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BFF 83: McDaniel vs. Grayce PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Stern (ranked 21819 p4p, 443 weight class) and Mac Bandini (ranked 2747 p4p, 249 weight class). Mac Bandini acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Bandini.
It looked like Stern was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bandini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stern manages to avoid it.
Bandini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandini lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bandini 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.
Stern takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stern misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bandini looks to land a left hand but Stern moved out of range nicely.
Bandini works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bandini fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bandini closes the distance and pushes Stern back into the ropes.
Bandini lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stern backwards.
Bandini manages to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bandini lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stern backs up against the ropes.
Stern keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandini.
Stern looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A lazy left from Bandini finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bandini scores with a body shot.
Stern dodges the punch combination from Bandini.
Mac Bandini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Bandini misses.
Stern appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bandini cracks Stern with a good jab.
Bandini dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stern. That did some damage!
Nice body kick there by Bandini.
Bandini tries to clinch but Stern moves out of range.
Stern slips a straight right by Bandini.
Bandini turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bandini connects with a body shot.
Bandini loads up on a big right hand but Stern slips the punch.
Stern looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Bandini misses the target.
Stern throws a lazy right hand but Bandini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandini displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stern blocks a jab.
Stern misses with a combination
and Bandini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stern swats away the attempt to clinch by Bandini.
Stern scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bandini misses with a looping right.
Stern swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stern displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandini throws out the jab.
Bandini lands an overhand right.
Bandini misses with a right hand
letting Stern counter with a right hand.
Bandini throws an off balance right hand
and Stern counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stern takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stern stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A bone on bone clash there as Stern blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandini scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stern misses with a hook. Bandini ducked under it nicely.
Bandini swings widly with a right hand
letting Stern counter with a right hand.
Stern misses with a straight right.
Bandini feints a jab promting Stern to slip. Bandini then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stern slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stern is rocked!
Bandini tests Stern's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stern staying out of range there.
Stern went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bandini throws a wild body kick that Stern sees coming a mile off.
Stern slips under a jab from Bandini.
Stern takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stern connects with a looping right hand.
A punch combination from Bandini misses.
Stern throws a big counter combination but Bandini scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stern throws a looping overhand right but Bandini ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandini lands a nice looking body shot.
Bandini looks to land a right hand but Stern moved out of range.
Bandini misses with a looping left.
Stern uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandini.
Stern looks to throw the jab but Bandini is out of range.
Stern throws a good cross that connects.
Bandini throws out a loose jab but Stern uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stern throws a big counter combination but Bandini scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bandini lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stern just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bandini.
Bandini scores with a sloppy right hand. Stern should have avoided that one.
Bandini ducks under a wild hook from Stern.
Bandini scores with a decent looking hook.
Bandini scores with a jab. Stern acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stern walks into a stiff left hand from Bandini.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stern takes a swing at Bandini's ribcage but misses.
Bandini throws a leg kick
and Stern counters with a series of strikes. Bandini will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bandini chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bandini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stern misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Bandini misses the target.
Stern is looking for a counter combo.
Bandini connects with a body shot that sends Stern's belly button to the back.
Stern circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stern counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bandini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bandini connects with a leg kick. Stern looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bandini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bandini takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stern is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
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!
Stern works the jab nicely.
Stern throws a series of punches but Bandini avoids them all with ease.
Stern looks to land a combination but Bandini avoids it well.
Bandini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stern displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandini throws out the jab.
Stern is looking to counter punch.
Bandini throws a chopping leg kick but Stern manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bandini dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stern. That did some damage!
Bandini throws a head kick but Stern moves out of range.
Stern seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bandini throws a hook but Stern avoids it easily.
Stern swinging wildly here.
Bandini connects with a single shot there.
Bandini misses with a hook. Stern ducked under it nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stern waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bandini.
Bandini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bandini drives through and clinches with Stern against the ropes.
Stern is trying to force a seperation but Bandini has the dominant position.
Stern's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bandini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Bandini.
Bandini tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stern is able to avoid easily.
Stern is looking for a counter combo.
Stern bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stern avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stern throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bandini counters with a left to the body.
Stern is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Bandini misses the target.
Bandini scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stern doesn't seem bothered though.
Bandini misses with a hook. Stern ducked under it nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bandini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bandini misses with a straight right.
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!
Bandini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bandini throws an off balance right hand
and Stern counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bandini moves out of range of the strikes.
Bandini lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stern backs up against the ropes.
Bandini throws a big shot that misses.
Stern misses with a body shot.
