, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Booker (ranked 174 p4p, 13 weight class) and Matias Orava (ranked 235 p4p, 20 weight class). Maxwell Booker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matias Orava's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxwell Booker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matias Orava!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Booker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Orava digs a good hook to Booker's body.
Orava paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Orava misses with a wild combination.
Booker shoots in but Orava avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Orava connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Booker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Booker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Orava looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker dives in for a single leg takedown but Orava sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Booker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orava connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Booker scrambles back to his feet.
Booker walks into a straight right hand from Orava.
Orava changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Booker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Booker shoots in looking for a takedown but Orava manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Booker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxwell Booker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Orava.
Orava changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Orava fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Booker on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Orava. That snapped Booker's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orava connects with a right hand. Booker shakes it off.
Matias Orava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Booker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Decent striking displayed by Orava there.
Booker takes one to the side of the head.
Orava is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Booker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Orava lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Booker at a distance.
Orava throws a poor cross that misses
and Booker counters with a single leg into guard. Orava didn't expect that.
Booker distracts Orava with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Booker postures up in Orava's guard and throws a big left but Orava blocks it.
Booker throws a big right hand that misses.
Orava looking for a sweep. Not yet Orava, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Booker scoring with some ground and pound.
Orava wants to sweep here but Booker controlling him for the moment.
Booker tries to free his leg and advance position but Orava is retaining full guard.
Booker drops back looking for a leg! Orava is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Orava manages to kick Booker off! Booker jumps back into Orava's guard.
Booker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Booker cracks Orava with a solid left hand.
Orava really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Booker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Orava is trying to control the position but Booker postures up.
Orava wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booker lands a couple of digs.
Booker is working Orava over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Orava trying to keep a closed guard but Booker is proving a slippery customer.
Orava wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Orava is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Orava might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Booker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Orava is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Booker trying to control the position from guard on top but Orava is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Booker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matias Orava dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A left and a right from Orava both land. Nice combination.
Booker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Booker moves out of range as Orava strikes.
Booker is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Orava swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Booker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Booker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Booker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Booker stopping the sweep attempt from Orava.
Orava controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Orava can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orava keeping moving, preventing Booker from controlling successfully.
Booker 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.
Booker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Booker stopping the sweep attempt from Orava.
Booker postures up in Orava's guard and throws a big left but Orava blocks it.
Orava has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Booker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Booker throws a big right hand that misses.
Booker chips away with some ground and pound.
Orava utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Booker 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.
Booker throwing strikes from guard but Orava blocks nicely.
Booker lands a couple of elbows.
Booker connects with a couple of short punches.
Booker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Booker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Booker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booker is fighting to break Orava's control of his arms but Orava is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Orava looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orava working a defensive guard here.
Booker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Booker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Booker won't allow Orava to get back to his feet.
Booker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Orava's head.
Booker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Orava trying to control the position here.
Booker trying to control but Orava is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orava is keeping the position for now.
Orava keeping moving, preventing Booker from controlling successfully.
Orava being controlled here, momentarily.
Booker chips away with some ground and pound.
Booker throwing strikes from guard but Orava blocks nicely.
Booker distracts Orava with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Booker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Orava wants to stand up but Booker is controlling him.
Orava is pulling down on Booker's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booker working some strikes from top position.
Orava looking to control.
Orava has his hands on Booker's head, controlling the position.
Booker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Booker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Booker wants to control from the top but Orava keeps moving.
Orava looking to hit a scissor sweep but Booker is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orava looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Booker dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Orava connects with a jab.
Orava connects with a body shot.
Orava scores with a body shot.
Orava misses with a body shot.
Booker tries to counter with a takedown but Orava is quick to defend against it.
Booker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Booker dodges the punch combination from Orava.
Booker appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orava misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Booker feinted with a counter takedown.
Orava bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orava lunges at Booker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Booker's hand.
Orava throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Booker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orava lands a body shot.
Orava just misses with a punch to the body.
Orava lands a nice shot to the body.
