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Colossus 1: Faucci vs. Kozulj PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Assuncao (ranked 5452 p4p, 4756 weight class) and Nate Diaz (ranked 522 p4p, 487 weight class). Nate Diaz 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Assuncao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz forces Assuncao back against the cage and clinches.
Assuncao missing with knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Assuncao has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Assuncao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
Assuncao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Assuncao controls his hands.
Assuncao tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Assuncao is breathing heavily.
Diaz is working Assuncao over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz taking a breather.
Assuncao blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Assuncao tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Assuncao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Diaz to work.
Diaz drags the fight down to the ground.
Diaz is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Assuncao rolls with it to try and escape but Diaz cranks on the arm and Assuncao is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nate Diaz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Masaev (ranked 4459 p4p, 5171 weight class) and Max Zulu (ranked 506 p4p, 561 weight class). Khalid Masaev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khalid Masaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masaev moves into the clinch.
Zulu gets control of Masaev's arms and successfully pulls guard. Zulu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Masaev throws a big right hand that misses.
Masaev cracks Zulu with a solid left hand.
Masaev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Masaev lands a couple of elbows.
Masaev landing with the ground and pound.
Masaev slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masaev prevents Zulu from improving his position.
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. Masaev connects with a nice short shot to Zulu's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu pushes Masaev off looking to stand but Masaev dives back in and keeps control.
Zulu wants to improve his position but Masaev is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zulu wants to control but Masaev is keeping busy.
Zulu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Masaev.
Zulu trying to hold on to Masaev's head to control him but Masaev postures up.
Masaev working the head and body with strikes.
 Zulu is rocked!
Masaev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zulu is still in real trouble! Can Masaev finish him?
Zulu is trying to control but can't.
Masaev blocks the strikes from Zulu.
Zulu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Masaev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Masaev trying to pass the guard but Zulu defending well.
Masaev lands a big elbow - Zulu is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Masaev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalid Masaev!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 4683 p4p, 4673 weight class) and Jakub Willim (ranked 395 p4p, 394 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakub Willim!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Willim.
Daniels wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Willim.
Daniels turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Willim.
Daniels is looking to counter the offense by Willim and move into the clinch.
Willim tries to clinch up.
Willim closes the distance and clinches up with Daniels, looking for a takedown. Willim pushes Daniels against the cage but Daniels circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakub Willim.
Willim shoots in for a double leg but Daniels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Willim looks to move away, Daniels throws a big counter combo but Willim just gets out of the way.
Daniels throws a low kick but Willim avoids it.
Willim appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Daniels closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Daniels lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willim controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself.
Daniels throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels lands a couple of elbows.
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Willim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels throws a big elbow that misses.
Willim has control of Daniels's left arm, preventing Daniels from doing any damage.
Daniels 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.
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daniels looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Daniels throwing strikes from guard but Willim blocks nicely.
Willim throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Daniels postures up.
Willim is adopting a defensive guard.
Daniels trying to control but Willim is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Willim.
Daniels has a takedown stuffed.
Willim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Daniels.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels tries to land a leg kick but Willim saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniels tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Willim manages to circle out of the way.
Willim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Willim wants to clinch.
Daniels throws a front kick aimed at Willim's knee but Willim avoids it well.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
Daniels lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Willim does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Willim.
Daniels closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Willim to the mat! Willim manages to get full guard.
Daniels stopping the sweep attempt from Willim.
Daniels 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.
Willim pulls Daniels in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daniels throwing strikes from guard but Willim blocks nicely.
Daniels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Willim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels stops Willim from standing up.
Willim is looking for a triangle but Daniels pushes his legs off easily.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Willim keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels winds up and cracks Willim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that round.
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.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Willim avoids them all with ease.
Willim with the counter takedown but Daniels avoids it easily.
Daniels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Willim shoots in and gets a takedown into Daniels's guard.
Daniels being controlled here, momentarily.