Stern looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bandini throws the left hand but Stern avoids the punch easily.
Stern fails to land with a series of punches.
Stern takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bandini jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bandini throws a lazy uppercut
and Stern counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bandini misses the shot to the body.
Bandini shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stern eats them both and turns towards Bandini to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stern scores with a nice head shot.
That kick from Bandini tenderised Stern's leg. Stern is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stern moves away from the strike by Bandini.
Bandini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandini throws a series of punches but Stern avoids them all with ease.
Bandini misses with an uppercut. Stern saw that one coming.
Bandini attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A punch combination from Stern misses.
Bandini throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stern counters with a straight right hand.
Stern fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bandini throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stern is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandini misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Bandini - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Bandini dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bandini fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stern on the side of the head.
Bandini lands a glancing blow to the side of Stern's head.
Bandini uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Bandini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stern tries to bum rush Bandini with a series of wild strikes but Bandini uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bandini throws out a counter right but Stern avoids it with no problem.
Bandini walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stern checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bandini wants to clinch
and Stern counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bandini scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bandini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stern throws a series of punches but Bandini moves out of range.
Bandini thuds his right hand into Stern's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandini misses with a body punch
and Stern connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bandini connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stern momentarily.
Bandini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alex Stern is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bandini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stern manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Bandini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bandini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stern misses with a hook. Bandini ducked under it nicely.
Bandini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mac Bandini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bandini misses with an uppercut.
Bandini looks to land a left hand but Stern moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Stern.
Stern connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bandini lands a right hook to the body.
Stern bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stern was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stern throws a series of punches but Bandini moves out of range.
Bandini drives through and clinches with Stern against the ropes.
Stern is trying to break free.
Bandini lands a hook that snaps the head of Stern backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandini manages to break the clinch.
Bandini avoids a punch combination nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Stern.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandini lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stern scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stern throws a nice looking combination but Bandini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stern misses with a looping left.
Bandini with a jab.
Bandini throws a sloppy head kick and Stern moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bandini lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stern has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stern and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Bandini misses.
Stern needs to keep his hands up - Bandini had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandini lands with an overhand left.
Bandini changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stern uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandini.
Stern was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stern has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stern there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch combination from Bandini misses.
Stern misses with a looping left.
Stern throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bandini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bandini works over Stern's head and body with a nice combination.
Stern takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oh Stern is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Bandini does it's job there.
Bandini misses with a looping right.
Bandini tries to clinch but Stern is having none of it.
Bandini is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandini tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stern is able to avoid easily.
Stern appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stern seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stern connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stern ducks under a wild hook from Bandini.
Bandini throws a lazy head kick
and Stern counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bandini lands an overhand right.
Bandini punishes Stern's body with a nice straight punch.
Stern misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandini.
It seemed like Bandini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stern takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Stern misses the target.
Bandini throws a body shot but no joy.
Stern went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bandini misses with a double jab
and Stern counters with a stiff right hand.
Bandini throws a right hand that misses
and Stern counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bandini throws a jab but it's blocked by Stern.
Stern connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bandini thuds his right hand into Stern's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bandini throws a lazy uppercut
and Stern counters with a three punch combo that has Bandini backing up. Bandini nods at Stern to acknowledge the strikes.
Bandini misses with a hook. Stern ducked under it nicely.
Bandini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Bandini keeps Stern at a distance using the push kick.
Jab, jab by Stern - just one landing.
Bandini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stern went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bandini scores with a hook to the body. Stern takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Stern.
Bandini avoids the body shot from Stern.
Stern blocks a leg kick.
Bandini throws a solid leg kick but Stern takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bandini.
Stern avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Stern wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stern throws a combination. Bandini tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Bandini misses.
Bandini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bandini misses with a hook.
It looked like Stern was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stern on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bandini tried to score with a low kick but Stern checks it.
Bandini throws an off balance right hand
and Stern counters with a stiff right hand.
Bandini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stern throws a big counter combination but Bandini scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stern displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandini throws out the jab.
Stern misses with the combination.
Stern bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bandini throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stern counters with a series of strikes. Bandini will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bandini throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stern stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bandini tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stern is able to avoid easily.
Bandini lands an overhand right.
Bandini lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stern lands with a nice combination. Bandini backs away looking to recover.
Bandini moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bandini throws a jab but it's blocked by Stern.
Bandini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Stern. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stern.
Stern misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandini's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stern connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bandini scrambles back to his feet.
