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BBFC FIGHT NIGHT 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralo Gracie (ranked 6225 p4p, 4340 weight class) and Jestoni Hawk (ranked 704 p4p, 549 weight class). Jestoni Hawk struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jestoni Hawk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jestoni Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hawk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A lull in the action here as Gracie stalls from top position.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hawk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hawk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie controlling the position.
Hawk misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hawk struggling a bit here.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hawk is not content to let Gracie control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie advances to mount.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie prevents Hawk from getting the reversal.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hawk because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hawk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hawk prevents Gracie from taking his back.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hawk regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralo Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hawk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Hawk's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hawk.
Gracie prevents Hawk from getting the reversal.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hawk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hawk has given up his back here. Will Gracie look for the submission or keep pounding away?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hawk to escape the position.
Hawk tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Gracie has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Hawk is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ralo Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariano Medrano (ranked 6176 p4p, 3798 weight class) and Jack Holmes (ranked 582 p4p, 416 weight class). Medrano's entrance music is If You Know, You Know. A fine choice. 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mariano Medrano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes scores with a nice strike.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Medrano has managed to clinch.
Medrano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holmes's face.
Medrano lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye.
Our sources have told us that Medrano has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Medrano has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holmes tries to circle away but Medrano has him pinned against the cage.
Holmes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Medrano has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Medrano has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Medrano has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes tries to break free but Medrano pushes him back against the cage.
Medrano has Holmes pressed against the cage, preventing Holmes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Medrano lands a shot to the body.
Holmes looks winded!
Medrano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holmes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Medrano with a knee to the head.
Medrano lands a shoulder strike.
Medrano lands a nice elbow.
 Holmes is rocked!
 It looks like Jack Holmes has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A fake to the body and Medrano gets the Thai clinch. He wastes no time and tries to connect with knees to the head. This is dangerous for Holmes! He should get out! Another devastating knee and Holmes falls head first to the ground. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mariano Medrano!
An out of breath Mariano Medrano thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bo Garrett (ranked 2495 p4p, 3336 weight class) and Test Abc (ranked 337 p4p, 435 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Test Abc!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett misses with a two punch combination.
Abc tries a quick counter leg kick but Garrett is wise to it.
Garrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garrett backing away here, and Abc unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice cross by Garrett.
Garrett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garrett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garrett digs a good hook to Abc's body.
Abc misses the jab.
Abc defending well as Garrett loads up on a big left hand.
Garrett jabs Abc to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett jabs at Abc's body.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garrett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've been hearing reports that Garrett has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick lands from Abc.
Garrett with a hook.
Abc looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garrett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garrett walks into a straight right hand from Abc.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Abc is just out of range.
Abc gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garrett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Abc is trying to defend but Garrett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abc trying to hold on to Garrett's head to control him but Garrett postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abc is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garrett pulls his head out easily.
Garrett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Abc tries to roll over but Garrett keeps him under control.
Abc gets full guard.
Garrett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garrett working some strikes from top position.
Abc is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garrett working some strikes from top position.
Garrett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abc controls Garrett momentarily but Garrett frees himself.
Garrett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garrett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abc is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garrett defends well.
Abc looking for a triangle here. Garrett is fighting it but it looks tight! Abc pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Garrett is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Test Abc!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between African King (ranked 2877 p4p, 1265 weight class) and Kotaro Kikuta (ranked 389 p4p, 179 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, African King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kotaro Kikuta!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Kikuta tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kikuta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kikuta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King throws a nice inside leg kick.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like African King has been cut.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King slips a straight right by Kikuta.
Kikuta misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Kikuta, which made it look bad.
Kikuta sends King crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kikuta is motioning to the referee to let King up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 King is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kikuta fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks King square on the jaw! Damn, King is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kotaro Kikuta!
Kotaro Kikuta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Correia (ranked 1486 p4p, 1901 weight class) and Andrew Nichols (ranked 185 p4p, 227 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Paulo Correia has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Paulo Correia seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulo Correia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nichols.
Correia swinging wildly here.
Nichols buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nichols dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Correia. That did some damage!
Nichols lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nichols lands a glancing blow to the side of Correia's head.
Nichols moves out of range as Correia strikes.
Nichols swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Correia misses.
Nichols misses with a body shot.
Nichols tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrew Nichols seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nichols ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Correia moves away.
Nichols misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Correia misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nichols. Correia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Correia looks to land a left hand but Nichols moved out of range nicely.
Nichols waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Correia.
Correia wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correia misses with a few strikes there.
Nichols connects with a solid leg kick.