Willim trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Daniels looking for a sweep. Not yet Daniels, not yet.
Jack Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Daniels is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Willim defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willim gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Willim clinches up with Daniels and pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willim can do to turn this around?
Willim prevents the takedown attempt.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Willim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Daniels avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Willim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Willim breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Daniels misses.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands with a nice body punch.
Daniels moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willim checks a low kick from Daniels.
Willim tries to counter by closing the distance.
Daniels shoots in and drives through. Willim sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!
Willim decides to stand up.
Willim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daniels is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Willim is defended easily by Daniels.
As Willim looks to move away, Daniels throws a big counter combo but Willim just gets out of the way.
Willim feints and then cracks Daniels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daniels down.
Willim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daniels closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Daniels lands strikes from half guard.
Daniels scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands strikes from half guard.
Willim is trying to stand up here but Daniels is controlling him well.
Daniels is working for a kimura but Willim is defending it quite comfortably.
Daniels seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Daniels tries to pass to full mount but Willim defends it.
Daniels misses with a head shot. Willim uses the momentum to regain guard.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses. Willim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Daniels's guard. Nice move by Willim!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Daniels will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Daniels wants to slow Willim down by chopping away at his legs.
Horrible takedown attempt by Willim or perhaps it was just good defense by Daniels, which made it look bad.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt - Willim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Willim misses with a takedown attempt - Daniels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Daniels tries to counter with a takedown but Willim is quick to defend against it.
Daniels feints and then cracks Willim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Willim down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Willim blocks the leg kick.
Daniels shoots in but Willim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Willim circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Willim moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Willim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daniels circles away.
Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakub Willim.
Daniels throws a big shot that misses.
Willim slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Willim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Willim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniels motions for Willim to come forward. Daniels throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Willim defends well and Daniels ends up having to push Willim into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Willim wants to counter with a clinch but Daniels pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willim is pushing Daniels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Daniels tries to pull guard but Willim won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants a takedown.
Willim pulls guard successfully.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Willim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Willim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daniels doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daniels manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Willim keeps moving.
Willim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there.
Willim keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Daniels's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Willim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there.
Willim working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Daniels is looking to score with low kicks.
Jack Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Willim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Willim moved away.
Daniels is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Willim's half guard.
Willim makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A clash of legs there as Willim blocks the low kick.
Willim fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Daniels to the ground. Willim is now in Daniels's guard.
Daniels kicks Willim off and gets to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels gets a takedown into half guard.
Willim kicks off Daniels and gets to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakub Willim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daniels 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Daniels!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Peter (ranked 5008 p4p, 4424 weight class) and Ben Soap (ranked 496 p4p, 464 weight class). Soap has chosen Drag Me To Hell as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justin Peter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Soap!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Peter or perhaps it was just good defense by Soap, which made it look bad.
Soap feints the counter takedown.
Peter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Soap's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Soap has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Soap throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Peter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Soap has escaped the position, nice work there.
Peter goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Soap rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Peter's guard! Nice work there by Soap!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Soap doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Soap manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Soap wants to pass the guard but Peter is keeping the position.
Peter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Soap avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Peter is breathing heavily.
Soap pushing down on Peter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Soap is controlling the pace.
Peter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soap seems to be working for a kimura but Peter defends the submission attempt.
Soap is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Peter has managed to free his arm - good work.
Soap content to control rather than advance.
Soap looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Peter actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soap seems to be working for a kimura but Peter defends the submission attempt.
Soap is looking to advance position but Peter won't allow it.
Soap is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Soap looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Peter is staying active underneath Soap, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Soap wants to work for an arm triangle but Peter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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.
Peter tries to roll over but Soap keeps him under control.
Soap is trying to work for a kimura but Peter is defending well.
Peter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Soap passes the guard and advances to mount!
Peter regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peter tries to roll over but Soap keeps him under control.
Soap maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Peter could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Soap has cracked it and Peter is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Soap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Soap!
