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Madness Fright Night 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Usko Unbelivable (ranked 22330 p4p, 550 weight class) and Brandon Modean (ranked 24628 p4p, 549 weight class). Brandon Modean has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Usko Unbelivable's chin.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Usko Unbelivable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Modean!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Modean throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Unbelivable's waist but Unbelivable gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Modean off to one side.
Modean fails to land the takedown.
Unbelivable throws a big counter combination but Modean scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Modean changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Unbelivable tries to avoid it but Modean manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Unbelivable to the ground. Unbelivable escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Usko Unbelivable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Modean.
Modean swinging wildly here.
Unbelivable shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Modean napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Modean parries the strikes from Unbelivable easily there. Unbelivable is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Modean to escape.
Modean managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Unbelivable.
Modean struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Modean is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Unbelivable has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Unbelivable in the domination position with Modean hanging on.
Unbelivable is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Modean's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbelivable tries to advance to mount but Modean denies him.
Unbelivable tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Modean takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Modean taking a bit of punishment here - Unbelivable scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unbelivable is looking to take a break and control but Modean 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.
Unbelivable is putting a hurting on Modean here, landing some big shots from side control.
Unbelivable is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Modean has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable is looking to take a break and control but Modean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Unbelivable has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Unbelivable gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Unbelivable jumps guard but Modean stands there with Unbelivable around his waist. Unbelivable gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Unbelivable tries to circle away but Modean has him pinned against the cage.
Unbelivable's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Unbelivable lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Modean circles away quickly and effectively.
Modean wants to counter with a clinch but Unbelivable pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Modean is fending him off so far but Unbelivable persists. Nope, Modean circles away and we're back to standing.
Modean steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Unbelivable.
Modean looks to land a left hand but Unbelivable moved out of range nicely.
Unbelivable misses with a looping left.
Modean throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Unbelivable's waist but Unbelivable gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Modean off to one side.
Unbelivable gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Unbelivable is trying to pull guard but Modean has him pressed against the cage.
Unbelivable tries to pull guard but Modean won't allow it.
Unbelivable is pressed up against the cage. Modean has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Unbelivable down to the mat. Unbelivable avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Unbelivable clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Unbelivable fails to land.
Modean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Modean goes for a double leg but Unbelivable avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Unbelivable continues to drive forward.
Unbelivable will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modean tries to keep at a distance but Unbelivable has taken the fight into the clinch.
Modean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Modean will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Unbelivable attempts a counter takedown but Modean avoids it well and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Unbelivable.
Despite the aggression on Modean's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Unbelivable forces Modean back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Modean tries to circle away but Unbelivable has him pinned against the cage.
Unbelivable breaks the clinch.
Modean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Unbelivable definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Modean shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Unbelivable as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Usko Unbelivable dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Modean closes this distance looking for a takedown but Unbelivable circles away.
Unbelivable is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Modean can do to turn this around?
Unbelivable doesn't manage to clinch there - Modean circles away.
Modean steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Unbelivable shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Modean counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Unbelivable throws a sloppy body shot
and Modean counters with a one-two to the body.
Unbelivable keeps the fight on the outside.
Usko Unbelivable is winning the standup battle so far.
Unbelivable misses with a body kick.
Modean misses with a head kick.
Modean is looking to clinch.
Unbelivable swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unbelivable is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Modean's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unbelivable works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbelivable lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Modean down.
Unbelivable trying to control the position but Modean is working away.
You can see the frustration on Modean's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Modean tries to escape but Unbelivable is in control.
Unbelivable working the head with strikes.
Unbelivable is looking to take a break and control but Modean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Modean trying to remain calm as Unbelivable controls from the top position.
Modean is trying to control Unbelivable's posture but Unbelivable avoids it.
Unbelivable tries to move into full mount but can't pass Modean's legs.
Usko Unbelivable overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Unbelivable looks up at the clock and then as Modean takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Unbelivable smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Modean wants to control but Unbelivable postures up.