Well,Stern is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Stern walks into a left hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bandini clobbers Stern with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bandini misses with a few strikes there.
Stern swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bandini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stern.
A little jabbing left from Bandini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Bandini.
Bandini darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bandini misses with an uppercut
and Stern cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stern slips a jab and a cross from Bandini.
Stern throws a big counter combination but Bandini scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stern keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandini.
Bandini tries to land a front kick but Stern steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Stern on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bandini misses with a few strikes there.
Bandini throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stern checks the leg kick.
Bandini misses with a hook. Stern ducked under it nicely.
Stern swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stern slips a jab from Bandini.
Stern ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bandini wants to land a leg kick but Stern is out of range.
Bandini misses with an uppercut
and Stern counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bandini throws a combination that misses
and Stern counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bandini thinking.
Bandini is breathing heavily.
Bandini throws a body shot but no joy.
Bandini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stern was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mac Bandini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stern throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Bandini misses.
Bandini takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stern misses with a hook. Bandini ducked under it nicely.
Bandini tries to bum rush Stern with a series of wild strikes but Stern uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alex Stern has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stern throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Bandini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bandini 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Mac Bandini!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Mac Bandini!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Mac Bandini!
Mac Bandini wins by unanimous decision!
Mac Bandini was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Twea King (ranked 2315 p4p, 144 weight class) and Hratch Tzien (ranked 1791 p4p, 114 weight class). Tzien has chosen R*ck It as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Twea King has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Twea King seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Twea King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hratch Tzien!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tzien misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by King.
King throws a hook but Tzien blocks it.
Tzien feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tzien doesn't seem bothered though.
King misses with a hook. Tzien ducked under it nicely.
Tzien is clearly trying to counter these attacks from King with a body shot.
King scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
King seems to be working for a kimura but Tzien defends the submission attempt.
King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tzien defends it well.
Tzien gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
King postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tzien is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of King, into his guard.
King being controlled here, momentarily.
Tzien avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tzien controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
King pulls Tzien in to control the position.
King looking for a guillotine here but Tzien defends easily.
Tzien wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzien showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tzien passes King's left leg - he's now in half guard.
King looking for submissions off his back.
King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
King trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tzien wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tzien keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tzien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tzien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
A little jabbing left from Tzien on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King cracks Tzien with a right hand to the side of the head.
King throws a hook to the side of Tzien's head but Tzien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King works Tzien's body with a nice hook.
King loads up on a big right hand but Tzien slips the punch.
Tzien throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
King scores with a body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tzien throws a push kick but King slaps the foot to one side.
Tzien moves out of range as King strikes.
Twea King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tzien takes one to the side of the head.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
A jab from Tzien does it's job there.
King jabs Tzien right on the nose. Tzien blinks but takes it well.
A clash of legs there as King blocks the low kick.
Tzien defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
King fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tzien to the ground. King is now in Tzien's guard.
Tzien wants to sweep but no luck.
Tzien keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Tzien looking for a sweep. Not yet Tzien, not yet.
Tzien keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
King drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tzien dives on top into guard.
King seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King looking for a guillotine here but Tzien defends easily.
Tzien trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tzien controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
King is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King can't keep his opponent in guard - Tzien advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tzien passes to full mount!
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tzien wants to control the pace but King is squirming around nicely.
King is in a horrible position here. Tzien smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King tries to lock up and control but Tzien gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
King is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tzien is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tzien wants to control the pace but King is squirming around nicely.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
King is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tzien jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but King manages to avoid the submission attempt.
King is looking to reverse the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tzien tries to control but King wriggling away.
King can't escape the position.
Tzien looking to control but King is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tzien takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King is trying to reverse the position but instead Tzien has taken his back - oops!
King is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Twea King will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tzien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Tzien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tzien ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tzien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tzien on the side of the head.
Tzien takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tzien pivots, looking for a leg kick but King is out of range and Tzien settles back down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
Tzien listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A cross from King lands.
King tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tzien defends well and King ends up having to push Tzien into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
King connects with a body shot.
Tzien slips under a jab from King.
Tzien throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Tzien to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King misses with a looping right.
Tzien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tzien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tzien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tzien's head backwards.
Tzien throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hratch Tzien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King misses with an uppercut
and Tzien counters with a nice body shot.
Tzien misses with a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
King looks to land a left hand but Tzien moved out of range nicely.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tzien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tzien misses with a looping right.
Tzien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Tzien misses the jab.
Tzien slips a jab and a cross from King.
Tzien shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Tzien on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien moves away from the strike by King.