Correia throws a nice looking combination but Nichols bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nichols tries a quick counter leg kick but Correia is wise to it.
Nichols is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nichols slips a straight right by Correia.
Nichols misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Correia.
Nichols steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Correia. That one must have hurt.
Correia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nichols was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nichols looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Correia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nichols moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Correia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nichols throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nichols goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Correia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Correia lands with a nice combination. Nichols backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Correia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nichols misses the jab.
Correia thuds his shin into the meat of Nichols's side.
Correia connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols connects with a leg kick.
Nichols thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nichols dodges the punch combination from Correia.
Correia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A combination from Correia does no damage.
Nichols misses with a head kick.
Nichols takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Correia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nichols.
Nichols let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Correia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Correia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nichols.
A looping hook to the body misses from Correia. Nichols does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nichols lands with a good body shot.
Correia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nichols with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nichols looks to score with a jab to the body but Correia is just out of range.
Oooooh!!! Correia has knocked Nichols down with a huge combo! Correia steps away and waves a wobbly Nichols back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Nichols is rocked!
Nichols walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Nichols limp body while Correia jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Correia!
Paulo Correia tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearn (ranked 1369 p4p, 1589 weight class) and Wilhelm Bar (ranked 203 p4p, 232 weight class). Hearn comes to the cage accompanied by Clean Sweep - Graft. The key to victory for Thomas Hearn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Bar!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearn keeps the fight on the outside.
Bar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hearn loads up on a big right hand but Bar slips the punch.
Bar feints a counter leg kick.
Hearn looks to land a right hand but Bar moved out of range.
Bar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thomas Hearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hearn misses with a wild combination.
Bar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hearn defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hearn throws a lazy uppercut
and Bar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bar wants to work for an arm triangle but Hearn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hearn is just riding it out for now. Bar eventually gives up the hold.
Bar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hearn's coaches at Xtreme Black House have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Hearn regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hearn is keeping the position for now.
Bar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hearn wants to stand up but Bar is controlling him.
Bar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hearn is keeping the position for now.
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.
Bar pushes down on Hearn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bar looks to land a strike but Hearn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bar won't allow Hearn to get back to his feet.
Bar 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.
Hearn looking for a sweep. Not yet Hearn, not yet.
Bar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hearn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hearn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bar wants to pass the guard but Hearn is keeping the position.
Bar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hearn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hearn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bar drops back looking for a leg! Hearn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hearn manages to kick Bar off! Bar jumps back into Hearn's guard.
Bar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hearn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bar throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hearn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hearn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hearn throws the left hand but Bar avoids the punch easily.
Bar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hearn throws a hook but Bar blocks it.
Bar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hearn connects with a right hand. Bar shakes it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bone on bone clash there as Bar blocks the leg kick.
Hearn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Hearn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hearn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hearn stuffs the takedown.
Hearn throws a body kick that misses.
Bar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bar darts in looking for a takedown but Hearn gets double underhooks and turns Bar into the cage.
Hearn throwing a counter right hand but Bar manages to avoid it.
Hearn looks to throw a body kick
and Bar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hearn is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bar is working for takedown but Hearn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thomas Hearn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilhelm Bar.
Bar tries to pull guard but Hearn holds him up against the cage and eventually Bar drops back down to his feet.
Hearn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearn gets underhooks to prevent Bar's takedown attempt.
Bar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hearn after a bit of a struggle.
Bar tries to pull guard but Hearn holds him up against the cage and eventually Bar drops back down to his feet.
Hearn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bar.
A nice left hand lands by Hearn.
Bar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hearn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hearn cracks Bar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bar is rocked!
Hearn lands a brutal uppercut that launches Bar off his feet! Bar tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Hearn!
A pretty intense looking Thomas Hearn took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rebel Smith (ranked 1795 p4p, 1834 weight class) and Hugo Olsen (ranked 219 p4p, 222 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent MT
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rebel Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Olsen throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith misses the body punch
and Olsen counters with a left to the body.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Olsen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Olsen avoids the body shot from Smith.
Olsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olsen moves away.
Smith misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Olsen.
Olsen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Olsen counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Olsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Olsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olsen just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Olsen cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Olsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Olsen scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the liver by Olsen. Beautiful body shot.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Olsen catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big left from Olsen misses.
Smith misses with a combination
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Olsen throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Olsen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Olsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olsen jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Olsen had a free shot at his head there.
Olsen lands the left hand.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Olsen throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith throws the left hand but Olsen avoids the punch easily.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Olsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Smith misses.
A little jabbing left from Olsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith walks into a jab.
Olsen scores with a nice strike.