Booker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orava.
Booker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Orava defends well and Booker ends up having to push Orava into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Orava digs a good body shot into Booker's ribs.
Orava wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Orava.
Orava slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Orava lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orava uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Booker has time to react.
Booker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orava.
Booker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Booker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Booker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Booker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Orava cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orava getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Orava takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Booker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Orava counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxwell Booker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orava connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Orava looks to land a left hand but Booker moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Orava. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orava.
Booker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orava throws out the jab.
Booker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Orava lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booker loads up on a big right hand but Orava slips the punch.
Orava thows a left - swing and a miss!
Booker tries to counter with a takedown but Orava is quick to defend against it.
Booker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orava connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orava misses with a straight left.
Orava lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Booker fails with the takedown
and Orava counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matias Orava really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Booker gets a double leg takedown into Orava's guard.
Orava is looking to stand back up but Booker counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Orava.
Booker lands with a punch from half guard.
Booker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Orava doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Booker.
Booker wants to pass to mount but Orava is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Booker wants to work for an arm triangle but Orava is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Booker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orava is trying to get back to full guard.
Booker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Booker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Orava wants to get back to full guard.
Booker throwing shots but Orava is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Booker lands a nice short elbow.
Orava is trying to get back to full guard.
Booker lands with a punch from half guard.
Booker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Booker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orava is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Booker.
Booker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Orava!
Orava is in a horrible position here. Booker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Booker with shots to the head and body - Orava looks very uncomfortable down there.
Orava is rocked!
Booker lands with some strikes.
Orava is still in real trouble! Can Booker finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Booker drops a big elbow. That's hurt Orava! More shots from Booker and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxwell Booker!
Maxwell Booker retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Maxwell Booker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Von Kromog (ranked 160 p4p, 22 weight class) and Mike Snow (ranked 332 p4p, 52 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Von Kromog!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Snow!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
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.
Snow drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Snow seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Snow throws a strike aimed at the side of Kromog's head but Kromog avoids it well.
Snow creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kromog sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Snow is looking to take a break and control but Kromog is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snow working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kromog is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Snow throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Snow working the ground and pound but Kromog is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Snow crashes against the mat.
Snow throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kromog defending against the ground and pound.
Kromog defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Snow crashes against the mat.
Kromog parries the strikes from Snow easily there. Snow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kromog to escape.
Kromog dodges the ground and pound from Snow.
Kromog is letting Snow control him for a moment.
Snow creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kromog sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Snow misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kromog prevents Snow from improving position.
Snow 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kromog knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Snow throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Snow moves into full mount!
Snow is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kromog can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Von Kromog has been cut.
Kromog really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Snow throwing strikes but Kromog recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Kromog knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Snow on the ground.
Snow wants to control but Kromog is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kromog is in trouble now - Snow has advanced to mount!
Kromog taking shots to the head.
Snow throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Snow thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kromog is looking to improve his position but Snow isn't that keen on the idea.
Snow misses with a head shot.
Snow thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Snow looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kromog because Snow loaded up on that one.
Kromog avoids a series of strikes thrown by Snow.
Snow lands a big elbow.
Snow looking to finish with strikes here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kromog taking shots to the head.
Snow scoring with strikes but Kromog is staying in there.
Jeez, Von Kromog's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Von Kromog's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Snow!
Mike Snow is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Snow thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petey Bartlett (ranked 54 p4p, 6 weight class) and Heavy Guy (ranked 675 p4p, 80 weight class). Bartlett comes to the cage accompanied by KEN mode - Counter Culture Complex. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Petey Bartlett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Heavy Guy!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartlett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bartlett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heavy Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartlett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bartlett misses with an uppercut. Guy saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Bartlett.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartlett.
Guy throws a sloppy body shot
and Bartlett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Heavy Guy has been cut.
Guy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bartlett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bartlett scores with the left hand. Guy knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy misses with an uppercut.