Tzien looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Tzien counters with an inside leg kick.
Tzien throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King defending well as Tzien loads up on a big left hand.
Tzien scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King connects with a jab.
King misses with an uppercut
and Tzien counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tzien throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Tzien looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tzien ducks under a wild hook from King.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tzien counters with a slapping leg kick.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tzien throws a low kick but it's checked well by King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzien walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
King digs a good hook to Tzien's body.
A big right from King misses.
King lands a right hook to the body.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook.
A jab from King misses.
A low kick from Tzien misses
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Tzien.
Tzien misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King moves out of range of the body kick from Tzien.
King takes a swing at Tzien's ribcage but misses.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a takedown
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tzien fails to land with a series of punches.
King looks to land a right hand but Tzien moved out of range.
Twea King is winning the standup battle so far.
Tzien staying out of range there.
Tzien misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King lands with a cross.
King looking to score a takedown here. Tzien is defending well but King drives through and ends up in Tzien's guard.
Tzien is trying to keep King in close.
King trying to control but Tzien is working from the bottom.
King is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tzien is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tzien has escaped and now he's on top!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tzien passes into half guard.
Tzien is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tzien avoids the attempt from King to control.
Tzien prevents King from getting the reversal.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tzien manages to capitalize on a mistake by King to take his back!
King trying to control the action but Tzien just sinks the hooks in.
Tzien has good solid back control here.
King just trying to survive but Tzien is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Tzien keeps control of the position as King tries to break free.
Hratch Tzien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King is working hard here to advance position.
King preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Tzien.
Tzien not allowing King to control his hands.
Tzien looking to break King's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. King remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Tzien will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
King can't escape the position.
Tzien wants to control but King is keeping busy.
Hratch Tzien has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tzien is looking for the choke from the back position but King is controlling his hands well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King tries to escape the position.
Tzien really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for King.
King preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Tzien.
Will Tzien go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Tzien is trying to stick to King's back but King is turning into Tzien. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tzien's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by King.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tzien working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
King wants to control from the top but Tzien keeps moving.
King slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
King fails to land a wild elbow strike.
King thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tzien wants to control but King postures up.
Tzien tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Twea King.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Twea King!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Twea King!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Twea King!
Twea King wins by unanimous decision!
Hratch Tzien was interviewed post fight and said '{]}[{]}[{}]{[}]{[}'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Kutaz (ranked 1159 p4p, 152 weight class) and Arlo Rochester (ranked 2603 p4p, 294 weight class). Rochester has chosen Voodoo Child- Jimi Hendrix as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dirk Kutaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arlo Rochester!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rochester misses with a hook
and Kutaz counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Arlo Rochester has been cut.
Arlo Rochester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rochester defending well as Kutaz loads up on a big left hand.
Rochester misses with an uppercut.
Kutaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rochester connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kutaz scrambles back to his feet.
Kutaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rochester throws out the jab.
Rochester missing with a left hand there. Kutaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Kutaz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rochester.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kutaz. Rochester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kutaz scores with a shot to the body.
Rochester scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rochester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rochester doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kutaz.
Rochester fails to land with a series of punches.
Rochester throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rochester on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rochester is rocked!
Jab by Rochester.
Rochester swings for the body but Kutaz moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rochester has a takedown stuffed.
Kutaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kutaz misses with a hook. Rochester ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rochester cracks Kutaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rochester smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kutaz throws a body punch but Rochester moves out of range.
Kutaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rochester gets the takedown into side control.
Kutaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Rochester has hold of Kutaz's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kutaz tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Rochester cranks the arm and Kutaz screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kutaz, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Arlo Rochester!
Arlo Rochester 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Stackhouse (ranked 863 p4p, 113 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 4985 p4p, 455 weight class). Stackhouse comes to the ring accompanied by True Blood. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Stackhouse !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stackhouse thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marciano has Stackhouse up against the ropes in a clinch.
Marciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stackhouse lands an elbow inside that Marciano shrugs off.
It looks like Rocky Marciano has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stackhouse as Marciano tries to tie him up.
Stackhouse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stackhouse lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Stackhouse has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Marciano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stackhouse lands an elbow just above Marciano 's eye.
Stackhouse lands a damaging elbow.
Stackhouse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Rocky Marciano's cut even more.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Stackhouse controls his hands.
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!
Stackhouse lands a right hand.
The cut above Rocky Marciano's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice left hand lands by Stackhouse .
Marciano is rocked!
Stackhouse lands a hook that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Marciano is still on wobbly legs! Can Stackhouse finish him?