Our winner, Ben Soap, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Doyle (ranked 4565 p4p, 4760 weight class) and Robby Lawler (ranked 518 p4p, 533 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timmy Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robby Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler lands a lovely overhand right.
Doyle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lawler slips under a jab.
Lawler is looking for the big counter here.
Lawler digs a good body shot into Doyle's ribs.
Doyle lands an overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Doyle there.
Doyle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Doyle wants to clinch up but Lawler keeps it at a distance.
Lawler unleashes a big counter combination but Doyle bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Lawler scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Doyle scores with a hook to the body. Lawler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doyle throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Lawler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doyle scores with a punch to the head.
Lawler ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Lawler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lawler counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Lawler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doyle doesn't seem phased though.
Lawler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doyle in his tracks.
Doyle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doyle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Doyle misses with a left hand
and Lawler counters with a nice uppercut.
Doyle with a jab.
Doyle cracks Lawler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Doyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lawler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle jabs Lawler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot by Lawler.
Doyle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lawler under the eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doyle.
Lawler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lawler looks winded!
Lawler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lawler is rocked!
Doyle throws a body punch but Lawler moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lawler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawler is still on wobbly legs! Can Doyle finish him?
Lawler tries to get into range but Doyle steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Lawler! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Doyle scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Timmy Doyle!
Timmy Doyle thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Cameron (ranked 4423 p4p, 4500 weight class) and Hudson Clarkson (ranked 502 p4p, 509 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Cameron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hudson Clarkson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cameron throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clarkson's head.
 It looks like Hudson Clarkson has been cut.
Clarkson shoots in looking for a takedown but Cameron manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clarkson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Cameron.
Cameron is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clarkson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cameron's half guard.
Clarkson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cameron does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarkson uses his free foot to push down on Cameron's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cameron.
Clarkson won't let Cameron get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Clarkson throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Cameron has his hands clasped together but Clarkson breaks the hold and Cameron is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Clarkson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hudson Clarkson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Christenovic (ranked 4548 p4p, 4469 weight class) and Jacob Grayson (ranked 451 p4p, 445 weight class). Grayson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My Brother's Eyes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Christenovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Grayson.
Christenovic has managed to clinch.
Christenovic can't find room to land a body shot as Grayson controls the action.
Christenovic wants a takedown.
Grayson can't break the clinch.
Grayson misses with a punch on the inside.
Christenovic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grayson is trying to break the clinch but Christenovic has him pressed against the cage.
Grayson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grayson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Christenovic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Christenovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christenovic breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Christenovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grayson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grayson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grayson avoids the head kick by Christenovic.
Grayson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Christenovic fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christenovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grayson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Christenovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grayson manages to avoid it.
Christenovic misses with a head kick.
Christenovic throws a looping overhand right but Grayson ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Grayson tenderised Christenovic's leg. Christenovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Grayson.
Christenovic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jab, jab by Christenovic - just one landing.
Christenovic throws a series of punches but Grayson avoids them all with ease.
Grayson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Grayson misses
letting Christenovic counter with a right hand.
Christenovic avoids the head kick by Grayson.
Grayson connects with a leg kick.
Grayson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Grayson.
Grayson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Grayson looks to move away, Christenovic throws a big counter combo but Grayson just gets out of the way.
Grayson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grayson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacob Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christenovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grayson slips a jab from Christenovic.
Grayson throws a nice head kick!
 It looks like Michael Christenovic has been cut.
Grayson lands a leg kick that knocks Christenovic off balance momentarily.
Grayson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christenovic.
Grayson swats away the attempt to clinch by Christenovic.
Grayson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Christenovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grayson.
Christenovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grayson circles away quickly and effectively.
Grayson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson lands a high kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Christenovic. Grayson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Christenovic.
Grayson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Grayson.
Grayson with the inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Grayson.
Christenovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grayson. Grayson obviously looking to wear him down.