Unbelivable tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Unbelivable has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Unbelivable just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Modean's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Unbelivable decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Modean checks the leg kick.
Unbelivable takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Unbelivable closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Modean did well to prevent Unbelivable getting side control.
Unbelivable throwing shots but Modean is blocking nicely.
Unbelivable landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Modean slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Unbelivable gets to his feet - Modean follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modean slaps away a takedown attempt from Unbelivable, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Unbelivable shoots in for a takedown but Modean shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Modean throws a big counter head kick but Unbelivable avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Usko Unbelivable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Unbelivable misses with a series of wild punches.
Modean scores with a jab to the body.
Unbelivable misses with a few strikes there.
Modean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Modean shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Unbelivable sprawls well. Unbelivable wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Modean gets slowly back to his feet.
Modean shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Unbelivable sprawls well. Unbelivable wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Modean gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Usko Unbelivable dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Unbelivable leaves Modean with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Unbelivable fails in his attempt to clinch.
Unbelivable ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Modean moves away.
Usko Unbelivable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unbelivable leaves Modean with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Unbelivable feinted with a counter takedown.
Unbelivable fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Modean, pushing him back against the cage.
Modean tries to pull guard but Unbelivable forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Usko Unbelivable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Modean.
Modean tries for a takedown but Unbelivable manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Modean drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Unbelivable gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Modean has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Unbelivable avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Modean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Modean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Modean breaks from the clinch.
Modean gets caught napping as Unbelivable dives in and scores a takedown. Modean manages to retain guard.
Unbelivable postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Unbelivable works over Modean with some ground and pound from guard.
Modean keeping moving, preventing Unbelivable from controlling successfully.
Unbelivable connects with a couple of short punches.
Unbelivable landing some decent shots from guard.
Unbelivable gets to his feet. Modean looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Unbelivable seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Unbelivable is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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!
Modean is staying active underneath Unbelivable, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Unbelivable throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Unbelivable is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Modean still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Modean has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Modean taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable is looking to reverse the position.
Unbelivable is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Unbelivable gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Modean is trying to control the action in half guard but Unbelivable is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Modean prevents Unbelivable from standing back up.
Usko Unbelivable is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Unbelivable is looking to control Modean's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Unbelivable avoid being mounted?
Modean looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Unbelivable is trying to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Usko Unbelivable showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Unbelivable has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Usko Unbelivable!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Magomedov (ranked 6240 p4p, 499 weight class) and Kai Kona (ranked 7001 p4p, 527 weight class). Kai Kona will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magomed Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kai Kona!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kona's corner calls for a 1-2. Kona obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kona connects with a jab.
Kona's coach down at Far-Q Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kona's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kona connects with a looping right hand.
Kona looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Magomedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kona counters with a right hand to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kona, as that shot connected.
Magomedov scores with a takedown into Kona's guard.
Magomedov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Magomedov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kona controlling the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Magomedov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov trying to control but Kona is working from the bottom.
Magomedov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov pushing down on Kona's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov is working for a submission of some sort.
Kona really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magomedov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Magomedov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Magomedov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kona sees it coming and defends easily.
Magomedov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kona defends it well.
Still in half guard, Magomedov seems content to control.
Kona is trying to stand up here but Magomedov is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kona trying to control here.
Magomedov is looking to advance position but Kona won't allow it.
Magomedov is working hard here to advance position.
Magomedov is working for a submission of some sort.
Magomedov seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov moves nicely into side control.
Kona tries to improve position but can't.
Magomedov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Magomedov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kona knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Magomedov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Magomedov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kona is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kona is looking for a sweep.
Magomedov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Magomedov tries for a kimura but Kona is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kona is not content to let Magomedov control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Magomedov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Magomedov darts in looking for a takedown but Kona gets double underhooks and turns Magomedov into the cage.
Kona punishes Magomedov's body with a nice straight punch.
Magomedov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kona tries to avoid it but Magomedov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kona to the ground. Kona escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kona lands a lovely overhand right.