Clinched against the ropes, Stackhouse lands a big elbow that drops Marciano! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Marciano is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Stackhouse !
In his post fight interview, Jason Stackhouse started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bo Nickal (ranked 618 p4p, 94 weight class) and Mario Rossi (ranked 994 p4p, 143 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Nickal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Nickal.
Nickal lands with a cross.
Rossi throws an off balance right hand
and Nickal counters with a shoot takedown. Rossi fights it but they end up in guard.
Nickal won't allow Rossi to get back to his feet.
Rossi told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Rossi is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nickal dives into side control.
Rossi is trying to buck Nickal off.
An elbow from Nickal crashes against the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nickal asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nickal lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rossi down.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nickal asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nickal working the head and body with strikes.
Nickal advances to mount.
Nickal trying to control but Rossi is having none of it.
Rossi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nickal throwing strikes here but Rossi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nickal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nickal 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rossi holds on to Nickal as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Nickal controlling from mount.
Nickal wants to control the pace but Rossi is squirming around nicely.
Rossi blocking the ground and pound.
Rossi squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rossi blocking the ground and pound.
Rossi is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rossi has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rossi!
Rossi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rossi wants to get up but he can't break Nickal's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nickal trying to keep a closed guard but Rossi is proving a slippery customer.
Rossi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nickal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal has his foot on Rossi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rossi works his way back into a safe position though.
Nickal throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rossi uses it to pass to side control.
Nickal manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Still in half guard, Nickal seems content to control.
Rossi is looking to escape.
Nickal trying to mount his opponent but Rossi defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rossi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rossi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rossi wants to stand and escape but Nickal is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nickal drops back looking for a leg! Rossi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rossi manages to kick Nickal off! Nickal jumps back into Rossi's guard.
Nickal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rossi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nickal throws a big right hand that misses.
Nickal trying to control but Rossi is working from the bottom.
Nickal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rossi is keeping the position for now.
Nickal won't allow Rossi to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nickal trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rossi manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Nickal has a closed guard, preventing Rossi from standing up.
Nickal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rossi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rossi is looking to stand up but Nickal won't let him.
Nickal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rossi manages to get himself to full guard.
Nickal throwing strikes from guard but Rossi blocks nicely.
Nickal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rossi is keeping the position for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rossi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nickal.
Rossi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nickal is controlling him.
Nickal is in close to Rossi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nickal wants to control from the top but Rossi keeps moving.
Nickal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nickal advances to half guard.
Nickal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nickal trying to mount his opponent but Rossi defends it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nickal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rossi's head.
Nickal throwing shots but Rossi is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nickal connects with a nice short shot to Rossi's temple.
Nickal is working for a kimura but Rossi is defending it quite comfortably.
Nickal wants to pass to mount but Rossi is defending the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is keen to just control but Rossi is a slippery customer.
Nickal with the ground and pound but Rossi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rossi wants to stand but Nickal is controlling the position.
Nickal stays in close to Rossi's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rossi tries to clinch up.
Nickal changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nickal swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Rossi counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nickal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rossi throws an overhand right that lands on Nickal's shoulder, as Nickal tries to avoid the shot.
Rossi misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Nickal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nickal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rossi misses with an uppercut. Nickal saw that one coming.
Jab by Nickal.
Nickal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rossi can do to turn this around?
Nickal lands with a cross.
Rossi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rossi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rossi tries to clinch up.
Rossi misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nickal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
Rossi misses with a wild body shot.
Nickal misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi lands a right hook to the body.
Nickal works the jab nicely.
Rossi scores with a nice strike.
Nickal scores with a jab.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Nickal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rossi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Rossi. Those never looked like landing.
Nickal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rossi throws a looping overhand right but Nickal ducks down to avoid it.
Nickal feinted with a counter takedown.
Nickal moves away from the strike by Rossi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rossi to the ground. Nickal is now in Rossi's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rossi has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the ropes to get back to his feet. Nickal has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the ropes.
Rossi avoids a wild elbow strike from Nickal.
Nickal misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rossi.
Rossi lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Rossi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rossi throws a punch but it's blocked by Nickal.
Nickal trying to control the position but instead, Rossi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nickal into the ropes.
Nickal throws a punch but it's blocked by Rossi.
Nickal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rossi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mario Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nickal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi dips to his left and cracks Nickal with an uppercut!
Nickal slips a straight right by Rossi.
Rossi misses the jab.
Rossi looks to throw the jab but Nickal is out of range.
Nickal with a poor takedown
and Nickal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rossi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nickal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nickal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nickal feinted with a counter takedown.