Grayson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grayson throws a body kick that misses.
Grayson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grayson avoids a kick to the body.
Grayson blocks a leg kick.
Christenovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grayson counters with a good, hard body kick but Christenovic shrugs it off.
Christenovic tries to bum rush Grayson with a series of wild strikes but Grayson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christenovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grayson.
Christenovic misses with a head kick.
Christenovic throws a looping overhand right but Grayson ducks down to avoid it.
Grayson thuds a left hand into Christenovic's body.
Christenovic misses with a double jab.
Grayson tries a head kick but it misses.
Christenovic lands with a good body shot.
Christenovic wants to clinch up but Grayson keeps it at a distance.
Christenovic throws a right hand that misses
and Grayson counters with an inside leg kick.
Grayson throws a nice head kick!
Christenovic pushes Grayson up against the cage in a clinch.
Christenovic gets through Grayson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Grayson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grayson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grayson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Christenovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grayson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Grayson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Christenovic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Christenovic scores with a shot to the body.
Christenovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christenovic.
Christenovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Christenovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grayson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grayson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grayson scores with a head kick. Christenovic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jacob Grayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Grayson.
Grayson throws a lazy head kick
and Christenovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grayson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Christenovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Christenovic throws a shot from downtown. Grayson moves away and avoids it.
Grayson blocks a head kick by Christenovic.
Christenovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayson wants to get back to striking at distance but Christenovic won't allow it.
Grayson swings wildly with an uppercut but Christenovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christenovic jumps guard.
Christenovic working a defensive guard here.
Christenovic is adopting a defensive guard.
Christenovic trying to strike off his back.
Christenovic throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Grayson escapes and throws Christenovic's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Grayson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson lands a high kick!
Michael Christenovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grayson blocks a low kick nicely.
Christenovic backing away here, and Grayson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Grayson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christenovic throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Grayson.
Grayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christenovic.
Grayson lands with a shot to the body.
Christenovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grayson flicks out a counter leg kick but Christenovic steps away.
Sloppy strikes from Christenovic. Those never looked like landing.
Grayson feints and then cracks Christenovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Christenovic down.
Grayson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grayson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christenovic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grayson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grayson.
Grayson connects with an inside leg kick.
Christenovic throws a head kick that misses.
Grayson throws a nice inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grayson.
Grayson scoring well with a low kick there.
Christenovic tries to clinch but Grayson is having none of it.
Christenovic misses with a series of wild punches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Christenovic.
Grayson avoids the head kick by Christenovic.
Grayson connects with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grayson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christenovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grayson is looking to slow Christenovic down with leg kicks.
Christenovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christenovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grayson can pounce on him.
Grayson scores with a head kick. Christenovic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Christenovic has managed to clinch.
Christenovic wants to take the fight to the mat but Grayson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Christenovic tries to pull guard but Grayson won't allow it.
Grayson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grayson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christenovic goes for a takedown attempt but Grayson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Christenovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grayson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Christenovic throws a head kick but Grayson moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Grayson.
Grayson connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Grayson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Christenovic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Grayson. That's going to slow Christenovic down.
Christenovic cracks Grayson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grayson misses with a head kick.
Grayson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grayson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A right-left combo lands from Christenovic.
Christenovic misses with a hook
and Grayson counters with a good low kick that Christenovic was not able to check.
Grayson staying out of range there.
Grayson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grayson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Christenovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grayson. Grayson obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christenovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Grayson is just out of range.
Grayson scoring well with a low kick there.
Grayson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grayson. That's going to slow Christenovic down.
Christenovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Grayson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grayson scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christenovic has Grayson up against the cage in a clinch.
Grayson wants to get back to striking at distance but Christenovic won't allow it.
Grayson tries to break the clinch but Christenovic is controlling the position.
Christenovic is stalling here.
Christenovic is trying to pull guard but Grayson has him pressed against the cage.