Magomedov goes for a double leg but Kona avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kona continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magomed Magomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Kona. Those never looked like landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Magomedov.
Magomedov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kona was covering up waiting for the punch and Magomedov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Magomedov drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Magomedov as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Kona screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Magomedov! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Magomed Magomedov!
After the big win, Magomed Magomedov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint Pete (ranked 6208 p4p, 559 weight class) and Ramdin Bolsdeep (ranked 5403 p4p, 528 weight class). Bolsdeep has chosen Sexbomb, Tom Jones. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saint Pete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramdin Bolsdeep!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolsdeep stuffs the takedown.
Pete misses with a body shot.
Bolsdeep lands a nice shot to the body.
Pete throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bolsdeep was covering up waiting for the punch and Pete finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bolsdeep working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pete.
Pete throws a strike but Bolsdeep rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bolsdeep stopping the sweep attempt from Pete.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pete is on top in guard.
Pete stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bolsdeep swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pete accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pete trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolsdeep has his hands on Pete's head, controlling the position.
Bolsdeep lands a decent punch to the body there.
Pete drops back looking for a leg! Bolsdeep is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bolsdeep manages to kick Pete off! Pete jumps back into Bolsdeep's guard.
Bolsdeep punching from the bottom.
Pete postures up in Bolsdeep's guard and throws a big left but Bolsdeep blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bolsdeep holds on and takes a little breather.
Pete throwing strikes from guard but Bolsdeep blocks nicely.
Pete throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pete throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pete throwing strikes from guard but Bolsdeep blocks nicely.
Pete in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pete 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.
Pete missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pete postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pete prevents Bolsdeep from getting back to his feet.
Pete trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pete will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pete throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bolsdeep works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pete passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pete tries for a kimura but Bolsdeep is defending well.
Bolsdeep wants to control but Pete postures up.
Bolsdeep parries the strikes from Pete easily there. Pete is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bolsdeep to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolsdeep gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bolsdeep punching from the bottom.
Pete thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bolsdeep wants to improve his position but Pete is controlling well.
Bolsdeep blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pete.
Pete thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pete throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bolsdeep is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pete scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pete missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bolsdeep avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pete.
Bolsdeep is trying to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bolsdeep can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bolsdeep avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete throwing shots but Bolsdeep is blocking nicely.
Bolsdeep blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pete.
Pete is working for a submission of some sort.
Pete thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bolsdeep's head.
Pete looks to land a strike but Bolsdeep avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bolsdeep not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pete pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bolsdeep is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pete accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pete scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bolsdeep utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bolsdeep seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Pete dominated that round.
That's time! Pete's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bolsdeep scores with a punch to the head.
Bolsdeep takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pete swings for the body but Bolsdeep moves out of range.
Pete loads up on a big right hand but Bolsdeep slips the punch.
Pete throws a series of punches but Bolsdeep moves out of range.
Pete misses with a body shot
and Bolsdeep counters with a two punch combo.
Pete dips to his left and cracks Bolsdeep with an uppercut!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pete.
Bolsdeep uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pete.
Bolsdeep lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pete misses the jab.
Pete jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pete misses with an uppercut. Bolsdeep saw that one coming.
Pete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bolsdeep just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolsdeep is looking to clinch but Pete is avoiding it.
Bolsdeep slips under a jab from Pete.
Saint Pete is winning the standup battle so far.
Bolsdeep connects with a body shot that sends Pete's belly button to the back.
Pete is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolsdeep can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bolsdeep lands a slapping body shot.
Bolsdeep fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pete looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pete misses with a low kick.
Pete throws a jab when Bolsdeep was well out of range.
Pete backing away here, and Bolsdeep unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pete scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pete throws a poor cross that misses
and Bolsdeep counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bolsdeep fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pete is looking to counter punch.
Bolsdeep tries to clinch up but Pete circles away and keeps his distance.