Nickal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rossi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nickal is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Nickal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nickal appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nickal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rossi.
Nickal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rossi manages to avoid it.
Nickal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rossi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nickal works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickal throws out a leg kick but Rossi moves out of range and Nickal only half commits.
Rossi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nickal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rossi scrambles back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rossi slips a jab from Nickal.
Rossi connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Rossi.
Rossi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nickal.
Nickal drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rossi sprawls and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
Nickal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses.
Nickal misses with a kick to the body.
Nickal lands a slapping body shot.
Nickal misses with an uppercut. Rossi saw that one coming.
Rossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nickal attempts a counter takedown but Rossi avoids it well and moves away.
Rossi throws a hook but Nickal blocks it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rossi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rossi misses with a right hand
so Nickal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nickal trying to move into half guard but instead Rossi has managed to sweep!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nickal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rossi is one step ahead there.
Rossi slips nicely into half guard.
Nickal makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nickal.
Mario Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rossi has passed into side control.
Rossi trying to control the action but Nickal is working from the bottom.
Nickal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nickal trying to control from the bottom.
Nickal gets full guard.
Rossi stands and steps away. Nickal gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nickal ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Nickal slips under a jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nickal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rossi flicks out a counter leg kick but Nickal steps away.
Rossi scores with a jab to the head.
Rossi throws a shot from downtown. Nickal moves away and avoids it.
Nickal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nickal misses with a straight left.
Rossi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nickal misses with a left hand
and Rossi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rossi slips under a jab from Nickal.
Nickal connects with a body shot.
Nickal swats away the attempt to clinch by Rossi.
Nickal attempts a counter takedown but Rossi avoids it well and moves away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rossi misses with an uppercut. Nickal saw that one coming.
Nickal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An inside leg kick from Nickal misses.
Nickal slips a straight right by Rossi.
Rossi 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.
Rossi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nickal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nickal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nickal postures up in Rossi's guard and throws a big left but Rossi blocks it.
Nickal trying to control but Rossi is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Rossi.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Bo Nickal!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Mario Rossi!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Bo Nickal!
Bo Nickal wins by split decision!
Bo Nickal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Jack (ranked 366 p4p, 45 weight class) and Patty Larkin (ranked 454 p4p, 54 weight class). Jack's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lucid Dreams. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taylor Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patty Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Jack is just out of range.
Larkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Larkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jack needs to keep his hands up - Larkin had a free shot at his head there.
Jack misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Jack.
Larkin misses the shot to the body.
Larkin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jack checks it well.
Jack connects with a leg kick. Larkin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin lands with an uppercut that bounces Jack off the ropes and back into range.
Larkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack walks into a left hand.
Larkin throws a head kick but Jack moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack lands a head shot.
Larkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larkin misses the jab.
Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Jack misses with a body shot.
Larkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larkin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jack defends it nicely.
Jack swings for the body but Larkin moves out of range.
Larkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jack.
Larkin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Larkin looks to land a right hand but Jack moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a head kick that misses.
Larkin misses with a takedown attempt - Jack sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Larkin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jack scores with a nice right hand.
Larkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack misses with a head kick.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Larkin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larkin misses with a double jab
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Jack.
We've been told by Jack's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jack lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with a head kick.
Jack scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Larkin doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab from Larkin.
Jack takes one to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Jack as Larkin shoots in.
Taylor Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patty Larkin.
Jack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Larkin throws a head kick but Jack moves out of range.
Jack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Larkin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Larkin throws a head kick that misses.
Jack fires out a quick counter leg kick but Larkin just manages to avoid it.
Larkin throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
Jack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larkin lands a nice shot that snaps Jack's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Larkin closes the distance and clinches up with Jack, looking for a takedown. Larkin pushes Jack against the ropes but Jack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Jack misses its target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larkin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jack misses with a straight left.
Jack tries to score with a low kick but Larkin moves his leg out of the way.
Jack walks into a straight right hand from Larkin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jack.
The fighters circling - Larkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Larkin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice uppercut lands for Larkin. That snapped Jack's head back.
Larkin misses the jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Jack.
Jack lands a glancing blow to the side of Larkin's head.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Jack.
Larkin throws a lazy uppercut
and Larkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larkin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Larkin is rocked!
Jack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Jack finish him?
Jack lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Larkin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jack is able to avoid easily.
Jack throws a series of punches but Larkin avoids them all with ease.
And Larkin tries to counter it with a takedown but Jack pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jack throws a head kick that misses.
Larkin seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack blocks a low kick nicely.