Grayson is trying to break the clinch but Christenovic is controlling him.
Grayson blocks the elbow strike.
Grayson working hard to break the clinch.
Christenovic breaks from the clinch.
Christenovic looks to land a body kick but Grayson moved away.
Grayson pushes Christenovic away with a front kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grayson.
A nice leg kick from Grayson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grayson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is looking to slow Christenovic down with leg kicks.
Grayson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Grayson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christenovic. That did some damage!
Grayson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Christenovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grayson.
Christenovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christenovic throws a head kick that misses.
Christenovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Christenovic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grayson can't break the clinch.
Grayson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grayson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grayson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christenovic has Grayson pressed against the cage, preventing Grayson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grayson misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christenovic is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Christenovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christenovic is working for takedown but Grayson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Christenovic is stalling here.
Christenovic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grayson walks away with a smile on his face. Christenovic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grayson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Christenovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Graysons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grayson feints and then cracks Christenovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Christenovic down.
Grayson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Christenovic on the side of the head.
Christenovic misses with a head kick.
Grayson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Christenovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Christenovic throws a big shot that misses.
Grayson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Christenovic 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.
Grayson lands with a kick to the temple. Christenovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson lands a leg kick that knocks Christenovic off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayson connects with a high kick.
Christenovic throws a sloppy head kick and Grayson moves out of range easily.
Grayson with a jab.
Christenovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 Christenovic is rocked!
Christenovic clinches up with Grayson and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Christenovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grayson is trying to push Christenovic away but Christenovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christenovic.
Christenovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Grayson swings wildly with an uppercut but Christenovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grayson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Christenovic backwards.
Jacob Grayson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Christenovic prevents Grayson from breaking the clinch.
Christenovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grayson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Christenovic.
Michael Christenovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grayson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grayson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Grayson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grayson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Grayson!
A relieved looking Jacob Grayson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Winters (ranked 4544 p4p, 4929 weight class) and Badiru Precious (ranked 450 p4p, 471 weight class). Winters comes to the cage accompanied by Avatar - Colossus. Jerome Winters 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerome Winters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Badiru Precious!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Precious unleashes a big counter combination but Winters bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Winters jabs Precious to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Winters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Precious counters with a two punch combo.
Winters throws a wild body kick that Precious sees coming a mile off.
Precious looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A combination from Winters does no damage.
Precious unleashes a big counter combination but Winters bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Winters scores with a four punch combination!
Winters tries to clinch but Precious moves out of range.
Winters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Precious now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters misses with a wild combination.
Winters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Precious is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Winters fails to land the takedown.
Winters moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPrecious.
Precious keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Winters throws a body shot but no joy.
Precious avoids a kick to the body.
Winters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Precious swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winters tries to close the distance and clinch but Precious swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Precious moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Precious circles away quickly and effectively.
A countering left hand to the body from Precious misses.
Jerome Winters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Winters.
Winters misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Winters backs off Precious throws a huge counter combo but Winters manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Winters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Precious takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winters scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Precious circles away from the clinch attempt
and Precious counters with a left and a right that stings Winters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Precious slips a jab and a cross from Winters.
Precious dodges the punch combination from Winters.
Winters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Precious throws a big counter head kick but Winters avoids it with no problem.
Winters shoots in and drives through. Precious sprawls well.
Precious avoids a punch combination nicely.
Precious looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Winters is breathing heavily.
Winters doesn't manage to clinch there - Precious circles away.
Winters is looking to clinch.
Winters throws a right hand that Precious ducks under and follows up with a left that Precious also avoids with ease.
Precious looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters fails with a takedown attempt.
Winters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Precious tries to avoid it but Winters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Precious to the ground. Precious escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Winters misses with a combination
and Precious counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Winters throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Precious's head.
Winters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winters tries to close the distance and clinch but Precious swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Precious raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Winters wants to clinch.
Precious is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Winters dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Winters misses with a body shot.