Pete throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Despite the aggression on Bolsdeep's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pete misses with an uppercut
and Bolsdeep cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pete takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ramdin Bolsdeep is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pete takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolsdeep rushes Pete and presses him up against the cage.
Bolsdeep landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pete takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bolsdeep gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bolsdeep lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bolsdeep prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bolsdeep has Pete pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bolsdeep creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bolsdeep lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bolsdeep lands a good knee to the midsection. Pete won't want to take too many of those.
Bolsdeep misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bolsdeep lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolsdeep displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pete up against the cage.
Bolsdeep manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Bolsdeep's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Bolsdeep is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pete is defending well for now.
Bolsdeep misses with a knee strike.
Pete has hold of one of Bolsdeep's legs. Bolsdeep is fighting the takedown attempt but Pete gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pete with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pete preventing the sweep.
Bolsdeep working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pete.
Pete forces his way into half guard.
Pete wants to control but Bolsdeep is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolsdeep wants to get back to his feet.
Pete throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pete missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pete missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pete not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bolsdeep is trying to get back to full guard.
Bolsdeep is controlling Pete's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pete trying to pass the guard but Bolsdeep defending well.
Bolsdeep is looking to escape.
Pete missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramdin Bolsdeep showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pete throws an overhand right that lands on Bolsdeep's shoulder, as Bolsdeep tries to avoid the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Bolsdeep as Pete shoots in.
Bolsdeep is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pete rather than just go for the knockout.
Pete keeps the fight on the outside.
Pete lands a jab-cross combination.
Pete fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bolsdeep throws a counter combo.
Pete on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bolsdeep tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pete throws a series of punches but Bolsdeep moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolsdeep tries to clinch but Pete moves out of range.
Pete changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pete throws a nice looking combination but Bolsdeep bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pete is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bolsdeep slips a straight right by Pete.
Bolsdeep tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pete swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bolsdeep looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Bolsdeep, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pete throws a body punch but Bolsdeep moves out of range.
Pete takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bolsdeep is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolsdeep fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolsdeep tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pete throws a nice looking combination but Bolsdeep bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pete throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Bolsdeep on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bolsdeep ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bolsdeep instigates a clinch.
Bolsdeep scores a nice knee to the body.
Ramdin Bolsdeep seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pete takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pete takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolsdeep lands a knee to the body.
Bolsdeep scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolsdeep working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bolsdeep lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls for Bolsdeep to work.
Bolsdeep lands a good knee to the midsection. Pete won't want to take too many of those.
Bolsdeep slowing the pace effectively.
Pete throws a head punch that misses.
Bolsdeep lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bolsdeep pushes Pete back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee calls for Bolsdeep to work.
Pete struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolsdeep controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bolsdeep.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bolsdeep. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bolsdeep lands a nice elbow.
Bolsdeep dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
I was talking to Pete's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bolsdeep tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolsdeep gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bolsdeep tries to land knees in the clinch but Pete avoids the damage to the body.
Bolsdeep comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bolsdeep.
Bolsdeep working Pete over with knees to the body.
Bolsdeep scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolsdeep tries to throw a body punch but Pete avoids it by throwing Bolsdeep back against the cage.
Bolsdeep taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bolsdeep.
Bolsdeep creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pete's defenses.
Bolsdeep is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolsdeep lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pete backwards.
Bolsdeep is struggling to control the position.
Bolsdeep unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pete lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pete takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Bolsdeep.
Bolsdeep displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pete up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bolsdeep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramdin Bolsdeep comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bolsdeep has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramdin Bolsdeep!
A victorious Ramdin Bolsdeep 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Metta WorldDestruction (ranked 5614 p4p, 483 weight class) and Corazon Silva (ranked 3381 p4p, 369 weight class). Corazon Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Metta WorldDestruction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Corazon Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
WorldDestruction definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva stalling.
WorldDestruction pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corazon Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
WorldDestruction is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Silva is controlling him well.