Bartlett seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Guy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bartlett under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Bartlett counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've been told by Bartlett's head coaches at Gizmo's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bartlett thuds his right hand into Guy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guy misses with an uppercut.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Bartlett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy has Bartlett up against the cage in a clinch.
Guy blocking some punches.
Guy working aggressively here.
Guy presses Bartlett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Guy.
Bartlett lands an uppercut.
Bartlett misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Bartlett.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guy pushes Bartlett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Guy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bartlett.
Bartlett is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a body punch.
Bartlett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bartlett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy scores with a shot to the side of Bartlett's head.
Guy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bartlett.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Guy.
Guy works on Bartlett's body with a couple of short punches.
Guy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bartlett backwards.
Guy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bartletts head.
Guy lands a shot to the body.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Guy.
Guy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bartlett backwards.
Guy struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartlett controls his hands.
Guy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Guy lands with a short shot to the head.
Guy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bartlett backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy lands a right hand.
Bartlett is rocked!
Guy lands a big right hand that drops Bartlett! The killer instinct kicks in and Guy finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Guy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heavy Guy!
Heavy Guy is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Heavy Guy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Dangerfield (ranked 41 p4p, 4 weight class) and John Battock (ranked 73 p4p, 11 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dangerfield might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Immortal - All Shall Fall. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rocco Dangerfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Battock!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dangerfield looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Battock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dangerfield throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Battock was covering up waiting for the punch and Dangerfield finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dangerfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dangerfield throws a big elbow that misses.
Battock trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battock wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dangerfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Battock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Battock pulls Dangerfield in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangerfield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dangerfield throws a big right hand that misses.
Battock seems keen to control Dangerfield's posture.
Dangerfield postures up in Battock's guard and throws a big left but Battock blocks it.
Battock is trying to keep Dangerfield in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dangerfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Battock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dangerfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Battock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dangerfield stands and throws Battock's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dangerfield throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Battock works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Battock wants to control but Dangerfield is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Battock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dangerfield is looking to take a break and control but Battock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dangerfield tries to pass the half guard into mount. Battock knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dangerfield is working hard here to advance position.
Dangerfield is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Battock can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield trying to mount his opponent but Battock defends it.
Dangerfield wants to advance to full mount but Battock doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Battock trying to keep a closed guard but Dangerfield is proving a slippery customer.
Dangerfield wants to control from the top but Battock keeps moving.
Battock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dangerfield shoots in for a takedown but Battock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Dangerfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dangerfield fails with a takedown attempt.
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.
Dangerfield drives through with a takedown into Battock's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Battock keeping full guard, as Dangerfield tries to pass.
We've been informed that Battock has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dangerfield content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dangerfield wants to pass the guard but Battock is keeping the position.
Dangerfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Battock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dangerfield seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Battock wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Dangerfield dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dangerfield on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Battock thuds a left hand into Dangerfield's body.
Dangerfield closes this distance looking for a takedown but Battock circles away.
Dangerfield shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Battock as he jumps to the side.
Battock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Battock - that will leave a mark!
Battock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Battock thuds his shin into the meat of Dangerfield's side.
Dangerfield takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dangerfield on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Battock lands a big head kick that sends Dangerfield tumbling to the mat! Battock takes a step backwards and waves Dangerfield back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Rocco Dangerfield has been cut.
John Battock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battock dips to his left and cracks Dangerfield with an uppercut!
Dangerfield is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dangerfield with a poor takedown
and Battock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Dangerfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Battock lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battock throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Battock lands a right hook to the body.
Battock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Battock scores with a jab to the body.
Battock jabs at Dangerfield's body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Battock.
Dangerfield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dangerfield shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dangerfield walks into a jab.
Battock throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Battock lands with a shot to the body.
Battock throws a shot to the body.
Dangerfield sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Battock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Battock rushes Dangerfield and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Dangerfield is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Battock piles on the pressure and Dangerfield crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Battock!
John Battock is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, John Battock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Rocco Dangerfield stepped up to the mic, saying 'Rematch in the car park!'.
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