Precious shapes to counter with a head kick.
Winters misses with a double jab.
Winters moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPrecious.
Winters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Precious can do to turn this around?
Winters tries to clinch but Precious moves out of range.
Jerome Winters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Precious keeps the fight on the outside.
Precious throws a counter combo.
Precious blocks a head kick by Winters.
Winters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Precious paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winters tries to clinch there but Precious circles away.
Precious raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Precious 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winters with a lazy takedown attempt
and Precious cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winters tries for a takedown but Precious circles away easily
and Precious counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winters throws a series of punches but Precious moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters throws a head kick that misses.
Precious appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Winters is looking to wear down Precious with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Winters misses with a few strikes there.
Precious raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Winters looks to land a combination but Precious avoids it well.
Winters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Precious shapes to counter with a head kick.
Winters misses with a double jab.
Winters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winters is looking to land body kicks.
Precious shapes to counter with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Winters.
Precious lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Precious uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winters.
Precious is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Winters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Precious is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Winters looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Winters misses.
Precious blocks a head kick by Winters.
Winters misses with a series of wild punches.
Precious is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Jerome Winters is winning the standup battle so far.
Winters shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Precious counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Winters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Precious avoids a punch combination nicely.
Precious follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Winters darts in looking for a takedown but Precious gets double underhooks and turns Winters into the cage.
Precious throws a big counter head kick but Winters avoids it with no problem.
Precious's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Precious is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Winters throws a series of punches but Precious avoids them all with ease.
Winters falls off balance throwing a combination
and Precious counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winters with a lazy takedown attempt
and Precious counters with a head kick.
Winters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Precious unleashes a big counter combination but Winters bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Winters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Precious shapes to counter with a head kick.
Winters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Precious sprawls well. Precious wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Winters gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Winters. Those never looked like landing.
Precious appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Winters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winters misses with a wild combination.
Winters throws a series of punches but Precious avoids them all with ease.
Precious blocks a head kick by Winters.
Despite the aggression on Precious's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Winters misses with a takedown attempt
and Precious counters with a right hand to the body.
No joy there for Winters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winters tries to bum rush Precious with a series of wild strikes but Precious uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Precious doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Winters dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Winters misses with an uppercut. Precious saw that one coming.
Precious lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Precious avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Winters.
Winters throws a lazy head kick
and Precious counters with a left to the body.
Winters misses with a few strikes there.
Precious now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
No joy there for Winters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winters is defended easily by Precious.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winters wants to clinch.
Precious lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters misses with a few strikes there.
Winters moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPrecious.
Winters closes this distance looking for a takedown but Precious circles away.
Precious blocks a low kick nicely.
Precious throws a fast counter high kick but Winters manages to duck under it in time.
Precious displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Winters.
Precious raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Winters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winters misses the shot to the body.
Precious is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
An inside leg kick from Winters misses.
Winters shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Precious but Precious pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Precious swivels and escapes.
Winters fails with the takedown.
Precious throws a fast counter high kick but Winters manages to duck under it in time.
Winters just misses with a punch to the body.
Winters tries to clinch up.
Precious looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Winters with a lazy takedown attempt
and Precious counters with a head kick. That will keep Winters thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Winters throws a sloppy head kick and Precious moves out of range easily.
Precious is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Winters moves to clinch but Precious breaks away
and Precious counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Winters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winters moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPrecious.
A low kick from Winters is predictable there
and Precious counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Winters does no damage.
Precious swats away the attempt to clinch by Winters.
Precious shapes to counter with a head kick.
Precious slips a jab and a cross from Winters.
Winters fails to land with a series of punches.
Precious raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Winters shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Precious counters with a stiff right hand.
Winters fails with the takedown
and Precious counters with a head kick. That will keep Winters thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Winters tries to land a leg kick but Precious saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters fails to land with a series of punches.
Winters tries to clinch but Precious moves out of range.