Jack fires out a quick counter leg kick but Larkin just manages to avoid it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack checks a leg kick nicely.
As Larkin looks to move away, Jack throws a big counter combo but Larkin just gets out of the way.
Larkin misses with the combination.
Jack takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Larkin misses with a leg kick.
Taylor Jack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larkin tries for a takedown but Jack sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Larkin slips a straight right by Jack.
Jack slips a jab from Larkin.
Larkin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jack's waist but Jack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Larkin off to one side.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jack.
Jack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larkin throws a right hand that misses
and Larkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larkin dives in and grabs Jack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jack pushes down on Larkin's head and hops out.
Larkin avoids the body shot from Jack.
Patty Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Larkin in his tracks.
Larkin scores with a head kick.
Larkin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jack lands with an overhand left.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jack scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Larkin throws a wild hook but Jack just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Larkin gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the ropes! The referee jumps in - Jack raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taylor Jack!
An out of breath Taylor Jack 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaito Inuzuka (ranked 926 p4p, 12 weight class) and Hijack Dabutt (ranked 1047 p4p, 55 weight class). Inuzuka comes to the ring accompanied by TETSUYA KOMURO - SPEED(TK CLUB MIX). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaito Inuzuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hijack Dabutt!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inuzuka checks a low kick from Dabutt.
Inuzuka closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Inuzuka lands in his opponent's guard.
Inuzuka drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dabutt looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dabutt looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dabutt!
Inuzuka is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here as Dabutt stalls from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inuzuka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabutt is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Inuzuka is looking for a sweep.
Dabutt takes a little break here. Inuzuka wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Inuzuka sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Inuzuka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dabutt pulls his head out easily.
Inuzuka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dabutt pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Inuzuka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dabutt pulls his head out easily.
Dabutt wants to control but Inuzuka is keeping him busy.
Dabutt stalling.
Dabutt moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Inuzuka.
Dabutt is staying tight to Inuzuka's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Inuzuka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Inuzuka tries to improve position but can't.
Inuzuka is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabutt is continuing to stall.
Inuzuka gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dabutt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Inuzuka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Inuzuka looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Inuzuka is refusing to be controlled, as Dabutt sits in half guard.
Inuzuka won't allow Dabutt to pass to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Inuzuka looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dabutt in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dabutt thuds a left hand into Inuzuka's body.
Dabutt swings for the body but Inuzuka moves out of range.
Dabutt with a jab.
Dabutt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inuzuka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dabutt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dabutt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inuzuka.
Nice defenses there by Inuzuka.
Dabutt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Inuzuka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Inuzuka is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dabutt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dabutt has escaped and now he's on top!
Inuzuka looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dabutt has picked Inuzuka up and slammed him! Inuzuka can't keep hold of the triangle and Dabutt manages to pass to side control!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dabutt trying to control the position but Inuzuka is working away.
Dabutt controls the position.
Inuzuka is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Inuzuka's face as Dabutt controls the position.
Dabutt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Inuzuka keeps working.
Inuzuka is looking for a sweep.
Inuzuka is working hard here to advance position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Inuzuka is looking for a sweep.
Inuzuka is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dabutt's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Inuzuka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dabutt pulls his head out easily.
Dabutt passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Inuzuka!
Inuzuka sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Inuzuka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dabutt is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Inuzuka reverses the position - he's now on top in Dabutt's guard.
Inuzuka wants to pass the guard but Dabutt is keeping the position.
Inuzuka postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dabutt is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Inuzuka, into his guard.
Inuzuka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dabutt defends well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dabutt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dabutt wants to control from the top but Inuzuka keeps moving.
Inuzuka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Inuzuka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dabutt defends well.
Inuzuka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dabutt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Inuzuka has his foot on Dabutt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dabutt works his way back into a safe position though.
Dabutt wants to control from the top but Inuzuka keeps moving.
Dabutt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Inuzuka can't keep his opponent in guard - Dabutt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Inuzuka looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dabutt passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hijack Dabutt dominated that round.
That's time! Inuzuka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A jab from Dabutt misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dabutt throws a jab when Inuzuka was well out of range.
Inuzuka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dabutt is fending him off so far but Inuzuka persists. Nope, Dabutt circles away and we're back to standing.
Dabutt leaves Inuzuka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dabutt lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Inuzuka is looking to close the distance but Dabutt sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Inuzuka crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Inuzuka is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Hijack Dabutt!