WorldDestruction knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva trying to control the position but WorldDestruction is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WorldDestruction is trying to get back to his feet.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but WorldDestruction is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
WorldDestruction explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva tightens his grip and picks WorldDestruction up, before dumping him to the ground. WorldDestruction manages to land in guard.
WorldDestruction keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
WorldDestruction is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but WorldDestruction is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WorldDestruction is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but WorldDestruction is defending well.
Silva is staying tight to WorldDestruction's torso, preventing him from escaping.
WorldDestruction wants to get back to his feet.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
WorldDestruction is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WorldDestruction trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Silva has an Americana. WorldDestruction didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Silva is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Silva hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Corazon Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Jenkins (ranked 3816 p4p, 406 weight class) and Manolo Ribera (ranked 4056 p4p, 425 weight class). Manolo Ribera has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manolo Ribera!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribera throws a hook but Jenkins blocks it.
Jenkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jenkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ribera tries to sprawl but Jenkins drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ribera trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jenkins manages to pass to mount!
Jenkins landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ribera taking shots to the head.
Jenkins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ribera hang on?
Jenkins raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jenkins lands a big elbow.
BOOM! Jenkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Ribera that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ribera really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jenkins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jenkins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ribera hang on?
Jenkins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ribera is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jenkins breaks from Ribera's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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!
Jenkins lands a couple of good shots and Ribera has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jenkins seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Ribera is looking for a way out.
Jenkins lands a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins punches Ribera on the ear.
Good control from Jenkins.
Jenkins scores with punches and elbows.
Jenkins has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Ribera's body.
Jenkins scores with punches from the back.
Jenkins connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Ribera to escape the position.
Jenkins cracks Ribera with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ribera from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Ribera.
Jenkins connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Ribera to escape the position.
Jenkins trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ribera doesn't escape.
Jenkins is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Ribera. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Ribera is trying to remain composed but Jenkins is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Ribera wants to escape the position.
Jenkins scores with punches from the back.
Ribera covers up after that shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Ribera.
Ribera covers up after that shot from Jenkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Jenkins lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Ribera.
Ribera takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Jenkins scores with punches from the back.
Jenkins lands shots from the back.
Jenkins has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Ribera's body.
Jenkins has Ribera flattened out and is raining down punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins punishes Ribera with strikes from the back mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Jenkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ribera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ribera throws a hook to the side of Jenkins's head but Jenkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ribera throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
Ribera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jenkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ribera. Ribera obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ribera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jenkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ribera throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ribera enables Jenkins to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ribera manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jenkins is standing up over Ribera. Ribera looks to escape but Jenkins dives into side control.
Ribera takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribera trying to remain calm as Jenkins controls from the top position.
Jenkins works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jenkins scoring with punches from side control.
Jenkins cracks Ribera with a big elbow.
Bruce Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jenkins connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ribera some visible discomfort.
Jenkins grinds an elbow into Ribera's temple.
Jenkins lands an elbow.
Ribera being controlled for a moment.
Jenkins is working Ribera over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jenkins lands an elbow.
Jenkins working the ground and pound.
Jenkins trying to control the action but Ribera is working from the bottom.
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!
Ribera takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ribera tries to buck Jenkins off but Jenkins is having none of it.
Jenkins working the ground and pound from side control.
Ribera trying to remain calm as Jenkins controls from the top position.
Jenkins landing strikes.
Ribera pushes Jenkins away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jenkins gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ribera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jenkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a nice forearm strike.
Jenkins lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jenkins looks up at the clock and then as Ribera takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jenkins smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jenkins in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jenkins working the ground and pound.
Jenkins 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.
Jenkins scoring with punches and elbows.
Jenkins lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ribera down.
Ribera takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jenkins scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jenkins working away.
Jenkins working the ground and pound.
Jenkins scoring with punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins is working Ribera over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins landing a few strikes.