Smith connects with a right hand. Olsen shakes it off.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Olsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Olsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olsen misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Olsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Olsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith lunges at Olsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Olsen's hand.
It looks like Hugo Olsen has been cut.
Olsen ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Rebel Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Olsen thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Olsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Olsen saw that one coming.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Olsen is just out of range.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olsen manages to avoid it.
Olsen scores with a nice strike.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Olsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olsen looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Olsen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Olsen is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Olsen misses the target.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Olsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Olsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Olsen ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Olsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Olsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olsen throws a big shot that misses.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Olsen avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Olsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Olsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Olsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Olsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith misses with a hook
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Olsen misses its intended target.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Smith might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Olsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Olsen is just out of range.
Olsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Olsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Olsen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's 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!
Olsen staying out of range there.
Olsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jab from Olsen.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith misses the body punch
and Olsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olsen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Olsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Olsen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith swings for the body but Olsen moves out of range.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Olsen ducks down to avoid it.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Olsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Olsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Olsen lands a slapping body shot.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen misses the shot to the body.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Olsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Hugo Olsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Olsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Olsen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Olsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Smith takes a swing at Olsen's ribcage but misses.
Olsen misses with a wild body shot.
Smith digs a good hook to Olsen's body.
Olsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith throws a hook but Olsen avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Olsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith throws a body punch but Olsen moves out of range.
Smith misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Olsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Olsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith punishes Olsen's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olsen misses with a looping left.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Olsen counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Olsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith scores with a one two! Olsen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olsen.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Olsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Olsen cracks Smith with a good jab.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Olsen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Olsen scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olsen stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Olsen lands with a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Olsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hugo Olsen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olsen connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Smith avoids the body shot from Olsen.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Olsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Olsen lands a right hook to the body.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Olsen staying out of range there.
Olsen scores with a hook.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olsen scores with a nice right hand.
Olsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olsen avoids the body shot from Smith.
The crowd cheers as Olsen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Olsen avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Olsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Olsen jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Olsen is just out of range.
Olsen moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Olsen.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olsen avoids the body shot from Smith.
Olsen misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Smith misses its target.
Olsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Olsen misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Olsen.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Olsen throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Olsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Olsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Olsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Nice shot lands for Olsen.
Olsen slips a straight right by Smith.
Olsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left lands for Olsen.
Olsen scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Olsen's shoulder, as Olsen tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Olsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Olsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olsen moves away.
It seemed like Olsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen with a hook.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Olsen counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Olsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Olsen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Olsen digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olsen slips a jab from Smith.
Olsen lands with a right hand.
Olsen throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Olsen throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen scores with a body shot.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Olsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Olsen.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Olsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olsen.
Smith works Olsen's body with a nice hook.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Olsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Olsen's shoulder, as Olsen tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olsen! But no joy.
Olsen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith stuns Olsen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olsen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olsen throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Rebel Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Smith.
As Olsen tries to get set, Smith tries to push him back and clinch up but Olsen manages to avoid the attempt.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olsen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Olsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Olsen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Olsen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Manson (ranked 2158 p4p, 2638 weight class) and Davdio Branko (ranked 117 p4p, 134 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Davdio Branko!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Manson misses its intended target.
Branko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manson's waist but Manson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Branko off to one side.
Branko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manson defends it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Manson misses the target.
And Branko tries to counter it with a takedown but Manson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Manson throws a big shot that misses.
Davdio Branko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manson scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Davdio Branko has been cut.
Manson throws a jab but it's blocked by Branko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manson throws a right hand that misses
and Branko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Branko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Branko 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.
Branko trying to work for an americana but Manson has managed to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Branko is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Manson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Manson has escaped and now he's on top!
Manson passes Branko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Manson wants to take a breather but Branko is having none of it.
Branko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Manson seems content to control.
Manson seems to be looking for submissions.
Branko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Branko is in trouble now - Manson has advanced to mount!
Branko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Manson wants to control the pace but Branko is squirming around nicely.
Branko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Branko regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson prevents Branko from improving his position.
Branko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Manson wants to pass the guard but Branko is keeping the position.
Branko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Manson wants to control from the top but Branko keeps moving.
Manson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Branko is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Manson has his hands clasped together but Branko extends and breaks Manson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Branko.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Davdio Branko!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ecce Homo (ranked 358 p4p, 941 weight class) and Li Xiaodong (ranked 23 p4p, 55 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ecce Homo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Homo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Xiaodong momentarily.
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Homo is just out of range.
Ecce Homo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Homo both land. Nice combination.
Xiaodong throws a poor cross that misses
and Homo counters with a straight right hand.