A victorious Hijack Dabutt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan McDaniel (ranked 1111 p4p, 157 weight class) and Early Grayce (ranked 453 p4p, 62 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan McDaniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Early Grayce !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDaniel misses with a hook. Grayce ducked under it nicely.
Grayce drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McDaniel defends it well.
McDaniel missing with a left hand there. Grayce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grayce darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McDaniel's coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
McDaniel wants to get back to his feet.
Grayce is keen to just control but McDaniel is a slippery customer.
Grayce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Grayce is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayce tries to pass the half guard into mount. McDaniel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce thows a huge punch but McDaniel dodges it nicely.
Grayce wants to free his trapped foot but McDaniel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grayce works his way into full mount!
Grayce wants to control the pace but McDaniel is squirming around nicely.
Grayce controlling his opponent.
Grayce jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… McDaniel is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by McDaniel and Grayce has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayce wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDaniel keeps working.
An elbow from Grayce crashes against the mat.
Grayce throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on McDaniel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grayce throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Grayce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayce tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Grayce is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McDaniel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grayce trying to control the action but McDaniel is working from the bottom.
Grayce tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Grayce tries for a kimura but McDaniel is defending well.
McDaniel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grayce on the ground.
Grayce working the ground and pound.
Grayce advances to full mount.
Grayce landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grayce lands a big elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McDaniel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Grayce trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grayce working for a guillotine from mount but McDaniel is in no mood to give up.
Grayce controlling his opponent.
Grayce trying to control but McDaniel is having none of it.
Grayce thowing shots but they're missing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grayce punching from mount but McDaniel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
McDaniel wants to control but Grayce is having none of it.
Grayce working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Grayce looking to ground and pound but McDaniel is blocking nicely.
Grayce throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Grayce with shots to the head and body - McDaniel looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Grayce with a couple of short strikes.
Grayce lands a big elbow.
Grayce tries to control but McDaniel wriggling away.
Grayce landing punches.
Grayce lands a couple of good shots and McDaniel has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Grayce trying to control momentarily.
McDaniel defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Grayce is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. McDaniel knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften McDaniel for a finish.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Grayce is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. McDaniel knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften McDaniel for a finish.
McDaniel defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Grayce 's arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDaniel looking very determined here, making life difficult for Grayce .
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Grayce is not going to allow McDaniel to sit and survive in this position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Grayce . Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Grayce avoiding McDaniel 's attempts to control his hands.
McDaniel is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McDaniel is working hard here to advance position.
Grayce throwing sloppy strikes.
The referee is taking a good look at McDaniel as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Grayce !
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Early Grayce dominated that round.
That's time! McDaniel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Grayce works the jab nicely.
Grayce throws a series of punches but McDaniel moves out of range.
Dylan McDaniel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDaniel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDaniel instigates a clinch.
McDaniel tries a body shot but Grayce blocks it.
Grayce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grayce pushes off an throws an elbow but McDaniel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McDaniel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDaniel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDaniel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grayce misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayce manages to break the clinch.
Grayce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from McDaniel.
Grayce misses with an uppercut. McDaniel saw that one coming.
McDaniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grayce manages to avoid it.
McDaniel fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel forces Grayce back against the ropes and clinches.
Grayce gets control of McDaniel's arms and successfully pulls guard. Grayce will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Grayce is looking for a triangle but McDaniel pushes his legs off easily.
Grayce working for submissions but it's allowed McDaniel to get to half guard.
Grayce is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McDaniel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McDaniel's back!
Grayce is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. McDaniel is defending well though. Grayce let's go of the attempt for now.
Grayce is looking for the choke from the back position but McDaniel is controlling his hands well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayce is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. McDaniel is defending well though. Grayce let's go of the attempt for now.
Grayce is hanging on to McDaniel's back as he tries to escape.
McDaniel covering up well under a barage of strikes.
McDaniel covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Grayce biding his time, controlling McDaniel.
Grayce softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel is trying to stand back up.
McDaniel trying to control but not successfully.
McDaniel is trapped and Grayce is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Grayce thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Grayce patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Grayce struggling to land strikes to the head as McDaniel covers up.
Our spies down at at Can Factory inform us that Grayce has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on McDaniel's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Well, with Grayce on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before McDaniel is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
McDaniel defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Grayce landing with strikes.
Early Grayce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grayce misses with a punch to the head.
Grayce somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
McDaniel tries to escape but Grayce has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Grayce trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grayce is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and McDaniel taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Grayce .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Early Grayce !
A victorious Early Grayce thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Dylan McDaniel spoke after the fight, saying 'I can still whoop his ass 9 out of 10 times!'.
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