Jenkins has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ribera is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jenkins yanks on the arm and Ribera is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jenkins.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boxing Mcsparr (ranked 3780 p4p, 422 weight class) and Viktor Reznov (ranked 3742 p4p, 419 weight class). Mcsparr comes into the arena with AC/DC - Hell's Bells blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boxing Mcsparr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Reznov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcsparr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mcsparr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Viktor Reznov has been cut.
Reznov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reznov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mcsparr looks to score with a jab to the body but Reznov is just out of range.
Reznov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Reznov swings for the body but Mcsparr moves out of range.
Reznov throws out a loose jab but Mcsparr uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Reznov looks to move away, Mcsparr throws a big counter combo but Reznov just gets out of the way.
We've been told by Mcsparr's head coaches at BARNEY MEATHOUSE that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Reznov throws a lazy uppercut
and Mcsparr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcsparr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reznov.
A little feinted left hand from Mcsparr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reznov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mcsparr can't break the clinch.
Mcsparr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reznov scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mcsparr backwards.
Mcsparr blocks an uppercut.
Reznov stalling.
Mcsparr blocks an uppercut.
Mcsparr lands an uppercut.
Reznov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcsparr.
Reznov lands a right hand.
Mcsparr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mcsparr.
Mcsparr is trying to break the clinch but Reznov is controlling him.
Reznov misses with the head strike.
Mcsparr misses with a punch to the body.
Mcsparr throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznov scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reznov.
Reznov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mcsparr tries to break free but Reznov pushes him back against the cage.
Mcsparr struggles to land a body shot inside as Reznov controls his hands.
Reznov throws a head punch that misses.
Reznov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mcsparr just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcsparr.
A right hand to the body from Reznov.
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!
Reznov pushes Mcsparr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reznov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcsparr's efforts to push away.
Reznov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznov just leaning against Mcsparr, taking a breather.
Reznov tries to throw a body punch but Mcsparr avoids it by throwing Reznov back against the cage.
Reznov is trying to pull guard but Mcsparr has him pressed against the cage.
Boxing Mcsparr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Reznov.
Reznov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mcsparr after a bit of a struggle.
Mcsparr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reznov stalling the fight.
Reznov has picked Mcsparr up - he's going for a ride! Reznov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mcsparr trying to control but Reznov postures up.
Reznov is taking a breather. Mcsparr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Reznov is working for a kimura but Mcsparr is defending it quite comfortably.
Mcsparr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reznov on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznov controlling the pace.
Reznov is looking for a kimura but Mcsparr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reznov to get the leverage.
Reznov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Reznov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Reznov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reznov misses with a right hand
and Reznov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mcsparr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reznov.
Mcsparr scores with a jab. Reznov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mcsparr avoids the body shot from Reznov.
Reznov just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcsparr avoids the body shot from Reznov.
As Reznov looks to move away, Mcsparr throws a big counter combo but Reznov just gets out of the way.
Mcsparr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reznov misses with a jab to the body
letting Mcsparr counter with a right hand.
Mcsparr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mcsparr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reznov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznov misses with a hook. Mcsparr ducked under it nicely.
Reznov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcsparr moves away.
Jab, jab by Reznov - just one landing.
A shot to the body from Reznov misses
and Mcsparr counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mcsparr defends it nicely.
Reznov tries to move into range but Mcsparr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mcsparr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reznov.
Reznov misses with a body shot.
Reznov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mcsparr counters with a stiff right hand.
Mcsparr lands a jab to the nose.
Mcsparr scores with a jab to the head.
Reznov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcsparr was well out of range. Poor timing from Reznov.
Reznov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reznov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mcsparr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reznov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcsparr slaps away a takedown attempt from Reznov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reznov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reznov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mcsparr counters with a stiff right hand.
Mcsparr cracks Reznov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boxing Mcsparr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcsparr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reznov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reznov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mcsparr counters with a stiff right hand.
Boxing Mcsparr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Reznov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcsparr moves away.
Mcsparr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boxing Mcsparr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reznov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcsparr manages to avoid it.
Mcsparr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mcsparr takes a swing at Reznov's ribcage but misses.
Mcsparr scores with a punch to the head.