Homo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Homo throws out a powerful jab.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Homo.
Homo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaodong gets tackled into the cage by Homo. Homo maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Homo is struggling to control the position.
Homo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Xiaodong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Homo tries a body shot but Xiaodong blocks it.
Homo throws an elbow but it misses.
Xiaodong manages to break the clinch.
Homo wants to clinch
enabling Xiaodong to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ecce Homo has been cut.
Good shot there by Homo.
Homo darts in trying to clinch
and Xiaodong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homo moves into the clinch successfully.
Homo lands a damaging elbow.
Xiaodong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xiaodong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Homo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaodong throws a hook to the side of Homo's head but Homo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Homo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Xiaodong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Homo.
Homo wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong misses with a hook
and Homo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Homo looks to clinch
and Xiaodong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Homo.
Homo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaodong.
Homo clinches up with Xiaodong and pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Homo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Xiaodong breaks the clinch.
Homo moves out of range of the strikes.
Homo wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Xiaodong misses.
Homo tries to close the distance and clinch but Xiaodong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Homo.
Xiaodong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Homo counters with a straight right hand.
Homo misses with an uppercut.
Xiaodong swings widly with a right hand
and Homo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Xiaodong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Homo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Xiaodong scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ecce Homo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ecce Homo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Homo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Homo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Homo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Xiaodong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Homo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xiaodong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xiaodong takes one to the chin there.
Homo throws an off balance right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homo darts in trying to clinch
enabling Xiaodong to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong throws a lazy right hand but Homo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Homo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Homo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Xiaodong throws a lazy uppercut
and Homo counters with a low kick, right behind Xiaodong 's knee.
Homo scores with a nice body kick.
Homo lands a leg kick that knocks Xiaodong off balance momentarily.
Homo dips to his left and cracks Xiaodong with an uppercut!
Ecce Homo is winning the standup battle so far.
Xiaodong 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.
Homo throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Xiaodong to counter with a crisp jab.
Homo is rocked!
Homo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xiaodong can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homo tries to clinch
and Xiaodong counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manco Unknown (ranked 838 p4p, 746 weight class) and Emporio Cannabino (ranked 116 p4p, 104 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Unknown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ennio Morricone. Cannabino is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ludacris - Blueberry yum yum. Emporio Cannabino 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 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Manco Unknown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emporio Cannabino!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unknown looks to land a combination. Cannabino sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Emporio Cannabino has been cut.
Cannabino tries to clinch up but Unknown circles away and keeps his distance.
Unknown connects with a body shot.
Unknown with the inside leg kick.
Unknown scores with the left hand. Cannabino knows he should have avoided that one.
Unknown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Unknown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cannabino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Unknown misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cannabino manages to break the clinch.
Cannabino swinging wildly here.
As Cannabino backs away, Unknown returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Unknown lands with a kick to the temple. Cannabino shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cannabino is looking to clinch.
Unknown misses the shot to the body.
Cannabino unleashes a big counter combination but Unknown bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Unknown throws a hook to the side of Cannabino's head but Cannabino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cannabino pushes Unknown up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Unknown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Unknown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Unknown lands a nice uppercut.
Unknown has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cannabino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Unknown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Unknown cracks Cannabino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Unknown dips to his left and cracks Cannabino with an uppercut!
Unknown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Unknown throws a leg kick that misses.
Cannabino tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Unknown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Emporio Cannabino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cannabino has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Unknown tries to throw a body punch but Cannabino avoids it by throwing Unknown back against the cage.
Unknown tries to throw a body punch but Cannabino avoids it by throwing Unknown back against the cage.
Unknown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cannabino backwards.
Cannabino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unknown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Unknown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Unknown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Unknown is leaning against Cannabino and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cannabino looks winded!
Unknown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Unknown scores with a shoulder strike.
Unknown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That has opened up Emporio Cannabino's cut even more.
Cannabino taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannabino.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Unknown.
Unknown jumps guard but Cannabino stands there with Unknown around his waist. Unknown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Unknown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cannabino backwards.
Unknown works on Cannabino's body with a couple of short punches.
Unknown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Unknown.
Cannabino working aggressively here.
Cannabino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cannabino misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unknown misses with a knee strike.
Unknown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Unknown pulls guard.
Unknown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cannabino doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cannabino manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Unknown is trying to keep Cannabino in close.
Cannabino is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Unknown has his foot on Cannabino's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cannabino works his way back into a safe position though.
Unknown has a closed guard, preventing Cannabino from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unknown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Unknown has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cannabino should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Unknown has tightened it up now! Cannabino should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Manco Unknown!
Manco Unknown 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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