Winters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winters throws a head kick that misses.
Winters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winters throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Precious's waist but Precious gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Winters off to one side.
Winters misses with an uppercut.
Precious throws a counter combo.
Winters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Precious raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Badiru Precious has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winters misses with a hook
and Precious counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winters throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Badiru Precious.
Well Winters 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Winters!
Jerome Winters thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Ibofen (ranked 4654 p4p, 3150 weight class) and Claude Giguere (ranked 524 p4p, 398 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Ibofen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claude Giguere!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giguere displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ibofen throws out the jab.
Ibofen throws a series of punches but Giguere moves out of range.
Giguere looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ibofen misses with the combination.
Giguere throws a combination that misses
and Ibofen counters with a leg kick.
Ibofen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giguere circles away quickly and effectively.
Giguere misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ibofen tries to clinch but Giguere is having none of it.
Ibofen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Giguere manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giguere looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ibofen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Giguere's head.
It looks like Claude Giguere has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giguere shoots for a takedown but Ibofen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ibofen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Giguere.
David Ibofen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude Giguere.
Ibofen misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibofen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ibofen lands in his opponent's guard.
Ibofen trying to control but Giguere is working from the bottom.
Giguere looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ibofen is one step ahead there.
Giguere has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ibofen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibofen drops back looking for a leg! Giguere is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giguere manages to kick Ibofen off! Ibofen jumps back into Giguere's guard.
Ibofen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Giguere is proving hard to escape from.
Ibofen wants to control from the top but Giguere keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Giguere is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibofen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giguere.
Giguere shoots in looking for a takedown but Ibofen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Giguere's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Giguere closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Giguere tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ibofen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Giguere tries for a takedown. No joy.
Giguere's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giguere shoots in but Ibofen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ibofen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Giguere takes the fight into the clinch.
Ibofen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibofen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Giguere looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibofen is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Giguere successfully pulls guard.
Giguere is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ibofen defends well.
Giguere looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giguere keeping moving, preventing Ibofen from controlling successfully.
Ibofen prevents Giguere from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Ibofen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Claude Giguere's cut.
That's time! Ibofen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ibofen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Giguere pinned against the cage. Giguere gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ibofen throws a combination that misses
and Giguere holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Giguere looking for a takedown.
Giguere jumps guard but Ibofen stands there with Giguere around his waist. Giguere gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Giguere is trying to drag Ibofen to the mat but Ibofen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
David Ibofen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude Giguere.
Giguere throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibofen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibofen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ibofen tries to clinch up but Giguere circles away and keeps his distance.
Giguere shoots in but Ibofen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibofen closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Ibofen fails to land.
Ibofen looking to slow down the pace here.
Giguere is trying to drag Ibofen to the mat but Ibofen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ibofen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ibofen misses with an elbow strike.
Giguere pressing his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Giguere as Ibofen tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibofen trying to land knees to the body.
Giguere can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giguere.
Giguere being controlled against the cage.
Ibofen stalling in the clinch.
Giguere controlling the action here for a moment.
Giguere wants to take the fight to the mat but Ibofen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Giguere tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ibofen just stands there and leans against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Giguere ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Giguere no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ibofen trying to control the position from guard on top but Giguere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giguere working for a triangle but Ibofen defends it easily.
Giguere has his hands on Ibofen's head, controlling the position.
Giguere escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ibofen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Giguere is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Giguere is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ibofen defends well.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ibofen looking to sit in guard and control but Giguere gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giguere got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ibofen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Giguere has managed to get both his arms back between Ibofen's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David Ibofen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Claude Giguere's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ibofen swings for the body but Giguere moves out of range.
Ibofen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giguere fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Giguere takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Giguere lands a jab to Ibofen's midsection.
Ibofen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giguere can do to turn this around?
Giguere closes the distance and pushes Ibofen back into the cage.
Ibofen misses with the head strike.