Reznov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mcsparr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Mcsparr misses.
Reznov misses with a body punch
and Mcsparr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reznov clinches.
Reznov throws a head punch that misses.
Reznov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mcsparr up against the cage.
Viktor Reznov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcsparr digs a right hand underneath Reznov's ribcage. Reznov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mcsparr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Reznov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reznov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mcsparr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reznov shoots and misses
and Mcsparr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Mcsparr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reznov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mcsparr counters with a one-two to the body.
Some wild striking there from Mcsparr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boxing Mcsparr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Reznov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Reznov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mcsparr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcsparr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reznov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reznov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reznov throws a sloppy body shot
and Mcsparr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reznov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mcsparr defending well as Reznov loads up on a big left hand.
As Reznov looks to move away, Mcsparr throws a big counter combo but Reznov just gets out of the way.
Reznov misses with a looping right.
Mcsparr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Reznov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mcsparr doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reznov misses the body punch
and Mcsparr counters with a right hand to the body.
Reznov misses with a body shot.
Mcsparr slips under a jab from Reznov.
Mcsparr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznov just misses with a punch to the body.
Reznov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reznov lands a head shot.
Reznov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mcsparr counters with a nice uppercut.
Reznov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mcsparr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reznov is rocked!
Reznov swings widly with a right hand
and Mcsparr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reznov is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcsparr finish him?
That has opened up Viktor Reznov's cut even more.
Reznov misses with a right hand
and Mcsparr counters with a big right hand! Oh Reznov is in trouble here! Mcsparr follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boxing Mcsparr!
Boxing Mcsparr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saafir Nomad (ranked 3942 p4p, 202 weight class) and Andre Ward (ranked 7029 p4p, 272 weight class). Saafir Nomad could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andre Ward's chin.
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saafir Nomad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Ward!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward lands a lovely overhand right.
Nomad tried to score with a low kick but Ward checks it.
Ward's coach down at 3Band MMA ($800/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ward's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nomad tries to close the distance and clinch but Ward swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nomad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ward circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Ward on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ward is looking to clinch.
We've been told by Nomad's head coaches at Blanc Fitness Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nomad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nomad misses with a hook
and Ward counters with a straight right hand.
Nomad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Ward counter with a right hand.
Nomad slips a jab and a cross from Ward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Nomad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ward waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nomad.
Nomad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ward swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A combination from Nomad does no damage.
Ward has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nomad misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward throws a one two combo.
Nomad is rocked!
Ward avoids the body shot from Nomad.
Ward avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nomad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ward moves away.
Nomad shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ward eats them both and turns towards Nomad to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nomad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ward cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nomad is breathing heavily.
Nomad looks to land a left hand but Ward moved out of range nicely.
Ward drops Nomad with a beautiful combination! Nomad stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ward is looking for the KO!
Oh Nomad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward is stalking Nomad. Nomad circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Ward, and it's lights out! Nomad really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andre Ward!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seung Kwan Choi (ranked 3774 p4p, 406 weight class) and Brandin Duncan (ranked 2553 p4p, 295 weight class). Seung Kwan Choi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seung Kwan Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandin Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi tries to close the distance and clinch but Duncan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duncan with the counter takedown but Choi avoids it easily.
Choi tries to clinch up
and Duncan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Choi wants to control but Duncan is keeping busy.
Choi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Duncan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Duncan's back!
Choi missing with strikes.
Choi doesn't have the hooks in and Duncan manages to turn into his guard.
Choi is trying to keep Duncan in close.
Choi has momentary wrist control but Duncan slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Duncan drops back looking for a leg! Choi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Choi manages to kick Duncan off! Duncan jumps back into Choi's guard.
Duncan chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Duncan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duncan 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.
Duncan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Duncan chips away with some ground and pound.
Choi wants to stand and escape but Duncan is having none of it.
Duncan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Duncan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Choi's head.
Duncan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Duncan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duncan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Duncan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Choi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Duncan has Choi in his guard.
Duncan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Choi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan looking for a guillotine here but Choi defends easily.