Ibofen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Giguere up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibofen is trying to stall.
Giguere lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ibofen backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibofen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ibofen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Giguere is defending well for now.
Giguere working hard to break the clinch.
Giguere blocking some punches.
David Ibofen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ibofen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ibofen is pressed up against the cage. Giguere has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ibofen down to the mat. Ibofen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ibofen misses with a low kick as Giguere jumps back.
Giguere misses with a takedown attempt - Ibofen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
David Ibofen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude Giguere.
Giguere has a takedown stuffed.
Giguere takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ibofen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ibofen obliges.
Ibofen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ibofen. Giguere shrugs it off though.
Giguere has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibofen.
Giguere takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibofen looking to slow down the pace here.
Ibofen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Giguere has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ibofen after a bit of a struggle.
Giguere has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ibofen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giguere is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ibofen tries to land knees in the clinch but Giguere avoids the damage to the body.
Giguere looking for a takedown.
Giguere is trying to pull guard but Ibofen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ibofen lands with a left to the head.
Ibofen is trying to maintain a safe position but Giguere gets an underhook and turns Ibofen into the cage.
Giguere jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ibofen walks away with a smile on his face. Giguere gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ibofen thumps Giguere with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Ibofen.
Giguere shoots in looking for a takedown. Ibofen tries to sprawl out of it but Giguere keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ibofen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ibofen tried to counter with a leg kick but Giguere avoided it.
Giguere takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A good leg kick by Ibofen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibofen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Giguere paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giguere throws a hook but Ibofen avoids it easily.
Giguere looks for a takedown but Ibofen sprawls well.
Ibofen misses with a head kick.
Giguere closes the distance and clinches.
Giguere jumps guard and drags Ibofen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Giguere trying to control the position.
Giguere preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Ibofen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ibofen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Ibofen!
David Ibofen 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Faucci (ranked 3120 p4p, 2979 weight class) and Toni Kozulj (ranked 347 p4p, 333 weight class). Kozulj comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Zemuska kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Faucci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toni Kozulj!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faucci misses with a wild body shot.
Kozulj looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Faucci is fending him off so far but Kozulj persists. Nope, Faucci circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Faucci, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faucci misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faucci throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kozulj counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kozulj dodges the punch combination from Faucci.
Kozulj dodges the punch combination from Faucci.
Nice body kick from Kozulj.
Kozulj rushes Faucci and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Faucci prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kozulj prevents Faucci from breaking the clinch.
Kozulj has Faucci pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Faucci manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chris Faucci has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Kozulj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozulj escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kozulj lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faucci circles away quickly and effectively.
Kozulj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faucci misses with a double jab.
Kozulj closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Faucci did well to prevent Kozulj getting side control.
Kozulj is trying to control the action in half guard but Faucci is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kozulj is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Faucci defends it well.
Faucci is trying to stand.
Faucci on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Faucci tries to get out of the position.
Kozulj is looking to take a break and control but Faucci is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faucci is looking to escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Faucci could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Faucci stuffs the takedown attempt from Kozulj. Kozulj gets slowly back to his feet.
A cross from Faucci lands.
Faucci stalks Kozulj and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kozulj's face. Kozulj staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faucci feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kozulj sprawling to the canvas! Kozulj rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Faucci finish him?!
Kozulj is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Kozulj.
Kozulj is still on wobbly legs! Can Faucci finish him?
Kozulj looks winded!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kozulj is defended easily by Faucci.
Faucci drops Kozulj with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kozulj looks back up at him and smiles so Faucci waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faucci looks to score with a jab to the body but Kozulj is just out of range.
Kozulj drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Faucci defends it well.
Kozulj seems to have recovered his senses.
Faucci connects with a combination that backs up Kozulj into the cage. Faucci lands a flurry of punches that gets past Kozulj's guard. Kozulj is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Faucci bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Faucci!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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