Choi tries to stand but Duncan is controlling from the bottom.
Duncan has his foot on Choi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Choi works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Duncan's guard.
Choi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Duncan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan looking for subs off his back but Choi has passed one foot through into half guard.
Duncan actively working from the bottom here.
Choi seems to be working for a kimura but Duncan defends the submission attempt.
We've been informed that Duncan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Duncan actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duncan gets back to full guard.
Duncan is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Choi has his hands clasped together but Duncan extends and breaks Choi's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Duncan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brandin Duncan!
Brandin Duncan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Mitchell (ranked 3022 p4p, 343 weight class) and Cal Robbins (ranked 3327 p4p, 361 weight class). Travis Mitchell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cal Robbins's chin.
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
8 - 18 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Cal Robbins!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Robbins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mitchell tries to avoid it but Robbins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mitchell to the ground. Mitchell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Robbins dives in and scores a takedown into Mitchell's guard.
Mitchell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mitchell wants to sweep but no luck.
Robbins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mitchell controls Robbins momentarily but Robbins frees himself.
Mitchell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Robbins manages to get himself to full guard.
Mitchell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Robbins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mitchell has managed to get both his arms back between Robbins's legs - danger averted.
Mitchell is working Robbins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mitchell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mitchell 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.
Mitchell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mitchell content to stall in guard here.
Robbins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mitchell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell preventing the sweep.
Robbins trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mitchell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Robbins keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mitchell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mitchell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mitchell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mitchell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mitchell stands up over Robbins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Robbins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mitchell is aware though and is defending well.
Mitchell postures up and lands a big shot to Robbins's brow.
Mitchell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mitchell working some strikes from top position.
Mitchell is working Robbins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Robbins is rocked!
Mitchell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Robbins is still in real trouble! Can Mitchell finish him?
Mitchell landing some decent shots from guard.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Robbins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Robbins can't keep his opponent in guard - Mitchell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is nestled in close to Robbins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Robbins is trying to get back to full guard.
Mitchell is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Robbins is hurt! He's hurt bad - Mitchell fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Robbins from any more punishment! Congratulations to Mitchell! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Mitchell!
After winning the bout, Travis Mitchell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neal Diaz (ranked 974 p4p, 124 weight class) and Uri Gellar (ranked 1368 p4p, 170 weight class). Gellar has chosen James Randi exposes Uri Geller as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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32
155 lbs
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35
165 lbs
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neal Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gellar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gellar doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.
Diaz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Diaz tries to pass to full mount but Gellar defends it.
We've been hearing that Diaz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gellar trying to control here.
Gellar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Diaz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz works his way into side control.
Diaz trying to control the position but Gellar is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz tries to move to mount but Gellar blocks the move with his legs.
Gellar tries to buck Diaz off but Diaz is having none of it.
Gellar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two 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.
Gellar can't do much from the bottom here.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Gellar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gellar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gellar stops Diaz from passing to mount.
Gellar tries to bench press Diaz off him but Diaz keeps the position.
Gellar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gellar in particular looking to stall.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Gellar is controlling well.
Gellar tries to stand but can't do so whilst Diaz controls his leg.
Gellar trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
Gellar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gellar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gellar wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gellar looks to land a strike but Diaz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Diaz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Gellar from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gellar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz moves out of range as Gellar strikes.
As Gellar looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Gellar just gets out of the way.
Gellar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Uri Gellar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz lands an elbow inside.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Gellar with a jab.
Diaz feints and as Gellar raises his hands in defense, Diaz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Gellar keeps moving.
Diaz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gellar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Gellar looking to pass the guard.
Gellar trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gellar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gellar is fighting to break Diaz's control of his arms but Diaz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Diaz trying to control the position.
Gellar stands and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gellar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Diaz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Diaz gets full guard.
Gellar trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gellar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gellar has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Gellar won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Gellar wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Gellar throws a sloppy strike and Diaz has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Gellar is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neal Diaz!
Neal Diaz opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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